Gongoozler
Active Member
Having just finished my own, scratch built, 180mm figure I have decided to have a go at a similar figure from Le Cimier in the hope that working on it will help me improve my own sculpting technique.
The Le Cimier figure was created by Nick Dransfield, a well-respected sculptor, and the resin castings (with some white-metal accoutrements) seem clean and crisp. The downside is the price – 90 euros – which, with the current poor rate of exchange against the UK pound, makes it very expensive indeed.
The kit does not come with any instructions and there is only one colour photograph of the figure finished in the colours of the 7th Hussars however I suppose it is safe to assume that anyone prepared to pay this much for the kit will be experienced and will know how to assemble it. He (or she) is also likely to have plenty of colour references.
The overall height of the Le Cimier figure is exactly the same as my own but the proportions are distinctly different. I always felt that the legs were too short on my figure and this is confirmed by comparing it to the Le Cimier one. Also I have set the legs too far apart giving mine a bandy-legged appearance [appropriate for a cavalry regiment perhaps
].
Most striking was the size of the head: the Le Cimier one seemed tiny compared to the size of the torso but I have to admit that once the shako is fitted it all seems in proportion.
I’m posting a few pictures here and will try to post more as the figure progresses. So far I’ve only worked on the head as it seemed desirable to paint this before attaching it to the torso.
Incidentally, I think Tim Harris painted this figure in the colours of the 7th Hussars a couple of years ago.
Trevor
The Le Cimier figure was created by Nick Dransfield, a well-respected sculptor, and the resin castings (with some white-metal accoutrements) seem clean and crisp. The downside is the price – 90 euros – which, with the current poor rate of exchange against the UK pound, makes it very expensive indeed.
The kit does not come with any instructions and there is only one colour photograph of the figure finished in the colours of the 7th Hussars however I suppose it is safe to assume that anyone prepared to pay this much for the kit will be experienced and will know how to assemble it. He (or she) is also likely to have plenty of colour references.
The overall height of the Le Cimier figure is exactly the same as my own but the proportions are distinctly different. I always felt that the legs were too short on my figure and this is confirmed by comparing it to the Le Cimier one. Also I have set the legs too far apart giving mine a bandy-legged appearance [appropriate for a cavalry regiment perhaps
].Most striking was the size of the head: the Le Cimier one seemed tiny compared to the size of the torso but I have to admit that once the shako is fitted it all seems in proportion.
I’m posting a few pictures here and will try to post more as the figure progresses. So far I’ve only worked on the head as it seemed desirable to paint this before attaching it to the torso.
Incidentally, I think Tim Harris painted this figure in the colours of the 7th Hussars a couple of years ago.
Trevor
