![]() ![]() Leather straps – these were sometimes black as wellĪs with the Union, this is pretty easy then, isn’t it. Kepi – note that later in the period, this was grey with the headband in the colour of the service However, in the scale of Fire and Fury, we are dealing with brigades and divisions, so Zouaves would, as a regiment, simply provide a couple of stands in the brigade. Zouaves, for example, tended to have rather bright uniforms. This guide will cover the major number of troops. Horse blanket is blue with orange stripeĮasy then, isn’t it. The guide below allows you to build a reasonable representative set. Before that, they tended to appear in a more regular uniform. In fact, it was sometime after 1863 that the Confederates really started to appear in butternut. As the war progressed through 1864 and later, the Union forces became more standardised and the Confederate forces less so. The colours and descriptions are based on the way the troops appeared in 1862 and most of 1863. There are two sections below (two sides in the war after all) and they contain enough of the basic information needed for a quick paint job of both the Union and the Confederates. I do not like this method for most wargames figures, however, I do find it a good method that produces an excellent result when applied to Civil War figures, especially figures from the Union.Īnd now, the Idiots Painting Guide to American Civil War Figures. The advantage of this method of painting is that it is quick when painting lots of figures. Any detail areas missed simply appear as an area in deep shadow on the figure. This causes a delineation of the colours and provides an appearance of a shaded figure. As more colours are applied, an small area of black appears between each of the colours. Detail is then painted in, with each area painted covering almost the entire area of the detail. ![]() In this case, the figure is under coated in black. The result of this is a shaded figure, where the shading varies across three shades.Īn alternative to this is the ‘black shading’ method. The highlight colour should be a lighter colour than the base colour. After that a highlight colour is applied to the high spots. This should run into the cracks and folds on the figure. A thin ink wash, darker than the painted tone is then applied to the areas just painted. ![]() Detail is then painted on, such as the flesh tones for the face and hands. Shading and highlighting consists of starting with a base undercoat for the figure of a white, or light grey tone. Broadly speaking, they fall into the categories of shading and highlighting figures and of black shading. There are a couple of basic styles of painting. When I get a chance, I will include Some Painting Links in the Links section of Thomo’s Hole. The descriptions may not necessarily be for painting American Civil War figures, but the principles are basically the same. There are a couple of methods of painting figures and some of them are described in various places on the Internet. I have been looking for a quick and easy way to paint them all and so, after a bit of research through the book collection, I present to you, the Idiots Guide to Painting American Civil War Figures. These have been collected from multiple manufacturers. Thomo has, over recent years, been purchasing lots of American Civil War figures in 15mm. ![]()
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