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JACKET & TROUSERS 1. AP-WP1119 - Wolf Grey  2. AP-WP1119 - Wolf Grey mixed with AP-WP1113 - Electric Blue 3. + more AP-WP1113 - Electric Blue 4. + AP-WP1102 - Matt White PICKELHAUBE, COLLAR, PIPING, BOOTS, HILT & PIPE These are all the same colour, so it is a good opportunity  to get quite a few things done in one go. When  highlighting, leave plenty of the original layer of black  showing. To make sure all the black areas are really black  I re-coat them in pure AP-WP1101 - Matt Black, before  commencing the highlighting.  BLACK 1. AP-WP1101 - Matt Black mixed with AP-WP1125 - Skeleton Bone  2. + AP-WP1125 - Skeleton Bone 3. + more AP-WP1125 - Skeleton Bone 4. and lastly more AP-WP1125 - Skeleton Bone THE GREATCOAT Worn in an arrogant on the shoulders fashion the  greatcoat is the largest area of solid colour on the model  so will repay careful attention. Keep it simple; try to follow  the folds that are there and you won’t go far wrong.  1. AP-WP1101 - Matt Black mixed with AP-WP1118 - Uniform Grey 2. + AP-WP1118 - Uniform Grey 3. + more AP-WP1118 - Uniform Grey 4. and finally pure AP-WP1118 - Uniform Grey
Now normally I would have done all the piping on his uniform first, but as the piping is to be black I decided to leave it till after I had painted the blue of the jacket as that was likely to be the trickiest bit to do. I could then correct any mistakes
THE REST OF THE MODEL THE WHITE THINGS Mostly his one glove, sash, hair and moustaches, and  some fine piping on the top edge of his collar. I did these  first as they are very small areas and would be more  difficult to do at the end. Painting them in first allows you  to correct any mistakes by painting over the slips with  black AP-WP1101 - Matt Black. WHITE 1. AP-WP1102 - Matt White  + AP-WP1117 - Ash Grey 2. + more AP-WP1102 - Matt White 3. + more AP-WP1102 - Matt White 4. pure AP-WP1102 - Matt White SASH Infuriatingly his sash has narrow bands of red and blue  running along it; I painted these on in AP-WP1104 - Pure  Red and AP-WP1116 - Deep Blue, with no shading or  highlighting. Try to do them in one steady stroke, both  colours cover quite well when painted over the white of  the sash, and you can easily correct mistakes by  touching in with pure AP-WP1102 - Matt White. You  could paint the sash silver if you prefer and forget the  stripes! UNIFORM Now normally I would have done all the piping on his  uniform first, but as the piping is to be black I decided to  leave it till after I had painted the blue of the jacket as  that was likely to be the trickiest bit to do. I could then  correct any mistakes with AP-WP1101 - Matt Black.
PICKELHAUBE, COLLAR, PIPING, BOOTS, HILT & PIPE. These are all the same colour, so it is a good opportunity to get quite a few things done in one go. When highlighting, leave plenty of the original layer of black showing. To make sure all the black areas