Victory Miniatures 120mm Officer Royal North British Dragoons Scots Greys Crimea 1854

[Jon Heptonstall]

Hi Graham.
You've done great things with this and I think it'll end up a belter.I can't help loving Victory Mins for their devotion to their subjects.The earlier quarter-deck figures were inspired but a bit let down with the casting.I had a few of the 12-pounder gun crew but the cannon itself was a bit misaligned in the horizontal which wasn't easy to fix.Gentle nudge to Victory to get it a little better because you could be very very good.
Jon.

[Guest]

Such a shame about the fit issues Graham, but it looks like you're more than a match for them.

[Guest]

Hi Graham.
You've done great things with this and I think it'll end up a belter.I can't help loving Victory Mins for their devotion to their subjects.The earlier quarter-deck figures were inspired but a bit let down with the casting.I had a few of the 12-pounder gun crew but the cannon itself was a bit misaligned in the horizontal which wasn't easy to fix.Gentle nudge to Victory to get it a little better because you could be very very good.
Jon.

Totally agree Jon, the sculpting detail is superb, just the casting quality that is an issue.

[Guest]

Such a shame about the fit issues Graham, but it looks like you're more than a match for them.

It is a shame Peter as it is a good figure/horse combination. I will certainly try my best to do something decent with it as it will look quite striking in the cabinet.

[papa 695]

Outstanding work on fixing the fit issues on the old hos Graham, and the new stance. and if it's anything like the figures I've just seen by you. I doubt you'll have any problems painting it. Looking forward to the next updates.

[Guest]

It looks great Graham, the horse looks more startled, this should paint up a treat, looking forward to seeing more.
ev

[Guest]

Outstanding work on fixing the fit issues on the old hos Graham, and the new stance. and if it's anything like the figures I've just seen by you. I doubt you'll have any problems painting it. Looking forward to the next updates.

Ah...... never painted a horse before, certainly not at this size anyway Ian. Had it been a dark brown/black, it would be a case of slapping oil paint all over and then wiping off the excess to leave the shadows. Being a grey, it is a tad more complex due to the light to quite datprk gradation plus lighter grey highlight ‘spots’ dappled over it. Should be fun to try and do..............

[Guest]

It looks great Graham, the horse looks more startled, this should paint up a treat, looking forward to seeing more.
ev

Thanks Ev. For some insane reason, I have even though of adding another figure for the rider to be slashing at...... I will, hopefully, talk myself out of that. Doubt I could find a suitable figure anyway being the Crimea. Would have been easy for a Napoleonic.