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Saturday, 23 March 2019

Royal Horse Artillery

Finished some British Royal Horse Artillery this morning.  These are recast Hinton Hunts figures and the artillery pieces are 6 Pounders from SHQ.  The SHQ pieces are nice models and work well with HH figures.


I used Vallejo Dark Prussian Blue for the jackets as I like the shade.  In fact 90% of my paints are Vallejo. There are a few exceptions however I the quality and consistency of their paint much better than other options. They are also readily available in my local Boyes.




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16 comments:

  1. WSTKS-FM Worldwide23 March 2019 at 06:59

    Very nicely done figures (and photographs)! They look much larger than 20mm. More like 30mm in fact.

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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    1. Mark Dudley26 March 2019 at 11:41

      I use an Optivisor so the figures look more like 40mm when I am painting them.

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  2. Stryker23 March 2019 at 07:33

    Nicely done Mark. Those buttons on the trouser legs are impressive brushwork!

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    1. Mark Dudley26 March 2019 at 11:42

      Hi Ian

      I am getting a lot of practise doing buttons on these classic figures.

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  3. Purple23 March 2019 at 09:09

    Beautiful!

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  4. Phil23 March 2019 at 10:15

    Lovely unit Mark!

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  5. Wellington Man23 March 2019 at 11:39

    Superb work, Mark. The French won't like them, though.
    Best regards

    WM

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  6. Aly Morrison24 March 2019 at 04:01

    Splendid looking toys Mark...

    All the best. Aly

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  7. Rob24 March 2019 at 10:02

    They are nice - how many coats do use with Vallejo for a good strong colour?
    Also are you planning to give the guns a lift so the crew on their bases on top of bases are cut back down to size relative to the guns?

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  8. Mark Dudley26 March 2019 at 13:00

    Hi Rob

    It depends on the colour. Reds and Yellows take 2 or 3. White particularly on cross belts need 2 coats.

    I am not planning on adding bases to the artillery. I am happy using them as they are.

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  9. Captain Nolan26 March 2019 at 23:08

    Very nice. Volley on lads.

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  10. James Fisher29 March 2019 at 17:24

    They look marvellous Mark. One tends to focus on the beautiful figures expertly painted, but I noticed how good the guns look too. They are really fine looking models.

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    1. Mark Dudley2 April 2019 at 01:44

      Hi James

      The artillery pieces are from SHQ (formally Kennington). They fit in well with the Hinton Hunt figures.

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  11. Vintage Wargaming1 April 2019 at 18:48

    Mark this has been a very annoying post as it has made me start painting artillery kit - I’m in the middle of 3 Hinchliffe 20mm 10” howitzers, 3 Hinchliffe 18 pdrs, 2 Lamming 12 pdrs, 4 Hinton Hunt 6 pdrs, 1 Hinchliffe
    20mm 9 pdr, 1 6 pdr, 1 5.5” howitzer and 1 spare wheel carriage, 2 Minifigs mountain howitzers, and 6 Newline 6 pdrs. And tonight I’ve started on the French kit as well.

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  12. Mark Dudley2 April 2019 at 01:45

    Hi VM

    Now that it is lot of artillery. Do you also have all the gunners to paint as well?

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  13. Vintage Wargaming2 April 2019 at 11:07

    I’ll have to look in the loft...

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