Briggsy
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Cheers David, that Kev can be such a bully sometimes!!!!Eggs and omelettes...
There's nothing wrong with a bit of artistic licence, and the plume looks good nonetheless.

Cheers Simon
Cheers David, that Kev can be such a bully sometimes!!!!Eggs and omelettes...
There's nothing wrong with a bit of artistic licence, and the plume looks good nonetheless.
Cheers Malc, a better arm position than the general I think.This is really progressing nicely, well animated, the pose is spot on.
Malc
Cheers Melanie, I think I'm starting to get the hang of this!Looking good Simon.
Melanie
That's looking really good. Lovely animation. Just make sure you have the other figures positioned like this, not waving their swords around. Cuirassiers used the point of their swords in the charge as it was a long, lance-like weapon not designed for cutting and slashing.
If you want to get really nit-picky, you should try to have the hand positioned so the thumb is parallel to the ground, not sticking up vertically, as that is the best way to charge with the sword. But I am sure in reality their hands would move around a fair bit so that really is a minor point. Just don't have them waving their swords around......![]()
Many thanks Nigel, I'm still learning with this, I have only ever done static relaxed poses in the past. If I were a perfectionist I'd go back and redo the Generals arm, but some that for a game of soldiers.That's looking really good. Lovely animation. Just make sure you have the other figures positioned like this, not waving their swords around. Cuirassiers used the point of their swords in the charge as it was a long, lance-like weapon not designed for cutting and slashing.
If you want to get really nit-picky, you should try to have the hand positioned so the thumb is parallel to the ground, not sticking up vertically, as that is the best way to charge with the sword. But I am sure in reality their hands would move around a fair bit so that really is a minor point. Just don't have them waving their swords around......![]()
Many thanks W, so long as I make them look realistic and not wooden I'll be happy.Lovely work Simon - these figures sure have a nice shape to them.
W.
Looks like a challenging project you got there. Never dared to start painting horses myself. Once started on a donkey but after the base coat put it aside and decided that it would be for another time; and that's now more than 3 years ago.I have been tinkering with this for about a month now, I am still not comfortable doing mounted figures, the figure is fine the horse is another story.
So rather than keeping the builds to myself I will blog this build, though it will be a longer, slower project than most that can run alongside whatever else I am doing.
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The vignette will be three Cuirassiers, a General, a Trooper and a Trumpeter all in the charge. The horses are all balanced on one leg so I have had to implant a heavy weight metal support in each.
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Each horse has also been widened somewhat as Historex horses can lack girth especially for heavy cavalry mounts. This had lead to the saddles needing to be adjusted to fit, the molded on head tack on each horse was removed and replaced with new stuff made from wine bottle foil.
All these adjustments have necessitated some rebuilding, especially the strengthened legs also where the neck meets the body and around the face where the detail was removed.
Each horse has had its mane and tail built from various materials like wire, paper & Magicsculpt before coating them with liquid plastic gloup and the having detail added with a pyrogravure.
So this is where I am now;
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The base is already put together, well I needed to know if they would all fit!
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Now all I have to do is make three figures.
Cheers Simon
I know the feeling, I have done that a few times in the past. Still there is only the one way to progress and improve so jumping in at the deep end isn't so bad.Looks like a challenging project you got there. Never dared to start painting horses myself. Once started on a donkey but after the base coat put it aside and decided that it would be for another time; and that's now more than 3 years ago.
Cheers Malc, just got back from a long weekend in the West Country, so I hope to get a bit more done before next weekend in Yorkshire!This is amazing. I know its a big project, but you're nailing it.
Malc