Completed ECW Cavalry charge

[Briggsy]

Really is coming to life now, the interaction already looks very dynamic so with more to add it's going to.be amazing.

Cheers Simon

 

[NigelR]

This is really dynamic and coming together well. White is a tough colour to paint, I think you did a great job. Looking forward to more.....

 

[PLG]

Thanks guys. i have decided to add another foot figure - a sergeant with a halberd to give some height to balance the height of the rearing horse at the back. That will make 7 foot figures in all.

Peter

 

[Waterlooman]

Superb work - just sublime levels of workmanship.

W.

 

[Briggsy]

Sounds like mission creep in miniature, balance is important though, more power to you.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Thanks guys. i have decided to add another foot figure - a sergeant with a halberd to give some height to balance the height of the rearing horse at the back. That will make 7 foot figures in all.

Peter

Look forward to seeing the fellow take his place

An ensign would balance the number ....just saying .....lol

Enjoy the next part of this great project

Nap

 

[Oda]

Love it!

Oda.

 

[clubcat]

I like the way this is coming along and keeping the feeling of dynamism going. Great work
Melanie

 

[PLG]

The rearing black horse and rider are in place - the flag is not finished and needs more work.

Sorry for the poor photos.

Next- the final two horses

Peter

 

[Briggsy]

Outstanding, love how this is coming together.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Hi Peter ,

Now it’s really coming together , you’ve got the spacing just right , showing the confusion in the scene

Like the variety of the whites as well and nice seeing a standard

If I may ...you might like to look at the drummers side

Looking forward to seeing more

Nap

 

[Nap]

Thought I’d add this out of interest ...think it was originally in a Mil Modelling series , the first is Puritan , second Royalist ...both with some great designs

Nap

 

[PLG]

Hi Nap

thanks for posting the pages from MilMod - exactly the reference I used!

I am fortunate to have a complete set of all issues of Milmod. A brilliant source of reference material on so many different subjects. To help find things I produced a searchable database index using Excel which is a bit clunky but works. If anybody would like a copy of the spreadsheet, please DM me and I can try to send a copy.

a couple of years ago I tried my hand at bookbinding - here are the results:

I leave it to you to guess what is in the missing volume!

Peter

 

[PLG]

Nap - well spotted on the drummer's side. i will fix it before I add anymore horse, at which point it will be inaccessable - but probably visible!

Peter

 

[NigelR]

Lovely work again and jeez, that's a lot of magazines!!

 

[PLG]

Lovely work again and jeez, that's a lot of magazines!!

Yes - a full set plus the 6 volumes you can just see at the top of the photo is a set of MilMod's sister magazine 'Regiment', which were also subjected to my bookbinding efforts. Regiment are great references for the British army, especially for anyone interested in the Victorian period.

Peter

 

[Nap]

Yes - a full set plus the 6 volumes you can just see at the top of the photo is a set of MilMod's sister magazine 'Regiment', which were also subjected to my bookbinding efforts. Regiment are great references for the British army, especially for anyone interested in the Victorian period.

Peter

Agree there ref Regiment ...a mass of excellent references in every issue

Nice bookbinding

Nap

 

[clubcat]

A fantastic repository of information MM was a great source of information especially when it was more balanced across the themes. I stopped buying it when it became too AFV and khaki based. The Euro specials where also keepers and I still occasionally flick through them for inspiration.
Melanie

 

[PLG]

MilMod really suited my modelling focus - being unfocussed! I still tend to meander from period to period and scale to scale (apart from aircraft, never got into planes) and so the breadth of subjects suited me. i agree that it did start to get AFV focussed but I was fortunate that they published a few articles I wrote, which were also an eclectice mix of subjects and scales.
Regards
Regarding the bookbinding - I learned how to do it from a step-by-step pdf I found on the internet. It is too large to attach but if anybody would like a copy just DM me and I will email you a copy. It really is a step-by-step guide, by way of an example: at some point you have to join the thread and knotting two pieces of thread part has 10 steps and 10 photos. This is not because it is complex, just that the instructions are truly step-by-step. Binding all of the MM was a long but fun project. I recommend giving bookbinding a go.

Peter

 

[PLG]

Often I find things on the www but are unable to find them again, this time I have been lucky - here is a link to the bookbinding guide I used to teach myself to bind my magazines.

https://www.learnbookbinding.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/learn-bookbinding-starter-guide.pdf

Peter