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

[Steve Brodie]

Back on his horse;

 

[Graham]

Looking superb

 

[Peter Day]

Looking great Steve.

 

[Merryweather]

looks fantastic, Steve

 

[Steve Brodie]

Looking superb

Looking great Steve.

looks fantastic, Steve

Many thanks chaps

 

[Nap]

Hi Steve

Very impressive modelling and a large piece for sure a heck of a lot of work which has paid off and very close to finish

Why not enter in the class of your choice in the new FOTM as well as voting in the previous month , also there is Vignette & Diorama comp

Always good to see your artwork

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to seeing the next

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Steve Brodie]

Hi Steve

Very impressive modelling and a large piece for sure a heck of a lot of work which has paid off and very close to finish
Thanks for sharing
Look forward to seeing the next

Happy benchtime

Nap

Cheers Nap. just waiting for some gold twisted thread for the final 'flappy' things. The supplied 'wire' is way to thick to twist together, would end up looking like rope!

 

[Steve Brodie]

Final tassels added;

 

[Richard Baxter]

Did you use picture hanging wire for the cords?

 

[Steve Brodie]

Did you use picture hanging wire for the cords?

Short answer; Nope.

Long answer; there was a piece of lead wire in the kit, which I thought would be too thick, so ordered some twisted gold thread, with the idea to coat it in superglue to hold position, but for some reason it didn't work. Have used that method before on some other string and it worked fine. So I took another look at the wire, started twisting it together and somehow it got thinner when twisted, so ended up using that.

 

[Richard Baxter]

Interesting. The reason that I asked is that I have used 3mm brass picture wire and it bends and holds it's shape well and has a texture that is a reasonable imitiation of braid. Worth a look...and cheap. I got mine at the local branch of Hobbycraft, if you have one near you it's worth a rummage around.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Stirrups done, so last thing to attach to the horse. Need to connect up the reins and it will be finished.

 

[Richard Baxter]

You deserve the Legion d'Honneur after this. I'll give Macron a call...

 

[Steve Brodie]

Stirrups attached and boots weathered

Reins attached, left side to finish

Need to check for blemishes, glue marks and will be done

 

[Graham]

Looking superb Steve, bet you will be glad to tackle something a bit smaller next

 

[Richard Baxter]

That is one serious piece of work. Am waiting for the 75mm version.

 

[Henkm]

Fantastic work! And considering the rough start, really an inspiration to see what the combination of skill, dedication and perseverance can achieve.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Fantastic work! And considering the rough start, really an inspiration to see what the combination of skill, dedication and perseverance can achieve.

Your too kind.

 

[Peter Day]

Marvellous work Steve.

 

[clrsgt]

Nice. Could not agree more about joining the two bases BTW.