Dummer of the 42nd Line

This is a 54mm figure from Metal Modeles representing a drummer from the French 42nd line regiment around 1809-1812. The figure is pretty straight forward with the head, pack, arms, sword and drum as separate pieces. A strip of lead foil is supplied for the drum strap. Metal Modeles casts its heads as one piece with the headgear and all which can make painting in the eyes a bit tricky but otherwise I enjoyed painting it. I'm continuing to practice painting yellows and I tried to get a variation to the whites. There are many wonderful pictures of Napoleonic re-enactors which show a variety of white tones, not only on an individual uniform but from one soldier to the next. I love these photos because I think it gives a real sense of what it must really have been like. I think we forget sometimes that these uniforms weren't being mass produced in factories with each one identical to the next.

That Would Be a Giant...

 Here is the Reaper Bones version of Krug the Hill Giant. I took my inspiration from the giants in Skyrim. I read somewhere that you should always try something new in your painting so for this figure I tried to add texture to the wraps with cross-hatching. I also tried applying a verdis effect to the brass/bronze metals. My one regret is not doing a better job of sealing the join of his right shoulder on the back. All in all I was pretty happy with the result.