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[Song of Drums and Shakos]¶
Black Brunswickers¶
I started to paint all the blacks.
For the uniform I decided to mix grey into the black:
- 70.950 Black
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2/3 70.950 Black
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1/3 72.748 Sombre Grey
- above mix plus a touch of 70.918 Ivory
For the lacing I added more of the ivory to get a lighter tone.
The pouches and straps and stuff, I added a touch of yellow to get a warmer tone.
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2/3 70.950 Black
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1/3 72.707 Gold Yellow
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Above mix
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72.704 Elf Skintone
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Above mix
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70.918 Ivory
The leather parts (shoes, shako top, shako bottom, shako shield) I added brown for yet another shade of black.
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3/4 70.950 Black
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1/4 70.872 Chocolate Brown
- Several steps with more and more 70.918 Ivory added
The emblem on the shako just got a light overbrush of 70.883 silver grey.
The blue parts of the uniform were painted as follows:
- 70.963 Medium Blue
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70.963 Medium Blue
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70.844 Deep Sky Blue added in 2—3 steps
The blue of the water-canteen was also painted in 70.963 Medium Blue. Then I painted the BLJ (Braunschweig Lauenburg'sche Jäger) in 70.883 silver grey. I then mixed the blue and grey for a light drybrush. Finally I applied a very watered down wash of 72.094 Black Ink the bring out the wood texture.
Bummer! While reading up on how to actually paint the minis, I noticed that I ordered the wrong miniatures, if I want to have the peninsular Brunswickers. The one's I ordered are more fitting for when they returned from the peninsular to the north. The Leib Batallion miniatures would have been correct; with the tussel thing and the skull on the shako... Well... next time...
Published 2020-10-15 21:16:10
28mm | Black Brunswickers | Napoleonic - Peninsular | Perry Miniatures | Products for Wargamers | Song of Drums and Shakos
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