WIP 13th Lancers At Balaklava- 120mm Bust

[Stephen Ward]

I had a lot of fun making a small bust for a friend of mine in 120mm and small busts like this suit my terrible attention span It's an officer of the 13th Lancers who I'll paint as a clear survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade, very worn-out looking and shell shocked. Here's what it's like so far. Still more to do on the coat and collar, plus adding buttons. More soon. Cheers, Stephen

 

[camo88]

So far so good.

 

[Figurenfreund66]

Nice start.

Hendryk

 

[Nap]

Stephen,

This is looking really good , like what you have done so far , the facial expression looks good , is it based on any reference in particular ?

Are you planning any weapons with him ?

..be interesting to see the painting of battle shocked soldier .

Keep us posted

Nap

 

[Don]

Wonderful piece of work Stephen. I like this one a lot. Like the idea of 120mm busts and cant wait to see it finished

Don

 

[bagelman1952]

That is nice

 

[Tecumsea]

Lovely facial expression Stephen-looking forward to seeing the finished article....Keith

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Looks good what is the scale ?

Ron

 

[megroot]

Great sculpting so far.
Ron it is 120 mm

Marc

 

[Stephen Ward]

Thanks a lot guys. Nap, it's not based on anyone in particular, but I've referenced Roger Fenton's collection of photos from the Crimean War to get details right. No weapons, just the shell jacket, officers forage cap and the 'bunny coat' which was a locally made item made with skin and fur from, you guessed it, rabbits. I'll take some SBS pics of the painting do y'all can see how I'll be working the effects into this one. Again, thanks for all the kind words about this new piece. Cheers Stephen

Stephen,

This is looking really good , like what you have done so far , the facial expression looks good , is it based on any reference in particular ?

Are you planning any weapons with him ?

..be interesting to see the painting of battle shocked soldier .

Keep us posted

Nap

 

[Tecumsea]

Hi Ron....Did you look at the Title? better get down to specsavers I'm getting worried about the measurements on those bases now

Keith

 

[Stephen Ward]

Progress.

 

[Christos]

Face looks great!!

 

[Stephen Ward]

Decided to re-paint the face on this one. Sometimes you just have one of those bad painting days, and now I am much happier with how it turned out. It has the life the first version was missing. Let me know what you think. Cheers, Stephen

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Very natural looking face colours

Hi Ron....Did you look at the Title? better get down to specsavers I'm getting worried about the measurements on those bases now

Keith

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Nice painting very natural
and nice subject

Ron

 

[Stephen Ward]

Thanks Ron. Cheers.

 

[Mike Stevens]

Looking good Ward

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Very nice - I assume you meant 13th LDs, not lancers? Superb sculpt and painting with a very 1854 feel to it....looks like an extra to Tony Richardson's film.

Colin

 

[Stephen Ward]

Very nice - I assume you meant 13th LDs, not lancers? Superb sculpt and painting with a very 1854 feel to it....looks like an extra to Tony Richardson's film.

Colin

Thanks much Colin. You're right, should be 13th Light Dragoons, it was the 17th Lancers & 11th Hussars who rode into the valley. Appreciate the correction.