Mounted Gentlemen

Over the past week I've been working on a pair of civilians on horseback.  Like the civilian laborers that I finished, these are from Minden Miniatures.  They are set CIV-006 Pair of Mounted Gentlemen with Horses.

I really like the sculpts on these, but the size difference between Minden and Perry Miniatures is even more noticable if a Perry infantry figure is placed next to one of the horses.  I'll try to keep that in mind when I place them on a table.  These will mostly be used as scenery and plot devices, though, so I don't expect them to see a lot of action around troops.

Civilian Laborers

This evening I finished up my first batch of 18th century civilians.  These are Minden Miniatures Agricultural Laborers Set 2.  Minden sculpts are a bit smaller than the Perry Miniatures infantry that I did, and aren't as bulky, being more of a true 1:56 scale miniature as opposed to a 28mm gaming miniature.  They were easy to paint up, and I'm pretty happy with how the shading turned out on their waistcoats.  My "warm white" shirts came out okay, but I'm not happy with my attempt at "cool white" on the stockings.  That's one that I'll have to practice in the future.