Blasts from the Past

[Nap]

Hi folks

This is a thread well ŵorth looking at

https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/plasticine-soldiers-1958.53172/

Nap

 

[harto]

Hi folks

This is a thread well ŵorth looking at

https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/plasticine-soldiers-1958.53172/

Nap

I remember seeing a large scale Buffalo Soldier on the cover of an early issue of Military Modelling which I recall was sculpted in plasticine and being amazed by it. Below is what I'm reasonably sure was the first issue of Military Modelling I ever bought when I was about 12 years old. I remember being so captivated by the cover picture and its realism that I still thought about it 30 years later and finally managed to track down and buy the figures that were used. Original caption says the diorama was an Ensign Miniatures vignette (pack VBAR 14) "British Soldiers in Canadian winter dress during the American Revolution 1776". Model was by Major Bob Rowe. Only when I got the originals and looked at the sculpting did I fully realise what an amazing job Major Bob did!

 

[Nap]

Hi Harto

Oh memories of Mil Modelling for sure

Think this is the cover you mention , not sure but possibly the 2nd one was made of plasticine

Flea bay pics !!!

Nap

 

[arj]

Hi Harto

Oh memories of Mil Modelling for sure

Think this is the cover you mention , not sure but possibly the 2nd one was made of plasticine

Flea bay pics !!!

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Nap

Those are David Whitbread scratchbuilt models, and neither is made of plasticine.
Here are a couple of articles by David on his creations (the second one is the Buffalo Soldier above). I think one of the articles says he used plasticine to hold parts together.





He made many figures, one of which had a shovel.
Someone who knew him told me that people commented on the rust effect he'd achieved.
I was told, the shovel was steel and the rust was actual rust.

Enjoy the articles,

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Mirofsoft]

Hi Ray

Nice to see your artwork .....wasn't there a standard bearer as well in the Landsknecht ?

I remember liking the Napoleonic trumpeters from NHD ...based on the illustrations in Osprey

Like that Pikeman ....series 77 had some nice pieces

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

Yes ( + a donkey, not in the diorama I made )

 

[blaster]

Those are David Whitbread scratchbuilt models, and neither is made of plasticine.
Here are a couple of articles by David on his creations (the second one is the Buffalo Soldier above). I think one of the articles says he used plasticine to hold parts together.


He made many figures, one of which had a shovel.
Someone who knew him told me that people commented on the rust effect he'd achieved.
I was told, the shovel was steel and the rust was actual rust.

Enjoy the articles,

Cheers,
Andrew

Andrew, Thanks for those great articles. Rgds Victor

 

[Ray Stout]

The Standard Bearer IS in my Diorama, It's just that my painting skills didn't stretch to flags, so I gave him a Historex Chicken instead. The theme being the Drummer was praying for food, and THEY found a Chicken!!! Ray I was young in those days !!

 

[Dr Bison]

... regularly going to London with my dad, and visiting "Seagull Models" in South Kensington. Then one fine day seeing this work by Bill Hearne in Alex Campbells' shop. I was in awe.


Or all those trips to "Under Two Flags" ...
Thanks for this thread - fond memories, indeed.

Cheers
Karl

 

[Mirofsoft]

Blast yuu said

1974

1978

Algeyer

1980

1977

And so many
Actualy reworking the Nostalgia PDF file will be on line next week and will try to add the same in epub form

 

[Ray Stout]

The one thing I remember about a trip to Under 2 Flags, was that most if not all of the Metal Models seemed to be coated with a Talc like White Powder !! Never seen that anywhere else. Could it have been damp?? Ray

 

[Nap]

Loved All the Queens Men series ...more pics please if possible

Nap

 

[Ray Stout]

Hard to believe, but this was an Alls the Queens men figure Ray

 

[Ray Stout]

Did anyone paint any Norman Errington figs. They were released as part of Greenwood and Ball. They did a foot fig of a Royal Scots Grey, which I paired with a PM Cuirassier Horse, (Trumpeter), and called it "The New Found Friends" This was another I did of a Paris Militia, with real Lentils for cobblestones ! Ray

 

[Ray Stout]

These were the days when I used to use a Dilute acid solution on all metal bits on figs, which turned them black. You then buffed them up to look like steel. I think the solution came from the Pocher Cannon Kits to blacken the cannon barrels. The only problem was although it was in a plastic bottle, somehow the fumes managed to turn any metal tools in your Kitbox black after about 8-12 months !! So much for Health and Safety. You can see the effect on my last pic. Ray

 

[polyphemus]

somewhere in the stash I have the Swiss Halberdier. Nice figures.

Geoff

 

[Mirofsoft]

Did anyone paint any Norman Errington figs. They were released as part of Greenwood and Ball. They did a foot fig of a Royal Scots Grey, which I paired with a PM Cuirassier Horse, (Trumpeter), and called it "The New Found Friends" This was another I did of a Paris Militia, with real Lentils for cobblestones ! Ray

I painted this one yeaaars ago Paris Miltia
I gave it to a friend
Still crying

 

[Mirofsoft]

Loved All the Queens Men series ...more pics please if possible

Nap

OK I made something for you
A new entry AQM with lot of adverts in a diapo format
https://www.mirofsoft.com/les-autres-and-others/all-the-queen-s-men/

 

[Nap]

OK I made something for you
A new entry AQM with lot of adverts in a diapo format
https://www.mirofsoft.com/les-autres-and-others/all-the-queen-s-men/

Great thanks .....lots of memories


Looking at the adverts above .....£4.45 for a 90mm figure ...Oh how times change .....LOL

Nap

 

[arj]

OK I made something for you
A new entry AQM with lot of adverts in a diapo format
https://www.mirofsoft.com/les-autres-and-others/all-the-queen-s-men/

That took me back.



The two knights from the Al Charles collection, I bought from Rosedale Models when visiting my parents in Lancaster a long time back.
This was my attempt with them many moons ago.
The armour if memory serves me correctly, was burnished with a darning needle.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Mirofsoft]

Darning needles
Where is this idea coming from ( good result )