1/10, 180mm, 2nd Life Guards Trumpeter, Egypt 1882

MCPWilk · Jul 4, 2020

This is my finished conversion of Gordon Mitchell's Boer War 17th Lancer trumpeter, based on the Caton Woodville illustration (https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/53691420529176413/). The original model is 3D printed and I suspect has lost some detail at this scale. Although I replaced some of the harness, were I to do this again I would replace all the harness, the bits and the horse's mane and tail.

The horse has been finished in oils, and although shaded, this hasn't shown up well in the photos. It is also easy to over shade and highlight in the larger scales. The figure has been finished in acrylics and enamels with oils for flesh.

Happy modelling,

Mike

MoboSchreuder · Jul 4, 2020

Beautiful work and painting

Mobo

Warren SMITH · Jul 4, 2020

lovely work

malc · Jul 4, 2020

Nice work Mike.

My thoughts are probably the same on large scale 120 up as regards main, tail and harness ect.

I also think you need to put a lot more thought in to painting the mount as you say regarding highlight and shadow.

MCPWilk · Jul 4, 2020

Shading is a difficult subject and is related to how a colour absorbs light. In small scales, shading has to be much heavier because there is little natural shadowing from light. The larger the scale, the more shadows and highlights show up with natural light. I could have shaded the horse as I would a smaller figure, but this would have been overpowering in natural light.

Mike

Viking Bob · Jul 5, 2020

Superb painting Mike.

Nap · Jul 5, 2020

Hi Mike

A interesting and large figure , as you know I don't paint legs but for me the horse looks too white ...more parade standard , I think this is a campaign piece so perhaps weathering might be a idea ...

Just my thoughts !

There looks to be a black mark on the front right inside leg ?

Do like what you've done with the rider though a good conversion especially on the equipt

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

MCPWilk · Jul 5, 2020

I was unsure what colour to paint the horse, however Household Cavalry trumpeters ride greys which are in effect white. Since they took their own horses on campaign I stuck with this. I was very tempted to do a dapple grey, which bizarrely is easier and more forgiving than white. The black mark is a chestnut or 'night eye' and is thought to represent a vestigial toe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut_(horse_anatomy).

Mike

Nap · Jul 5, 2020

MCPWilk said:
I was unsure what colour to paint the horse, however Household Cavalry trumpeters ride greys which are in effect white. Since they took their own horses on campaign I stuck with this. I was very tempted to do a dapple grey, which bizarrely is easier and more forgiving than white. The black mark is a chestnut or 'night eye' and is thought to represent a vestigial toe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut_(horse_anatomy).

Mike

Thanks Mike learn something everytime

Nap

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