Completed ECW Cavalry charge

[PLG]

Back on this project. Having taken a rest ( and building a 1/35 Whippet) I have made the base - plywood edged with oak, covered in filler and static grass. What you cannot see is the base has a very slight slope - the rear is 5mm higher than the front.

the paperclips indicate where the holes are for the other horses and figures.

the main work is on the horses, the first being the fallen horse:

all the horses will be painted the same way: rough undercoat airbrushed using Vallejo acrylics, afterwhich the final colour was laid using artists oils. When dry further oils were used to enhance the highlights and shadows. All of the harness etc was painted using Life Colour leather set. The reins and stirrups will be added when the figures is added>. i am sure some further refinements, especially on the saddle, will be made.

next - the rider.

Peter

 

[Merryweather]

Lovely job Peter. And a very nice job on the ground work -very subtle.

 

[Nap]

Hi Peter

Great to see you back with this , hope you enjoyed the Whippet , nice work on the base and the horse painting really works well ....nice paper clips ...lol

Look forward to seeing more on the rider and him taking his place

Have fun @ the bench

Nap

 

[NigelR]

Looking good, can't wait to see more of this one.......

 

[Briggsy]

Nice to see this in motion again, love the horse.

Cheers Simon

 

[MalcC]

Perfectly animated, very realistic.

Malc

 

[PLG]

After being distracted by some garden projects - two new runs for our tortoises - and a couple of other models I have returned to this project - with an eye on geting it ready for the Telford show - time is flying by! i have added the faller cavalryman, an second cavalryman and a fallen drummer. The plan is still to have a horse leaping over the drummer with all 4 hooves off the ground.

one advantage of leaving a project for a while is you return to it with 'fresh eyes', in this case I am re sculpting the torso of a musketeer who will be placed on the far left, and an almost total resculpt of the rider of the rearing horse which will be at the back. A few errors in the initial sculpting corrected.

the next stage is painting those tow figures.

Peter
ps these are the 2 new tortoise runs:

 

[Nap]

Hi Peter

Really good to see the update coming along nicely now , the figures so far work well together looking forward to seeing the “flying” horse

As for the tortoise runs ......must have been “ slow “ going ....lol .......definately some well looked after animals !

Thanks for the updates

Have fun at the bench and with the tortoises

Nap

 

[Oda]

Love both of your projects.Both look equally cool.

Oda.

 

[Briggsy]

The diorama is looking good, nice movement in the figures already with more to come, great stuff. I agree having a break does give you a better perspective on a project and a more critical eye.

Never seen a tortoise run before!

Cheers Simon

 

[Merryweather]

Super stuff Peter! Keep it coming!

 

[Nap]

The diorama is looking good, nice movement in the figures already with more to come, great stuff. I agree having a break does give you a better perspective on a project and a more critical eye.

Never seen a tortoise run before!

Cheers Simon

Just caught this fellow outside .....

Nap

 

[NigelR]

Nice to see some progress here, this is already looking very dynamic. I'll hold you to having it ready for Telford...... (you might have to run faster than your tortoises )

 

[fogie]

You might want to consider placing razor wire along the top of your wall. Some years
ago, you see - when our girls were going through their tortoise phase - we created
something similar to your version of 'Colditz'. But the tortoises were too smart for
us.........and one of the little buggers sidled hard up against the wall and made itself
into a sort of stepping stone for the other to hop over and escape. Treble the guard !!

Mike

 

[PLG]

You might want to consider placing razor wire along the top of your wall. Some years
ago, you see - when our girls were going through their tortoise phase - we created
something similar to your version of 'Colditz'. But the tortoises were too smart for
us.........and one of the little buggers sidled hard up against the wall and made itself
into a sort of stepping stone for the other to hop over and escape. Treble the guard !!

Mike

One of the reasons we keep them seperated - the other is they fight. They are fond of using the corners to get leverage - hence the board covering the corners.

thanks everyone for the encouraging comments, still a long way to go ...

 

[Nap]

Blimey ...tortoises escaping and fighting , in solitary ! ....razor wire ......what’s next ....searchlight towers perhaps ...lol

Look forward to no escapes and more on the cavalry charge

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[PLG]

Blimey ...tortoises escaping and fighting , in solitary ! ....razor wire ......what’s next ....searchlight towers perhaps ...lol

Nap

their fighting consists of bumping their shells against each other - so loudly that the neiboughs can hear it - and biting each others' legs; drawing blood!

They also try to bury themselves under bushes when it comes time for them to hibernate. We hibernate them in boxes of straw, although the British tortoise Trust does say that hibernating them in a fridge is fine!

It seems odd but when you think about it, fridges are a constant 5 degrees temperature, no worries about unseasonal warm spells waking them up, all you have to remember is to open the fridge at least once a week to ensure they get enough oxygen!

strange pets.

Peter

 

[PLG]

OK - own up! Who was the idiot who suggested that I choose a regiment of foot which wore white coats? Oh! It was me!

I now hate painting white!

Here are some photos of the latest two figures to be added - foot figures, hence my dislike of white. Although the coats colours are described as being white, many historians think that it was not 'white' as we now know it, but the natural, undyed colour of the cloth, as such it would have been an off-white.

the holdup was the figure falling forward by the rider's sword - I have resculpted him, and still not overly happy so if I have time I may have a go at resculpting him again - assuming I can face doing so!

for the dreaded white I used the Andrea white paint set, which is quite good. i have also used a different technique; often I see figures painted and the colours are really smooth, so the painted surface looks almost like silk. At the time of the ECW the main fabic was wool so they would have had a rough texture. To try replicate this I am using a dabbing technique, which is a bit hard on the brushes!

if you are wondering why the figure at the front is holding his musket upside down, it is because after the first volley they often did not have enough time to re-laod and so ended up using the musket as a club.

only three more foot figures to go ...

But next - the rearing horse at the back.

Peter

 

[Merryweather]

Oh yes!

 

[Nap]

Oh yes!

Agree there

I think the whites look good , love the way this is coming together , nice work on the facial features as well

Great update ( sorted pics out ) , looking forward to seeing more on the rearing horse

Have fun @ the Bench

Nap