WIP Andy's Cossack

[ChaosCossack]

Can't wait for the next installment

Colin

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks Borek and Colin!!!



Cheers

 

[Nap]

Martin ,

Yet again I am amazed at the amount of detail you include ....it is modelling of the highest standard and I salute you

Fabulous SBS ...full of information

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks Nap!

Cheers

 

[Martin Antonenko]

70. Day, 10. February 2014

New week new fun...!

The next detail that is waiting for its painting, is the homemade cord of "Nagaika" whip.

You have two ways to paint it:

Once black - according to the original ...

... or in "natural leather" what occurred at least as frequently ....

I have decided on "natural leather", because a black cord would be seen on the dark blue Kaftan later only hard.

I have painted the cord with these colors ...:

And so my little Cossack looks now ...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks mates!

Cheers

 

[housecarl]

Coming along nicely Martin.
Carl.

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks Carl!

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71. Day, 11. February 2014

Today I come to my favorite Detail at Andy's Cossack.

Cossacks - and other warriors of that times - carried twi different types of Powder with them..
First there was the - quite rough - gunpowder, which was taken into the barrel and fired the bullet.
For this powder , our Cossack carries a powder-horn..:

The second type was the - much finer , and also much more expensive - " ignition powder " .
This ignition powder is sparse before shooting into the touch-pan .

Ignition powder wore the Cossacks in all sorts of more or less elaborately decorated powder bottles around with them.

When I researched the details of "our" Cossack for Andy, I 've been looking around here for a special form of this powder bottle.

And I found same "powder cans"Cossacks quite often used .

There were easy held " powder cans " ...

...and also very valuable , highly ornated pieces ... :

Our already repeatedly shown Cossack carrying such an ornate piece ... :

And here is to see another such " powder can " ... :

This model I have recommended to Andy - and he has sculpted the little thing wonderful ... :

As I said, this is my absolute favorite detail on the figure!

Today I initially attached the small " powder pot " with carpet tape to a toothpick ...

...then primed with a spray can ... :

With these colors ...

...I have painted the litte can to " silver " and the decorative details to work out as visible as possible .


With the result, I 'm quite happy ... :

Here's the small part time in comparison with the Pictures above...:

 

[Joe55]

Man, just when I thought you were done with the smaller details, you pop in with more !

Joe

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thank you, Joe!

Cheers

 

[ChaosCossack]

Another nice detail Martin.
I have a question for you... When I was researching my cossacks (from Irbis) there is one piece I can't identify. It appears to be a small metal (silver or steel) cup, can or maybe even a bell. I found a picture of the exact item in a book with a couple of great pictures and a long explanation... in Ukrainian No help to me at all. I read very very very very very very little Ukrainian.

This is the item as it is on the figure.... can you help? Perhaps you can tell me whats in the leather sheath to the right of the metal thing's chain?


Thanks

Colin

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Hi Colin!

Thanks for this picture!

I am sure, this litttle flask is even for ignition powder, like my little can.

On behalf of the sabre scabbard:
Scabbards were either made ​​of wood, painted or covered with leather, or metal, then in "Nature metal", lackered or even coated with leather.

The small leather holdall next to the powder flask contains tools to clean and oil the pistol and the rifle and to change the flintstones...:

Cheers

 

[ChaosCossack]

Thanks for responding. I know you've done a ton of research on this subject.
This guy is pretty well equiped... hanging from the belt at the front, you can see the coarse powder flask and the wheel-lock key, and just behind you can make out the horsehead fine powder flask.
Is there any other possibility for what this item might be?

I have a picture of a real one of these... whatever it is... in this book, so I know how it needs to be painted but I NEED to know what it is... the curiosity is killing me . I'll see if my Uke buddy at work can read the discription, failing that, I'll scan the page and post it and maybe someone can translate it.

I really need to know!

I agree with you regarding the scabbard, I was thinking either black or dark red leather with steel furniture... maybe break up the plain, worn brown leather that appears elsewhere on the fig.

I'll try not to highjack your thread anymore... maybe

Cheers

Colin

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Hi Colin!

I am not shure - may it be a tool for repair the gun or casting bullets...?
You can see the same "hammer" in one of my pictures I have shown in my post from Februar,11.

I have nothing found about it in the www.

Cheers

 

[Martin Antonenko]

72. Day, 13. February 2014

Today I have only painted the tiny string, on wich the powder can hangs (it is really hardly to see) - and then the can itself was mounted with a drop of two-component adhesive ...:

Comes quite good, I think ...!

 

[ChaosCossack]

Looks great Martin. Fantastic work on the details. ?. Both your painting and Andy's sculpting. Great job by both artists

Colin

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks Colin - hope, Andy will read this...

Cheers

 

[Edorta]

An extremely meticulous and very well painted work.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[DEL]

Wonderfully detailed work Martin, beautifully painted and an education in research.
Very impressive sculpt as is your painting.
Cheers
Derek

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks Eduardo and Derek!!!

Cheers