WIP Prussian Cuirassier musician

[billyturnip]

It's been awhile since I've painted one of these but felt the urge again.
This is a 54mm musician of the Prinz von Preussen Cuirassiers based on an illustration by Adolf Menzel. The illustration and other info can be found here....

http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Prinz_von_Preußen_Cuirassiers

This is where I am at the moment, the breeches are finished (I think ) and the face is almost done just need to play with the definition of the eyes, the rest is still wip. Painted with oils over acrylic.
Roger.

 

[Nap]

Hi Roger

Great to see you posting with your flats , looking good already

Colourful as well from the link ...cherrs for that

Following with interest

Why not enter a piece in our FOTM as well ....

We also have a Vignette and Diorama competition which ends on 30/9 so plenty of time to build or enter a piece

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[billyturnip]

Cheers Kev, let's not get over ambitious but I'll see what I can do.
Roger.

 

[Oda]

At long last!!!!!!! Beautiful as ever Rog.Waiting eagerly to seeing it completed.

Oda.

 

[billyturnip]

At long last!!!!!!! Beautiful as ever Rog.Waiting eagerly to seeing it completed.

Oda.

Thanks very much.
Not too eagerly I hope on the bench I've got 1 x 1/48 aircraft, 2 x 1/72 aircraft and a full round figure.
I suppose I could triage them and deal with each in turn.

 

[theBaron]

Nice to see a post from you again, Roger! Are you ashore for a while? Good start on this figure! I look forward to your next update.

Prost!
Brad

 

[billyturnip]

Thanks very much Brad.
I'm at home on leave at the moment until about 9th July. There's nothing like a SYW Prussian to get the flat figure juices flowing again.
Roger.

 

[NeilW]

Nice interpretation,

Look fwd to seeing progress

 

[billyturnip]

Nice interpretation,

Look fwd to seeing progress

Thanks very much Neil.
This is how it's looking after today's work....

 

[NeilW]

This is how it's looking after today's work....

My my, you have been busy: leaps and bounds no less... and looking great

 

[billyturnip]

My my, you have been busy: leaps and bounds no less... and looking great

Thanks Neil, it's all I've done today between two dog walks.... sheer bliss.
Roger.

 

[Viking Bob]

Nice to see you back at the bench Roger, superb painting which is coming along nicely.
Following.

 

[billyturnip]

Nice to see you back at the bench Roger, superb painting which is coming along nicely.
Following.

Thanks very much Bob.
I'm presently juggling my time between this and some aircraft kits but there's room on the bench for both.

 

[theBaron]

I like the shading on his Kollet, your shades of yellow are nicely muted. Looking again at his breeches, though, the shadows seem to me a hair dark. Could be my eye.

Prost!
Brad

 

[Richie]

Crikey I thought we had lost you to the dark side forever.

Hi Roger,
Nice brush work mate, you've not lost your touch.
cheers
Richie

 

[billyturnip]

I like the shading on his Kollet, your shades of yellow are nicely muted. Looking again at his breeches, though, the shadows seem to me a hair dark. Could be my eye.

Prost!
Brad

Thanks Brad, yes, you're right the shading on the breeches is dark and intentionally so. Once the rest is shaded in a similar fashion it should make sense..... ir maybe not.

Crikey I thought we had lost you to the dark side forever.

Hi Roger,
Nice brush work mate, you've not lost your touch.
cheers
Richie

Cheers Ritchie. You should know I'm likely to crop up unexpectedly like a bad rash.

 

[Viking Bob]

Thanks very much Bob.
I'm presently juggling my time between this and some aircraft kits but there's room on the bench for both.

What is an 'aircraft'?
He he

 

[billyturnip]

What is an 'aircraft'?
He he

Believe me Bob you're better off not knowing but I know one thing if you need to know anything the internet is jammed full of experts on every mark and model ever produced.... and some that never left the drawing board and weren't.

 

[Nap]

Thanks Brad, yes, you're right the shading on the breeches is dark and intentionally so. Once the rest is shaded in a similar fashion it should make sense..... ir maybe not.

Cheers Ritchie. You should know I'm likely to crop up unexpectedly like a bad rash.

You just keep cropping up Roger

Great to see flats being painted with skill ...good to see updates ( put a larger image up shows the lovely work well )

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[arj]

Nice to see your work again Roger.
This one's looking very good.

Cheers,
Andrew