Franco Prussian War Piece (2 Viewers)

[blaster]

Hi Louis,

Thanks for yr comments. Great minds think alike. Hahaha.
When I looked around for inspirational FPW paintings, the most dominant artist was Alphonse de Neuville and his Gravelotte painting was the most dramatic and unusual.
Imagine trying to sculpt an empty space in a shadowbox diorama where all the action is on the periphery.

Ive resized the bkgd bldg and built up the base with cardbd bricks and the converted airfix figs.

 

[blaster]

Ive added more tiny preiser figs.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Here's a photo of my Franco Prussian War effort loosely based on this painting:

 

[blaster]

Hi Louis,

That is a packed display. I also see a vintage coat and doll? You don't do things by halves, do you? Hahahaa.

Here's my update on the bkgd piece. I added more details to the bldgs and groundwork and painted it.

Rgds Victor

 

[Louis Badolato]

Hi Louis,

That is a packed display. I also see a vintage coat and doll? You don't do things by halves, do you? Hahahaa.

Here's my update on the bkgd piece. I added more details to the bldgs and groundwork and painted it.

Rgds Victor

Yes Victor, I'm kind of nuts, I have three Franco Prussian War uniforms among the 50 or so full and partial uniforms I have on display, along with around 80 period Soldier Dolls (mostly Steiff, but also Harwin, Kathe Kruse, Tenue du Campagne from the French Great War Museum at Vincennes). Your background piece looks fantastic! If you ever want to part with this piece I would love to buy it and add it to my Franco Prussian War display!

 

[blaster]

Hi Louis,

Your collection is already at a priceless level. I still need this piece as part of my FPW piece. But thank you for your most gracious compliment. Some WIP.

More bkgd bldgs are being fabricated.
Im making 4 more figures.
The sky bkdg is being fabricated.

 

[blaster]

Here's a blown up section of the ptg upon which the bkdg bldg and figures are based.

 

[blaster]

Heres the rest of the bkgd bldgs

 

[blaster]

I ptd the sky and when dry, stuck the bldgs onto it. Then painted the fire and smoke.

The gate was further sculpted.

 

[blaster]

I added cotton wool smoke to the bkgd and posed the gate and scenery bits for this pix.

 

[blaster]

Detailed the gateway and added the gate. Then I started to construct the surrounding buildings and posed them within the diorama.

 

[blaster]

I sculpted most of the main group crashing thru the gateway. Then these were underpainted. Looks like the shot French soldier will be the first to be completed.

 

[jason foote]

Any updates? I have really got into the FP War

 

[blaster]

Hi Jason,

thanks for looking in. I got into the FPW because Ive currently exhausted my search for Napoleonic lore for now. Its still a colourful period and I had a supply of pickelhaubes and kepis to use up.... I cant work at my usual breakneck speed as I had surgery on my shoulder and am still in physiotherapy since June....

Ive painted the bldgs and after several trials of testfitting including shifting the base and trimming bits off here and there, here's the penultimate setting.

 

[blaster]

I added trimmed cardboard here and there to repair the gaps and then puttied over those areas.

 

[blaster]

The bkgd bldgs were given a brushing of lighter colour and highlights.

 

[blaster]

I added pinheads to the door, and painted the posters.

 

[blaster]

The figures charging thru the gateway were posed and then I added the muskets and sword.

 

[blaster]

Finally, the brick walls were plastered.

 

[blaster]

I started to add bricks and completed this and also added small rocks as well.