I first used budgie grit on my 28mm Perry WotR forces and I liked the surface finish although the dark colour choice – english mud – I never liked. When they get another run out things will be lighter.
And following success with my Normans in the South I have retained the lighter colouring for my Piedmontese who are the first of my Wars of the Italian Unification (WotIU) project.
I pva some budgie grit around the figures, then give everything a burnt sienna undercoat. Then I use a discontinued B&Q tumeric – yellow ochre I guess. This is haphazardly brushed on. Finally I dry brush with a Valpasar yellowy cream. I found this colour was not so intense as using white.
The foliage is woodland scenics from the USA – I use the bush material and mix an olive green with a brighter green colour.
In the wings
In the lead photo you can see Austrian Artillerymen, Austrian Line Infantry and Italian Bersaglieri.
busy busy……..
The Wargaming Erratic 