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1/10th vive lempereur, col-burthe 4th hussars

Discussion in 'Completed Figures' started by Steve Brodie, Mar 28, 2021.

  1. Steve Brodie PlanetFigure Supporter

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    Going to call this one done.
    From this
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    To this in about 360hrs.

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    The horse was airbrushed with Vallejo acrylics and ,for the first time of use, the rest was painted with ScaleColor artist tubed acrylics. I must say i was very impressed with these paints , so much so i have invested in the flesh, reds, blues, blacks and green sets. Been heavy acrylics you can apply then straight away, thin a bit with water and wet blend on the model, in the same way as if they were oils. The gold colours were by Darkstar Miniatures and washes by Citadel (Games Workshop).
    When i originally opened the box i was convinced i had bitten off way way more than i could chew. I could see the big horse parts were not just going to fall together, head was not just going to line up so a lot of work ahead. Once I had the horse together after some vigorous sanding and a lot of filler and yet more sanding, I could see how much fun this was going to be. The rest of the 'kit' went to well really nice and was a joy to paint. The fiddly bits were attaching the sabretech, six points of contact to line up and the same with the sword holder, and getting the 'lead reins' attached.
    Big question(s) I suppose are; would I recommend this model to anyone else; massive Yes and would I build another one, or one of the new proposed 1/10th horses by Grod , again a massive YES!
    Custom built acrylic case has been ordered, and is on its way, as this one is allowed out on public display in my dining room !
    Build thread is here
    Finally thanks everyone for your kind comments and suggestions, it has made this journey more enjoyable.
    Took a couple of shots with some baked bean cans for size comparison;
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    Rest of the photos, may have gone a bit mad. All photos taken on a Nikon D7200, 24-70mm f2.8 lens, Shot outside;
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    More photos in the next post .............
  2. Steve Brodie PlanetFigure Supporter

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  3. MoboSchreuder A Fixture

    Superb , great work and painting

    Mobo
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  4. Peter Day PlanetFigure Supporter

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    Marvellous Mr B. Beautifully done and well worth all of that effort.
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  5. Scott Sheltz Well-Known Member

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    Stunning work!
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  6. Graham A Fixture

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    Absolutely brilliant job on this. The work you have put into and the great painting has all come good. Very impressive(y)
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  7. Gooner Mike Active Member

    Excellent work
  8. Len K. Well-Known Member

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    Amazing! I can only hope mine comes out somewhere close to this. Fantastic work. Great inspiration!
  9. KenBoyle PlanetFigure Supporter

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    Absolutely beautiful work Steve! I admire the finished product but also your patience and fortitude to take on the project.
    Well done sir!

    Cheers,
    Ken
  10. Steve Brodie PlanetFigure Supporter

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    Im sure it will

    Thanks Ken
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  11. ometz Well-Known Member

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    Absolutely stunning final presentation. Followed your SBS with great interest (and admiration).
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  12. Steve Brodie PlanetFigure Supporter

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    A very big box arrived today, and inside securely packaged was my display case;

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  13. MCPWilk A Fixture

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    Superbly done. I was criticised for undershadowing/shading my 180mm Life Guards Trumpeter's horse, but at these large scales, less is certainly more.

    I would make a base for the case to slot into and then incorporate the whole onto that.

    Mike
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