TO THE BEAT OF THE DRUM

In this tutorial, I explore how you can get the best results when painting Epic Pike and Shotte's infantry from the Warlord Games' range. Contrast paints are an absolute godsend for this type of miniature. These paints will bring out the sculpted detail beautifully with minimal effort.

By Paul MacKay

I have painted the ‘normal’ infantry as Colonel John Talbot’s regiment; There were also several other Royalist and Parliamentarian regiments who wore yellow. The Scots mainly wore grey; I painted all of the infantry wearing grey jackets and trousers for simplicity, although you could mix up the unit’s uniformity a bit by using CC Basilicanum Grey. I gave this unit standards carried by Lord Balfour of Burleigh’s Regiment. The paints I have used for the Scots will work perfectly for other grey-coated regiments; if thinned, they will also work for units wearing white. PREPARATION AND UNDERCOATING The miniatures are mostly very clean. If you want a basic tabletop standard, you could go straight to the undercoat stage. White spray primer was used for the first unit in the guide. Note: if you…

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