Horses nothing but horses! (1 Viewer)

[Mrgooch]

Can you suggest the best looking [ sculpted and painted ] horse's made. If you have pictures please include in post.

 

[Spitfrnd]

Can you suggest the best looking [ sculpted and painted ] horse's made. If you have pictures please please include in post.

Well that is a large area, can you narrow it down a bit by scale, material, price range. The best work I have seen (and I have some few examples) has been done in bronze, which comes at a premium but there are many nice examples in resin and other mediums. I assume you mean unmounted horses in motion or otherwise? Again it would be helpful to know a bit more about the scope of your search.

 

[Mrgooch]

At this point just King and Country.

 

[Spitfrnd]

At this point just King and Country.

Ok, there are so many good private artist doing these but if it just K&C then do you mean to include the cavalry and by best do you mean most dramatic or most realistic?

 

[Mrgooch]

Lets try realistic.Cavalry included.

 

[Spitfrnd]

Lets try realistic.Cavalry included.

Well I don't have any K&C cavalry but some in their Napoleonic and Saracen lines look pretty good, as do some of their mounted civil war figures. Some of the ones with the best modeled horses to me include:
http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/detail.aspx?ID=1959
http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/detail.aspx?ID=2411
http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/detail.aspx?ID=1554
Frankly though as someone who spends a few hours every day with horses, I think the modeling of horses in 54mm is not up to the modeling of human figures yet (even at the connoisseur level with some exceptions). So far I am encouraged by the ones that are upcoming from First Legion. Here is a comparison shot with a K&C figure.
http://www.firstlegionltd.com/images/sidebysidecuirassiers3.jpg
I think their horses look quite nice and I am eagerly waiting to see them come out.

 

[JPB]

Jeanne d'Arc? No, my guess is the FOB horses...

JP

 

[Mister Dave]

I would also suggest that the Crimean War range 17th Lancer mounts are excellent.

MD

 

[Spitfrnd]

Jeanne d'Arc? No, my guess is the FOB horses...
JP

From what you can see around the armor and silk that would seem to be a nice one. What does FOB stand for?

 

[JPB]

From what you can see around the armor and silk that would seem to be a nice one. What does FOB stand for?

Field of Battle

 

[Spitfrnd]

Field of Battle

Well thanks JPB but I can't find any reference to figures or any thing close by that name, is there a link?

 

[thebritfarmer]

Well thanks JPB but I can't find any reference to figures or any thing close by that name, is there a link?

It's under the WW2 section of K&C but there are no horses there

 

[Capitolron]

There can only be ONE CHOICE !

NAPOLEON !

 

[Alexdakar]

There is also this one.

 

[JPB]

It's under the WW2 section of K&C but there are no horses there

FOB 13 & FOB 14

 

[Mister Dave]

As long as we are doing photos, here are three examples from the Crimean War range.

MD

 

[Spitfrnd]

Fair enough, as long as we are doing photos, I am off to do some more research.

 

[Mister Dave]

Cool! Is that you?

MD

 

[OzDigger]

This is a fine example of a K & C horse, and in an interesting pose. I bought him despite his four white socks (Sorry if the rider offends some viewers).

 

[Spitfrnd]

Cool! Is that you?

MD

Yes and my big mate (who certainly would have been large enough for the Cuirassiers); gentle giant who loves to jump.