Officer of the Chevalier Guard Regiment, Austerlitz, 1805

[Katjuscha]

Hey folks,
some time has passed since my last article.
I finished this bust last year called: Officer of the Chevalier Guard Regiment, Austerlitz, 1805

It's from Alexandros Models, 200 mm, with some conversions at the cartridge box and backsword.

It take part at the FOTM September contest:
https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/vote-here-for-septembers-fotm-ends-midnight-31-10.172285/
I hope you like it.

Regards,
Philip

 

[Viking Bob]

Superb painting of the fabric, really very good.

 

[Katjuscha]

Thank you very much, Bob!

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Beautiful paintwork

Mobo

 

[Katjuscha]

Thank you, Mobo!

 

[megroot]

Impressive work.

marc

 

[svt]

Good work, but there are historical inaccuracies both in painting and in the sculptural part.


The plume on the helmet was still not like a foam or a sponge, and on a bust scale it is still very noticeable in comparison with smaller figurines.

And the greatcoat collar should be black at the Chevalierguards.



The sword-knot of officers of the Russian cavalry (except for hussars and later horse jagers) was made of black leather with a stitch of silver thread at the edges. The tassels were silver; at the field-officers they were with figures made of foil;

among the company-officers they were simple.


The hilt of the Chevalierguard broadsword was completely different, namely the one shown in these photos.




The buttons on the Chevalierguard should be silver and flat.

 

[Agesilaus]

Great Job!

 

[santi fernandez]

I love your job, this bust is on my list of upcoming jobs.
Santi

 

[Katjuscha]

Thank you guys for your comments!

Good work, but there are historical inaccuracies both in painting and in the sculptural part.

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The plume on the helmet was still not like a foam or a sponge, and on a bust scale it is still very noticeable in comparison with smaller figurines.
View attachment 357270
And the greatcoat collar should be black at the Chevalierguards.


View attachment 357268
The sword-knot of officers of the Russian cavalry (except for hussars and later horse jagers) was made of black leather with a stitch of silver thread at the edges. The tassels were silver; at the field-officers they were with figures made of foil;
View attachment 357272
among the company-officers they were simple.
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The hilt of the Chevalierguard broadsword was completely different, namely the one shown in these photos.
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The buttons on the Chevalierguard should be silver and flat.

@svt:
Thank you for your researches. Before I started to work at the bust I had several thoughts about fixing some points: at the end I decided not to correct the backswords hilt because of the complicated project and officers often used their personal swords. So this and the sword-knot were made different. Similar point to the regiments greatcoat where plates might be placed at the collar.

The "hairy problem" on the helmet is well known but same thing like above: to many work for to low result. I painted it as it is...

 

[svt]

Thank you for your researches. Before I started to work at the bust I had several thoughts about fixing some points: at the end I decided not to correct the backswords hilt because of the complicated project and officers often used their personal swords. So this and the sword-knot were made different.

As for the conversion of the hilt of the broadsword, I agree that there is not an easy task, so let us leave this mistake to the conscience of the sculptor. As for your assertion that officers could use their broadswords at their own request, it is not true - after all, this is the Russian guard of the times of Alexander I, a zealous uniformist, like his brothers, who oversaw the army. So in the regular infantry, cavalry, and even more so the guard, everything was according to orders and uniform timesheets. There were exceptions only in the case of award weapons, but they had a different look, but here the guards cuirassier officer with a broadsword model 1798, which occasionally could be, but for lower ranks (for private and NCO), which was unacceptable.
But as I wrote above, it remains on the conscience of the sculptor, as well as a plume on a helmet.

Well, while the sword-knot is not difficult to repaint in real colors, there would be a desire to fix it. )))

 

[Theodoros]

Very nice work on this excellent bust !

 

[Katjuscha]

@Thodoros: Thank you too!

@svt: I think it will not be fixed in the near future but I will remember it for further russian figures.

 

[arj]

Very nice and neat paintwork.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Katjuscha]

Thank you Andrew, I'm glad about that.

Regards
Philip

 

[John Bowery]

Nicely painted and displayed.
Cheers
Jokhn

 

[Katjuscha]

Hello John,
I'm pleased to hear, that the display is recognised too. Thank you!

Regards
Philip

 

[Cannonball]

Super job Philip. Like how you’ve done the whites and agree with John, nice touches on the display base.


Neal

 

[Katjuscha]

Hello Neal,
thank you too! Glad to hear that.

Best regards
Philip

 

[Jaybo]

Beautiful painting.