New Release - Hussar Lifting His Child

[Ratty]

Please find the latest release from Bonaparte Military Models. A Hussar lifting his child, this is sculpted by Alan Ball and is 90mm scale. The Model is cast from resin with white metal parts and is now available at http://www.bonapartesmilitarymodels.co.uk/ab27---hussar-lifting-his-child-157-p.asp

Thanks
Paul

 

[camo88]

Very nice !

 

[Helm]

Looks very natural from what I can see ( on phone) nice to see a change of pose.

Steve

 

[Mirofsoft]

Interesting piece and he is a rich Hussar, he has 2 chabraque
like it

 

[DEL]

Really nice concept. Would have preferred to see the Hussars back a bit more arched, maybe it's the pictures ...... or abs of steel.
Cheers
Derek

 

[Piotrec]

I like to concept, but the scale is not for me. Little bit too large. I wish it was a 75mm.

 

[polyphemus]

Nice idea. I think the Hussar's torso/leg sculpt might be from an existing figure.

Geoff

 

[jai]

Nice idea .... but too big for me.

I think it's Maurice Dupin with his daughter Amandine Lucille (better known as George Sand) in Spain in 1808

 

[megroot]

I believe its from this drawing, with the following text:
Maurice Dupin at 1808 holding in his arms his daughter Aurore (into the future George Sand)
Stunning work from Alan.
Like his figures very much.

Marc

 

[Blind Pew]

To hold a kid like that he must be one strong bloke...

 

[Helm]

He is probably not holding her just swinging her up and down I've done that many times myself.

Stevr

 

[Einion]

View attachment 110632
I believe its from this drawing...

Shame it doesn't match this for the pose, then it would have worked better.

Einion

 

[billyturnip]

Interesting piece and he is a rich Hussar, he has 2 chabraque
like it

What? Where? How do you know that? You can't even see his horse.
Please tell me this is confusion with terminology and we're not making up imaginary things to criticize.
Roger.

 

[Mirofsoft]

What? Where? How do you know that? You can't even see his horse.
Please tell me this is confusion with terminology and we're not making up imaginary things to criticize.
Roger.

sorry I mean 2 dolman, but now seeing the picture sent by our friend from the Netherlands, I understand better, Dupin was indeed a rich Hussar

 

[Mark S]

Alan has always put that, otherwise missing, touch of humanity into his sculpts. This one obviously has that as well, I'm sure it will do well.
Or it could be construed as a 90mm Hussar bullying a 54mm Hussar, just cos it can.

 

[solmyi]

I have nothing but unstinted praise for the way this subject matter has been presented.
This 'diorama' encapsulates every soldiers return throughout history.
WELL DONE.

 

[old grumbler]

Is it the photos or are certain proportions way out here? I count around five and a half heads tall - extremely short hussar, the arms look way out of proportion too and there is no accounting in the hussars anatomy for the weight of the child. The sword too looks VERY heavy indeed for a hussar. Look at the Andrea Jula figure of William Tell and look how the weight of the child is reflected in the anatomy. This maybe just poorly angled photography so I'm not nailing my arse to the above yet.

 

[Einion]

Is it the photos or are certain proportions way out here? I count around five and a half heads tall - extremely short hussar, the arms look way out of proportion too and there is no accounting in the hussars anatomy for the weight of the child.

And here, finally, the elephant in the room. It's not just the photos.

Einion

 

[Blind Pew]

Exactly, his arms appear that long he can tie his shoes without bending down.
And the child appears weightless. Maybe they're on the moon?
A shame as the indivdual details look pretty good.

 

[Ratty]

Hi All

Thanks for the comments. Just to answer a few questions, the model is a completely new sculpt the legs/torso are not from another figure. The figure was taken from the picture of Maurice Dupin at 1808 holding in his arms his daughter Aurore. As for the sizes he is more then 6 heads tall if that is how you would like to measure it, his arms if straight would finish about a hand length above his knee. All of these are in proportion with other 90mm figures and of course real life. As for the pose and the lifting of his daughter, I have 2 daughters one 4 and one 6 and I can easily lift them like that, admittedly I could not hold them there for long, but this as all models is capturing a moment in time and he is not holding her there forever!!!

Thanks
Paul