Royal Scots Greys - Part One

In July Historicon will open in Fredericksburg. I noticed on the Architects of Wars web site that there was going to be  a competition for painted Perry figures. It just so happened I had a complete regiment of 12 Scots Greys ready for painting so I decided to see if I could get them competition ready in time.

In the past I have painted horses using a 3 color method but for this project I decided to try out the oil paint method.

Step one was to prime the models with cellulose car primer. I used two colors; white and grey.

I then smeared Paynes Grey oil paint over the models and began to wipe away the excess using pieces of foam soaked in thinners. this left the oil in the recesses of the model and gave the flesh a nice texture.

The models were then left for a week to let the oil dry. Following this I base coated all the tackle in preparation for painting with acrylics.

It took some time to find the resources I needed for the correct uniform colors. In the end I found an Historex color plate that I used as my primary reference. This was later supported by a purchase copy of the old Osprey Men At arms series from 1972 - Royal Scots Greys.

Here are some pictures of the first completed model off the line.

The color scheme I used is as follows. All colors are from Vallejo unless otherwise indicated:

Flesh:

Undercoat- Dark Flesh (GW)

Base -

Wash

Highlights

Hair:

Undercoat - Green Ochre

Wash - Devlan Mud

Highlights - Green Ochre, Sand, Buff

Jacket:

Undercoat - Black Red

Base - Flat Red

1st Highlight - Vermilion

2nd Highlight - Orange Red

Trousers:

Undercoat - Adeptus Battlegrey (GW)

Base - Mix London Grey and Adeptus Battlegrey

1st Highlight - Mix London Grey and Light Grey

2nd Highlight - Mix Light Grey and Off White

Facings:

Undercoat - Regal Blue (GW)

1st Highlight - Intense Blue

Trim:

Undercoat - Iyanden Dark Sun (GW)

Wash - Gyphonne Sepia (GW)

Highlight - Golden Yellow (GW)

Water Bottle:

Undercoat - Intense Blue

Highlight - Grey Blue

Wash - Blue Ink (GW)

Water Bottle Strap:

Base - Calthan Brown (GW)

Highlight - Brown Sand

Haversack:

Base - Mix Snakebite Leather (GW) and Ivory

2 subsequent highlights using more Ivory and less SL

Black items:

Base - Black

Highlight - Black Grey

Metal:

Base - Boltgun Metal (GW)

Wash - Black ink (GW)

Highlights - Boltgun Metal (GW) and Chainmail (GW)

White Straps:

Base - Light Grey

1st Highlight - Off White

Leather:

Base - Leather Brown

Wash - Brown Ink (GW)

1st Highlight - Mix Leather Brown and Bestial Brown (GW)

2nd Highlight - Cork Brown

Wood:

Base - Scorched Brown (GW)

Highlights: Various colors, Bestial Brown (GW), Iraqi Sand

Brass:

Base - Brass

Wash - Gryphonne Sepia

Highlight - Brass

Footnote: Never made it to Fredericksburg. Lots of excuses but at least it got me started on this project. My next post should be the completed unit based and ready for action.

As always comments, questions etc all welcome.