Chelsea Militia (2 Viewers)

Hello Brad,

Nice to have your kind comments. I used a good Mokarex face in the first place and added the additional whiskers. Look at the face now.

I really enjoy doing these hybrid conversions as I have so many parts and pieces to play with. Redoing figures in a new context is always refreshing. Hence my reluctance to do any figure straight from the box.

I have painted the outlines for the ornamentations.

Rgds Victor

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You're welcome, Vic! Nice progress!

I just had an idea about the lace on his breeches--have you ever thought about sculpting details like that, to give them some detail in relief?

Prost!
Brad
 
Hello Brad,

Yes. I have sculpted braid and buttons for a hussar dolman and pelisse, made my own metal castings and eventually will knock out some hussar conversions (see my thread on Eugene Beauharnais). I did this because the Historex dolman and pelisse parts details appeared to be rather faint, perhaps due to numerous castings.

Aside from the above, I generally don't do sculpted embroidery unless it is obviously raised from the surrounding cloth. For eg, I shaved off the embroidery from my Russian casting of a Napoleonic Drum Major recently. It was the wrong shape. The sculpted embroidery seems to over exaggerate the details. In addition, Historex also produces Hungarian knots as spares. But again, these appear generic and it seems easier to paint the embroidery freehand and suggest the relief with shading and highlight. I also use minimal impasto techniques to suggest relief.

I further refined the ornamentation on this piece. I also painted the drum hoops. The drum ropes are next. I intend to complete the drum before attaching it to the figure.

Rgds Victor

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Hello All,

I'm back (with a vengeance...). My household was in turmoil during major upgrade works which lasted for weeks. Normalcy is slowly returning and I can extricate my figures from under the wraps.
I finished the vest on the figure, adding cords and tiny buttons. The drum cords were completed. I added drum slings to the drum and fixed the drum to the figure. The drum slings were then fitted around the figure and a buckle was added to the sling joint at the back. A cord was added to the hat and final painting is now in progress.

Rgds Victor

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I painted the lettering on the drum and also refined the ornamentation on the figure.

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Now moving on to the base. I've decided to use a larger base for this figure as I want to add a dog to the scene. The most available base is the Historex guard post and railing that I was making for the WWI British postman. I proceeded to cut down the proportions of the guard post and railing to suit this piece.

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This is a hunting dog from LeCimier. The two parts were epoxied together and putty was used to smooth over the gaps.

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Out-standing! I like your idea for the base; that's going to look very cool.

Prost!
Brad
 
I just realized--that was going to be the base for your Tommy on mail call duty, wasn't it? :D
 
Hello Brad,

Yes, this base was originally meant for my TA postman but I found a smaller base for that figure. This larger base seems to work for at least two figurines - a man and a dog.
Just worked further on this base. Did the groundwork. Some basic painting. All rather bland...:):)

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I added some militia recruiting and theatre posters of the era and created billboards which were attached to the wall and gates. Foliage was added to the back of the base. The base was painted and weathered. The dog was painted and attached. Finally the bass drummer was added to the scene. A very colourful and theatrical presentation!


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Victor,

I've only just seen this thread, and would you believe, I've just received a metal kit of this particular figure, made by Mitrecap Miniatures, and won on eBay last week.

This is the kit

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The description is MITRECAP MINIATURES 54MM MV 8 BASS DRUMMER, ROYAL CHESHIRE MILITIA, c 1795

When he's painted, I'll show him off here,

John
 
Excellent finish, Vic, and your base and backdrop make a great presentation for the figure. This was particularly fun to follow.

Prost!
Brad
 
Hi John,

I would love to see the Mitrecap figure assembled and painted up! Please post it here.


Hi Brad,

Thanks for your kind comments. The fun element seems to be inversely proportional to the amount of work needed to complete a figure...:)

Vic
 
blaster said:
Hi John,

I would love to see the Mitrecap figure assembled and painted up! Please post it here.


Hi Brad,

Thanks for your kind comments. The fun element seems to be inversely proportional to the amount of work needed to complete a figure...:)

Vic
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OK guys, it's been nearly 3 years, but I have finally got around to painting this kit, and so here is my Mitrecap Miniature of the Bass Drummer from the Royal Cheshire Militia c1800

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You will notice with this figure that he as the drum on the ground, so I assume the sculptor used the painting as his guide for the pose.

Hope you like it?

John
 
Hi John,

You took your time, didnt you?:) But great figure and painting in the end. That's what counts!

These Napoleonic era costumes make the most colourful figures anytime.

Rgds Victor
 
blaster said:
Hi John,

You took your time, didnt you?:) But great figure and painting in the end. That's what counts!

These Napoleonic era costumes make the most colourful figures anytime.

Rgds Victor
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Victor,

Yes, it did take some time, but I manage to slip in a few of my own figures now into my busy painting schedule.

Yes, Napoleonics are 'most colourful' and that's why they take up most of my collection, I tended to stop collecting with c1900, except a few special figures.

Love seeing your new displays in another tread, looks good :0

John
 
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