WIP Officer 19th Chasseurs a Cheval 1814/15

[blaster]

Hi Paul,

I’m enjoying your obvious mastery of your ongoing project!


Rgds Victor

 

[MalcC]

WOW!.

Malc

 

[Paul Handley]

Paul, are you aware of the works of the French 19th century artists Eugene Titeux and Auguste de Moltzheim? They are the masters of Restoration uniforms in my opinion. I have 4 original Titeux prints. They are wonderful. Although Bertrand Malvaux sells them, he is quite pricey. I bought mine from: Soldaademohler | Objets d'Histoire & histoires d'objets They are great to deal with. As an aside,
you really must visit La Musee d'Armee in Paris.

Yes, I know them both very well - I seem to have mopped them all up on Pinterest and put them in my ‘Bourbon Restoration’ folder - both very fine illustrators of a much overlooked period - I really must model something at some point. I do quite a bit of window licking over on Bertrand Malvaux’s site too; wonderful stuff but you’d need a lottery win to actually purchase the really good stuff. The Musee de l’Armee and Musee de l’Emperi are both very much on my bucket list.

 

[Paul Handley]

I'm very happy to report, the build is now finished on this. I'm hoping to start painting him when my artillery gunner is finished (hopefully) by the end of the month.

 

[Nap]

Hi Paul

That’s a mighty fine piece of modelling , love the pose and details

Not sure but perhaps a touch too much cuff/ wrist showing on right arm .......just a bust painters mumble

Looking forward to seeing this with paint appearing

Happy brushes

Nap

 

[Oda]

Once more Paul,sensational exemplary modeling work.

Oda.

 

[Malkie]

Another masterpiece on the way, I would love to have the skills that you bestow on each of your figures.

Malkie

 

[MalcC]

Very impressive, I'm looking forward to the future updates.

Malc

 

[Briggsy]

This is a cracking piece Paul, looking forward to the colouring in!

Simon

 

[NigelR]

Wow! Superb work all round, I love the way you've done the right hand.

 

[Paul Handley]

Hi Paul

That’s a mighty fine piece of modelling , love the pose and details

Not sure but perhaps a touch too much cuff/ wrist showing on right arm .......just a bust painters mumble

Looking forward to seeing this with paint appearing

Happy brushes

Nap

Thanks Kevin. Yes, I've been chewing on that cuff (not literally obvs.) for some time. I did consider a bit of retrospective surgery but think I'm going to cut my losses - and not the cuff.

 

[Paul Handley]

Thank you very much for all the positive replies folks - much appreciated. The other worry I had about the figure - apart from the over generous cuff - was the chevron saddle cloth ornament. I was pretty sure I'd seen it on quite a few senior officer, light cavalry saddle cloths but when I came to check I couldn't find it anywhere. Does anyone else remember ever having seen it or did I dream it? If any of the button counters come after me I'm going to plead 'non-regulation private purchase' or that things went a bit pear shaped uniformwise during the 100 days.

 

[Briggsy]

No idea about the saddle cloth chevron but as some of the reference material was built on illustrations that were painted well after the period then ambiguity easily creeps in. The other course if action of course is to ask any doubters to definitively prove such decorations never saw the light of day!

Simon

 

[Paul Handley]

No idea about the saddle cloth chevron but as some of the reference material was built on illustrations that were painted well after the period then ambiguity easily creeps in. The other course if action of course is to ask any doubters to definitively prove such decorations never saw the light of day!

Simon

Yes, I suspect for the Napoleonic period accurate isn't quite as accurate as we often think. In fact, if the button counters could actually observe a real Napoleonic battle they'd probably have a fit at how inaccurate the whole thing was.