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I joined three bkgd figs together. It is so satisfying to view them like this.

Just finished ptg this piece. A crusader knight in intense fighting.

With excess putty, I shaped the left shoulder to balance the pose.

Selected these 3 figs to add sabretaches which may be visible in a 3d shadowbox. The largest was a cutdown Historex part. The smaller ones were just shaped blobs of putty.

Hi Paddy, thx for yr gracious remarks. Rgds Victor

Hi John, Whipping the raw material into the scum of the earth for yr pleasure....hahaha. adding more details such as stirrups, , shako plates, JB type moustaches etc etc... Rgds Victor

This is the trumpeter being detailed. Note that I have reshaped the original Airfix shako which was too short when cf to the ptg.

Production ptg of ponies on a carousel. Would y believe it if I told you that I put this on a spinner and twirl the base around? I like to mess with yr minds... hahahaha. The next lot are now getting smaller. These are 28mm wargames figs being converted.

Anyway, Historex does produce a mameluke scabbard. I just ran out of spares..... The main differences between a mameluke scabbard and a typical french line trooper scabbard are the curvature and that the mameluke scabbard has circular discs ornaments on the sword sling hinges. So as a mildly...

Now adding the sabretache and sword to the main fig. Really difficult esp trying to curl the d..... slings. I discovered an anomaly. He is wielding a mameluke sword but the scabbard is a standard French hussar item. The curvatures are not identical..... Sigh, it takes a Historex reference...

Hi Paddy, Thx for your nice comment. The pix arent that great. I think that my oldee hp camera is starting to show its age... rgds Victor

The odd anatomy is due to my attempt at foreshortening to achieve visual perspectives. Ive mtd the figures onto thick wires (hidden side) for handling when painting in oil paints. The figs are posed to show approx the viewing sides.

Hi John, I live for pelisses. It must be in our chinese genes. We produce most of the world's toy soldiers. hahaha. Here is my one man production line. hohoho. All basic ptd in acrylics. Then eventually overptd with oils. The 2nd pix is the trumpeter. Ive added a cut down historex trumpet

Hi Louis, Thx for yr kind words. The fig is a bit battered, having undergone so many changes. A true Frankenstein piece….hahhaha Rgds Victor

I slapped some basic acrylic paint on these two figs. Easier to visualise and see what esle needs to be done.

Worked more on two of the figs in this batch. Shako peak, fur trim on pelisse, Tightening the sleeves, pouch belthorse mane, valise etc

Ive kept these 5 figs in the same orientation so that you can see how I build up the details. Pouch belts, arms, shakos, neck collars and shabraques are being built up. Some horse heads are tilted when I cf against the ptg. One of the horse (my fav of this lot) has had the mane removed and a...

Hello Louis, Thanks. Still more to do ....sigh.... Ive decided to work on these 5 horsemen as a first batch. The poses are all finalised. Notice that the shortened horses create foreshortening (visual perspectives) and saves on space. There is some artistic license in creating the back...

Likewise, Ive treated the front ranks in the same way with decreasing proportions.

Here are the shortened horse bodies.