Some Horses (2 Viewers)
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Hi All,
I was watching the tv series Versailles on Netflix and it featured the infamous poisoning scandal during Louis XIV's period.
A ref to this incident can be found on this site. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affair_of_the_Poisons
The article mentions Michel Tellier, the Marquis of Louvois who was featured in the series and reported the scandal to the king. Tellier is the husband of Anne de Souvree, featured in my model. Although I can't find any reference to her, it is very likely that she would have accompanied her husband's sojourn at Versailles.
The article also mentions the Duchess of Boullion who is featured my model. She was banished by Louis XIV because of this scandal.
Hence these two ladies were very likely to have met at Versailles, probably not as bosom buddies...
Rgds Victor
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just going thru my unfinished projects. came across qe2 and decided to take it further. painted with oils and i changed the horse to black burma. it started as a w britains figure but i switched a historex horse for the queen. ill hv to wait for the paint to dry to fill in the obviou gap on the shoulder.
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Remember those large metal horse parts that I had assembled some years back? I took out 5 of them to look for suitable poses for my Duke of Cumberland piece. One of them represents a unicorn! Strange choice but they were made episodically by an old French company and I managed to buy a bundle then from a German dealer.
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I dug up this book in my collection again to retrieve the ref to making this pony. It's a fantastic reference to unique Roman armour. Decided to shorten the neck and thicken it. Added a tail. Will also redo the ears which makes this butt look like a hare!
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There are many excellent metal kits but they cost a fortune. Anyway, I always prefer to do my own figures and in the light of more recent exciting archaelogical discoveries, there are new reconstructions possible to make up ancient people.
Therefore, I amassed a decent collection of ancient spares of helmets and weaponry from OOP makers. These are more affordable.
For this fig, I selected a Negau type helmet for my proposed early Roman cavalryman who appears to be a senior officer. The Negau helmet has an recessed rim under a bowl.
This reconstruction is based on a famous tomb located near Rome. Most of the armour appears to be Etruscan or Celt but used by the Romans. i will have to "flare out" the hip area of the cuirass which was a feature of mtd troops to allow them to bend more comfortably.
Therefore, I amassed a decent collection of ancient spares of helmets and weaponry from OOP makers. These are more affordable.
For this fig, I selected a Negau type helmet for my proposed early Roman cavalryman who appears to be a senior officer. The Negau helmet has an recessed rim under a bowl.
This reconstruction is based on a famous tomb located near Rome. Most of the armour appears to be Etruscan or Celt but used by the Romans. i will have to "flare out" the hip area of the cuirass which was a feature of mtd troops to allow them to bend more comfortably.
