Brave Little Belgium

[btavis]

Moving along, I have almost finished painting three of the five Belgians. Also, two of the Germans on the ground are finished.

 

[rej]

You're doing great Bob.........and besides, you make it seem very simple and uncomplicated

I would still be scratching my head as from where and with what to start, if I would go for a similar project :lol:

Keep it rolling mate,

Ray

 

[btavis]

Thanks Ray. It is an extremely complicated model and quite challenging nevertheless. I should have some updates this weekend as the painting is progressing.

 

[Roy]

Hi Bob, really looking forward to seeing more pictures as you are painting these fabulous figures and their mounts..the close-up of the armoured car is great fun to look at.

All the best.

Roy.

 

[btavis]

Here is one of the German Uhlans nearly finished. I have to ad the lance and reins and am debating whether to add a sword. I have seen pictures of Ulhans with and without swords.

 

[btavis]

I looked at pictures of jockeys to get the pose I wanted. Considering he is being shot at I suspect he would do whatever he could to get maximum speed out of the horse who is unfortunately also being shot at.

 

[Dan Morton]

Very nice, Bob! The look on the face of the Uhlan, the pose, including the horse, it really "sells" the idea that he's riding hard. Great stuff!

All the best,
Dan

 

[jjgurk]

Excellent work Bob. The vignette is really coming along well. As an aside, History Television Canada is showing a 12 part series on the Great War and I've seen some astounding archival footage. I believe it's BBC production.

John

 

[Jason W.]

Wow, Bob! That Ulhan would be great for a stand alone figure too. Awesome animation!

Jason

 

[btavis]

Originally posted by Dan Morton@Sep 18 2005, 05:25 AM
Very nice, Bob! The look on the face of the Uhlan, the pose, including the horse, it really "sells" the idea that he's riding hard. Great stuff!

All the best,
Dan

Yeah, I think getting his butt up in the air and hugging the horse was exactly the pose I wanted. I had to fiddle with his neck for a long time to get his head at the right angle. He is looking slightly off to the side and to the back in a disciplined panic.

The other thing I thought about was the fact that the armored car surprised this Uhlan patrol as it could go as fast if not faster than they could outrun it. That meant they didn't have time to draw their rifles to fight back but had to just go hell bent to leather to get away from the deadly pest.

 

[megroot]

Great work Bob,

I follow it closely for a few months now, and i find it stunning.

Marc

 

[btavis]

The armored car and occupants are almost finished.

 

[garyjd]

Bob, That's an amazing amount of work. I cannot imagine doing a scene of such scale and you've done several. I love early war subjects.~Gary

 

[btavis]

Originally posted by garyjd@Sep 18 2005, 05:33 PM
Bob, That's an amazing amount of work. I cannot imagine doing a scene of such scale and you've done several. I love early war subjects.~Gary

Well, I seem to be attracted to these types of mini epics

 

[rej]

Keeps getting BETTER and BETTER Bob

Ray

 

[yeo_64]

WOW,Bob,GREAT JOB so far on the diorama !!! I can't WAIT for the next step in the project ! Cheers.
Kenneth.

 

[btavis]

Plodding along (I think this is taking longer to make than the actual war), here are two German Uhlans on mounts in various stages of completion. One will have a lance and the other is pulling his rifle out of its holster as he is about to get run over by the armored car.

 

[rej]

Coming along beautifully Bob

No matter how long it takes, it will surely be a head turner............

Regards,

Ray

 

[btavis]

Another Uhlan is nearly finished.

 

[btavis]

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