The Redoubt Paddle Steamer kit comes with 6 crew figures, the Captain (who will command the Naval Brigade when disembarked), a rating with a coil of rope, one crewman shouting directions, and three coal-handling stokers.
I undercoated the figures in either white or black matt car primer depending on whether their uniforms were predominantly going to be royal blue or not. After that it was the usual application of flat colour and then highlighting in three stages.
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| The Steamer crew based on 2p pieces and undercoated |
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| Painted with flat colours only. After painting and inking in the flesh I block out the eyes in matt black so that when I highlight in lighter flesh tones I don't need to repaint the eyes |
I based the captain and coil-of-rope-man on sandy bases to allow for their deployment off the Steamer. The others were painted up to look like the deck. All were gloss-varnished to finish.
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| The finished crew, the Captain resplendent with monocle and missing right hand (or is he just suffering from indigestion?) |
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| Stoking the boiler |
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| Full steam ahead... |
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