Pete's forgotten, he does have these which I did in bronze for him:
http://www.militarymodelling.com/albums/member_album.asp?a=15116 !
http://www.militarymodelling.com/albums/member_album.asp?a=15116 !
WIP Critique 200mm Royal Fusiliers (plus Legs)
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MarquisMini
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yes, Franklin's is one of the best sources, there are so many.
I always find puzzling details on the French uniforms, i believe the sources that research British napoleonics and French are more accurate that the ones who provide info on earlier uniforms of the French Army.
The British uniforms have been always been more covered than other nationalities.
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Wings5797
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Hello All,
A quick progress report on the Gorget. There are still a few trumpets and foliage to add and sorry for the evidence of blue tack.
Cheers,
Keith
A quick progress report on the Gorget. There are still a few trumpets and foliage to add and sorry for the evidence of blue tack.
Cheers,
Keith
Wings5797
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Hello Folks,
Just a quick up date on the state of play on this piece.
Having all but finished the sculpting I have just started on the brushwork.
The drum represents a 16 x 16 inch side drum with gut snares produced by Henry Potter of London circa 1785. I strung this with tea stained string the way that it would have been assembled at the time.
I am generally looking for a weather bleached look on this figure, so with the bi-corn I constructed a new beaten up plume and painted the feathers to represent dirt and sun bleached colour. To represent this on the hat its self I used Paynes Grey brushed over with a Burnt Umber/ Paynes Grey mix.
The figure its self is at a very early stage but will follow the weather bleached look.
I hope that you like the way this is going.
Cheers,
Keith
Just a quick up date on the state of play on this piece.
Having all but finished the sculpting I have just started on the brushwork.
The drum represents a 16 x 16 inch side drum with gut snares produced by Henry Potter of London circa 1785. I strung this with tea stained string the way that it would have been assembled at the time.
I am generally looking for a weather bleached look on this figure, so with the bi-corn I constructed a new beaten up plume and painted the feathers to represent dirt and sun bleached colour. To represent this on the hat its self I used Paynes Grey brushed over with a Burnt Umber/ Paynes Grey mix.
The figure its self is at a very early stage but will follow the weather bleached look.
I hope that you like the way this is going.
Cheers,
Keith
Keith ,
My goodness what a conversion ....................
........must be a disease that Jimbo has passed on ...legs on a bust ...Arghhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Seriously though what a great job you hav edone , the details are great , love the drum and the gorget , this is going to look great when painted and just shows how versitile busts can be and provide a great starting point for modeling projects
Thanks for sharing and please do share more on the painting as well ...particularly the scarlet coat and how you dealt with the bicorn plume .
Nap
My goodness what a conversion ....................
........must be a disease that Jimbo has passed on ...legs on a bust ...Arghhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Seriously though what a great job you hav edone , the details are great , love the drum and the gorget , this is going to look great when painted and just shows how versitile busts can be and provide a great starting point for modeling projects
Thanks for sharing and please do share more on the painting as well ...particularly the scarlet coat and how you dealt with the bicorn plume .
Nap
Grod
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Excellent drum.
Gordon
Gordon
ChaosCossack
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I think you did a great job on turning this bust into a full figure. Congrats on that. The drum is another story altogether... at first glance, I thought it was real. It took a close look to see it was a mini. All I can say to that is WOW.
Dying to see some more shots of your paint work... get on it!
Following closely
Colin
Dying to see some more shots of your paint work... get on it!
Following closely
Colin
tonydawe
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Wow, fantastic conversion. Can't wait to see the finsihed piece.
Wings5797
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Many thanks Kev.
I am really at the back of the class in the Jimbo school of excellence.
The gorget was formed from a mixture of those that you posted in your review of this bust, thank you for that. To achieve it I just built up Pete's original to be slightly convex and sculpted the details on to it. As for the plume, not difficult to do but a tedious amount of time. It is simply a piece of paperclip wire with the top bent over a little to hold the milliput. Then add a small amount of milliput to the wire to form an ice-cream cone shape with the top domed and crossed to look like tied down feathers. Then roll out a thin sheet of milliput, cut off little leaf shapes and starting at the top add every single one until you gt the length of plume you require. Following this just tease the 'feathers' into the shape you want.
Thanks again for looking in and making some comments Kev.
All the best,
Keith
It all looks superb Keith, especially the drum.
Carl.
Carl.
Wings5797
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I think you did a great job on turning this bust into a full figure. Congrats on that. The drum is another story altogether... at first glance, I thought it was real. It took a close look to see it was a mini. All I can say to that is WOW.
Dying to see some more shots of your paint work... get on it!
Following closely
Colin
Thank you for your kind comments Colin and Gordon,
I reference to the side drum, I was a bandmaster for many years and have restrung more of these terrible things than I care to mention. Thank God for plastic drum heads and rod tension.
I was really lucky in the construction of the drum, I first scaled down the size that would have been used at this time (H 16" x Diameter 16") and set about finding a suitable tube.....the center of a roll of Christmas no less. The rest was made from Plasticard sheet. The tuning slides are from lead sheet with small pieces of milliput shaped to look like the fastening tape. The rope is just triple strand string that looks like and is the right size for the job, weathered in cold tea to give the dirty white look.
Gordon, If I had waited a while you ended up supplying this fellow with legs and would have saved me a shed load of work
.All the best to you both and thanks again for looking in.
Cheers,
Keith
Jimbo
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Hi Keith
I've been watching this one from a distance so to speak, you've cracked on well with this one mate, he's looking good & you've done some great work here,I appreciate the amount of work that goes into adding legs and arms to a bust and it's not always easy to get the pose right to suit the bust but you've done a good job on this one, a brave move to take on such a conversion to an already very nice bust,
also I'm pleased that the "Legs Brigade" is growing, welcome to the club mate
Cheers
Jim
I've been watching this one from a distance so to speak, you've cracked on well with this one mate, he's looking good & you've done some great work here,I appreciate the amount of work that goes into adding legs and arms to a bust and it's not always easy to get the pose right to suit the bust but you've done a good job on this one, a brave move to take on such a conversion to an already very nice bust,
also I'm pleased that the "Legs Brigade" is growing, welcome to the club mate
Cheers
Jim
Wings5797
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Hello Tony and Carl,
Many thanks for looking in and taking the time to make such kind comments. It means a lot coming from you bastions of the hobby.
I am about to take on the jacket, red not my favourite colour to paint. I usually paint from the mid tones as the blocking in coat then work up and down from there. This time, as I am looking for a sun faded almost pink, I am starting nearer to the highlight tone. At the moment it glows in the dark.
Cheers,
Keith
Many thanks for looking in and taking the time to make such kind comments. It means a lot coming from you bastions of the hobby.
I am about to take on the jacket, red not my favourite colour to paint. I usually paint from the mid tones as the blocking in coat then work up and down from there. This time, as I am looking for a sun faded almost pink, I am starting nearer to the highlight tone. At the moment it glows in the dark
.Cheers,
Keith
Wings5797
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Many thanks Jim,
You are absolutely right, there were a few tears along the way......and more to come I'll wager?
I am pleased to be in the Legs Brigade, and will be working hard to gain promotion through the ranks. Hopefully a full figure one day.
All the best Jim, I appreciate your kind comments.
Cheers,
Keith
You are absolutely right, there were a few tears along the way......and more to come I'll wager?
I am pleased to be in the Legs Brigade, and will be working hard to gain promotion through the ranks. Hopefully a full figure one day
.All the best Jim, I appreciate your kind comments.
Cheers,
Keith
Wings5797
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for looking in and for you kind comments, they are much appreciated.
I hope that the rest of the figure can compete with the drum....Maybe there is a market for scale drums, who knows.
Cheers Mate,
All the very best,
Keith
Thanks for looking in and for you kind comments, they are much appreciated.
I hope that the rest of the figure can compete with the drum....Maybe there is a market for scale drums, who knows.
Cheers Mate,
All the very best,
Keith
diamond cutter
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Good stuff!
You could pose him with the full figure I did, with maybe a head change?
Great work on the drum!
You could pose him with the full figure I did, with maybe a head change?
Great work on the drum!
Hi Keith ,
As others have said you are doing a great job on this , thanks for the details about the plume ...very effective indeed .
Glad you found the review of some use on the gorget ..looks good
Bring on the Reds young man ...........
"Legs Brigade" .......great stuff..is there a secret sign when you guys meet ..lifting the trousers up to reveal .......
always a pleasure to see wht the gang does to my beloved busts !!!
Keep posting
Nap
As others have said you are doing a great job on this , thanks for the details about the plume ...very effective indeed .
Glad you found the review of some use on the gorget ..looks good
Bring on the Reds young man ...........
"Legs Brigade" .......great stuff
..is there a secret sign when you guys meet ..lifting the trousers up to reveal ....... always a pleasure to see wht the gang does to my beloved busts !!!
Keep posting
Nap
Wings5797
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Thanks Pete,
Always good to hear from you as it is your figure that I am defacing.
I quite like the idea of the second figure. I'll give it some thought the head change will prove a challenge at this small scale.
Thanks for taking time out to comment Mate.
The Vin Rouge with your name on it is just about at the right temperature for drinking.
All the very best,
Keith
Wings5797
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Ooooops??????? double post
Keith
Keith
