Elephants Gun (1 Viewer)

[johnnybach]

Okay - I finished off my first pass at the painting last night - and morning found all last varnished parts dry. This will seal everything in - so parts can all be handled now without fear of smudging. I'll give everything a last coat of Tamiya-X22 clear gloss varnish in a couple of days. That should really bring up a shine.

Note also - that I have yet to source some chain to connect my two Nelly's to the Limber. I'll hopefully find this next time in the UK - at my local Model shop - which is really for the Trainspotting Brigade - though they put up with my occasional visit too! (I'm quite a "Nerd" to them - though the poor souls don't seem to know that they are all nerds really - I'm the straight TS guy!)

Please forgive my usual photographic bodge - I was trying to hold a hot lamp and photograph these at the same time! At least you can see them - more or less completed. When I get some better light and finish the varnishing - and my second degree burns heal - I'll try for some better shots.

One from the side first.



One from the front downwards:



One looking down - with Nelly Two disconnected from pull - and pushing the gun (see later pic of the same below)



Note that in this old picture - the Elephant is pushing - and seems to have Oxen harnessed at the front end - and an Army helping to push the gun up a hill.



Last one - is a real 40 pounder at the halt. This one will help me - when I get some suitable chain. Thanks for the tip about using an old necklace Mike ( Mike Neiderman) - if I get stuck - I'll raid the Memm Sahib's jewellery box! jb

 

[johnnybach]

AT Last! Playing about with the camera - I was trying to get a shot of some of the Dorset Soldier figures in my new set - and I managed this one - which at long last shows the true colour of the Officer horse, instead of the somewhat washed out look when under a lamp. I'm really pleased with this figure - which began life as a part modified and recast Britains Hussar. Some work was required before painting.

The frogging had already been removed from his front body - to leave it plain. I emphasized his cross-belt and rear pouch with some milliput, as it wasn't well defined - and I put on a Foreign Service (FS) head - then chose an arm with sword at the carry. This meant removing the hilt from the existing sword in scabbard already cast-in. I painted on the shabraque - which wasn't really necessary - but put a bit of colour into the figure - call it an Officer's vanity. I then painted him as shown, with a rather nice dun coloured horse - to stand out a bit from a preponderance of grey in the elephants, mule and gun. jb