Airfix 54mm Napoleonic French Line Infantry

[Neil Merryweather]

Superb skills as always neil ,fusilier no2 still giving me Cesar Romero vibes though :smiling5: , i dare you to leave his hair green !

you'll always have this picture ,Tony

[Neil Merryweather]

Its the movement that your able to capture with the alterations Neil that's so good.

Thanks John, that's the part that has always fascinated me, especially the twisted poses (called 'contraposto' in proper sculpture)

[adt70hk]

Top notch work indeed!!

ATB.

Andrew

[Neil Merryweather]

Top notch work indeed!!

ATB.

Andrew

thanks alot Andrew

[Neil Merryweather]

I am pleased to announce that paint has been flung!
Actually most of Fusilier 4 was already painted, I just needed to knuckle down and finish him, and I have finally done it, yay!
Hope you like him.
That's all for now, but hopefully now that I am back in the swing of painting I can get Fusiliers 5 and 6 done soon.
thanks for watching
Neil

[Tim Marlow]

Excellent Neil. The animation is spot on. He looks like he’s falling even though he isn’t.

[Allen Dewire]

The animation is spot on. He looks like he’s falling even though he isn’t.

But Tim, if he isn't falling (backwards), what is he doing then? You lost me here Buddy.....

Sorry Neil, as I just came across this excellent work once again. You do have that magic touch with figure poses and honestly, your painting skills ain't too shabby either. Good to see you haven't lost your touch. Beautiful work Sir, just beautiful!!!......

Prost
Allen

[Tim Marlow]

But Tim, if he isn't falling (backwards), what is he doing then? You lost me here Buddy.....

Sorry Neil, as I just came across this excellent work once again. You do have that magic touch with figure poses and honestly, your painting skills ain't too shabby either. Good to see you haven't lost your touch. Beautiful work Sir, just beautiful!!!......

Prost
Allen

If he was actually falling, he’d very quickly hit the ground Allen…….he is a static figure sculpted as falling, and the sculpt is so good he looks like he is actually moving…..at least I think that what I meant.
Of course, this might be me hallucinating hopped up on pain meds and anti inflammatory pills…..

[Jim R]

Beautifully painted Neil.

[JayCee]

Excellent work Neil. The uniform colours look spot-on. If I may be pedantic, the metal work on the musket looks "blued", at this period in history it would have been left in the "white". I am not in any way criticising your work, just me being an a-hole after 60 odd years collecting and shooting vintage and classic firearms. .
John.

[Billski]

Fantastic job, the pose is really amazing and you can see that you have taken a lot of care. The paintwork is spot on, lots of layers and blending, thank you for sharing

[rtfoe]

Hi Neil, tbh I haven't been on your post for a while and I have missed a lot. The poses are very natural and just like me, for you patience has its virtue. The experience gained and ruthless decapitations have bared fruit. Sculpturing with existing figures is definitely doable and rewarding without the worry of filling up proportions.
Good progress from technical pencil tip to hob nail and rods to a punch set. The falling/not falling Fusilier...superb pose.

Cheers,
Richard

[Neil Merryweather]

Excellent Neil. The animation is spot on. He looks like he’s falling even though he isn’t.

Many thanks Tim, that's great compliment.

Sorry Neil, as I just came across this excellent work once again. You do have that magic touch with figure poses and honestly, your painting skills ain't too shabby either. Good to see you haven't lost your touch. Beautiful work Sir, just beautiful!!!......

Prost
Allen

thanks Allen

Beautifully painted Neil.

You're very kind, Jim. I got there in the end!

Excellent work Neil. The uniform colours look spot-on. If I may be pedantic, the metal work on the musket looks "blued", at this period in history it would have been left in the "white". I am not in any way criticising your work, just me being an a-hole after 60 odd years collecting and shooting vintage and classic firearms. .
John.

cheers John, that's interesting to know. I took my cue from re-enactor shots, so I guess they're all a bit too modern. And then again , I've just used regular off the shelf gunmetal paint, so I haven't exactly tried. But I've done four like this now and they will have to stay .
No offense taken and thanks for the compliments

[Neil Merryweather]

Fantastic job, the pose is really amazing and you can see that you have taken a lot of care. The paintwork is spot on, lots of layers and blending, thank you for sharing

Thank you Bill. I am still feeling like a novice in the painting department so it's good to hear.

[Neil Merryweather]

Hi Neil, tbh I haven't been on your post for a while and I have missed a lot. The poses are very natural and just like me, for you patience has its virtue. The experience gained and ruthless decapitations have bared fruit. Sculpturing with existing figures is definitely doable and rewarding without the worry of filling up proportions.
Good progress from technical pencil tip to hob nail and rods to a punch set. The falling/not falling Fusilier...superb pose.

Cheers,
Richard

Richard thank you very much. I don't really consider myself a perfectionist, but I can see it must seem that way to others. I love the term ' ruthless decapitation ' :thumb2: .
I keep telling myself to make at least one of these figures 'Out of the Box', but I just get inspired - I suppose Fusilier 1 actually is as Airfix intended. Glad you find it interesting
ATB hope you're feeling better now?
Neil