BIG BOYS .... a diffent scale. (1 Viewer)

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I have been going through my 'stash' of kits and finally got around to assembling and painting a couple of 90mm kits that have been with me for about 5 years.

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They are a French Young Guard Fusilier Chasseur c1809 made by Hinchliffe kit 90/DJ2 and General Johann Joachim von Ziethen, c1763, mounted that was made by BARTON Miniatures Ltd kit BM/J2.

Just to show the difference in scale, I have posed a 54mm ROSE Miniature Young Guard and a 54mm TRADITION of London von Ziethen for comparison.

There is a different painting technique required for these 'Big Boys' to get the paint to flow right but it's well worth to time and effort in doing this scale.
One major concern was holding the extra weight of lead while painting and I'm sure it has built up muscles in my arm !! :)

Hope you like them,
John
 
Obee,
They look great and explains why Naps always been a popular subject.
Now that you have done 90mm to build up your muscles see if you can find any of the 300mm Australian kits by Naked Army as they are being sold at way below original retail. I dont stock them but should be able to find them online.
 
Hi John,

Sublime painting. I love the way you treat the blues.

Rgds Victor
 
Obee said:
I have been going through my 'stash' of kits and finally got around to assembling and painting a couple of 90mm kits that have been with me for about 5 years.

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They are a French Young Guard Fusilier Chasseur c1809 made by Hinchliffe kit 90/DJ2 and General Johann Joachim von Ziethen, c1763, mounted that was made by BARTON Miniatures Ltd kit BM/J2.

Just to show the difference in scale, I have posed a 54mm ROSE Miniature Young Guard and a 54mm TRADITION of London von Ziethen for comparison.

There is a different painting technique required for these 'Big Boys' to get the paint to flow right but it's well worth to time and effort in doing this scale.
One major concern was holding the extra weight of lead while painting and I'm sure it has built up muscles in my arm !! :)

Hope you like them,
John
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Great work as always really shows the difference in the scales
 
I have now added a special page to my Toy Soldier website showing all the larger scale ( 75 - 100mm ) figures that I have painted.

Many of these were for other collectors and it has only been in the past 2 or 3 years that I have started to paint some for myself.

It is organised by maker for a few lots and then a general collection of other makers.

Check it out here: http://members.upnaway.com/~obees/soldiers/75and90s.htm

John
 
AND here is another BIG BOY, a Grenadier of the Imperial Guard by Stadden.

He can as a casting and is now ready to be put on exhibition with a few others from this series.

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John
 
AND here is another BIG BOY, a Grenadier of the Imperial Guard by Stadden.

He can as a casting and is now ready to be put on exhibition with a few others from this series.

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John
 
Obee said:
AND here is another BIG BOY, a Grenadier of the Imperial Guard by Stadden.

He can as a casting and is now ready to be put on exhibition with a few others from this series.

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John
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Nice but there is a big typo on the description. It should read "Grenadier à pied" not "Grenadier et pied". The latter means "Grenadier and a foot"...whereas the right description means "Unmounted grenadier" as there were "Mounted Grenadiers" > "Grenadier à cheval" in French...
 
Grognard said:
Nice but there is a big typo on the description. It should read "Grenadier à pied" not "Grenadier et pied". The latter means "Grenadier and a foot"...whereas the right description means "Unmounted grenadier" as there were "Mounted Grenadiers" > "Grenadier à cheval" in French...
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Yes, I did see that while I was painting the base, but that's what is etched into the base there, so I'll be leaving it 'as is' :)

Interestingly though, I see in a catalogue it has 'A' instead of 'ET' shown so maybe the painter did it right ????

John
 
Obee said:
Yes, I did see that while I was painting the base, but that's what is etched into the base there, so I'll be leaving it 'as is' :)

Interestingly though, I see in a catalogue it has 'A' instead of 'ET' shown so maybe the painter did it right ????

John
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It's maybe because "A" in English is pronounced "ET" in French :wink2:
 
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