Painting Prussian Landwehr

A painting video showing the straightforward way I go about painting the Warlord Games Prussian Landwehr set. While this may not be 100% historically accurate, I feel it gives a good enough impression to allow a battalion to be painted quickly.
Paints Used:
Undercoat:
Tamiya Fine Surface Primer Light Gray
Citadel:
Nuln Oil
Corax White
Apothecary White
Skeleton Horde
Black Templar
Abaddon Black
Gore Grunta Fur
White Scar
Khorne Red
Evil Sunz Scarlet
Wildwood
Leadbelcher
Pallid Wych Flesh
Guilliman Flesh
Formula P3:
Exile Blue
Midlund Flesh
Ryn Flesh
Vallejo:
Model Air Chrome
Sand Yellow
Deck Tan
Thick Mud Acrylic Paste
Music: Invincible - Aakash Gandhi (KZbin audio library)

[@stevebuk100]

First rate video, loved it, no gimmicks just straight clear information, well done..

[@7thson726]

Thanks 👍 pleased you liked it, i try to keep out anything which isnt directly about what im doing

[@maryhinge6334]

The figures look great and a really useful tutorial. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@7thson726]

You're welcome, pleased you liked it 👍

[@philRminiatures]

Always glad to see Prussian Landwehr...great tuto and wonderful subject!

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much, really enjoyed doing these 👍😃

[@theenigmaticgamer]

Very clear and instructive tutorial. I'm certainly going to try the technique for the musket, great idea. Thanks for sharing.

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much, im glad you liked it 👍

[@northernprep7790]

great looking figures and info on how you painted them,many thanks for sharing.

[@7thson726]

You're welcome 👍😀 glad you enjoyed it

[@MedievalWargamer]

Brilliant tutorial and presentation my friend!!

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much mate 👍😀

[@NicGamz]

Wow, you made a really good video. Those who going to paint Prussian Landwehr going to love this! Keep up the good work!

[@7thson726]

Thanks 👍😀 pleased you like it, have a few more that I'm planning on doing

[@BrushQuill]

Looking awesome. A great little walkthrough of how to paint these guys.

[@7thson726]

Cheers mate 👍😀

[@francoantonelli7723]

Its a blanket roll amigo... love the paint job.

[@7thson726]

Thanks mate 👍😅

[@thekiwiwargamer3136]

Great vid, I've got to give the contrast paints a try 🙂

[@7thson726]

Thanks mate 👍😀 they are good for certain things for sure

[@RockinL7BuckingBulls]

That roll around the soldier’s is called a bed roll or blanket roll . The soldiers would carry there personal stuff in it when on light marching order.

[@7thson726]

Bedroll! Thankyou!! 😀 I couldn't bloody think of the word. I also read that it was useful protection in melee as it would help against bayonet thrusts and slashes from sabres 👍

[@RockinL7BuckingBulls]

True story here. While working on the TV mini series North and South book 2. I was an extra in the filming. They used a lot of reenactors for that show. We were getting ready to attack Fort Stedman I believe in the show when I decided to wear my bed roll when we charge the fort. When the armies charged during the American Civil War the front rank would go to charge bayonet or a port arms.The rear rank would go to the right shoulder shift and keep their Bayonets high in the air. As we were running across the field during the filming the guy in front of me in the front rank took a hit and his rifle fell to the ground butt first. The rifle fell backwards with a fixed bayonet which pierced my bed roll right center of my chest. As we were at the double quick the bayonet went into my bed roll and slid up toward my shoulder needless to say it stopped me in my tracks. Had I not had my bedroll on I dread to think what may have happened to me.

[@7thson726]

@@RockinL7BuckingBulls wow, kind of proving their use right there. Weirdly, i was watching North & South a couple of weeks ago but still got more to watch

[@RockinL7BuckingBulls]

Do you have a FB page for your production.

[@7thson726]

@@RockinL7BuckingBulls no i don't, i do the vids as a hobby and wouldnt really have the time to keep it updated unfortunately 😕

[@maartensvandenberg4021]

Really good result on em👍

[@7thson726]

Cheers 👍😀

[@peterweston189]

Great result. Thanks for sharing

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much 👍 glad you liked it

[@danbuman8422]

Nice tutorial and beautiful results! Thanks for sharing :)

[@7thson726]

Thanks, glad you liked it 👍

[@gkspain1]

Outstanding tutorial, I think the mix of head gear works really well, like yourself I have no idea if it is historically correct, all the best Garry

[@7thson726]

Thanks mate , pleased you like it, i tried a few new things in this one. I like mixing up the look, no one can tell me that after months on campaign things didn't get a bit mixed up / lost / replaced 😉😀

[@house_miniatures]

great looking figures

[@7thson726]

Cheers 👍

[@vicsminiatures7949]

Lovely work and thanks for sharing your techniques on painting them

[@7thson726]

You're welcome, im glad you liked how they came out, tried to keep it short but to a fair enough standard 👍

[@AbuHildago]

great and quick paintjob. now they are battle ready :-)

[@7thson726]

Definitely ready to take the French on 👍😁

[@badgerbaiter2888]

Love this video. How can that only take you an hour!! I've just splurged on my first 28mm Napoleonic army. Muskets have always been painful for some reason for me,so I've ordered the wyldwood contrast like you too ! More videos , i find them really engaging. Thank you

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much. Will have more soon. I always find muskets a pain and this way seems to do them well enough that they look good but don't take up too much time 👍

[@BattleBunkerHQ]

Very nice Mate, good tutorial

[@7thson726]

Cheers mate 👍😀 need to sort the focus out as i lost it a couple of times but im pleased with how it came out

[@Castillo525]

Great tutorial man

[@7thson726]

Thanks mate 😃

[@WithHotLeadandColdSteel]

Excellent work!

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much 👍😁

[@user-rm9qs4hz1p]

Lovely video, just starting getting into Black Powder and will be looking at making an Austrian Brigade. Also I think I will use 60x40mm bases, I know not the recommended but I can still make all formations I believe! 😊

[@7thson726]

Absolutely, I wish I'd used 60 x 40s for all my Napoleonics 👍

[@granapriego]

Great job mate.

[@7thson726]

Thanks buddy 👍😀

[@CullodenPaintingStudio]

Super tutorial.

[@7thson726]

Thanks 👍😀

[@bjkernowpaintingandmodelli9119]

Nice paint job and great tutorial

[@7thson726]

Thanks mate 👍😀

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Very nicely presented mate

[@7thson726]

Thanks mate 👍

[@Rusty_Gold85]

I Use PVA glue for the bases .Works for MDF and plastic renedra's . The figures don't come off and will pop off when ever the day you need to change . Another glue is Helmar 450 sticky glue . Go get LeadBears Tufts they are self sticking plus cheaper 120 @$10AUD

[@7thson726]

👍 Will check them out, i make most my own as i have a huge tub of static grass and make them when needed.

[@simoncoad2736]

Looking good mate 👍

[@7thson726]

Cheers mate 👍😀 another one to add to the table when we can olay again haha

[@simoncoad2736]

@@7thson726 soon hopefully 🙏😁

[@hxjay1971]

excellent mate they certainly look war weary ive just finished the same set ive put a video on a couple of days ago its a really nice set i enjoyed painting them

[@7thson726]

I saw mate, i really like what you did, id just finished filming it when i saw yours, part of me wished i had done the yellow facings as well as they look really smart 👍 next box i'll do that 😀

[@pancakepayneypayne6499]

awesome great stuff

[@7thson726]

Cheers mate, glad you liked it 👍

[@wp9746]

Thanks for the tutorial, I was thinking about buying contrast paints for some time and I finally decided to do it thanks to you. Not only do they give nice detail to the figure (which is very important for me) but also make the painting process much faster which allows me to get them ready on the table in no time (which is also very important for me since before I managed to finish only 2 minis in an hour and do at least 4 a day). Since I'll be also doing a Landwehr set soon, I can say that this was pretty helpful, about the historical accuracy thing you talked about: I can say that the only slight inaccuracy you made was having men with feldmutzes or fatigue caps alongside men with British supplied stovepipe shakos which were mainly given to reserve regiments but were also briefly worn by Westphalian Landwehr in 1815 and the regiment you painted which was, judging by the cuffs and collar, The Kurmark-Neumark Landwehr wore only feldmutzes just like the other Landwehr regiments raised in 1813 in the eastern parts of Prussia (Silesia, Pomerania, East Prussia etc.) but besides that, I don't see any other inaccuracies of higher importance so I think it's good in that aspect. Anyway, great paint job and I hope you do more Napoleonics in the future.

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much im glad you enjoyed it. The contrast paints definitely help with time when you are painting big blocks of infantry like this 😀 Thanks for the info it's always good to hear 👍

[@Thecrankybarber132]

Class thank you 👏

[@7thson726]

No problem 😁👍

[@Thecrankybarber132]

After investing in these, 1st time painter so thought these would be perfect with the great coats 🤞 baby steps .....

[@nickflammel8450]

Liked your tutorial video well done. I was wondering where I could get this Alpine Flock you covered your bases? Thanks.

[@7thson726]

Its scrublands from geek gaming 👍 www.geekgamingscenics.com/collections/base-ready-range/products/lukes-aps-base-ready-scrublands

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

REALLY LIKE YOUR VIDS...

[@7thson726]

Thanks buddy 👍😀

[@BootsontheTable]

Very nicely done mate. I must try using the pale skin as an undercoat as I like the effect

[@7thson726]

Cheers mate, yeah it gives a slightly warmer look to the skin to work from. To be fair it looks fine witbout the additional highlights 👍

[@andymoody8363]

A fine body of men!

[@7thson726]

Cheers buddy 👍😁

[@7bootzy]

Great tutorial. Loved it, but please work on the camera focus. Some parts were frustrating to watch.

[@7thson726]

Thanks 👍 yeah sorry about that, by the time i realised i had done all the other figures so couldn't re-film those parts. I've changed my set-up a bit so a few issues to iron out.

[@blahblah-hw3xg]

Will we see these chaps featuring in a black powder report any time soon? Great work ;-)

[@7thson726]

Haha probably not, i decided not to pursue the Prussians and focus on the Hanoverians, so these will probably end up getting sold 😁

[@SGusky]

Nice and easy!! What brand of basing material do you use? .. I hope it’s available in the states

[@7thson726]

Thanks, i use Geek Gaming stuff , I've had a quick look on the website, there is a stickist listed for the USA www.geekgaming.co.uk/pages/trade-stores-being-updated 👍

[@SGusky]

7th Son thanks

[@johnclarke9498]

Simile and effected painted

[@7thson726]

Thanks very much 👍

[@marecki9845]

Some Gouchy reinforcement ? :D

[@7thson726]

Haha, i'll be adding some in the future, need to build up another 3 battalions for these guys first 😀

[@jd.3493]

The wrap wasn’t for protection 😂😂😂

[@7thson726]

The wrap is the rolled greatcoat, it was worn over the shoulder for ease of carry but it would also provide some defence against sabres strikes.