Some progress on the peasantry. The first batch of twelve is done and ready for the base work.
I gave these a double dip in the gunk to get the proper hard working, hard used grungy peasant look. For some reason, perhaps the pervading damp weather, the matte varnish turned out a bit shiny. I might give them another go over when the weather's warmer.
The next batch are on the painting block, ready for undercoating.
Lying face-down to the right is the 'War Doctor,' a present for my Whovian wife.
I've made a little progress on the peasantry for Lion Rampant. Given I have sixty figures to paint up I am breaking them down into batches of twelve.
A slightly blurry image of progress so far.
I prefer to use a mid brown undercoat for most figures these days, as it's more subtle than black especially for irregular troops like these with mixed coloured clothing.
As usual I painted in the faces and hands before moving on to blocking in the clothing. Thanks to my archaeologist daughter's expertise on historical fabric dyes I can get something approaching the authentic garb our ancestors wore.
These chaps are the peasantry contingent for the Lion Rampant First Barons War collection.
