last few figures . . .

[DaddyO]

Here's the last few figures completed (Since I don't have a decent camera I waited till some nice chaps took some photo's for me at Bugle Call last week - Thanks to Andrew and Bob)

Anyway like many before I've been very 'into' Metal Modeles figures recently and had a lot of pleasure with the painting which is all in the usual vallejo acrylics.
I've added a few minor changes to personalise them a bit, such as a shako cover and wrapping around the breech on the Croatian figure or a new hand with a slightly more casual grip on the fusiliers musket. I also managed to lose the queue and tassels on the brigadier figure to the carpet monster (even though there's no carpet!)
The Columbo figure is one I tried to paint previously, but wasn't happy so he's had a Dettol bath a couple of times. Strangely when I picked him up again he just sort of came together and was virtually finished over a weekend, which is a bit of a record for me. If fact I spent as long making the base with its individual planks and a very 70's fur rug.

Anyway hope you like them - onto the next batch . . .
Cheers
Paul

 

[John Bowery]

Very nice collection.
Cheers
John

 

[oldtrousers]

That is an excellent collection of work, Paul!

Scott

 

[Edward]

Very nice! I like particularly like the demi-brigade figure and the Egyptian groundwork.

 

[KenBoyle]

A beautiful group of nicely done figures Paul!

Ken

 

[DaddyO]

Thank you gentlemen.

 

[Viking Bob]

You have an excellent collection Paul. These tool my eye so much so that I came by twice to photograph them, I was not happy with the first lot.
I look very much like my avatar, except I was not wearing the beret, both my eyes were open and I have a goatee.
Okay I look nothing like him.

 

[DaddyO]

You have an excellent collection Paul. These tool my eye so much so that I came by twice to photograph them, I was not happy with the first lot.
I look very much like my avatar, except I was not wearing the beret, both my eyes were open and I have a goatee.
Okay I look nothing like him.

Hi Bob - nice to hear from you. (I remember - just exactly like him . . . . sort of)
Glad you enjoyed them. It was nice to see them out in the open - strange they live all together in the cabinets, but once a figure is completed I'm already thinking about the next so taking a pause like BC allows me to see them again through fresh eyes. Hopefully one or two more done before Christmas . . . .

Paul

 

[Blind Pew]

Nice one Daddy, I think these are all very well painted. You have a clean, crisp style that really suits itself to 54mm Napoleonics. Its also nice to see somebody doing 54mm Naps as well, as they seem to have gone out of vogue a little bit. Top stuff mate.

 

[Blind Pew]

And Columbo's Ok as well.......

 

[Borek]

Great group of nice pieces Paul. Very nice paintwork, and bases are awesome too.

Cheers Borek

 

[Wayneb]

Every piece looks very well painted and I couldn't help but smile when I saw Columbo.....

Wayne

 

[DaddyO]

Nice one Daddy, I think these are all very well painted. You have a clean, crisp style that really suits itself to 54mm Napoleonics. Its also nice to see somebody doing 54mm Naps as well, as they seem to have gone out of vogue a little bit. Top stuff mate.

Cheers BP - I'm a sucker for a bit of 'glam' and the costs of the original uniforms were terrifying when you work them out, but I'm especially interested in the way the regulation dress code was adapted either by an ambitious officer or an impecunious grunt in the field and how contemporary descriptions or sketches showed how much the uniforms actually varied from what the troops were supposed to be wearing . . .

(The early revolutionary period is my favourite with it's baggy clothing nodding to earlier uniforms and not yet reaching the outrageous standards that were coming)

Columbo is a funny one and a completely left field choice for a commercial figure, but as Wayne says it made me smile when I first saw it and that is as good a reason for buying and painting a figure as any IMO (It also helps that he has a glass eye, so you have a bit of latitude when painting them about the direction they take)

Thanks to all
Paul

 

[billyturnip]

Lovely.

 

[arj]

Your whole collection made a very nice and colourful display Paul.
I enjoyed photographing them all.
Although not shown above, Annie was jewel of a figure and Buffalo Bill got my eyes crossed reading the wording on the megaphone.
For anyone wondering what the hell I'm talking about, you can find them here:-
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/bugle-call-photos-26-nov-2017.113599/#post-904591

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Nap]

Hi Paul

You know my thoughts on legs ...lol ..but these are little gems and areal pleasure to see close up ...just don't know how you youngsters paint legs or so small but the MM have areal charm and good quality.

Great figures and artwork mate ...as Andrew said the Annie and Buffalo Bill were as good and all had really lovely fleshtones

You may carry on now

Nap

 

[Mike Stevens]

looks like you've been busy. Nice assortment there.

 

[Edorta]

All are nice but my favorite is the red one in Egypt.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[Viking Bob]

These were my favs, do what you like with these Paul.

 

[Nap]

Hi Bob

Thanks for posting those pictures , really liked looking at Pauls figures ...very well painted as we can all see

STOP PRESS : Paul will be part of a set of modellers at Bugle Call 2018 , they will be showing painting and sculpting of all types

Nap