30mm napoleonics (1 Viewer)

I'll check around and see if I can get you some more info about painting/shading flat horses
 
Hi Ray - thanks - but you're helping with my Flat Education already by posting these pics !!:D

Here's a subject I'm currently working on - which also involves horses. The set came from our old Zinnfiguren friends in Berlin - and from their "Specials" section - so didn't cost the Earth!

As you may be able to see - it's going to be a Prussian Horse Artillery subject - around the time of the Seven Years War - so mid 1750's onwards. Not finished yet, of course, but beginning to get there with this part of the set. I'll hope to be doing a bit more with the shading, now I've got the more basic colours on. I have the six horse team to paint up yet - as the horses in the background would be the ones ridden by the extra gunners - who have dismounted to bring the howitzer being towed into action. The two remaining riders are holding onto their horses.

I've also been experimenting with different photo/lighting techniques a bit - and am learning how to crop and resize pics a bit more - with the "Paint" facility on my computer - and also with the "Edit" function on Photobucket - which I usually use to store my pics.

All good fun - so keep 'em coming chum.:salute:: Cheers for now - jb

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Looks good, I'll be looking forward to following your progress, just got word my latest batch of flats has shipped so should be posting in the next week or so, I have also recently received a large group of castings that I'm researching now, should be a really impressive group when finished.
 
Great figures and paintings Ray.Not many flat collectors here in the states.
Mark
 
nmrocks said:
A village being built in 30mm for a museum flat display and some actual clothes worn/owned by Napoleon, check out the Cape! and the mercedes... well it really doesn't matter where you put that car... it's never out of place!:cool:


















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That is a great little village.
Mark
 
Thanks for the pictures in post on page #364 Ray.:cool: I have two 30mm German Band sets (Flats), currently awaiting their turn to paint up in my stash. Mine are of WW1 era though - but very similar to those in your pic. ( they wear Picklehaubs and instruments also look very much the same).

Love the Napoleonic French Caisson too - I made up a set of drivers towing a cannon recently (54mm) - which is very similar.

Could you tell us a bit more about the German (or is it Prussian?) Band. ( looks like they are wearing blue jackets????). Did the original have a caption/year etc.? Looks like a battle going on - just around the corner of the wall - where the Band is playing. jb
 
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marco55 said:
That is a great little village.
Mark
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Mark,
it's being done by a flats museum in Germany for and exhibit, got to love the german clubs they get together regularly and paint flats as a body and you always see a beer close, they support there clubs and museum and there hobby is a participation sport with a long club history.
not to get off the subject but that cape found in Napoleons couch after Waterloo looks more like Game of Thrones material...
Ray :salute::
 
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johnnybach said:
Thanks for the pictures in post on page #364 Ray.:cool: I have two 30mm German Band sets (Flats), currently awaiting their turn to paint up in my stash. Mine are of WW1 era though - but very similar to those in your pic. ( they wear Picklehaubs and instruments also look very much the same).

Love the Napoleonic French Caisson too - I made up a set of drivers towing a cannon recently (54mm) - which is very similar.

Could you tell us a bit more about the German (or is it Prussian?) Band. ( looks like they are wearing blue jackets????). Did the original have a caption/year etc.? Looks like a battle going on - just around the corner of the wall - where the Band is playing. jb
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JB,
I'm sorry to say that I just pulled the pic because I knew you'd love it, but I have gone back looking for it and can't seem to refind it?:(
I do know it was the Franco-Prussian war, perhaps someone on the forum who has knowledge of the forensic side of the digital age could track it back, I know all photo's leave a digital trail, I just don't know how to access it, sorry:(
Ray
 
nmrocks said:
JB,
I'm sorry to say that I just pulled the pic because I knew you'd love it, but I have gone back looking for it and can't seem to refind it?:(
I do know it was the Franco-Prussian war, perhaps someone on the forum who has knowledge of the forensic side of the digital age could track it back, I know all photo's leave a digital trail, I just don't know how to access it, sorry:(
Ray
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It's okay Ray - it was a cracking pic - and you're right - it's great! BUT, I've just pulled out my band from the packaging ( to clean off any flash) - and I was mistaken. They aren't wearing Picklehaubs at all - but have Stahelms - so that Beautiful pic is wasted on them!!!

My band will have to be end of WW1 at best - up to WW2.

Drat! {sm2} Never mind, I'm sure they'll paint up well, anyhow.{sm4} jb
 
Several very nice pics there Ray. The Carabiniers pic will come in handy - as I have several of these to put together and paint later on this year. I have to wait until I get back to my proper work-bench for these - as I need to metal base some plastic horses - for metal Cuirassiers to mount - so my work-bench will come in handy then. ( see ATKM Catalogue: -http://www.allthekingsmentoysoldiers.com/Napoleonic.html).

I can also empathise with that French Cavalryman drawing - as I've just finished "squaring up" a small picture to a larger size for "La Commandante" - who is in charge of Patchwork Quilting. She has no head for drawing - so I do it for her - as required.

And as for that six horse team - floundering through the snow - presumably in Russia! You just have to feel for them.

My latest Prussian Flats are a bit more comfortable: Cheers - jb



 
Came across a treasure of Edouard Detaille drawings and paintings truly the original master of military art, lots will be coming...



















 
The past 2 post have not been exclusively Edouard Detaille these fine sketches are:













 
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