Painting Guides

Painting Perry AWI Continentals

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Here’s a tutorial on painting the Perry AWI Continentals.

Late 1700s and Early 1800s Uniform Guide

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I can’t read German, so I don’t really know what it’s about, but this page has some excellent antique plates of European uniforms from the late 1700s and early 1800s. (The dates actually range from 1697 to 1867). It’s worth a look if your doing wars of that period. There are quite a few Napoleonic period plates in here.

How To Paint Zombicide Black Plague Figures

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Here’s a nice video on how to paint your Zombicide Black Plague figures.

Painting a World War II Marine

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The Pacific Theatre in World War II is a relatively neglected period in miniature wargaming. I think that it has a lot to do with the lack of sexy things like tanks and SS uniforms. But it shouldn’t be that way. It has a lot of colorful troop types (think Ghurkas), and the matchless US Marine Corps.

Here’s a page with advice on painting US Marines.

Dark Ages Color Palette

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The 100 Foot General has a very useful post on colors that should appear in the clothing of a Dark Ages army: Dark Ages Color Palette.