NEW ART GIRONA

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NEW ART GIRONA

Reference: I-45
Serie: Anglo-American
Títle: Soldado de Infantería Americana. Guerra Hispano – Americana. Cuba 1898
Scupltor: Krisztian Bodi
Scale: 54 mm.
Web: Art Girona

Reference: I-46
Serie: Anglo-American
Títle: Minutemen. American Independence War, 1770 - 1783
Scupltor: Raúl García Latorre
Scale: 54 mm.
Web: Art Girona

Reference: I-47
Serie: Anglo-Americana
Títle: General Caballería Confederada. Guerra Civil Americana, 1863
Scupltor: Krisztian Bodi
Scale: 54 mm.
Web: Art Girona

Reference: I-48
Serie: Anglo-Americana
Títle: Soldado del 29 Regimiento de Línea. Guerra Independencia Americana, Boston 1770
Scupltor: Krisztian Bodi
Scale: 54 mm.
Web: Art Girona

Reference: GN-38
Serie: Napoleónica
Títle: Infante de Marina. Trafalgar 1805
Scupltor: Diego Fernández Fortes
Scale: 54 mm.
Web: Art Girona

 

[garyjd]

What in the world is up with Latorre's sculpting? The minutemen are "generic" looking to the point where they only have an 18th century "look". These figures are in need of some serious work to make them accurate. To me what's really really terrible is the muskets/rifles. THey look to be percussion not flintlocks. The percussion system did not come into being in the US until around the early 1840's. Folks there is no excuse for this. I'm not sure what the 3 figure set is worth but there's no excuse for this. This leaves me scratching my head.

The Spanish Armeican War soldier also has a lot of things wrong with it. The hat for some reason sits way too far up on the head. The neck on the figure is waaaaay too long, but can be corrected. Another thing that stands out are the wrinkles going across the thighs, what's up with those?

The Confederate officer has that "Hollywood" look about him.

The 29th Foot soldier (based on a Troiani figure study) is IMHO the best in the bunch. The only things that may need some work are the bayonet, that looks molded to the body and the half gaiters that look like 3/4 gaiters.

I'm not trying to be overly nit-picky or harsh but consumers deserve the best there is, and while the sculpting on these figures may be good/great the matter of authenticity/accuracy, especially for the Revolutionary War period figures is a issue that needs to be addressed by those sculpting for Art Girona. There are a lot of resources on the net that could have helped these offerings to be considerably more accurate then they are.~Gary

 

[Evan August]

Personally, I like the confederate the best. Another one to add to the list . And that redcoat is good too, just not my period. Gary raised some good points with his post. Personally, I think the Latorre figures just look a little boring, and that Spanish American war guy is just weird for some reason

 

[captnenglish]

I like the minutemen, which has been discussed on this site before, the only thing I don't like about it is figure number three (far right). The figure might be nice as a stand alone, not with the other two, although the pose is a bit cliche' and I can't see the muskets well enough to tell anything about them. Gary is right (like that was in question) about the Span Am figure, although the head can be changed and the pants can be fixed easily, not that we should have to @ $26 a pop (but this figure and the Confederate were not sculpted by Latorre). My only real complaint about the Confederate, is that the caption calls him a general and the sleeve braid makes him a 2nd Lt. this is the second time Art Girona has done this with an ACW cav officer. Yes Gary, he does have a "Hollywood look about him", but I think that might be ok. The head doesn't do much for me either, but that's on me. If Gary likes the Am Rev Brit, that's good enough for me. No one has mentioned the French(?) marine; nice subject not sure about the figure though.

 

[garyjd]

Matt, Thanks for pointing out Latorre IS NOT the sculptor of the span-Am guy. I do not mean to go on a bash Latorre campaign, but a lot more could have and should have been done with the militiamen, and giving them percussion muskets/rifles is just plain sloppy.

The marine is okay the mouth looks goofy though as he's not reall biting the cartridge as it's away from his face. It's a simple figure that would lend itself well to conversions.~Gary

 

[captnenglish]

Gary, I agree with virtually everything you said. I don't mind if you bash Latorre, I sometimes think he is a flash in the pan and with the price of figure, there is a lot of crap out there. I agree on the marine. I also forgot to mention, is it me or are the straps on the Confederate missing something.

 

[nagashino]

Hi All

Apart from the 29th Foot figure, none of these is particularly inspiring.

Gary, I note your point about the continued confusion between flint and percussion rifles. IMHO this is another example of a sculptor saving time by using "stock" long-arms from the spares box, rather than go through the aggravation of sculpting a correct one. I noticed it on a recent Pegaso release of an "Iroquois" (comments earlier on this forum). I guess the manufacturers work on the assumption that maybe 10% of folk will pick up on errors, but 90% won't know (or care) and buy the stuff anyway. The depiction of firearms is a big nit-pick with me and sculptors frequently get it wrong

Phil

 

[Kisifer]

I personally like the marine figure. Commenting on gary's comment, regarding his mouth, I believe that he already bited the cartrige, so it can be off his mouth.

Xenofon

 

[Pete_H]

I guess I'm the only one who's noticed that the Spanish-American War took place in 1898 and not 1998 ... that is, unless I missed something on CNN :lol:

While talking about this figure, I think the anatomy is altogether way too thin, even considering the "bulk" of these uniforms on the human body. And what's with that field hat? Seems to be riding way too high on the head.

 

[garyjd]

Originally posted by Pete_H@Oct 12 2005, 04:05 AM
I guess I'm the only one who's noticed that the Spanish-American War took place in 1898 and not 1998 ... that is, unless I missed something on CNN :lol:

Pete, Where did it say the war took place in 1998 and not 1898?(need to watch CNN more) I see 1898 shown with the figure's title. Uniforms from the Span-Am war were not that bulky, they were pretty form fitting compared to earlier uniforms, like a Civil War sack coat. If it were not for the hat, long neck, and strange wrinkles across his legs it would not be a bad figure.~Gary

 

[Jim Hockett]

Pete,

Either I missed that on CNN as well or Art Girona needs to update their website. I would agree that the upper arms look pretty scrawny in comparison to the rest of the figure. Perhaps if he had exercised them more by reaching up and pulling that hat down?

Jim

 

[Pete_H]

Originally posted by garyjd@Oct 12 2005, 06:38 AM
Pete, Where did it say the war took place in 1998 and not 1898?(need to watch CNN more) I see 1898 shown with the figure's title.

It got edited. It "did" say 1998 last night.

 

[Roy]

Originally posted by Pete_H@Oct 12 2005, 05:08 PM
It got edited. It "did" say 1998 last night.

You're dead right Pete...I checked as soon as you mentioned it..

All the best.

Roy.

 

[garyjd]

Good eye Pete (still need to watch CNN more) ~Gary

 

[Dani A.]

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[Figure Mad]

I have no problem with the minutemen figures, I will be purchasing these, as I like the overall effect and the stances of the figures

Dave