Painting time was a bit more plentiful this week, thanks to a cold, so I made a start on Rob's Westphalians and even managed to paint up a flag for them.
It's another one of those tricky Prussian cross jobs. Something black and menacing seemed to be called for, I thought. Just the ticket for storming Plancenoit.
I made a slightly better job of it this time, I reckon, by making a paper template. This was used to create an impression on my fizzy can metal by placing the template onto the flag and pressing onto it with a ballpoint. It sort of worked.....
Auf wiedersehen,
WM
It's another one of those tricky Prussian cross jobs. Something black and menacing seemed to be called for, I thought. Just the ticket for storming Plancenoit.
I made a slightly better job of it this time, I reckon, by making a paper template. This was used to create an impression on my fizzy can metal by placing the template onto the flag and pressing onto it with a ballpoint. It sort of worked.....
Auf wiedersehen,
WM
Raise high the black flags my children. No pity. No prisoners. I will shoot any man I see with pity in him. Forward!
ReplyDeleteCome on, be honest, you were expecting that.
I bet I'm not the only one pleased you've gone rogue, we all want to see this unit in its full shining glory.
*Laughter*. I really am a totally open book to you, Rob.
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice flag. I might have to copy the design if you don't mind.
ReplyDeleteI do my flags free hand but the idea of using a paper template is a useful one.
The impression was only just detectable once the black paint was on, but there was just enough to work with.
DeleteI'd be delighted if you could make use of the design, Mark. I can't vouch for its authenticity though!
I should have added that the template was hand drawn! I've got to keep up my wonky standards, you know.
DeleteMost beautiful and impressive banner, well done!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Phil!
ReplyDeleteSuitably sinister - nice work!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Ian. I wanted the messaging to be fairly unambiguous, particularly as it's for the Westphalians. I imagined they'd be feeling a bit vengeful after all those years of Bonapartist misrule.
DeleteYou have a steady hand sir !
ReplyDeleteI've conquered my fear of white lettering by just cracking on and doing it, Tony. I did this lot with a brush as it produced better results than my acrylic pen.
DeleteJust had a look through your flgs. You are really good at them. Ever thought of making up PDf Sheets/Transfer sheets or whatever and flogging em?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Paul. I enjoy doing the flags more than any other part of this project, to the point that the soldiers sometimes start to feel a bit secondary.
DeleteI never thought of trying to sell copies of them. Would they actually reproduce? All the shiny and glittery bits would look really odd if I printed them.
Gloss paper? The shiny effect could be added with using gloss varnish..? I suppose, the only way to find out is to try.
DeleteIMHO The flags don´t detract or make the troops secondary they make the troops "Pop"
Anyway, your dam good at painting either.
Agreed. Beautiful and impressive as Phil mentioned above. All of your flags are actually.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Stokes
Thank you, Stokes. Mind you, I may have to revisit a couple of them. My early paper jobs are starting to look a bit tatty now!
DeleteI have very probably said this before...but...
ReplyDeleteIt’s good to see you keeping your standards high... as always...;-)
All the best. Aly
About 40mm high, Aly!
DeleteIn your magnificent lettering, do you premeasure and allot a space to each letter? I know if I tried this I'd end up with units fighting for Gott und Vater...
ReplyDeleteI don't, Archduke, but perhaps I should. I've been known to test things out on a piece of paper, but I usually just plunge right in to see what happens. In this case I guessed the "furs" wasn't going to fit, and reckon I was right about that. If it all turns to custard I have my trusty jar of Dettol to hand. I've made use of it quite a few times.
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