Carabinier Borodino 1812

[Tonton]

Hi Mike,

Beautiful paint job on this bust. What paint did you use for the helmet? Also ,shouldn't the cuirasse be the same color as the helmet? I thought the copper cuirasse was for the Officers.

Joel

I thought about mentioning this myself but didn’t because the effect is brilliant and I didn’t want to seem negative. To be fair, I’ve read somewhere that French brass had a distinctly copper tinge.

Jeff

 

[CGS military figures]

LOVELY and the reason I do this
My best wishes and thanks
Gra

 

[CGS military figures]

The metalwork is stunning, beaten metal to shape doesn't shine and you have captured it as i imagine. I spent 24 yrs polishing and this is perfect.

 

[Viking Bob]

The metalwork is stunning, beaten metal to shape doesn't shine and you have captured it as i imagine. I spent 24 yrs polishing and this is perfect.

24 years of polishing, hope you got a day off. Could have been worse though , you could have been a Guardsman.

 

[CGS military figures]

24 years of polishing, hope you got a day off. Could have been worse though , you could have been a Guardsman.

Well, had the Royal Marines not be kind enough to take me, I did consider
All the best mate

 

[Viking Bob]

Well, had the Royal Marines not be kind enough to take me, I did consider
All the best mate

I did also think about it but then joined a Regiment of the line.
I have friends who were and they tell me " if it moved polish it, if it was still, polish it more"

 

[ivopreda]

hi Mike,

good job... seems the cuirass is painted copper...attention because the trooper wore only brass plated cuirass.

Maybe is only a photo effect...

 

[misfit151]

LOVELY and the reason I do this
My best wishes and thanks
Gra

The metalwork is stunning, beaten metal to shape doesn't shine and you have captured it as i imagine. I spent 24 yrs polishing and this is perfect.

I did also think about it but then joined a Regiment of the line.
I have friends who were and they tell me " if it moved polish it, if it was still, polish it more"

Well, had the Royal Marines not be kind enough to take me, I did consider
All the best mate

I did also think about it but then joined a Regiment of the line.
I have friends who were and they tell me " if it moved polish it, if it was still, polish it more"

Many thanks my friends...great stuff.....Mike

 

[misfit151]

hi Mike,

good job... seems the cuirass is painted copper...attention because the trooper wore only brass plated cuirass.

Maybe is only a photo effect...

Many thanks for looking......posted an update yesterday..... Mike.