British 54mm Napoleonic Horsemen.

[rtfoe]

Hi Dave I didn't realise that until you mentioned it. Ya, they're basically straps that go over the shoulder from the saddle to the breast plate which has another bigger strap that goes underneath between the front legs. Shouldn't be a problem with thin foil...pre-paint them and attach to the breast plate in a Y and glue the assembly, breast plate first to anchor it, let it harden then proceed to glue the three straps, first the two over the shoulder and hidden under the saddle seat then the remaining strap goes under to the main saddle strap under the belly. Measure extra lengths for this procedure. Good luck.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi Dave, this was the only picture of mine to show close up of what I meant by the breast plate. It's the circular plate that holds all three ends of the strap. Some were just stitched, others perhaps by a three sided buckle.



Cheers,
Richard

[Dave Ward]

Added the breast straps - painted masking tape - I'll really seal it all down with varnish, after washing etc.

Saddles & saddlecloths painted - dry fitted only - I'm sure that these things weren't as clean as shown in paintings - I've used Ivory for the 'white' parts, but a lot of this will be hidden once the rider is added. I'll add the legs to the saddle, so I can fit the stirrups & straps easily, - adding them afterwards would be a real pain
Dave

[rtfoe]

Turned out well with the masking tape Dave. :thumb2:

Cheers,
Richard

[Neil Merryweather]

Looking good , Dave.
I always stick the stirrup leathers to the inside of the rider's legs so I can keep him separate from the horse for painting

hope this helps
N