Spanish Royal Guard Music Unit

[Iceman1964]

Go Santi go
Waiting to see the completion of such complex work !!
I would go in crisis simply giving the name of the different instruments

[Santi Pérez]

Go Santi go
Waiting to see the completion of such complex work !!
I would go in crisis simply giving the name of the different instruments

Thanks for the encouragement, Enrico, it never hurts.

A lot of work still ahead...and not just to finish the figures. After that will come the painting, in my case even more difficult than the conversions.

The instruments have not been very complicated. First I had to find out which ones appear and in what proportions in the band I'm trying to represent. Then to look for their names, in which I am fortunate, as I have my own musical advisor at home, since my wife is a music teacher. And finally, to find the exact form of each instrument, a lot of googling.

Santi.

[sberry]

A lot of work still ahead...and not just to finish the figures. After that will come the painting, in my case even more difficult than the conversions.

It is always fascinating to see how you produce these excellently painted figures.
In this particular case, with a huge number of very similar figures, I'm curious about your "workflow": Will you paint them in a batch mode, applying each color to all figures in a single round? Or is it perhaps necessary to tackle these figures individually, completing one after another, to maintain that high quality standard?

[Santi Pérez]

...Will you paint them in a batch mode, applying each color to all figures in a single round? Or is it perhaps necessary to tackle these figures individually, completing one after another, to maintain that high quality standard?

I haven't really thought about it yet, sberry.

I don't think I've ever once in all my modelling career used the serial painting technique, perhaps because I've never painted many figures wearing the same outfit.

This might be a good time to try it. Maybe I can try to paint a not too large number of figures at once (let's say half a dozen) and, depending on the results (measured in time, quality and effort), keep it up or go back to individual painting.

By the way, I can now post the pictures of the band's latest signing, one of the three buglers.

To get it I used the same starting figure from the Airfix set as for the previous trumpeter:



In this case, I have kept only the right hand on the instrument, but to make it look more like a bugle than a trumpet, I have reduced its length by cutting a small piece and have also added a piece of paper reinforced with white glue where the royal coat of arms will be painted. This is the figure obtained:



Best wishes to all of you.

Santi.

[Ochoin]

It's good to see further progress.

As a wargamer, often in need of lots of figures, batch painting is the "norm".
I often paint a single figure of a new unit to make sure I have everything worked out. Then - multiples.
Or command figures usually get painted individually. But they are rare compared to the numerous rank & file.

Batch painting has positives: speedy progress, saving on paint, easier to be uniform.
It can be the cause of 'painter's block' though. A pile of figures, half painted, can look daunting. Ditto, figures that are all the same. Painting 200 Zulu warriors is not a great deal of fun.

Everyone's different. I *usually* paint 3-6 mounted figures, or 8 infantry or a single gun + crew at a time.
I enjoy painting but I can't face much more than this at a time.

Santi, if you like painting (I'm assuming you do), you should ask yourself why you want to paint several figures at once?

donald