16th Lancer, Aliwal 1846 - 54mm Original

[swralph]

Lovely work all round.

 

[bagelman1952]

Nice work.

 

[Huw63]

Fantastic work. Well done.

Cheers

Huw

 

[Anders Heintz]

Thanks everyone! It was an interesting piece and I thought the horse furniture would never end when painting it. I'm doing another mounted piece here in the near future, but this time it will be on all four legs and in much better spirits.

Colin,

Don't be too hesitant about converting horses. I was hesitant as well. It seems as a daunting task at first, but once you get started with it you will find that it is not so bad. Just get the rough musculature down, and then go back and refine it with smaller pieces of putty blended into the base you already created. Work in small areas and use good references and before you know it, you end up with something that resembles a horse. It is a satisfying exercise so try it out!

Thanks again everyone for your comments!

 

[debrito]

is good to see you back in action....

 

[smudger1960]

Super work Anders I like this one very much,great conversion work on the horse and figure and beautifully painted

 

[legend69]

Awesome...lovely idea, great painting.
Anthony

 

[Mat Lambert]

Hi Anders, a real joy to see more of your work again and great sbs pictures of the process as usual. Looking forward to the next one.
Cheers
Mat

 

[Anders Heintz]

Thanks guys!

It's good to be back at it in full swing again. I appreciate you taking the time to comment.

Thanks again!

 

[ChaosCossack]

Colin,

Don't be too hesitant about converting horses. I was hesitant as well. It seems as a daunting task at first, but once you get started with it you will find that it is not so bad. Just get the rough musculature down, and then go back and refine it with smaller pieces of putty blended into the base you already created. Work in small areas and use good references and before you know it, you end up with something that resembles a horse. It is a satisfying exercise so try it out!

Thanks again everyone for your comments!

Thanx for the pep talk Anders, I'm going to take a stab at converting some Airfix and Historex horses. Hopefully I can pick your brain once I get stuck in.

Great meeting you in Chicago

Colin