News Art Girona 2013.officer, 3rd Regiment Of Foot. Grenadier, 1751

[Edorta]

Officer, 3rd Regiment of foot. Grenadier, 1751
Sculpted by Antonio Zapatero - 75mm

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[taffjones]

Thanks a really nice miniature mate, where can I get one?

 

[captnenglish]

This will fit into my collection nicely!

 

[Paco]

Original figure sculpted by Antonio Zapatero

 

[taffjones]

Where can we buy it from?

 

[Edorta]

More pics of this.

 

[megroot]

Very, very nice figure.

marc

 

[Aveleira]

This I'll probably buy!! I'm on the Romeo One...Both of them together would be nice...Thought I think they are form different regiments...but they can be together as well right?!
My only reserve, it's the face... it could be better for 75mm.

Regards
Pedro

 

[Nap]

Nice release from Art Girona , I like the pose , its very natural looking in my opinion , nice work on the cap , together with the musket

Nap

 

[Helm]

Where can we buy it from?

Steve at http://www.skminiatures.co.uk/ does them mate, He'll sort you one as soon as they are released to him

Steve

 

[taffjones]

Cheers Steve.

 

[Mike Stevens]

I like this one.

 

[Tony Barton]

It's a super figure, but I think there's some confusion about the Regiment. The Buffs are the 3rd Foot, had buff facings, and a green dragon on their ( buff fronted ) cap . But this cap appears to be that of the 8th King's Regiment , with blue facings and the horse in a wreath .

 

[Paul Kernan]

Love the figure but not being well versed in SYW/FIW, please pardon my ignorance. The title and the presence of a gorget reflects an officer, however, did 18th century officers carry a musket?

 

[taffjones]

Love the figure but not being well versed in SYW/FIW, please pardon my ignorance. The title and the presence of a gorget reflects an officer, however, did 18th century officers carry a musket?

Dont think so mate, but if shit hit the fan and I was living back then. I would of certainly picked one up.

 

[Mirofsoft]

Steve at http://www.skminiatures.co.uk/ does them mate, He'll sort you one as soon as they are released to him

Steve

Very nice figure
I like it and asked a local shop to get one for me ... oh yes I like to provide job to a local, so he will have money to buy what we produce and my chidren and grand children will have a chance to have a job in the future . So giving a local disti name ( like SK ) in your country.. I appreciate .
In Belgium you can try http://www.cavaaller.com/

Best to all

 

[MCPWilk]

Officers used to carry muskets in those days.

Mike

 

[Paul Kernan]

Thanks Mike. Looks like I will be adding one of the two (Romeo) to the Grey Army. Can never have too many

 

[Einion]

That's a really fine piece of work; it's all good but that right hand is awesome.

Good to see the photos of the master as well, I like the face much more than in the painted example.

Einion

 

[PhilinYuma]

OmG I answered this and it disappeared before I could post it. Long--short:
@Tony: Yep. but I'm pretty sure that the sculptor, though not the painter, had access to Kiplimg and King. The back is certainly from the Buffs as portrayed in pl 7 of that work, but the painter got the color(s) wrong.
@Paul. Good question. Regulations in 1743 updated the pole weapon of a company officer from the half pike to the spontoon. see pl. 7 fig. 19 in Barthorp's British Infantry Uniforms. and discussion, p.36. This figure, though, is almost certainly taken from a well nigh unimpeachable source, The Thin Red Line by the Fosten bros. You will find the illustration in the middle of Pl. I, complete with fusil.
I agree with Einion that this a splendidly posed and sculpted piece, and the problems with the painting can be readily corrected.

Hope this helps.