Christmas Truce 1914

[NigelR]

Following on from my V Bench here

Completed - Christmas Truce 1914

I've spent the last 6 months making WWI aircraft and also doing a fair number of practice figures. I'm now back doing figures and I have several vignettes and dioramas that I will be working on over the coming months. This is the first one, which will be a bit of a test piece for some groundwork...

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Final pics

Nigel

 

[NigelR]

Just in time for Christmas, here's my version of the 1/35 D-Day Miniatures Xmas Truce vignette. All painted in acrylics

This scene depicts a match between the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and a Saxon regiment, which the Germans allegedly won 3-2 (no change there then).

There's no contemporary evidence that this match actually took place but there were many documented kickabouts during the truces, so for me this represents the spirit of that truce. A poignant reminder of what many of our relatives went through.

 

[Przeborz]

Superb painting! Good job.
Przebor

 

[Briggsy]

Really is a stunning vignette mate, brilliantly rendered and displayed.

Cheers Simon

 

[Blind Pew]

Very well rendered. A great piece,

 

[Merryweather]

Lovely job Nigel

 

[NigelR]

Thanks very much guys, I'm glad you like this one. It turned out pretty well, the small scale was a bit of a struggle but overall it tells the story well.

 

[Nap]

Hi Nigel

Good to see the completed piece , nice effective groundwork showing just a slight snowfall , liking the painting of the figures

A nice Vignette telling a famous story

Nap

 

[NigelR]

Thanks Kev! Although the sculpting of the figures isn't the greatest, the animation is really good and they tell the story well. And they were a gift from Paul S (DaddyO) so I had to do them!

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Great vignette Nigel!

 

[Ferris]

That is excellent work Nigel!
Really liking your paintjob and the subtle snow effect. Sometimes model snow can be ‘goo-ey’(?) or too overpoweringly white. What you did is perfect and looks suitably cold.
How did you create the snow?

Adrian