Here are my polish lancers, painted from the Zvezda Polish Uhlans kit. I always dread painting uhlans and hussars, for the amount of detail in those fellows translate into slow progress over a number of painful weeks.
But once I'm finally finished, the result certainly feels rewarding, and I'm really happy with these guys, gorgeous uniforms, which many collectors repute among the most beautiful of the entire period! (my personal preference still goes for french Carabiniers a Cheval and Grenadiers a Cheval, though).
The attentive eye will notice that one of the bases has only 2 horsemen, rather than my usual 3. I set aside the officer on the box to do Prince Poniatowski himself, in a proper command base, and so I painted a regular trooper as officer of the unit.
The Prince is a project for later this year, when I'll be working on a number of new command bases for several nations of the period. And then I'll need a polish corps for him to command (oh, boy, it never ends, does it?)
Delightful work!
ReplyDeleteLovely!!
ReplyDeleteStunning, lovely paint job and zvezda do such beautiful sculpts!!!
ReplyDeleteYou're right. it never ends. Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteThose are truly awesome, Mateus!
ReplyDelete"It never ends. does it?" uh, nope! :-)
I painted my first 25mm figure circa 1969. I have just started my Spanish Napoleonic Army. There have been few years in between where I haven't painted at least some Napoleonic figures, and many where I have done hundreds!
Im looking forward for Prince Józef Poniatowski :)
ReplyDeleteHe was a leader of 8th Uhlan Regiment
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Uhlan_Regiment_of_Duke_Jozef_Poniatowski
They had different uniform markings (you can find them on polish wiki site)
https://pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_Pułk_Ułanów_Księcia_Józefa_Poniatowskiego
As you can see they had yellow collars (yellow/gold was a color of this regiment.
Amazing painting as always :) .
wonderfull.... can I ask the color palette ?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Greyhawk!
DeleteThe blue is P3 Cygnar Blue Base, with a black wash and a couple layers of highlight. The "red" is P3 Sanguine Highlight, followed by Vallejo Red Wash and a couple layers of highlight.
Stupendous Painting Style. Bravo! BB
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words, guys! I'm happy you like them!
ReplyDeleteEyecandy! Wonderfull painted cavalry!
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Peter