Completed Carabinier - after Detaille

[Paul Handley]

Beautiful work Paul, if this is what you produce after a 30 year lay off, well just astounding and looking forward to more, more power to you.

Cheers Simon

Thank you very much Simon - that’s kind of you. It was a struggle to be sure - and I haven’t started painting him yet. . It was all aided and abetted by you and the chaps on here with advice and suggestions - the Magic Sculpt, particularly, was a game changer - it’s amazing stuff and I think ditching the Milliput and using that finally nailed it.

 

[NigelR]

Looks good, the rattle can worked well....

Looking forward to see you paint this one.

 

[MarquisMini]

Thank you very much Simon - that’s kind of you. It was a struggle to be sure - and I haven’t started painting him yet. . It was all aided and abetted by you and the chaps on here with advice and suggestions - the Magic Sculpt, particularly, was a game changer - it’s amazing stuff and I think ditching the Milliput and using that finally nailed it.

Magic sculpt is a glorious product,
Most of the time i mix in a little bit of greenstuff with it to allow more details, but very little since greenstuff is hard to sand.

 

[Briggsy]

Thank you very much Simon - that’s kind of you. It was a struggle to be sure - and I haven’t started painting him yet. . It was all aided and abetted by you and the chaps on here with advice and suggestions - the Magic Sculpt, particularly, was a game changer - it’s amazing stuff and I think ditching the Milliput and using that finally nailed it.

Just pleased you are up and running and enjoying the hobby again, I swear it's all.that let's me keep what little sanity I have left!

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Hi Paul

Phew glad the primer worked well , looks good , as for buttons , I’m sure there are punches that you can use but personally I roll of a strip of MS and the cut and roll to button size , a tiny bit of PVA or superglue helps position it

Looking forward to seeing more

Have fun

Just pleased you are up and running and enjoying the hobby again, I swear it's all.that let's me keep what little sanity I have left!

Cheers Simon

I totally agree with those comments young Simon

Nap

 

[Paul Handley]

Just pleased you are up and running and enjoying the hobby again, I swear it's all.that let's me keep what little sanity I have left!

Cheers Simon

I’d quite forgotten quite how much I enjoy it. I bought another one of the Cdt. Bucquoy books on eBay a couple years ago, just on a whim, and would occasionally dip into it and get itchy fingers. Anyway, I had a bit more time on my hands so I thought I’d finish off the grenadier trumpeter and see how it went - and one thing led another - as it does. As you say it does wonders for one’s mental health; when you’re trying to get that strap *exactly* where you want it there just isn’t room for thinking about anything else.

The culprit \/

 

[Paul Handley]

Hi Paul

Phew glad the primer worked well , looks good , as for buttons , I’m sure there are punches that you can use but personally I roll of a strip of MS and the cut and roll to button size , a tiny bit of PVA or superglue helps position it


Nap

The primer worked very well in the end. I was a bit worried as it was a lot work to mess up, but I did a of couple tests on some 28mm figures I had hanging around and it turned out fine. I’m definitely a rattle can/priming convert.

I think I can sort the Carabinier’s overall buttons out in the painting but I’ve been looking at an RPToolz punch and die set - it’s not cheap but it certainly looks like it does the job.

 

[Briggsy]

I’d quite forgotten quite how much I enjoy it. I bought another one of the Cdt. Bucquoy books on eBay a couple years ago, just on a whim, and would occasionally dip into it and get itchy fingers. Anyway, I had a bit more time on my hands so I thought I’d finish off the grenadier trumpeter and see how it went - and one thing led another - as it does. As you say it does wonders for one’s mental health; when you’re trying to get that strap *exactly* where you want it there just isn’t room for thinking about anything else.

The culprit \/

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Ha yeah a stressful (at times) hobby is the best way to destress. Book looks good, I have to stay strong, you've got me hooked on Historex but I really want to carry on doing my time period, but Napoleonics are so nice!

I'm putting together a Nemrod Dragoon at the mo, will post when my current projects are finished, then I have a nice Spanish Hussar figure from Historex parts to do, another Carlist.

Cheers Simon

 

[Paul Handley]

Ha yeah a stressful (at times) hobby is the best way to destress. Book looks good, I have to stay strong, you've got me hooked on Historex but I really want to carry on doing my time period, but Napoleonics are so nice!

I'm putting together a Nemrod Dragoon at the mo, will post when my current projects are finished, then I have a nice Spanish Hussar figure from Historex parts to do, another Carlist.

Cheers Simon

Simon Briggs! Well blow me - I’ve only just worked out who you are - am I slow or what?! ‘Carlist’ was the giveaway - nice figure. It’s a great page the Small Subject/Historex build on Facebook and it was nice to discover I’m not the only Historex nut in the village.

It’s no good asking me to dissuade you from Historex and Napoleonics - they’re due a bit of a renaissance in my view. When I first started you couldn’t move for Polish lancers and Imperial Guard grenadiers then everyone seemed to get bored of it and with all the crisp resin miracles that started to appear it meant Historex started to look a bit old fashioned - they also require a lot of work so that might be something to do with it too. I haven’t even looked at the 3D printed stuff - it’s witchcraft to an old Luddite like me. I’ve carried on doing what I’ve always done and just got a bit better at it over the years (progress that’s been fully paid for with the usual amount of hair pulling and despair).

I think the First Empire period was the golden age of the military tailor and the most stylish were always going to be the French - they ‘brought tone to what would otherwise have been a vulgar brawl’. Happy modelling and I’ll see you on Facebook (and here of course).

 

[MarquisMini]

Looking forward to see some paint on this chap.
Keep up the awesome work!

 

[Nap]

Hi Paul

That’s a great reference ,”somehow” I have all in the series ....and much more ....love a book

.........had a chance to sort through 1 bookshelf’s worth yesterday ......after one collapsed with exhaustion! ........not impressed

Look forward to seeing more on this

Happy painting

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

I first started on Napoleonics in the 80's and yes they were every where. I see them and really like the colour style and passion that go with them, but I'm determined to stick to my period, even if that has expanded 10 fold on the past couple of years. I'll stick to using Historex as my base, a lot easier than 1/35th scale.

Don't really have an issue with the 3D stuff, for a straight up and down painter there's not a great deal.of difference between traditional and digital sculpting. The modelling though is half the joy, making what I want as opposed to what's popular, just means there are other options for bits like rifles that aren't Napoleonic available, because I don't like sculpting rifles.

I'll pop my Carlist on here when it's done, I enjoy the community here and the sharing of hints, tips and plain old cheats that happens. The small group build is good being just Historex though, for a bloke who has only had a smart phone for a year or so and avoided social.media I'm not doing too bad.

Cheers Simon

 

[Paul Handley]

I first started on Napoleonics in the 80's and yes they were every where. I see them and really like the colour style and passion that go with them, but I'm determined to stick to my period, even if that has expanded 10 fold on the past couple of years. I'll stick to using Historex as my base, a lot easier than 1/35th scale.

Don't really have an issue with the 3D stuff, for a straight up and down painter there's not a great deal.of difference between traditional and digital sculpting. The modelling though is half the joy, making what I want as opposed to what's popular, just means there are other options for bits like rifles that aren't Napoleonic available, because I don't like sculpting rifles.

I'll pop my Carlist on here when it's done, I enjoy the community here and the sharing of hints, tips and plain old cheats that happens. The small group build is good being just Historex though, for a bloke who has only had a smart phone for a year or so and avoided social.media I'm not doing too bad.

Cheers Simon

I started with Airfix Collectors Series, discovered Historex and that was the end of that. My modelling has been very sporadic since then but if I’d spent more time at it I might have spread my net a bit in terms of periods - I think those Funcken library books and Rousselot plates have probably done for me though. I sometimes fancy modelling second restoration uniforms but that’s hardly another period.

I do marvel at a lot of the stuff being produced now, some of the sculpting is staggering. I was looking at CGS miniatures the other day - particularly that Imperial Guard drum major - really knockout, but I’d just want to cut it up and make something else so I’ll probably stick with Historex. I agree about 1/35th, it’s just a touch too small and all those lovely Hornet heads are useless.

 

[Paul Handley]

Hi Paul

That’s a great reference ,”somehow” I have all in the series ....and much more ....love a book

.........had a chance to sort through 1 bookshelf’s worth yesterday ......after one collapsed with exhaustion! ........not impressed

Look forward to seeing more on this

Happy painting

Nap

‘Somehow’ I seem to have bought quite a few of them and I think ‘somehow’ that Rousselot book, Napoleon’s Elite Cavalry is going to get bought too.

I remember being given the Osprey ‘Napoleon’s Dragoons and Lancers’ for my twelfth birthday - I loved those Angus Mcbride illustrations and I’ve had a ‘thing’ about dragoons and lancers ever since.

 

[Briggsy]

I started with Airfix Collectors Series, discovered Historex and that was the end of that. My modelling has been very sporadic since then but if I’d spent more time at it I might have spread my net a bit in terms of periods - I think those Funcken library books and Rousselot plates have probably done for me though. I sometimes fancy modelling second restoration uniforms but that’s hardly another period.

I do marvel at a lot of the stuff being produced now, some of the sculpting is staggering. I was looking at CGS miniatures the other day - particularly that Imperial Guard drum major - really knockout, but I’d just want to cut it up and make something else so I’ll probably stick with Historex. I agree about 1/35th, it’s just a touch too small and all those lovely Hornet heads are useless.

I've been modelling since early teens, though my main. Fare was Tamiya bought with my paper round money. Joining the army stopped me for z couple of years but I got back fairly quickly. I've been through many genres though, 54mm figures, Historex, flats, gaming mini, vehicle based dioramas and even Sci fi and space ships. Got to admit figures are my favourite and converting is the best part. I'm very pleased though that I have rediscovered Historex but I'm determined to stick to my loosely defined period, sort of Crimea to the start of WWI, give or take a couple of dozen years each side. Add to that I got rid of most of my Napoleonic reference several years ago and I'll be damned if I'm buying it all again.

Cheers Simon

 

[Paul Handley]

Tamiya

That was my other kit of choice after Historex. The paintings on the box were always fantastic so that the excitement gap between the promise of the box art and the glue covered lump of plastic you ended up with was always disappointingly vast. I think the motivation for most of my modelling has been trying to make something as exciting as the bloody box art. I very much doubt a return to tank modelling is on the cards but every time I go down the local model shop I always have a little peruse of what’s on offer for old times sake.

 

[Briggsy]

I very much doubt a return to tank modelling is on the cards but every time I go down the local model shop I always have a little peruse of what’s on offer for old times sake.

Dangerous territory, I keep flats at arms length, there is so much available now that I'd have loved to paint 20 years ago, that and I don't want to spend another 10 years relearning how to use oil paints again!

Cheers Simon

 

[Paul Handley]

Dangerous territory

Exactly. It’s a photoetch, resin upgrade, separate link track nightmare and I’m definitely not going down that rabbit hole. I was in the model shop the other day and the young girl in there was trying to persuade me to buy a tank. She explained how you can ‘weather’ them now with special products. ‘Young lady’ I thought, ‘I was doing this when Francois Verlinden was still in nappies’. I didn’t say anything though. Find your niche, focus and don’t get your head turned - that’s the key.

 

[Briggsy]

Indeed, seems odd having to be disciplined to do a hobby and get the most out of it. I always locked photo etch up because I can't solder to save my life and single track links sound good until you remember each one needs cleaning up.

Cheers Simon

 

[MarquisMini]

‘Somehow’ I seem to have bought quite a few of them and I think ‘somehow’ that Rousselot book, Napoleon’s Elite Cavalry is going to get bought too.






I remember being given the Osprey ‘Napoleon’s Dragoons and Lancers’ for my twelfth birthday - I loved those Angus Mcbride illustrations and I’ve had a ‘thing’ about dragoons and lancers ever since.
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I have quite a collection from Osprey, always rely on them for my sculpt/ paint of uniforms.