Painted by Norman D Landings
Since we received the first couple of shots of Norman D's Dunn's Rangers, we were delighted to receive more, showing additional members of the unit, scroll down to see these and the work of some other great painters in a variety of styles and treatments.
Norman D. Landings says:
"Figures from FIWRAN1, 2, & 3, painted as New Jersey Frontier Guard (Dunn's Rangers) using Humbrol & Revell acrylic paints, Soft Tone 'Army Painter' dip, & Galloping Major's painting guide."
Painted by Christophe Coquet
for VaeVictis magazine.
and pack FIWRAN2
Painted by Aaron
Huron .......... mostly.
"Hurons (and a few Soldiers Free) from Galloping Major. Accuracy, poses, and "character" are all there in spades IMO."
Painted by Abu Iskander
Mohawk
Milice
Painted by Russell Gregory
Painted by Abu Iskander
Loads of lovely detail in the painting of this Mohawk character - we're looking forward to seeing more.
Painted by Russell Gregory
Galloping Major. By far my favorite maker of little men. This range just seems to fit my perception of the period to a tee. I ordered one of everything this winter and am working my way through them with a smile on my face.
Rangers. Overall a joy to paint and I look forward to painting many more.
Painted by Derek Richardson
Derek has become a frequent contributor to this page. Here are some of his rangers, including one figure from FIW RAN3 Ranger Command & Characters.
Painted by Russell Gregory
Huron. This is the second set of Indians I've done and the first with any experience in 28mm behind me, if painting all of 19 models counts as experience. I used a wash on these, which I didn't on my previous Mohawks, and I think it helps to soften the skin tones and helps define the muscles in a way my brushwork doesn't.
Milice. I've been working on these guys for a while and I finally have enough of them to put a small unit on the table. I finished two lads that I had painted previously and stripped as I didn't like the effects of GW washes. After some time in Simple Green, they were ready to base coat and get back on the painting table. I chose to use some larger areas of red on them after deciding that it wasn't too overpowering of a color for my woodsmen.
Mohawk. One of the toughest parts for me is picking out the right colors to use, not necessarily paint shades but general colors. I'm getting more comfortable picking them out, but a uniform is very easy to decide upon. It's really the freedom to choose that I'm coming to grips with.
Painted by Richard Watts
Since adding the pictures and comments below, Richard has sent us these "hot off the painting bench" ranger pics.
This Indian and these Militia are my first foray into the realm of Galloping Major. As a result, I wasn't sure what they would be like to paint so I just launched myself into the project. I can tell you that they were a real pleasure to paint and I am very pleased with the end result. I painted them with my usual method, mostly using Miniature Paints with the odd GW ink wash thrown in for good measure. The figures are nice, clean casts and have just the right amount of detail with some nice open areas to paint in bead detailing on straps and bags.
All in all, I'd give them ten out of ten.
More Mohawk and first Canadian Militia from Derek Richardson's collection
Mohawk Painted by Simon Nicholls
Simon recently fielded his Mohawk war band for the first time against his opponent's French using Sharp Practice skirmish rules. The cabin is from Grand Manner.
Painted by Christophe Coquet
Rangers painted as both Rogers' and Gorham's Rangers, commissioned for VaeVictis Magazine and reproduced by kind permission of the Editor. See the Painting Guides page.
French Canadian Militia Painted by Orctrader
Good, clean sculpts with enough detail to make the painting "interesting."
I used as many varied colours as I could get away with and used the blue caps to tie the group together as a unit. Some freehand designs, but kept it quite minimal. 25mm metal bases with some grass tufts and autumn leaves to finish. All in all, tremendous fun to paint.
See more of my painting here. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/orctrader
Painted by Derek Richardson
"The Mohawks were undercoated white, then a thin dark wash put all over the model to bring out the details. The skin tone was achieved by a coat of GW "Dark Flesh" then thin lighter tones of GW "Dwarf Flesh" with a few washes in between to darken everything down. The clothes were mostly painted with a mixture of GW and Vallejo paints again with some of the GW washes used.
I really enjoyed painting these figures, although researching a new period is just as enjoyable!"
Painted by Joseph McCullough
Mohawk Hunting Party painted by Joseph McCullough, sometimes professional painter and employee of Osprey Publishing.
"These figures were a real joy to paint, lots of crisp detail - and the perfect size - I love it when they fit on a penny."
Painted by Captain Blood
Captain Blood said:
I found the Mohawk easy and quite enjoyable to paint. A good level of detail. Nice clean castings, hardly any mould lines, zero flash. They take the paint well. Just the right level of detail. All in all - a pleasure to paint.
My painting style is pretty standard I think - Halfords matt black spray undercoat, drybrushed with a mid brown to show up the detail, then several layers of paint, fairly thinly watered to build up from dark basecoats to highlights, using a mix of cheap hobby acrylics (Inscribe / Anitas) plus Vallejo and GW paints. No washes, inks, dips or any of that new fangled malarkey ;)Two coats of Winsor & Newton Galleria matt varnish. Mounted on 25mm steel washers. Based with PVA / sand / grit mix. Titivated according to taste.
Captain Blood also took some size comparison pictures of our Mohawk posed with some Woodland Indian models by Redoubt from his collection, one of which is shown below, (the two models on the flanks are by Redoubt).
Figures painted by Lance Cawkwell of Galloping Major have been moved to the Studio page.