Carabinier - Russia 1812

[Paul Handley]

After considerably longer than anticipated my snow swept Historex/MagicSculpt Carabinier has left the bench. Here he is. . .

 

[ometz]

I repeat. .. . a masterpiece. Have learned a lot by following your SBS on this piece.

 

[arj]

Superb conversion, painting and presentation Paul.
Very, very well done.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Edorta]

Excellent work, fine painting and setting. I like the adition of musket, helment and drum.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[Viking Bob]

Superb all round, beautifully painted.

 

[Milky Bar Kid]

Absolutely exquisite, modelling and painting at its very finest. Very well done on creating such a gorgeous piece.

Terry

 

[Briggsy]

A marvellous finished piece Paul, as ometz said above I have learnt a lot as well, it has been a pleasure watching him come to life.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Hi Paul

Just going to echo the above comments with one word ....SUPERB

Thanks for sharing the V Bench , great to follow

Have a look at the competitions see link below

Look forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Oda]

A Masterpiece.No need to add anything else.

Oda.

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Beautiful work

Mobo

 

[NigelR]

I'll repeat what I said on the in progress thread that this is totally wonderful. I was inspired to get into figure modelling in around 1970 by reading the chapter in Chris Ellis' book on building a Historex Dutch Lancer. The whole concept of those Napoleonic figures was inspirational to me, and you really have captured what they are all about IMO. With of course a set of skills and adaptations that are up to the highest standards of the 2020s. Bravo!

 

[Tommy Atkins]

Afternoon Paul.

Just simply an epic piece of work in the finest tradition of Historex! Regards Pete

 

[Paul Handley]

I'll repeat what I said on the in progress thread that this is totally wonderful. I was inspired to get into figure modelling in around 1970 by reading the chapter in Chris Ellis' book on building a Historex Dutch Lancer. The whole concept of those Napoleonic figures was inspirational to me, and you really have captured what they are all about IMO. With of course a set of skills and adaptations that are up to the highest standards of the 2020s. Bravo!

Firstly, thank you very much. It sounds like you had a very similar experience to me Nigel - and it probably goes for a quite a few of the more…ahem…’senior’ citizens of our community.

In the early ‘70s our local library had quite a good selection of model soldier books that introduced me to the hobby. The Orbis book, ‘Model Soldiers’ had a large colour photograph of Ray Lamb’s Chasseur a Cheval of the Guard - which was a revelation - and there were a number of other books that featured Historex kits or had illustrations so fascinating you couldn’t help but be drawn in; I remember the Chris Ellis book very well. The library also had the two volumes of L&F Funcken’s ‘Arms and Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars’ - which spent more time on my bedroom floor than on the library shelf.

Those early Historex catalogues - with work by Ray Lamb, Graham Bickerton, Max Longhurst et. al. really clinched the deal. Eugene Leliepvre’s art work, the Rousselot plates, the Commandant Bucquoy and Osprey ‘Men at Arms’ books were all part of the universe.

And that’s what I still do - as you say, you try and update things and make use of many of the marvellous innovations and developments introduced into the hobby over years but trying to make a figure as exciting as a Lucien Rousselot or Edouard Detaille painting is still the goal for me.

 

[MalcC]

Very nice work.

Malc

 

[Briggsy]

Given that I'm only a hand full.of months off being 60, so I'm not taking the mickey those books almost class as antiques now!

Cheers Simon

 

[Paul Handley]

Given that I'm only a hand full.of months off being 60, so I'm not taking the mickey those books almost class as antiques now!

Cheers Simon

They are. I was having a little walk down memory lane - that lane is getting longer and longer.

 

[Blind Pew]

Paul, this really is wonderful. A shame we don't get more like it. Excellent, all round.

 

[Gooner Mike]

Excellent work love historex figures