„Napoleon awaited a peace proposal that never materialized.“

The chap was primed using a couple of layers of „Citadel“ Abaddon Black, and had his trousers pigmented with „Vallejo“ Heavy Brown and „Citadel“ Agrax Earthshade. Neutral Grey. I then gave his winter jacket a healthy lick of „Vallejo“ Neutral Grey, and thoroughly shaded the coat with „Citadel“ Nuln Oil. As a final touch for this particular process, I went back with some (more) „Vallejo“ Heavy Grey and dry-brushed the Russian’s sleeves and the bottom of his greatcoat.

„As early November arrived, snowfall and frost complicated the retreat.“

With a quartet of these particular Napoleonic Russians now finished , I have also found the time to put together an MDF movement tray for them by „Warbases“. Admittedly, the four-figure stand will only represent a tiny unit on my „Black Powder“ battlefield. But it does mean that I should still be able to play some games of the „Warlord Games“ rule-set in the near future.

„You just said the company is coming for it.“

Due to my wanting these sculpts to replicated the dog-like Xenomorphs seen in David Fincher’s 1992 movie „Aliens 3“, they were predominantly painted using „Vallejo“ Charred Brown and „Citadel“ Nuln Oil. Albeit, I also applied a couple of coats of „Citadel“ Abaddon Black to the domes of their heads as well…