Hi friends,
Four years have passed since I painted the first base of my RĂ©giment Lyonnais, and, as usual, projects take longer than expected… but finally I managed to get back into it. đ
At last, I’ve completed the second base (out of three) for the unit. This time, I focused on musketeers.
For this base I went for a mixture of manufacturers, trying to get variety without losing coherence. I included one1898 Miniatures (30YW range), two Avanpost Miniatures, one Perry Miniatures ECW and finally couple of Warlord Games leftovers I had in the bits box.
Blending ranges is always a bit of a gamble, but I think it works quite well here. The slightly different styles actually help give that “campaign-worn regiment” feeling, also the reason is that I have a pile a of miniatures of at least 5 or 6 manufacturers in my stock pile...
Regarding the painting of the musketeers, I kept a fairly muted palette, in line with early/mid XVII century French troops, but with some blues and yellows for laces (as seen in the color plates of Helion book about the French Army during 30 Years War). As usual, I paint with Vallejo Model Color and Foundry Triads, but also Citadel for washes.
For the base, sand, painted in earth tones, static grass applied sparingly and a couple of flowers to break monotony.
I’m quite happy with how this base turned out.
Now… only one more base to go to complete the Lyonnais!
