The painting time has been coming now a bit more as the weather makes doing anything outside a waste and temperatures do not permit things like caulking to set - so blazing brushes it is.
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here is seen the brigade of Schenck, with 1st Div commander Tyler and Union army command MCDOWELL in behind
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bare metal - base coat and 'highlights' - ink layers
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base colors (top) highlights (bottom)
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division before flocking
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division after flocking
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Sherman's brigade and division artillery
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Keyes brigade, my first of the 'grey' coated Union troops
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an overhead shot of the entire Union force so far
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somewhat oblique of same formation you can see the grey coats as different ...
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Now forces are building and I can sense a momentum in my painting energy and desire to move this project forward to the tabletop.
1 comment:
Your ACW project is moving along at an impressive pace Murdock.
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