Very nice surgery Neil. I agree with Scottie lovely talent.
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Thanks ,Gentlemen all for the kind responses, and I am happy to announce that Deuxieme Porte-Aigle is finally ready for paint!
As you will see, I have dumped the pike; much as I love it, it just wasn’t convincing that he would hang onto it AND pick up the standard. So at the moment the plan is that it has fallen on top of the downed officer-we’ll have to see how that shakes down.
But I don’t think I’m ready to start painting just yet, I’m still on bit of a roll with all of the other boys.
Thanks for watching
NeilComment
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good to see more progress been madeComment
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Target man or Standard bearer...nice. Neil, you can choose the direction the flag is waving in the wind. :thumb2:
Cheers,
Richard aka WabbleComment
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Ok, do you remember way back in August when I put together a couple of new Fusiliers-7 & 8?
Well, they have been progressing ahead of the Officer for some reason and here is Fusilier 7 as WIP
And here he is with all his kit, separate but ready for painting
And here is Fusilier 8 as a WIP
That’s all for now but there’s more in pipeline.
Thanks for watching
NeilComment
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Great work Neil as I have said before I am jealous of your skill with figures.Comment
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I am pleased to report that the wounded officer is ready for priming and painting, woo hoo!
I have struggled with this one, and I think it must have been because I didn’t really like the Historex head I was using.
Once I swapped it over (for one from the 1970’s vintage Airfix footballers set) it all started to gel together.
He’s got lots of unusual kit which I had to figure out from conflicting references, especially the Standard-Bearer’s pouch belt thingy- I was hoping Historex did one in their spares range, but I couldn’t find one so I had to cobble it together myself.
The N had me foxed for a while, then I thought I would see if I could 3D print something so small, and to my astonishment I got away with it.
For the pedants experts among you he does have epaulettes and chin scales for his shako, I just forgot to add them into the shot. It’s all separate for painting.
As you see, I have found a new place for the halberd, which I think brings it into focus a bit more than if it was just lying on the ground.
I’ve pushed the bounds of 3D printing again here. I’m not confident of painting the lettering freehand, and I knew I could create the lettering digitally so I experimented to see how thin I could print the pennant, and I got it down to 0.1mm.
I used a hairdryer to get it to drape. The halberd blade is from Historex.
So there’s only Fusilier no 8 to finish, and then I think I’ll start painting.
Thanks for looking
NeilComment
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Neil
This is turning into a very impressive little group. each sculpt gets better and better. Looking forward to the final painting and posing. This officer is looking very nice however, if it's not too late, I think his legs look a little wooden. His pose is not far from the one shown below, so bending his knees a little would make a lot of difference. Ignore this completely if you wish, it is still a great job.
JohnComment
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Many thanks John for your interest and taking the time to comment. Funnily enough, that kind of pieta pose in that painting and others like it has always irritated me as being too contrived looking for the battlefield, and I actually gave thought to the issue you raise.
My thought was that he's in agony and so his legs are more in spasm than relaxed. I did point his toes a little ( although in those boots I'm not sure how plausible that actually is).
I think if he was front and centre of the scene I might have made him a little more dramatic, but he's going to be buried in the middle, and he's been such a hill to climb, so with all due respect ( and I do have great respect for your talent), I'm going to leave him as he is and press on to the finish.
All the best
NeilComment
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He looks fine to me Neil. Wolfe is obviously designed to be the centre of the tableau in John’s illustration, and I can see where John is coming from regarding the legs, but I’ve always thought his anatomy looks a little “off”. His torso almost appears hinged in the middle, for example….great uniform reference though, every British regiment involved in the battle is represented in the full painting.Comment
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Marvellous scratch building Neil, this is developing nicely. I don't envy you painting so many of the same uniform, I would get bored and put the whole project on the shelf of shame.
Very envious of your skills.
Cheers
BillComment
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Good afternoon Dr. Merryweather,
It has come to the attention of medical societies all over the world, that you Sir, are practicing without a license. All we can say is......."Helluva job Neil!!! As a suggestion, you might want to get a handle on the Gangrene problem on some of the wounded though. Stronger anti-biotics would probably do the trick...
Other than that, and all kidding aside, this is one fantastic project Sir, so please it coming!!!...
Prost
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