Scots Grey Trumpeter & Horse head 1/9

[Jimbo]

This is my finished Scots Grey Trumpeter from CGS miniatures & Horse head from Siskin miniatures, fixed onto a base made of English Yew,
Painted in oils over an enamel base, the neck of the horse was changed and added to so as to help it blend into the base, also pose of the head was made to be stretching forward and the mouth slightly opened up with teeth and tongue added,
Trumpeter stripes were added to the riders arms in magic sculp, the blanket roll & Valise were sculpted from milliput, the Carbine has been converted from a spare musket, I also decided to add the older version Cap badge of the Scots Greys as a name plate
I must admit this has been a labour of love to build & paint but I'm happy with the end result,
I hope you like it and happy for all comments to be forwarded.
Cheers
Jim

 

[Viking Bob]

Thats excellent Jim, the whole lot marries together beautifully

 

[Jimbo]

Thanks Bob, glad you like it, cheers mate.
Jim

 

[megroot]

This is something special.

Marc

 

[Jimbo]

Thanks Marc, glad you think so.
Cheers
Jim

 

[Nap]

Cor blimey ...where's the rest of the horse then ??

Now then ...I have watched this go from an idea to a bit of wood in the cabinet , sprayed gray ..after much biccy eating and ham and cheese sandwiches and discussing the piece ....

Jimbo has done a great job on this ...the dapple of the horse looks even better in real life , the mouth is particularly impressive ( the horse..not Jimbo's...lol lol ) ...

That together with the clever use of the CGS bust with a couple of additions of the saddle , portmanteau ....much cursing and cajoling .......

Great painting all over

A real pleasure to see this done and the badge adds a nice touch to the base

WELL DONE "legs Evans"

Nap

PS ..no pickle on my sandwiches on Saturday

 

[Wings5797]

What class vision you have Jim to put these bits and bobs together.
Even the base and pedestal look like a work of art.
Great planning, great execution and amazing presentation.
Love it Mate
All the best
Keith

 

[anstontyke]

great work jim. you have created a stunning piece.
i think you have been around nap a bit too long though, no legs in site

tony

 

[valiant]

Works well, Jim - nice bit of work!

 

[Ben-nl]

Great work Jim, well done, great idea!!

Ben

 

[Scotty]

Superb work.

 

[red tom]

Excellent, second to none.

 

[John Bowery]

That is a very nice piece of engineering and detail. What a great idea.
Cheers
John

 

[Wayneb]

Blended and painted nicely into one sculpture... Excellent work.......

Wayne

 

[Borek]

Very nice. Excellent idea to socle ...

Cheers Borek

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

I can't notice that you used diffent kits for this. They look as if they had been arranged this way from the beginning, including the base.
Great idea, great painting. I especially like the horse head.

Christian

 

[Jimbo]

Thanks to everybody for their kind encouraging comments, all very much appreciated by me, I'm really pleased you all like it so much.
Cheers
Jim

 

[swralph]

Real nice work Jim.

 

[Jimbo]

Cheers Ralph, thankyou
Jim

 

[Grod]

Superb Jim
Great job all round and I like the base.
Gordon