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Had to take a step backwards with his eyes.

Normally I would add any draping cords after main body painting but I think this could be horrible experience with this bust. Bracing them worked well. I didn’t pin the plume. Just cut a bit off the bottom (which was too long IMO) and epoxied. Once that was dry I added a super glue collar...

A bit more. Not bad for one day’s dabble.

Some good uniform resources here: https://www.polishlancers.com/history/uniforms-and-equipment/ For example -

Getting some time in today.

I found that I was bending his aiguillettes while working on the face. We all know how that would end up. So I braced the cords with some kit packing foam and masking tape. Seems to have solved the issue.

Black Bob Craufurd….Cuidad Rodrigo. 28mm.

Auguste de Colbert-Chabanais 1809 28mm sculpt.

Broke my rule about working on multiple projects simultaneously. I have added a couple of flesh base cots and some diluted inks to define the features and shadows for painting. The inks are Liquitex sepia and purple. I also took the opportunity to fill some pin point air bubble holes with a...

Thanks Simon. I have a few others in mind and I’ll get the proportions better. This was from a few years ago. I’ve done a few other Nap personalities at that scale. None I’m perfectly happy with but every project is a chance to learn.

An original 28mm wargames scale sculpt of Macdonald, Duke of Tarente. Painted in acrylics and inks. Still learning in this scale…some issues with hand size and leg length.

I thought that too Melanie. Alexandros’ Colbert and Marmont are inbound as spousal Christmas gifts.

I do like jumping about in scale. It keeps me from putting same face on every bust I paint (I hope).

Saw that Nap. Thank you. Another fine finished example. I agree this is one of Andrea’s better busts in terms of appearance and feel for the period. I got this discounted from Artists’ Preservation Group in one of Mike Stelzel’s FB fund raising efforts. So a good cause supported. Issues were...

Next project once my 28mm Duellists are completed. An older Andrea 1/10 bust of an officer of the Polish Lancers of the Imperial Guard in Review order. I have included a couple of pics by other artists of inspiring paint jobs on this same bust. A bitch to assemble given it’s a mix of resin and...

I love hussars and this is a terrific example

We all have our niche detail fetishes…I can only imagine.

Yikes that’s gotta be model research overkill. I assume it’s aimed at sword collectors. 😳