tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post595407494962095622..comments2024-03-15T02:55:43.872+00:00Comments on Roundwood's World: Painting Challenge 2015: French Soixante-Quinze and Trench RaidersSidney Roundwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440705981976797774noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-66784072719552690682016-05-20T06:36:39.405+01:002016-05-20T06:36:39.405+01:00Excellent share, this is a really quality post. In...Excellent share, this is a really quality post. In underlying objects theory I’d like to write like this too. Taking time and real effort to make a good article.<a href="http://www.softwareconsortium.org" rel="nofollow">www.softwareconsortium.org</a> | <br><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16059392297717794995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-77660280430913779682015-03-07T22:46:55.526+00:002015-03-07T22:46:55.526+00:00Oh, Sid, who makes the French 37mm guns at the top...Oh, Sid, who makes the French 37mm guns at the top of the page? They look like a sensible option for close support for Chain of Command games.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631339960008344545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-70601424609124395992015-03-07T22:44:40.045+00:002015-03-07T22:44:40.045+00:00Lovely! Can't believe you converted 80 Senega...Lovely! Can't believe you converted 80 Senegalese - should be quite a spectacle. Skin tone looks fine; I was expecting the uniform to be slightly greener, but maybe I've been overly influenced by those tinted photos. Love the 75mms - I am literally just sticking together one from Brigade Games. Any reason you went for the Great War Minis guns instead?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631339960008344545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-60519369381511597172015-02-10T18:13:20.064+00:002015-02-10T18:13:20.064+00:00Thanks Cory ! Just glad you like what's here,...Thanks Cory ! Just glad you like what's here, Sir!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-38434579202559886712015-02-10T02:24:45.668+00:002015-02-10T02:24:45.668+00:00Really great figures....as usual! Thanks for shari...Really great figures....as usual! Thanks for sharing! You have the best WW1 stuff around!Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311149148627142293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-3269145617881020392015-02-09T12:59:22.576+00:002015-02-09T12:59:22.576+00:00Great example, Thomas.... and very much the subjec...Great example, Thomas.... and very much the subject of my up-coming post! I think you can get away with a lot of variety, and I did the same trick of googling Senegalese celebrities (mainly members of the Senegal football team!). It's also a process of trial and error, and looking back to old photographs and seeing what looks "right" - both under the daylight painting lamp, and on the table.<br />Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-29055117316747828972015-02-09T12:37:07.284+00:002015-02-09T12:37:07.284+00:00I thought the skin on you Tirailleur looked a bit ...I thought the skin on you Tirailleur looked a bit too light, so I took to googling for Sengalese celebrites.<br />Turns out we can get away with anything due to 1, ethnic mixes and 2, light.<br />Check these two pictures of the same guy, singer Baaba Maal:<br />http://www.worldbeatplanet.com/baaba-maal/images/baaba_01.jpg<br />http://playingforchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/baaba_acoustic.jpg<br />Same guy, different light, three Vallejo codes apart! Thomas Nissvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635793244352536541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-22951039773049157202015-02-09T09:51:08.502+00:002015-02-09T09:51:08.502+00:00Will, thanks very much. I really appreciate the c...Will, thanks very much. I really appreciate the comments!<br /><br />Your point regarding the slightly darker skin tone is well noted. I shall certainly be giving that a try in the next section of the Tirailleurs, and you can see if you prefer a darker tone. And thanks for the book recommendation - they are always welcome. I shall be sure to hunt that down; it looks very useful. <br /><br />Thanks also for the link to the photo-archive. There's a wealth of vignettes there, just waiting to be recreated in miniature.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-47473406756751670042015-02-09T09:45:54.165+00:002015-02-09T09:45:54.165+00:00Mike, thanks so much for dropping by and commentin...Mike, thanks so much for dropping by and commenting. Just as it's good to be back posting, it's very good indeed to be commenting on other people's blogs, catching up on news, and welcoming readers and commentators here as well ! Glad you like the basing and the colouring. As I mentioned in my reply to David above, for me it's all about viewing the table from at least 3 feet away - trying to capture in the player's or viewer's eye an image of colour and action. <br /><br />Rest assured I shall be posting a "how to (and how not to)" guide to my experiments with African skin tones shortly. I very much doubt I have all (or indeed any) of the answers, but I do have some dramatic mistakes to share!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-65400025323513228672015-02-09T09:41:18.859+00:002015-02-09T09:41:18.859+00:00Paul, many thanks, especially as I can imagine you...Paul, many thanks, especially as I can imagine you typing that comment from the frozen wastes of Iceland! Pitting the French trench raiders against their German opponents would be a fantastic game in prospect. Let's give that a go sometime!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-787991563292094162015-02-09T03:12:42.171+00:002015-02-09T03:12:42.171+00:00Hello again Sidney! I am excited that you are pos...Hello again Sidney! I am excited that you are posting again even if it is only temporarly. The 75s and raider look excellent, but I feel that tirallieur should have a slightly darker skin tone. I would also like to reccomend the book (if you don't already have it): French Army 1918: 1915-Victory. It is full of illustrations of uniforms from all of France's infantry of that time period and would come in handy when you painted your pictures. The link below is a website that I found of some excellent pictures of tirallieurs senegalese<br /><br />http://warandcolonies.com/3d/<br /><br />willAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677507977185665631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-64591381188661498312015-02-09T00:07:15.076+00:002015-02-09T00:07:15.076+00:00Hello Sidney:
How splendid to see you back in for ...Hello Sidney:<br />How splendid to see you back in for again. I can empathize with your lack of painting time, that is certainly the case with me as well, but you have been sorely missed. The basing and colouring of these figures is certainly to what I have come to think of as The Roundwood Style. I especially like the Senegalese soldier. You asked if we thought the skin tone was right, and to me it looks fine. I'd appreciate getting a small tutorial from you as I hope as tome point to steal it for some US ACW negro troops (USCT).<br />Again, splendid stuff.<br />Cheers,<br />MichaelMad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-40461393889340839212015-02-08T21:33:19.530+00:002015-02-08T21:33:19.530+00:00Excellent work as always. I've been painting s...Excellent work as always. I've been painting some of the lovely Great War Miniatures Germany trench raiders recently. Would be interesting to pit them against your French.<br /><br />Really like the Tiralleur casualty too.Paul Scrivens-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12949398840254289016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-37485430922027482772015-02-08T13:34:30.366+00:002015-02-08T13:34:30.366+00:00Jonathan, thanks very much Sir!Jonathan, thanks very much Sir!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-40230133232544963752015-02-08T13:34:05.108+00:002015-02-08T13:34:05.108+00:00Thank you so much! I appreciate it so much!Thank you so much! I appreciate it so much!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-85169341702484529712015-02-08T13:32:58.624+00:002015-02-08T13:32:58.624+00:00David, thank you so much. You have got it spot on...David, thank you so much. You have got it spot on. Viewing the table from the right gaming distance is exactly what all my games and painting are about. Thanks so much!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-74688408911083424142015-02-08T13:31:43.015+00:002015-02-08T13:31:43.015+00:00Monty, thanks so much, and happy birthday again fo...Monty, thanks so much, and happy birthday again for yesterday! Very pleased to welcome you back.Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-35265819273162263672015-02-08T13:30:58.518+00:002015-02-08T13:30:58.518+00:00Thanks Al !Thanks Al !Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-37673098700550241152015-02-08T13:30:41.789+00:002015-02-08T13:30:41.789+00:00Ashley, thanks so much. I think you do brilliantl...Ashley, thanks so much. I think you do brilliantly already - no lessons needed from me! :) Catch you soon!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-59492233753654550152015-02-08T13:30:38.480+00:002015-02-08T13:30:38.480+00:00Striking work and the skin tones on the Senegalais...Striking work and the skin tones on the Senegalais looks terrific.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-2353175846959615642015-02-08T13:29:47.341+00:002015-02-08T13:29:47.341+00:00Thanks Rodger!Thanks Rodger!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-21638804392207627072015-02-08T13:29:26.132+00:002015-02-08T13:29:26.132+00:00Thanks Monty. Great to welcome you here again!Thanks Monty. Great to welcome you here again!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-8464762290513310092015-02-08T13:28:11.526+00:002015-02-08T13:28:11.526+00:00Jim, super...many thanks!Jim, super...many thanks!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-83848591927782510322015-02-08T13:27:35.269+00:002015-02-08T13:27:35.269+00:00William, thanks very much!William, thanks very much!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279786472578722137.post-4508862251798937002015-02-08T13:27:10.813+00:002015-02-08T13:27:10.813+00:00Dave, many thanks indeed for the suggestion. I...Dave, many thanks indeed for the suggestion. I'm trying a few figures right now as you've suggested, adding Vallejo Black to the brown base I have been using. I'll post the results later this week. Thanks again for the idea!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.com