Missing Prussian Flag Bearer problem?
Thanks to First Legion not anymore. Below solution spitted into a few simple steps.
Step 1. Get kit from First Legion(http://www.firstlegionltd.com/FL54010.aspx).
Step 2. Assemble
You can assemble and paint the figure yourself or hire an artist to do this for you.
Due to lack of funds, I have chosen the first solution.
I must say that the kit is very good quality - only a few parts to fix together (opposite to resin kits from other producers which makes me really crazy to glue 50 elements, why they are punishing customers buying their figures??). All elements smooth and perfectly matching, I didn't have to do any "pre-processing" before gluing.
2.1 Glue all together. Eventually except the flag, it can be painted separately and fixed on the end.
2.2 Wash with detergent and (after it is dries) cover with primer (easiest is to use white primer in spray).
Step 3 Paint.
Personally I use Vallejo acrylic paints. Some artists use Maimeri. There are other choices. Up to you. Mat paints of course.
It is never easy to find the same colors as used by somebody else. You have to mix colors to get demanded shade. The goal here was to have the Prussian Flag bearer painted exactly in the same colors/shades as the ready Prussian figures from FL.
With this figure most difficult was to find matching... grey. Yes believe me or not, grey is not just light and dark. As you can see on the photos I did not succeeded, my grey apparently differs from this used by First Legion.
Paint details...
...the base...
With the flag next problem. I didn't have original flag bearer to see colors of the flag. On photos from Internet I see the flag is in different blue than uniform, more intensive shade of blue. I tried to achieve something similar.
2.4 Fix the flag and paint the pole.
Step 4. Get some friends for our hero to not let him feel too lonely.
Step 5. Build some scenery...
...add opponents...
6. You have completed Missing Prussian Flag Bearer How-To, Congratulations!
