smudger1960
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When it comes to the british army during the waterloo campaign i've always found the highland regiments my favourite,and none more so than the 79th cameron highlanders who fought with great distinction at both Quatre Bras and Waterloo where they lost heavy numbers of casualties,this is my 2nd offering regarding this regiment having already completed the 75mm Piper Kenneth Mackay last year.
This bust first came to my attension last year in july when it was reviewed here on planet figure by M.J.Kim of S.T Models,its a 1/10th scale resin bust of a Sergeant - Grenadier Company in Marching Order 1815 and is sculpted by Carl Reid,Carl needs no introduction on this site as many of you are aware of his great sculpting talents and yet again he surpassed himself with this beautiful sculpt,as i said before the kit is cast in resin except for the shaft of the spontoon which is Brass rod,the sculpting is clean and crisp with excellent detail and fits together really well with just a minimal amount if filler required,the first tthing that struck me about the bust was the face,it has so much expression representing a strong scottish character of a soildier on campaign and was a real joy to paint as was all the bust.
As with all my projects i wanted to add some extras in terms of weathering as when completing Waterloo subjects its very important i feel to try and portray a soldier in a battleground scenario,i did'nt change or add to much but i decided to add some wear and tear to the jacket,to achieve this i added thin beads of milliput to some of the seams and just before the putty starts to set i opened them up to represent the split seams which was always evident on uniforms during napoleonic campaigns,i also added a tear to the upper left arm and another tear in the left elbow,to finish i mixed tiny amounts of pollyfilla mixed with some gold ochre and umber and dabbed thes with a tiny piece of sponge to represent dried areas of mud,this i added very sparingly to areas of the jacket and belts,i know its not everyones cup of tea to weather a finished piece but its a part of modeling and painting i enjoy.
All final painting was achieved using oils over GW acrylic undercoats,the metal areas were completed using the Andrea gold and Silver paint sets plus Windsor and Newton silver ink for the catch lights.
The base was provided by my good friend Ron Tamburrini,his full range can be found on his website at www.simplesite.com/ron-tamburrini
The bust is available to buy from Steve kirtley at www.skminiatures.co.uk
ST10-001 - 79th Cameron Highlander / Waterloo
Many thanks for taking the time to look,all coments are always welcome
Happy Modeling
Brian
This bust first came to my attension last year in july when it was reviewed here on planet figure by M.J.Kim of S.T Models,its a 1/10th scale resin bust of a Sergeant - Grenadier Company in Marching Order 1815 and is sculpted by Carl Reid,Carl needs no introduction on this site as many of you are aware of his great sculpting talents and yet again he surpassed himself with this beautiful sculpt,as i said before the kit is cast in resin except for the shaft of the spontoon which is Brass rod,the sculpting is clean and crisp with excellent detail and fits together really well with just a minimal amount if filler required,the first tthing that struck me about the bust was the face,it has so much expression representing a strong scottish character of a soildier on campaign and was a real joy to paint as was all the bust.
As with all my projects i wanted to add some extras in terms of weathering as when completing Waterloo subjects its very important i feel to try and portray a soldier in a battleground scenario,i did'nt change or add to much but i decided to add some wear and tear to the jacket,to achieve this i added thin beads of milliput to some of the seams and just before the putty starts to set i opened them up to represent the split seams which was always evident on uniforms during napoleonic campaigns,i also added a tear to the upper left arm and another tear in the left elbow,to finish i mixed tiny amounts of pollyfilla mixed with some gold ochre and umber and dabbed thes with a tiny piece of sponge to represent dried areas of mud,this i added very sparingly to areas of the jacket and belts,i know its not everyones cup of tea to weather a finished piece but its a part of modeling and painting i enjoy.
All final painting was achieved using oils over GW acrylic undercoats,the metal areas were completed using the Andrea gold and Silver paint sets plus Windsor and Newton silver ink for the catch lights.
The base was provided by my good friend Ron Tamburrini,his full range can be found on his website at www.simplesite.com/ron-tamburrini
The bust is available to buy from Steve kirtley at www.skminiatures.co.uk
ST10-001 - 79th Cameron Highlander / Waterloo
Many thanks for taking the time to look,all coments are always welcome
Happy Modeling
Brian