Crimean 17th Lancer

Nice work. Almost looks like a Bill Horan original he did some years ago. I think the pose was a little different though. He did a couple 17th figures, including one looking mournfully, and exhausted at a spent canon ball after the Charge of the Light Brigade debacle.

Anyway, very nice work. What do you paint in?

Thanks PM. I usually "prime" my figures with an acrylic (brushed on), then paint over with artists oils and humbrol enamels. Shadows and highlights are done exclusively with the artist oil paint. I finish off with a shot of acrylic matt clear (Model Master) through my trusty airbrush. Sorry I don't have the exact recipe of colour for you, as I didn't pay that much attention. Perhaps next time I'll write it down for myself, and have it handy if anyone is curious.

Very nicely painted Glen.  The uniform details look very crisp.

Regards,  Rick

No need for the recipe, unless someone else would like to know. Just wondered what medium you worked in. I work the same: Acrylic base, oils and Humbrol. I use some other enamels too, MM and some auto modeling paints for metalics, but I like Humbrol generally speaking.

I never know my recipes. I just mix until it looks right. I know whether I need more red, or yellow, or what have you, and I just dial it in.