WIP Latorre Models Officer on the Naval Artillery,siege of Toulon 1793

[MarquisMini]

Nice and succesful conversion Daniel, the proportions of the head you used and the hat work very well.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

Gracias Eduardo!.
I saw you have the Beneito figure in the Soissonois color, that is a very clever work you did
I am a little confuse on the Beneito box since it does not specify if the artwork on their box is of an officer of the Armada Española or an Emigree besieging the port of Toulon.
Could you please verify the info for me???

 

[MarquisMini]

Layed the base colors only, contrary to standards, i always like to see some of the original colors to have a vision of how the finish figure will look and blend the color in a harmonic way at the end.

 

[Edorta]

Gracias Eduardo!.
I saw you have the Beneito figure in the Soissonois color, that is a very clever work you did
I am a little confuse on the Beneito box since it does not specify if the artwork on their box is of an officer of the Armada Española or an Emigree besieging the port of Toulon.
Could you please verify the info for me???

Hi Daniel, yes of course. The figure of Beneito is a naval officer in the siege of Toulon, it is French navy. Concretely OFFICER, ROYAL CORPS MARINERS-ARTILLERY, SIEGE OF TOLON, 1793.
They have painted with white breeches, but the ordonnace says they were dark blue, as the coat, but it seems that they could wear white on board. The old box art, was painted with dark blue breeches.
The color of the collar, depicts the unit.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[MarquisMini]

Hi Daniel, yes of course. The figure of Beneito is a naval officer in the siege of Toulon, it is French navy. Concretely OFFICER, ROYAL CORPS MARINERS-ARTILLERY, SIEGE OF TOLON, 1793.
They have painted with white breeches, but the ordonnace says they were dark blue, as the coat, but it seems that they could wear white on board. The old box art, was painted with dark blue breeches.
The color of the collar, depicts the unit.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

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Thanks a million Eduardo, i knew i could always rely on you for
information.
i gather this officer is part of the Royalist French who fought against the republican forces at Toulon cause it has the white cockade of the bourbons.

 

[Wings5797]

Good progress Daniel and nice info from Eduardo.
Cheers
Keith

 

[MarquisMini]

Good progress Daniel and nice info from Eduardo.
Cheers
Keith

Thanks mate!!

 

[MarquisMini]

I finished the coat and vest yesterday, i am glad with the result, i sidn't spend much time looking for the highlight color for the coat, just grab one of the greyish blue and tried.
Gave me a nice result in my humble opinion.

 

[MarquisMini]

Hello Folks,
I 've made some progress on this chap.
finished the coat, lapels and vest.
worked on the hat and made some alterations to the officer's face.
regards

 

[Wings5797]

Good progress Daniel, looking good.
Cheers,
Keith

 

[ChaosCossack]

Great work Daniel, both on the conversion and the paint so far.
Good to see you back at the bench.
Hope you had a good Christmas

Colin

 

[Mark S]

Very nice piece of conversion Daniel, well executed, this will clearly be a great figure when done.

 

[MarquisMini]

Good progress Daniel, looking good.
Cheers,
Keith

Thanks for your always support Ken.
I wish you and your family a happy and healthy 2014

 

[MarquisMini]

Great work Daniel, both on the conversion and the paint so far.
Good to see you back at the bench.
Hope you had a good Christmas

Colin

Thanks my friend, good to have you here.
Happy new year to you and loved ones!

 

[MarquisMini]

Very nice piece of conversion Daniel, well executed, this will clearly be a great figure when done.

Thanks for your kind words Mark

 

[MarquisMini]

Hello Planeteers, i have made a little bit more progress on this chap.
coat, lapels, collar and turnbacks done, i also modified the back of the hat a little..
i am starting to work on finding a good wood base and finishing details.
pants are also done.
regards

 

[maya8]

Nice work Daniel. More pictures please (close-ups).

Cheers,

Patrick

 

[Wings5797]

Hi Daniel,
Your conversion is moving along nicely.
The highlights on the jacket look really good.
Press on my friend.
All the best,
Keith

 

[MarquisMini]

Nice work Daniel. More pictures please (close-ups).

Cheers,

Patrick

Thanks Patrick, i will take some more shots at the end of the week

 

[MarquisMini]

Hi Daniel,
Your conversion is moving along nicely.
The highlights on the jacket look really good.
Press on my friend.
All the best,
Keith

Thanks for your cheering words mate, i am having a hard time with my battle worn brushes...i think it's time to invest on new ones

 

[Wings5797]

Thanks for your cheering words mate, i am having a hard time with my battle worn brushes...i think it's time to invest on new ones

Oh no! Is that a lot of cash in your corner of the world?
Cheers,
Keith