Hi everyone

Thought I would finish 2020 on a high note and share my look at a release from the team at RP Models
Hugo Pereira announced it here :https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/1-12-guerrilha-child-in-peninsular-war.287662/

And treated us to a video production



In the main link there is a video from the man himself with the background and thinking behind the release

The release is of course this

Artwork by RICARDO PISA

Depicting a young child involved in the fighting in the Spanish Peninsular war , no more than about 12 years if that , armed but still he carry's a childhood toy horse .....clinging on to happier times in his mind occasionally he still plays on it smiling and reliving his growing up ...perhaps as a result of the enemy he has grown up too fast

We all know there are many instances of children being involved in conflicts both in the past and more modern conflicts ...often giving it all and leaving grieving parents and friends

The piece was inspired by Hugo's son and as such I dedicate this review to him and all children everywhere


Details of the release:

Title: Guerilla Child in Peninsular War ( Napoleonic Series )

Reference: RP-B-3-003

Scale: 1/12th

Material: Gray Resin

No of parts: 17 plus information insert

Sculptor: 3D

Casting : YS Castings ( Yiannis )

Box Art: N/A

Note: Limited run of 150 units worldwide , UK stockists include SK Miniatures and EL GRECO Miniatures

As always packing is all done in house and the resin is well protected in bags and bubblewrap

In a strong cardboard box with a push over wrapping which shows a unpainted version of the piece



Inside a informative insert



Parts consist of Upper torso , lower torso , 2 arms , head, hat, 2 hands one with a cartridge and the other with a weapon , dagger handle and part of a pistol ,a bugle, belt with pouch, 1 larger bag, water/wine container, bag of fruit, a blanket wrapped around a hobby horse , lower part of hobby horse



Prep

Upper Torso..Slight sanding on lower edge of haversack
Lower Torso..Sanding on underneath , decide on basing options ie ..drill hole for brass rod
Arms...Very fine casting line to sand away and remove small elbow post
Head..Remove excess resin from top and fit
Hat..Sanding around edges and fit
Hands ...On weapon, flashing and a casting line to sand , other hand sand small casting line and fit
Pistol/Dagger...Remove flashing and tiny posts and fit
Bugle.... Sand off casting plug and fi
Belt and pouch....Clean up on edges and fit into place
Large Bag .....As with pouch
Water/Wine container and Bag of fruit...Remove small plugs and fit
Blanket/hobby horse...sand away fine casting lines
Wheels of hobby horse....Sand away the casting line and fit into place

General Comments

• Overall casting is really very good indeed
• Resin has no air holes and is high quality
• Dry fitting of all parts revealed that minimal filler will be needed ..if any

Some references for you



Typical Spanish hunting knife



Weapon similar to one in review

A slightly later hobby horse





Couple of books to have a look at





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Lets look at the resin

The Upper Torso

These are the largest of the resin parts and they fit together smoothly and with a minimal amount of filler needed ..if any

There is IMO the option due to clever consideration in the casting to leave off the lower torso ( upper part of thighs ) but most will want to keep both I would expect

RP have continued to use YS casting and the quality shows through again we have a fine textured weave on the coat , a typical Spanish clothing is worn with a sash at the waist , this is worked with good folds and open at the top to take the knife handle and the pistol piece , needless to say fit is spot on

Straps of varying sizes and styles run over the body , including cord and a pouchbelt ...this and the others are again textured

Underneath the coat is a waistcoat and with a pattern sculpted in , nice work on the edges of this article ....a fancy piece of cloth ...I wonder whose this was before the current owner...perhaps a french official ??

The edging of the main coat is sharply worked , with good button definition all over , around the collar again a pattern is in place ...nice detail

At the neck a crucifix is worn with the figure details easily seen , to the right of this ...a medal ...legion d'honneur , looks good.... above a small ribbon ...personally I will enlarge this ...it appears of subject like "bling" ....we wonder what became of the poor victim that decided to donate this !!!

On his right side a large haversack full with various needed items ...or perhaps more "bling" ??...the surfaces are textured with the straps showing nice stitching work and a repair patch of material of a different type

The buckle work on the cross belt is good , again textures are all there

The cord shaping is sharply done with the water/wine container being a more shaped , nice detail again there

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There are accurate cutouts to fit the various items into place ...minimum filler is needed







Lower Torso

This part is the upper thighs , cutting straight across just below the crotch

Again the RP keyword of TEXTURES shows well , the left thigh is positioned slightly forward

In the front the button up flap is evident with nicely worked buttons , lovely clean and natural folds where needed

Peeking out from wht will be the sah and sculpted in place on the lower totso is the pistol end ..nice idea

On the top a locating post and at side and rear cutouts

Fit to upper body is accurate and yet again minimal filler is required



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Now to some more resin

Arms

These are angled according to the action of the piece the right raised towards the head , the left angled slightly down towards the body more

The cuffs display 3 well rounded buttons and of course testures continued on the material

Both cuffs are hollowed out ready to take the hands with ease

Fit to the torso is by the usual posts and matching cutouts , dry fitting showed no need for the filler on both arms





Hands

Both hands are well sculpted and cast with fingers having a good shaping and of course nails , the veins are slightly showing ...straining with the pressure of gripping both the paper cartridge in the right hand and the weapon in the left

The cartridge is held between the fingers tightly the lower part shows the musket ball inside well , the top has been bitten off and is torn ...his next action will be to pull back the working partsand prime his weapon with powder in the pan

The left holds the weapons a smaller piece , more a hunting weapon , the end splayed opened similar to a naval blunderbus or coaching weapons ...ideal for a young warrior but deadly still

The weapon itself is nicely detailed the stock is engraved just behind the mechanism ...aiding the grip , the weapon butt style is good with the muzzle end being cast with a chamber , some might still wish to drill a litle more .






Head/Hat

This was going to be the make or break for this bust and I am happy to say this has made it , the face is very well done , with nice facial details , the right eye closed as he has I am sure this second just tasted the powder after biting the top off the cartridge , his teeth are exposed , gripping together , the left eye is open and easily accessible for painting

The ears are well formed on both sides and the same size , hair textures and shaping is good , the hair is held underneath a head covering , knotted on left and sitting well onto torso when in position

On top a cutout for the headwear to fit





The hat is woven and again textures are there , this could be painted as straw or a material , the left side is held up to the crown with a nicely done rosette

Fit again no issue the post matching the head cutout on top



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The finals pieces of resin

Weapons

Both of these are designed to fit behind the sash and both do so with ease , the pistol end is already cast onto the lower part of the torso

Really good details on the pistol mechanism and he knife handle is shaped , perhaps a bone handle as well as wood ...matters not as again there are textures



Bugle

Perhaps our child was in a town band or perhaps he "obtained" this instrument by other means ....now he uses it as signal method or perhaps just for music around the campfires

Shaping is very good , again the casting relates to this well , both the mouth piece and the music end ( guess who isn't very musical ...lol ) are well sculpted , there are 2 corded edns that link up with the similar cord on the torso itself



Large bag/ Pouchbelt

The larger bag is oblong in shaping , stitching is at the edges , with the actual flap held securely down by a strap , with buckle details there , fit to the torso is easy with the post on the rear , minimum filler needed



The pouchbelt is a item borrowed from a cavalryman , the belt is textured with fitment to the torso being very neatly worked out , good shaping on the actual pouch , , there is a badge on the pouch , looking at it under my optivisor looks like a hunting horn with the top of a flaming grenade ....perhaps a collector of badges as well as medals



Wine/Water container and fruit bag

Held in a net the sections open with the surface of the container , nice touch is a horse design at the top , under this a design runs around the container , underneath the net is tied in a knot with hanging pieces creating a tassel

The fruit is held in a net again , this young lad has been apple collecting , nice definition on the netting and there are leaves sculpted there as well

You could paint as oranges as well ....well there are them in Spain ...lol



Hobby Horse parts

This relic of his childhood is wrapped carefully in a textured blanket with a striped design cast on , held together by a cord running top and bottom

The horses head is at the top , good version , something you can have fun putting weathering and wood effects on

On the lower edge the location point for the post with the small wheels .. again surface texture ...I would suggest pinning this



Final Thoughts

This has been a pleasure to look at , a lot of highly detailed parts , textures everywhere and a release with real meaning , and with minimal prep as well , this has moved right up my line of pieces for 2021 to the bench .

Plan your paint on this and you will without doubt be rewarded with many hours of fun and a fine display piece

This does say from the "Napoleonic series" ...look forward to seeing whats next

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

RP would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all PF members and so many others on their valuable input

Thanks to RP for the review piece





For more details contact:

sales@rpmodels.pt

Facebook: www.facebook.com/RPmodels

E mail: hpereira@rpmodels.pt

or you can contact Hugo via this site

Finally please enjoy the wonderful artwork of RICARDO PISA








Thank you for looking in

Happy benchtime

Stay safe always

Nap

Look forward to seeing this do hope you will share as a SBS in V Bench

Happy benchtime

Nap