Canterbury Coxswain
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- Joined
- Jul 22, 2024
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When I saw this figure at the end of 2024 I just 'fell in love' with it and saw it as a real challenge to try and get me using oils on an acrylic base....for the first time, proper!
It was also to be my 7th 'bust' figure...so the 7th Regiment it had to be! However, I shall be creating this alongside another bust that will be in acrylics only.
What do I know about Napoleonic Hussars...virtually 'zilch', but Thierry has answered some of my questions and sent me some photos to start my research folder. Added to this Melanie [clubcat] has also given been a great help, in the past few weeks, and sent me some superb information, suggestions and encouragement that has formed a good 'bed rock' from where I can start to plan the way forward.
This is not going to be a quick project, in any way! My plan is to research and enjoy the modelling aspects of this great Regiment and model....and hopefully come out at the other end more informed and educated than I started [I can almost hear some chuckles from various parts of the Planet!].
I have also purchased Andre Jouineau's 'French Hussars 2. From the 1st to the 8th Regiment 1804-1812' as my starting point and reference book.
Finally, at this starting point, I took it to the Faversham Military Modelling Group's monthly meeting last Saturday and it was favourably viewed and commented upon. It raised a couple of points [from the Napoleonic modellers] and I am in touch with Thierry over these. Subsequently, I went to Peter Robinson's yesterday [a fellow member who has helped me a lot in recent months regarding the painting of bust figures] and we looked at some further books and various oil paint colours.
So that's where I am at, and what will follow will be some of Thierry's photos, which he has given me permission to use, and then mine, showing what I have received.
I hope you will enjoy my 'meagre' attempts to give this model what it deserves, but whatever I do, I will try to enjoy and gain some good expeirences.
I will welcome any comments, especially as and when you see me making mistakes both historically or in modelling terms.
Next I will add another Post showing the ScreenShots from Thierry's 3D printer screen, followed by what I receieved from him exactly a week ago, via the AirMail post.
Kim
It was also to be my 7th 'bust' figure...so the 7th Regiment it had to be! However, I shall be creating this alongside another bust that will be in acrylics only.
What do I know about Napoleonic Hussars...virtually 'zilch', but Thierry has answered some of my questions and sent me some photos to start my research folder. Added to this Melanie [clubcat] has also given been a great help, in the past few weeks, and sent me some superb information, suggestions and encouragement that has formed a good 'bed rock' from where I can start to plan the way forward.
This is not going to be a quick project, in any way! My plan is to research and enjoy the modelling aspects of this great Regiment and model....and hopefully come out at the other end more informed and educated than I started [I can almost hear some chuckles from various parts of the Planet!].
I have also purchased Andre Jouineau's 'French Hussars 2. From the 1st to the 8th Regiment 1804-1812' as my starting point and reference book.
Finally, at this starting point, I took it to the Faversham Military Modelling Group's monthly meeting last Saturday and it was favourably viewed and commented upon. It raised a couple of points [from the Napoleonic modellers] and I am in touch with Thierry over these. Subsequently, I went to Peter Robinson's yesterday [a fellow member who has helped me a lot in recent months regarding the painting of bust figures] and we looked at some further books and various oil paint colours.
So that's where I am at, and what will follow will be some of Thierry's photos, which he has given me permission to use, and then mine, showing what I have received.
I hope you will enjoy my 'meagre' attempts to give this model what it deserves, but whatever I do, I will try to enjoy and gain some good expeirences.
I will welcome any comments, especially as and when you see me making mistakes both historically or in modelling terms.
Next I will add another Post showing the ScreenShots from Thierry's 3D printer screen, followed by what I receieved from him exactly a week ago, via the AirMail post.
Kim
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