WIP Critique Heavy Metal

[Briggsy]

Eggs and omelettes...
There's nothing wrong with a bit of artistic licence, and the plume looks good nonetheless.

Cheers David, that Kev can be such a bully sometimes!!!! Progress has stopped due to my Granddaughter for the rest of the year.

Cheers Simon

 

[MalcC]

This is really progressing nicely, well animated, the pose is spot on.

Malc

 

[Briggsy]

This is really progressing nicely, well animated, the pose is spot on.

Malc

Cheers Malc, a better arm position than the general I think.

Cheers Simon

 

[Briggsy]

Second figure finished, only one more to go!

Both arms fully sculpted and cuirasse strapped on. I'm happier with the pose of this fella, he's holding his sword more or less correctly for the charge.

I repaired his spurs a couple of times but have broken one again so I'll leave that detail to the painting phase. He is also missing the hand guard for his sword, this is to allow me to more easily paint his hand before it is added at the painting phase.

Other than that he is good to go and was a damn sight less hassle than the general with all his added bling.



So it's time to start the trumpeter soon.

Anybody see any glaring errors please let me know as I will have not seen them.

Images are thumbnails so click for a larger image.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Cracking work.
Genuinely impressive.

 

[Merryweather]

loving it!

 

[Steve Ski]

Bravo, Simon, looks great from here!

 

[Malkie]

You have set an equally high standard with this one, two down one to go I wait with bated breath.

Malkie

 

[Briggsy]

David, Neil, Steve and Malkie, many thanks gents, if I still struggle painting horses after this there is something wrong!

Cheers Simon

 

[clubcat]

Looking good Simon.
Melanie

 

[NigelR]

That's looking really good. Lovely animation. Just make sure you have the other figures positioned like this, not waving their swords around. Cuirassiers used the point of their swords in the charge as it was a long, lance-like weapon not designed for cutting and slashing.

If you want to get really nit-picky, you should try to have the hand positioned so the thumb is parallel to the ground, not sticking up vertically, as that is the best way to charge with the sword. But I am sure in reality their hands would move around a fair bit so that really is a minor point. Just don't have them waving their swords around......

 

[Briggsy]

Looking good Simon.
Melanie

Cheers Melanie, I think I'm starting to get the hang of this!

Cheers Simon

 

[Briggsy]

That's looking really good. Lovely animation. Just make sure you have the other figures positioned like this, not waving their swords around. Cuirassiers used the point of their swords in the charge as it was a long, lance-like weapon not designed for cutting and slashing.

If you want to get really nit-picky, you should try to have the hand positioned so the thumb is parallel to the ground, not sticking up vertically, as that is the best way to charge with the sword. But I am sure in reality their hands would move around a fair bit so that really is a minor point. Just don't have them waving their swords around......

 

[Briggsy]

That's looking really good. Lovely animation. Just make sure you have the other figures positioned like this, not waving their swords around. Cuirassiers used the point of their swords in the charge as it was a long, lance-like weapon not designed for cutting and slashing.

If you want to get really nit-picky, you should try to have the hand positioned so the thumb is parallel to the ground, not sticking up vertically, as that is the best way to charge with the sword. But I am sure in reality their hands would move around a fair bit so that really is a minor point. Just don't have them waving their swords around......

Many thanks Nigel, I'm still learning with this, I have only ever done static relaxed poses in the past. If I were a perfectionist I'd go back and redo the Generals arm, but some that for a game of soldiers.

The next figure is a Trumpeter, sword will be hanging by the sword knot but he'll be blowing like Billy O through his trumpet. I really don't think there is enough room for a fourth figure on the base and since I have already made that I ain't changing it now.

Cheers Simon

 

[Waterlooman]

Lovely work Simon - these figures sure have a nice shape to them.

W.

 

[Briggsy]

Lovely work Simon - these figures sure have a nice shape to them.

W.

Many thanks W, so long as I make them look realistic and not wooden I'll be happy.

Cheers Simon

 

[Cortezdusk]

I have been tinkering with this for about a month now, I am still not comfortable doing mounted figures, the figure is fine the horse is another story.

So rather than keeping the builds to myself I will blog this build, though it will be a longer, slower project than most that can run alongside whatever else I am doing.

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The vignette will be three Cuirassiers, a General, a Trooper and a Trumpeter all in the charge. The horses are all balanced on one leg so I have had to implant a heavy weight metal support in each.

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Each horse has also been widened somewhat as Historex horses can lack girth especially for heavy cavalry mounts. This had lead to the saddles needing to be adjusted to fit, the molded on head tack on each horse was removed and replaced with new stuff made from wine bottle foil.

All these adjustments have necessitated some rebuilding, especially the strengthened legs also where the neck meets the body and around the face where the detail was removed.

Each horse has had its mane and tail built from various materials like wire, paper & Magicsculpt before coating them with liquid plastic gloup and the having detail added with a pyrogravure.

So this is where I am now;

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The base is already put together, well I needed to know if they would all fit!

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Now all I have to do is make three figures.

Cheers Simon

Looks like a challenging project you got there. Never dared to start painting horses myself. Once started on a donkey but after the base coat put it aside and decided that it would be for another time; and that's now more than 3 years ago.