Project D (1 Viewer)

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More butchering.

I reshaped the shabraque. Added an ear to the head and detailed the back of the shako. Changed the pose of the raised arm.

 

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This ptg is very detailed and the focus is on Col Berthe. This is where I try to bring this figure up a notch.

The shabraque was further covered with putty and reshaped.

The horse neck has prominent muscles on both sides of the throat. Added more mane. The head and shako was built up in stages. Once I was satisfied with the shako shape, I added details.

A mameluke sabre was carefully added to the right hand which was resculpted. A tassel was added to the back attached with a tiny wire.

The fig and horse were worked on separately. the last pic is quite satisfactory to me.

 

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Sculpted the fingers.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Really terrific work Victor!

 

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Hi Louis,

Thx for yr kind comment. I get lucky now and then....hahaha.

I managed to overcome my funk period over this project as the details were rather overwhelming when you study the ptg.

I redid the left arm and bulked out the shabraque pommel to get the juxtapositioning right. Added more mane.

Added tiny buttons to the pouch belt. Will trim down the right glove before I start the ptg. Other details will be added later.

 

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I pinned some thick wires to the blind sides and fixed the pieces to handles for ptg.

 

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And a splash of acrylic undercoat colour!!!!

I'm pretty chuffed with this.

 

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Now adding the basic details. The straps, headstalls and nose band are covered with white studs. Ive added some historex items and the tail has been added.

I propose to add the mameluke like decorations then paint fully, then add the more complex head decorations.

You need the patience of a saint to do this fiddly work. Saint inity....hahaha.

 

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Painting the figure in oils. I dont really bother with the hidden side. I had fun with the teeny highlights and the braiding.

Some minor resculpts to be done on the gloves, right hand lacing, chin strap and highlight the pantaloons.

 

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More ptg.

 

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Final sculpting on this figure. I added a Historex legion of Honour medal.

 

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Final ptg on this fig. All details touched up. Now to concentrate on the horse.

 

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Made the first hanging ornament. Bloody fiddly. Then completed the rest.

I've started to paint the horse.

 

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Its not just abount Col Berthe. Now starting on the next three figs. Again all frankenstein pieces as I proceed to reduce their sizes and proportions relative to the main fig.

 

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Adding the heads to the hussar torsos. Airfix and Wolf Miniatures head {metal}. The torsos are my own home made resin castings.

Horses are the usual mix of historex and 1/35 horses. Ive lowered the back of the white horse drastically and created a belly for it.

 

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Added stirrups. I think this looks pretty good. So I will let it dry for now and concentrate on the other horsemen.

 

[mikemiller1955]

never ceases to amaze me how you can turn out one winner after another with just pieces, putty and talent!

 

[Obee]

Love those details, look so realistic!

I found this pic of the painting in the NSW Art Gallery in Sydney when I was there last year.
As you can see the canvas is HUGE, lager that life !



John

 

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Hi Mike and John,

Thx for your very nice comments. That NSW ptg is like a bloody sword of Damocles, isn't it?... but I digress. hahahahha.

The details that were painted in are just amazing. Since my Omdurman piece, I wanted to do another cavalry charge but with more details. Looks like I'm starting to bite off more than I can chew...

Here are the rest of the main supporting cast. I'm trying to use mostly 1/35 scale horses here to speed up the work. The next batch will be a resizing down towards 28mm horses.

The front row two horses are in line with Berthe. The bugler is in line with the tall shako figure. The back three mtd figs are behind.

Im using up the remaining stock of my resin torsos. But I cut them down at the sides and shorten them. I am also attaching smaller heads or cut down heads.

The process ain't pretty but you lot aren't fussy, either....hahahahaha.

 

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Here are the three back horses and figs. I have fixed their poses. Now, I will have to reduce their overall sizes to fit in with each other and also to fit into the proposed shadow box space.

One obvious way is to shorten the horses' lengths.