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misfit151
A Fixture
Fabulous looking bust.....well done...
. Mike
. Mike
Edorta
A Fixture
Very good bust, the old features of the face are a big challenge.
Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia
Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia
Tecumsea
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New slant on a familiar theme.
Keith
Keith
Good to see a Imp Gd certainly looks like he's been on many campaigns
Like the rank and sevice cheverons ....and the medal ....as woukd be expected of this veteran
Will paint up well , might be tempted to add side whiskers
Plenty of references of course good one below
Thanks for sharing
Happy releasing
Nap
Like the rank and sevice cheverons ....and the medal ....as woukd be expected of this veteran
Will paint up well , might be tempted to add side whiskers
Plenty of references of course good one below
Thanks for sharing
Happy releasing
Nap
khollar
A Fixture
Terrific piece!
Redcap
PlanetFigure Supporter
Lovely sculpt with uniform and bearskin details etc. but there are 'veterans' and then there are ...'veterans'! This face looks like that of someone about 80 years old; hardly a campaigning or still serving age.
Gary
Gary
Andrey
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Hello, Gary! The average life expectancy for men in France in 1825 was 38.5 years. At 45, the men looked old.
Redcap
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Andrey.
Being honest, the men even then in the 19th Century and despite lower life expectancy and diet issues etc. still did not look that old. There are some well publicised old photos available showing French veterans of the Napoleonic Wars being photographed in their old uniforms around the 1850'-60's period and none of them look as old as the face on this bust and by then, even the youngest of Napoleon's veterans must have been around 65 years old.
The face on this bust looks more like the guy we keep seeing here on PF as the crying Soviet WW2 vet holding the flowers....and how old is he?
Each to their own however as I said, the rest of the bust is superb in terms of uniform and bearskin details.
Gary
Being honest, the men even then in the 19th Century and despite lower life expectancy and diet issues etc. still did not look that old. There are some well publicised old photos available showing French veterans of the Napoleonic Wars being photographed in their old uniforms around the 1850'-60's period and none of them look as old as the face on this bust and by then, even the youngest of Napoleon's veterans must have been around 65 years old.
The face on this bust looks more like the guy we keep seeing here on PF as the crying Soviet WW2 vet holding the flowers....and how old is he?
Each to their own however as I said, the rest of the bust is superb in terms of uniform and bearskin details.
Gary
Tecumsea
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It will be interesting to paint, maybe a bit of artistic licence but it will paint up nicely, like the wear on the straps saves having to use paint to Invent them
Keith
Keith
Viking Bob
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I believe this has something to do with the sculpt.
Nice one Bob ........certainly looks like it was the inspiration
Great reference as well
Nap
Great reference as well
Nap
Romariogendalf
A Fixture
Cool Alex
