Completed Corporal John Shaw (2nd Life Guards 1815)

[Daniel Østergaard]

Okay thank you John. Love the life guards cant wait to it finished

 

[Jamie Stokes]

Wow, thats a great tribute sculpt, like the background story too!!!

Cheers

Jamie

 

[John Belcher]

John, Nice job on a subject near and dear to my heart-Waterloo! I will look forward to following your progress. Thanks for sharing.

Happy Holidays, Terry Martin-Member of the AMFS

Hey Terry, thank you for the kind words, glad you liked him so far.I was just about to email you with a link to the figure knowing your passion for Waterloo and the Napoleonic area.
Regards,John

 

[John Belcher]

Great stuff. Good to read the details of corporal Shaw’s part in the battle, too.

Jeff

Thanks Jeff

 

[John Belcher]

Hi John,
I like the way you do the conversions with green stuff.
As always you make a great job
Pascal

Thanks Pascal

 

[John Belcher]

watching with great interest. I like your subject. It is looking good so far.

Thanks Pgarri27

 

[John Belcher]

Love it john,the sculpting looks great,looking forward to following this one

Thanks Brian

 

[John Belcher]

Very, very good work so far.

Marc

Thanks Marc

 

[John Belcher]

A good start on a very interesting subject John.
Have you seen this? http://waterlooassociation.org.uk/files/Download/Cossal0001.pdf

Roger.

Thanks Roger. Yes I have seen that link, thanks for posting it here.

 

[John Belcher]

Your sculpting has achieved a very dynamic pose.
Looking forward to seeing this progress.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew

 

[John Belcher]

Bery dynamic pose. I really like !

Thanks Zastrow

 

[John Belcher]

Hey mate, looking great. You have done a lot since I last saw it. Thanks for the Background info and pics. All saved for later. Love the idea of a tribute for the 2ooth anniversary esp of such a brave heroic fella.

Can't waith to see more,gotta get my thinking cap on now......

Hey Chris, thanks mate. Will bring him to the club meeting this Sunday, hope you can make it.

 

[John Belcher]

Some more progress on John Shaw.

 

[Funky50]

This is looking really nice.....Kevin

 

[Macca G]

Looking good John!

 

[Chris Mortimer]

Hey mate, sorry I missed you at the club today. I was looking foward to seeing Mr Shaw in the flesh so to speak. Looks like you have been getting stuck in. Keep it comming mate.

 

[martin tabony]

One of the heroes of my regiment. He is said to have gone down surrounded by cuirrasiers. He fought until his sword snapped and then continued using his helmet as a flail. He was found dead the following morning with multiple sword cuts and bullet wounds. He is reputed to have been finaly killed by a drummer boy firing a pistol from a dtch!

The Second Life Guards had 87 killed and 63 wounded. They also lost 153 horses!
John Shaw used to pose as an artists model, so the HCR museum has a nude painting of him.

The three regiments of Household Cavalry had a true campaign dress rather than a simplified full dress, so I don't think they would have used the sheepskin, but it does look good! . White sheepskins have a blue edge, black skins don't have any. I think you should shorten the saddle blanket so that its half way up the saddle flap.


The few contemporary illustrations of Waterloo Life Guards are very nieve. So an educated guss is needed. I have a picture of First Life Guards in 1788 which shows black head kit with brass fittings, a brown saddle, a blue shabraque and portmanteau. I have a picture of the 1st LG drum horse in 1816. there are troopers in the background. They have black head kit, white sheepskins and a blue portmanteau. Pictures from the mid 1820s shoe the horses head kit to be exactly the same as is used now. Pictures of RHG also show black head kit.

Bye the way I made the helmet that the re-enactment figures are wearing, so if you'd be interested in seeing the master just say.

Martin

 

[kiwi45]

Exellent project John, lovely sculpting and great animation.
Pity I missed this sunday but with a lovely day the golf coarse was beckoning.
Les

 

[John Belcher]

This is looking really nice.....Kevin

Thanks Kevin.

 

[Joe55]

Shoot, I don't know how I missed this posting of yours. I'm following now and really look forward to seeing him all done up!

Joe