Sharp Practice French

 Core (infantry) force:

1. Line Infantry, three groups of 8 (24 Figures);
2. Line Grenadiers, one group of 8;
3. Line Voltigeurs Skirmishers, two groups of 6 (12 Figures).

Total: 44 figures + Big Men

Support:

1. Dragoons, one group of 8 mounted;
2. Dragoons, one group of 8 dismounted;
3. 6pdr Artillery w/crew;
4. Hussars, one group of 8.

Colors:

• Voltigeur Collars: VMC976 Buff
• Cold white uniform (dirty):
1. Aly's over white primer;
2. Drybrush VMC-919 Cold White;
3. 1st Highlight: VMC-919 with a tiny bit of ProAcryl Dark Blue, mixed 1:1 with ProAcryl Glaze Medium;
4. 2nd Highlight: VMC-919.
• Cold white uniform (clean): Apothecary White or Payne's Grey wash or VMW Blue Grey (thinned) over white primer.  VMC Silvergrey, Flat Aluminum, Offwhite.
• Shakos, uncovered; ProAcryl Dark Neutral Gray
• Shako covers; gaiters; greatcoat: ProAcryl Warm Gray 
• Crossbelts (warm white): VMA Aged White or VGC Bone White or VMC Beige, PA Ivory, PA Bright Ivory
• Red Uniform Piping: PA Burnt Red, PA Bold Pyrrole Red
• Warm White: PA Bright Warm Grey, AP Soft Tone, glaze PA Bright Warm Grey, highlight up with PA Ivory glazes
• Black Leather: PA Dark Warm Grey, shade, VMW Dark Grey, highlight up with PA Ivory

44th Foot First Afghan War Painting Notes

 Greatcoats: 

1. VMC London Grey
2. Vallejo Model Wash Dark Grey
3. Overbrush VMC London Grey
4. Drybrush VMC Blue Grey Pale
5. Glaze 1:7 FW Paynes Grey:VMC Glazing Medium
6. Highlight VMC London Grey

Haversack: VMC Buff wash Agrax

Black Leather: VMC Black Grey
Black Fabric: Andrea Black Base

Crossbelts: VMC Deck Tan

Poshteens: Foundry Rawhide Triad

Musket Stocks : Foundry Musket Stock Triad

Warlord Epic Scale Napoleonics Painting Notes

 Common:

• Shakos, boots, Rifles belts: Contrast Black Templar
• Locks, barrels: Metal Color Gunmetal; highlight Metal Color Steel.  Highlight lock with Metal Color Silver
• Bayonet: Metal Color Steel, highlight Metal Color Silver
• Stock: Contrast Gore-Grunta. highlight VGC Parasite Brown
• Straps/piping: VMC Ivory or VMC Offwhite
• Brass hardware: Retributor Armor, highlight Metal Color Gold
• Flesh: Contrast Guilliman Flesh or Fyreslayer Flesh, highlight VMC Tan Yellow

British Line/Light:

• Blouse: Contrast Blood Angels Red (Flesh Tearers Red for officer), highlight VMC Vermillion
• Trousers, greatcoat: Contrast Basilicanum Grey or VMC London Grey and highlight
• Sash: Foundry Winestain Red Triad
• Pack, cartridge box: Contrast Black Templar
• Haversack: VMC Buff or VMC Deck Tan
• Water bottle: VMC Blue Grey Pale

British Rifles:

• Uniform: Foundry British Bottle Green triad

French:

• 4eme Co Pom-pom (Violet): VGC Warlord Purple, highlight Foundry Winestain Red Light
• Greatcoat (worn): Speedpaint Palllid Bone, highlight VMC Dark Sand
• Trousers: Highlight VMC Offwhite over zenital

British Facing Colors:

• Blue: VMC Medium Blue, highlight VMC Andrea Blue

To be continued:

Civitas Imperialis Test

 Scheme #1:

Base VMC Khaki

Heavy drybrush VMC Buff

Agrax Earthshade

Light drybrush VMC Ivory

Roof VMC Basalt Grey

 Scheme #2:

Prime Stynlrez Red-Brown

Base VMA Concrete

Heavy drybrush VMC Stone Grey

Agrax Earthshade

Light drybrush VMC Deck Tan

Roof VMC Basalt Grey

Epic Elysian Drop Troops

 No list as of yet. Still trying to sort out the rule sets.  Vanguard Airborne, absolutely beautiful miniatures.  I am painting them to look like WWII US Airborne, which I think are very much the inspiration for Elysian Drop Troops anyway.

Prime Stynlrez White

Uniform: Aggaros Dunes

Armor: Creed Camo

Flesh: Guilliman Flesh

Weapons: Basilicanum Grey

Boots: 1:1 Snakebite Leather:Gore-Grunta Fur

I think I'll tackle my 15mm Airborne very similarly.

Minature Wargaming in Greyhawk Campaign

 In the mid-80s, the Golden Age of TSR, I was fascinated by the World of Greyhawk. I participated in any sort of RPG since the late 90s, but I've never lost that fascination.

My current project is putting together tabletop forces for mass battles in the Flanesses. My problems tends to be that I tend to require verisimilitude to be interested.  I'm not a fan of "superhero" fantasy.  Furthermore, unless the battle tactics at least align somewhat with medieval or dark age warfare I would lose interest.

I've been mulling over questions of verisimilitude, which I will endeavor to answer in subsequent posts:

• How does linear warfare exist in a setting with battlefield magic that is at least as effective as 20th-century artillery? 
• How would the continued existence of "evil" races be tolerated in a setting militarily dominated by humans/demihumans? If the evil races present such a danger to humanity how have they not been extirpated or at least reduced to numbers small enough to not present a threat?  There has been at least one attempt, the "Hateful Wars."
• How can Late Medieval/Early Renaissance cultures simultaneously exist and interact with Dark Age cultures? The Frost Barbarians (Vikings) exist in the same continent as Elizabethan Nyrond.  One may assume that while the Frost Barbarians are not as advanced as the leading kingdoms of the Flanesses, they have normal human intelligence and would attempt to obtain new technologies.  I'll have to research this. I have the sense it this situation isn't uncommon in history.
• Gunpowder.  I don't know if I want to include it or not.  The French used gunpowder artillery to great advantage at Castilon, but I haven't found a great many further examples of gunpowder being decisive in the time period I want to emulate but my research isn't extensive.

More to follow.  The answers to some of my questions will be dictated by the miniatures I have available to me.  I have most of my areas of interest covered in 15mm.  

Vallejo Surface Primer Revisited

 Attempt to match Greyseer: 13:1:1 White:Black:Vallejo Airbrush Flow Improver.  Short bursts. No tip dry on one 15mm cavalry. 26psi through Badger 200G with needle backed out ~1/8".

SUCCESS! After freaking years.  Short bursts are key.