While visiting my parents for a little, I was able to paint
some of my 6mm Adler Miniatures. These are truly the most detailed 6mm
out there and even better than some larger scale miniatures. I decided
to paint a few test figures to get a feel for painting again. It has
been over 3 years since I painted and I felt these are a good start. 6mm
miniatures are easier to paint than larger scales and I enjoy creating
larger battalions. I have decided to start painting the 3e Ligne because
I had some grenadiers in bearskins and I wanted to see how the unique
sky blue uniform would look of the fusilier drummers/ voltigeurs cornets
in 6mm. I think the color came out pretty good and like a lot of
paintings it looks better in person. Below are French fusiliers,
Grenadiers, Voltigeurs, wounded, and killed. Painting the wounded and
dead miniatures was interesting as I was researching the wounded and
killed soldiers from the Battle of Thann. Putting a name to the men who
were casualties on April 19, 1809 makes it more rewarding to paint this
little dudes as my wife calls them!
For anyone intersted in learning how to paint 6mm I highly recommend these painting tutorials. Sadly, none of these blogs are still active in 6mm, but a great place to learn the skills to paint 6mm. I have taken skills from each of these blogs, but the most important thing I have learned is that you need to be tidy and leave some of the black showing to help the miniatures pop.
Hi Michael, inspirational painting at such a tiny scale.
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