Paint Through of a Peninsular Red Coat

I was asked how I paint my British Infantry, I hope this video explains shows how I do them.
You can always nip over to my blog at: www.ringo-simpkins.co.uk

[@martinradcliffe4798]

Great vid- no pretension, just solid advice from an excellent painter. Thanks.

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

I am happy you found it useful .. just watched it back for the first time in ages, I do say "err" a lot!

[@paulhowes1396]

Yes Ringo, this is both interesting and useful. Well presented too. BB

[@comingvengeance2725]

Many thanks for doing this tutorial! As a newcomer to Napoleonics I'm much less intimidated by the prospect of painting my figures now! Well done!

[@artfuldodger9312]

Excellent video, found your advice extremely helpful.

[@jekylthorn8969]

Epic level painting. Superb!

[@philRminiatures]

Lovely British miniatures, great job!

[@creation1962]

Great video. I watched it a couple of weeks ago and went out and bought a tin of the Quickshade dark tone off the back of it. I used it to dip the cannons, limbers and one set of gun crew from the Victrix British Artillery set (28mm), it's been sitting around for ages. I used the brush on and brush off again dipping technique you are using in the video, very handy. The cannons and limbers look very good and so do the dipped crew. I'm going to gloss varnish one or maybe both of the other crew sets and then oil wash them to see how they compare to the dipped crew. Only small prob I had was with some dip creating a solid film between the buckets and the rope handles, I cut this film off with a craft knife and the remaining dip 'healed' itself. All that other palaver I had seen with trying to shake the dip off, using a drill...etc had put me off using it before. So, cheers mate.

[@gkspain1]

Very nice, all the best Garry

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

Cheers thanks for watching

[@MrSuperchippy74]

Great tutorial. Always good to see how everyone paints and how they compare to you. 😃

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

MrSuperchippy74 It's just a quick way of getting them done, I am sure I can make it even easier by the time I've done the next fity or so LOL

[@Nobleshield]

Great video. I'm getting into Napoleonics with Black Powder and I'm doing Peninsular British as well. This is very helpful!

[@pbeccas]

Excellent tutorial. Appreciate the time you put in.

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

pbeccas Cheers, it was a pleasure

[@ratelmike8825]

Fantastic tutorial Ringo.I learned a lot and a very informative tutorial

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

Ratel Mike Thank you, I don't often do them, they take quite a time to do but it's worth it if someone gets something from it

[@killerkerr1961]

i have watching you vids and the stuff you do is very good thanks for your time steve

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

Cheers Stephen, much appreciated. I will be doing a few more Napoleonic paint throughs towards the end of the year when I do some of the minor German states for Song Of Drums & Shakos skirmish rules.

[@athilith]

Solid work as always. :) Varnish is a must for gaming figures. Cheers, Tristan.

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

athilith It is indeed, I cannot fathom why people don't bother varnishing a mini (unless it's painted in enamels).

[@pancakepayneypayne6499]

Very good sir. Great vid showing your jedi skill as a Napoleonic painter. Cheers mate.

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

pancakepayney payne Well, that's stratching it but I do like painting them

[@liberator2408]

Great video pal, those brits look ace.

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

Liberator240 Thanks, from you that is a huge compliment

[@miniatureempire]

hi another great vid and just started my channel so thanks for the inspiration

[@finlayward2125]

Great tutorial it will help me a lot cheers

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

Cheers, glad it's proven useful in some way

[@frederickanderson2933]

The book is certainly a must for painting the British army, I use it for awi and napoleonic.

[@joemiceli6413]

Good Job

[@markgriffiths6638]

Hi, thanks for the vid! Being new to Napoleonic wargaming this vid has helped me a lot and if my figures come out looking like yours I'll be well pleased.

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

Mark Griffiths Cheers, I am not the worlds best to be honest but they look ok from 3 feet away, thats the thing to keep in mind if truth be told. You want to go look at Liberator240 , blucher1815red , Paul Alba, vonketteringham, MrSuperchippy74 , pancakepayney payne, Paul 1970 , Justin Borges , Robert Chisholm to name but a few to get some great napoleonic / historic references from

[@markgriffiths6638]

Thanks Ringo, look forward to seeing more of your work!

[@markcollins1390]

I watched Waterloo last night on dvd going to Finnish of my figures this week

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

I HAVE TO GET THAT BOOK THANKS

[@vonketteringham]

A fine tutorial Mate, will get me some of that varnish :0)

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

vonketteringham It's good stuff, I like varnishing by hand, well with a brush LOL, very relaxing

[@darwill7834]

hello mate bought my first lot on nap mini's today ordered a British reinforcement set from front rank I got the post 1815 as prefer the Belgic shako to the stovepipe silly I know but I think they had more detail plus a couple of characters had to get wellington on a horse as it looked cool to paint :) plus got that book on order you recommended so I'm very excited :) thanks again mate speak soon

[@darwill7834]

+plastic sturgeon sorry ment post 1812

[@Pezzapoo]

Great tutorial owd

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

pezzapoo Cheers duck

[@markcollins1390]

Rod stinger and Christopher plummer

[@williamcratchley1961]

Great to see you bring those minaitures to life with the brush.Are they Victrix Peninsula Flank figures please?

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

+William Cratchley These are Front Rank figures, odd ones from the reinforcement packs

[@markcollins1390]

On my Germans tamya I put cotton wool for smoke

[@johngafa3480]

I like the way you paint mate. I have a query about the varnish at the end of the process. What can I buy from a hardware store that would take the shine off the figures please ? And, I didnt see anything on the label of that varnish (Vallejo) that indicated it was matt. Ot, does adding the water make it matt ? Great video thanks once again.

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

I use a matt varnish over the top, the dip is a polyurethane gloss - so don’t add water!! Vallejo make a good matt varnish and its not expensive, whether you can get it at a hardware store i don’t know, more art store craft store or online

[@flfarmer2601]

This helped a lot with the brits I'm painting..what do you use to stick the minis to the paint lids

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

+IRISH JEDI I am pleased you found it useful. All I used, after super gluing the actual figure bases to coins (in this case they were UK 2p pieces as they are for a skirmish game - Sound of Drums and Shakos), was a lump of blue tac to fix the coing to the lid.

[@Salty_Sassenach]

Great guide 👍 Are they 28mm Perry miniatures?

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

Thanks, the miniatures are Front Rank

[@IDICBeer]

Good one bud

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

***** Cheers Nick, you going to have a dabble in Naps ?

[@IDICBeer]

***** I very much doubt it mate, although I am still interested in some sort of 6mm :D

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

6mm naps? Infact, have a look at Pendraken Miniatures, I think they do a fantasy range, although could be 10mm ... Dunno

[@alejandrotabilo1988]

Great tutorial!, Could you tell me what figures are they and what dip do you use? Cheers

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

These are Front Rank, from the reinforcements pack. The dip used in this was Army Painter Quickshade, Dark Tone I belive.

[@alejandrotabilo1988]

Great figures, also can I ask why you put shading before you use the dip Quickshade? Isn't the Quickshade going to go on top of all that anyway?

[@kevingallagher2366]

Hello Ringo what paint do you use painting napoleon figures made a mess of them can you give me some advice

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

I use a mix of paints, whites I stick with Vallejo, I use Ivory with a highligh of white, for my brits I use Citadel Mephiston Red with Coat d'arms blood red, my prussians I use the Foundary Prussian Blue and prussian Blue Light. Leather I use Vallejo English Uniform, wooden bits I use Vallejo Weathered Wood, Blacks I use The Army Painter Matt Black with a highlight of Vallejo Black Grey, metallics I use The Army Painter Weapon Bronze and plate mail, yellows, I use Citadel Averland Sunset with Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow. As I use Quickshade I tend to paint everything a lot brighter than is necessary as the shade dasrkens the whole paint job. Hope this helps

[@hellonearth-thehistoryofwa1270]

Cross belts are notiably whiter, and shinier than anything else on a Napoleonic soldier fyi.

[@RickDavis55]

what shade of dip do you use?

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

+Rick Davis I use the Dark Tone, thinned with a bit of turpentine and applied with a brush. HTH

[@whitewolfdj]

Great Tutorial, Can I ask what is the "Dip" you're using?

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

+Andy W Cheers. I am using The Army Painter Quickshade, Dark Tone. I thin it down with white spirit. If you are going to use it and thin it down, I recommend taking a small bit out and experimenting first to get your mix right - use it on a few figures you are not really fussed about. I don't actually dip them, I paint on the shade with a brush and work it as if I were doing a shading wash with inks. When the varnish dries I do a few highlights and then use a matt varnish to get rid of the gloss finish. It took me a few attempots to get it to look like I wanted it to, but has saved me so much time when painting large units and they do end up look fine for gaming purposes and are well protected by the varnish coat. HTH

[@whitewolfdj]

+Ringo Simpkins Cheers for the fast response. Just getting back in to Gaming after been away for more years than I'm going to mention ;) and I'll give this a try. Cheers again

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

+Andy W I wish you well. Make sure you use the quickshade in a well ventilated space, it does smell rather strongly and it will give you a headache if you have no air flow. You can dip and shake the figures too - that is how it is intended to be used, obviously do this outside and make sure the figure is well "gripped" before shaking .. when I tried this for the first time a few of my wee men dissapeared over the wall in to next doors garden never to be seen again LOL. More info on the shade is here shop.thearmypainter.com/products.php?ProductGroupId=1

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

+Ringo Simpkins pdf about it here admin.thearmypainter.com/files/downloads/guides/Quickshade-Guide.pdf

[@whitewolfdj]

+Ringo Simpkins Thanks for the link mate, having a look throgh it as I type

[@marksmangaming9306]

Very good but why paint the flesh a yellow? Quite a few people do so just wondered why.

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

Marksman Gaming LOL, I have no idea, I am colour blind, so I have to trust the colour in the pot is what comes out, it's Flesh on the pot! If you say there are a lot of people who paint flesh yellow, then you may want to recalibrate the colours on your monitor, it may just be lighting or the fact that the facings are yellow and it's causing a relection or cast on the flesh, no idea.

[@michaelwhite8031]

Can you pain over enamel paint with ordinary mat paint the revarnish ?

[@RingoSimpkinsUK]

If the miniatures are all metal then i would strip the enamel off in preference to painting over it, BUT if there is ANY plastic or resin then the only choice you have is to paint over it. I would make sure to wash them in warm soapy water with a toothbrush to get rid of any grease or dirt, when they are properly dry, I would use a light coat of matt varnish to give a base for the new paint to adhere to. I hope this is helpful

[@michaelwhite8031]

@@RingoSimpkinsUK that's really great. Thanks so much for getting back to me. Regards Patrick.

[@SlotraceDK]

I was once told to paint like you dress yourself. From inside out. Meaning do fresh first.

[@raulheinemann8869]

Any kind of dip makes those little models look nasty and dark