WIP Elite French Sapper conversion

[jcichon]

Well finally made some progress on this gem from Elite. This is probably the 5th incarnation of this figure as I first did it in olis then oils and acrylics and so on to now all acrylics. Since I never pinned this heavy monster properly it has fallen apart more than I care to discuss!!! SO NOW it's been well pinned and I didnt want to just do a repaint but convert it to a french infantryman. Not a hard conversion as all I had to do was sand off the crossed hammers on the sleeves. On the flipside, I am dealing with two nasty colors to paint well, blue and red!! I will apologize for the lousy pics but at least you have the idea! Still much work to do as all the little detail bits are ahead of me. C&C welcomed!

 

[bagelman1952]

Very nice so far

 

[housecarl]

Looks like a cracking start Jason.
Carl.

 

[Stephen Ward]

Damn bro! Your best yet...can't wait to see this completed!

 

[jcichon]

Thanks guys! It's getting there slowly but surely!

 

[Showlen]

Really looks great! Looking forward to following this one!

 

[Tarracus]

Those reds and blues work fine IMO..Great work overall

 

[jcichon]

Thanks! Its a work in progress! Still lots to do!

 

[sd0324]

Is this the one you had in Tulsa?

 

[ChaosCossack]

Jason, IMHO this piece looks fantastic. Your reds and blues look great but I am impressed by the face more than anything... nice expression, very crisp highs and shades.

Look forward to the completed work... will follow closely

Colin

 

[ChaosCossack]

BTW, what is the scale of this figure?

 

[SPrimeau]

Looking good Jason, the face looks great!
Scott

 

[billyturnip]

He looks great Jason. I and probably a few others wondered why choose to convert an already good figure but all doubt has now gone. Looking forward to seeing more progress.

Roger.

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Your reds and blues look great and the face is very nice also .
Small question though were beards not only the prerogative of the sappers I know this was the case in the first empire
not sure about the second though. Might spark a debate here

Ron

 

[brian]

Looking good Jason.Look forward to seeing him finished.
Brian

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Well done, Jason!

Cheers

 

[billyturnip]

[quote="Ron Tamburrini, post: 498796, member: 6842"
Small question though were beards not only the prerogative of the sappers I know this was the case in the first empire
not sure about the second though. Might spark a debate here

Ron [/quote]

That's a good point Ron. I've had a good look through the pics here, http://military-photos.com/index-photous.htm and I think a beard might be ok.
There's some good facial hair pics on these pages,
http://military-photos.com/moustache.htm
http://military-photos.com/barbes.htm

Roger.

 

[Joe55]

Looking good Jason !!

Joe

 

[Silversurfer]

Very good painting!!

Thomas

 

[Richie]

Hi Jason,
I think you execution of the red's and blues is right on the money mate. I've seen your painting first hand remember with that figure you sold me. Take your time - it's going to be worth it.
cheers
Richie