Completed Carabinier - after Detaille

[Warren SMITH]

Amazing work.. keep it going..

 

[NigelR]

Sword looks fab!

 

[Nap]

Hi Paul

You’ve just got to do that beautiful sword ......

In anticipation we all wait

Have fun at the bench

Nap

 

[Paul Handley]

Many thanks chaps for the encouragement - appreciated. The figure is now nearly finished and I’ve made good progress with the horse and pistols/holsters/covers. I’m starting to get a feeling of ‘on the home straight’ - but I’m probably not. I’ll post some more pics shortly.

By way of Carabinier relief I spent an evening seeing if I could scratch-build a head for a Lancer of Berg project I’ve been daydreaming about for sometime now. To my great surprise it went rather well - I did want him to look a bit fiercer but thought, don’t push your luck.

 

[MalcC]

Looks good to me.

Malc

 

[NigelR]

That looks bloomin' good, well done!!

 

[Merryweather]

That looks fantastic Paul, he'll look great painted!
You clearly should push your luck more....
N

 

[Briggsy]

Wow that looks great, some commercially available heads aren't that good. I gave up trying to do this as mine looked like they were based on Pablo Picasso paintings.

Cheers Simon

 

[Paul Handley]

That looks fantastic Paul, he'll look great painted!
You clearly should push your luck more....
N

Thanks Neil - yes, I might go for full on ‘fierce’ next time. I really enjoyed making that but I’ve put him away so I don’t get distracted - I just had a Lancer of Berg itch that needed scratching.

 

[Paul Handley]

Wow that looks great, some commercially available heads aren't that good. I gave up trying to do this as mine looked like they were based on Pablo Picasso paintings.

Cheers Simon

Thanks Simon, yep, I’ve had the old Pablo Picasso situation in the past - quite a few times, which is why I’d given heads a wide berth. I bought a set of Historex resin heads with Chapskas in campaign covers recently - for my projected Lancer of Berg - and none of them really fitted the bill so I thought I’d have another bash.

 

[Paul Handley]

. . . and the Carabinier paint job; the figure is at the ‘tidy up till I decide to cut my losses’ stage and the horse still has a fair old way to go.

 

[NigelR]

Beautiful work in the great tradition of the Historex masters of old. A real pleasure to see.

 

[Briggsy]

He looks stunning Paul, I have to agree with Nigel a classic Historex, love it.

Cheers Simon

 

[Merryweather]

Me too - I didn't know how to put it, but Nigel sums it up perfectly

 

[ometz]

Quite frankly, that qualifies in my mind as a masterpiece. Nice!

 

[MalcC]

Very nice progress.

Malc

 

[Paul Handley]

Thank you very much chaps - the encouragement, not to mention the tips and recommendations, really is appreciated.

 

[Nap]

Hi Paul

That Carabiner looks rather special ....been a great thread to follow , looking forward to seeing more on the horse ...love the saddle work and the edging

Glad you scratched that Berg itch ....you are a tease !

Following with interest

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Paul Handley]

At the risk of getting boring I am nearly finished - honest.

 

[Merryweather]

Ooh that's nice!