my 2018 - an year of model soldier

[ivopreda]

velvet is done maybe some more light to be added to increase the contrast but quite good. It's time to make the embroideries

 

[OldTaff]

Lovely, very graceful.

 

[Richard Baxter]

Re Murat's horse, I would favour an iron grey rather than a pure white (if there is such a thing), the darker dappling would give more colour contrast. Great piece of work overall though.

 

[ivopreda]

back on Davout... very few details need to be improved...close to the end

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[Osebor]

Excellent!

 

[John Bowery]

Thanks for all the hard work and explanations. I love to see your modeling.
Cheers
John

 

[ivopreda]

I discover a mistake I did sculpting a skirt... and I modified the lower part...the yellow putty are the new version



in the mean time I started to paint the embroideries. Wasn't so easy to define the drawing because not clear and I needed to invent something conform to the period decoration...

 

[Cannonball]

Inspirational work I've-not a lot else I can add that hasn't been said already.

 

[ivopreda]

not finished the previous figures but a new figure is galloping fast...

a mamluk charging at Austerlitz.
an Eisembach horse with a casting resin head has been assembled to fix a full gallop position.
rider is a conversion of the metal modeles mamluk officer with an expressive Figurinitaly head



figure not completed yet

 

[ivopreda]

ready for the brushes

 

[Richard Baxter]

Ivo, you are an inspiration to us all. Magnificent work, you should write a book.

 

[OldTaff]

I agree wholeheartedly;I've said the same on several occasions, Richard,.....maybe a groundswell of opinion will spur Ivo to do it ?

Alan

 

[Huw63]

Time to join the “me too” chorus that Ivo ought to write a book. The Mameluke is magnificent even before being touched by the brushes!

Cheers

Huw

 

[megroot]

Excellent work on all of it. Above all, very inspirational.
I also would like to see a book Ivo.

Marc

 

[ivopreda]

after a long time something new...

from here



to that

russian cuirassier ... Austerlitz 1804

 

[megroot]

Excellent work on these three.
NO buckles on the reins??? If you must made them, will you do a SBS on them??

Marc

 

[ivopreda]

who want to join me at MFCA for a paint demo about horses?

http://mfcashow.com/upcoming.html

 

[ivopreda]

on t

Excellent work on these three.
NO buckles on the reins??? If you must made them, will you do a SBS on them??

Marc

the filet has only a single buckle and is on the other side. I normally take historex or Metal Modeles buckle ang I glue them in place

 

[ivopreda]

some Easter painting

 

[Huw63]

As ever a pleasure to the eye and thanks for sharing how you produce your pieces.

Cheers

Huw