WIP British 2nd Dragoon (Scots Grays) - Airfix 54mm WIP

[vittoare]

Hello everyone,
Someone will have already seen it on Facebook but I would like to share with you the figure that has been fascinating me lately: it is a mythical Airfix figurine, the first one I have built.
It is also my first major experiment with putties and I am really excited about it.
I thought I would give some details a bit of a makeover and so I changed the head to a hornet head, replaced the hands with warrior ones and detailed several details with putty.
I also changed the position of the left arm. The various straps were made with Verlinden sheet metal, Tamiya tape and insulating tape.
I am now waiting for the photoetched horseshoes because I lost the ones I had and had to reorder them.
Here are some photos, I hope you like them, I'm having a lot of fun.

I think I will replace the bracket belts.
Thanks
Vittorio

 

[Kevin D.]

Love the change of heads!! Definitely increases the drama!!
Kevin D.

 

[Briggsy]

Yes I saw this on FB and I'm pleased to see it here as well. Really doing a great job on this I'll be following your progress with avid interest.

Simon

 

[PaulW]

Hello everyone,
Someone will have already seen it on Facebook but I would like to share with you the figure that has been fascinating me lately: it is a mythical Airfix figurine, the first one I have built.
It is also my first major experiment with putties and I am really excited about it.
I thought I would give some details a bit of a makeover and so I changed the head to a hornet head, replaced the hands with warrior ones and detailed several details with putty.
I also changed the position of the left arm. The various straps were made with Verlinden sheet metal, Tamiya tape and insulating tape.
I am now waiting for the photoetched horseshoes because I lost the ones I had and had to reorder them.
Here are some photos, I hope you like them, I'm having a lot of fun.

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I think I will replace the bracket belts.
Thanks
Vittorio

Beautiful work. You've really managed to animate it with a few alterations.

 

[Malkie]

I like it very much you have managed to breath new life in to a vintage kit.

Malkie

 

[vittoare]

Love the change of heads!! Definitely increases the drama!!
Kevin D.

thanks a lot

 

[vittoare]

Yes I saw this on FB and I'm pleased to see it here as well. Really doing a great job on this I'll be following your progress with avid interest.

Simon

Thanks Simon, This evening I will stiffen paper made straps with liquid cyano glue, then all I have to do is wait for the horseshoes.
Then I will finally start painting it.

 

[vittoare]

Beautiful work. You've really managed to animate it with a few alterations.

Thanks

 

[vittoare]

I like it very much you have managed to breath new life in to a vintage kit.

Malkie

Thanks for your kind words.
I think they are really beautiful, to think they are my age, Airfix was really ahead.

 

[NigelR]

Lovely work on a classic figure! Great idea to bring this one up to date.