there are a projet that remained in stand by for a while...
maybe you remembered a rearing horse waiting his rider... project continue
https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/my-2018-an-year-of-model-soldier.114238/page-5

rider has been decided and is Jerome Bonaparte in his cuirassier garde du Corp uniform.





I saw the original cuirass during my recent visit in Fontainebleau and is really superb...
the uniform wore under the cuirass is well represented from the below portrait

i get some closer picture of this portrait last year... absolutely superb




really interesting how the sword is suspended

Interesting, never seeing before...Looking forward to the painting

Your rendition of the Garde du Corps helmet for Jerome will be interesting. But as to Davout's saddle fringe, you mentioned it was .023 mm lead wire. Do you know what 'gauge' that is?

Just a little thing it's " Le hussard de la mort"
the French language is difficult, as difficult as understanding the French .... That explains that!

One of my favorite from Ivo;
Next step and exhibition in the Museum of Milan after P. Allevi

maybe in the future... for the moment Jerome...

some progress




the sculpture on the helmet



and some other progress, fringes added

Jerome is one of the most interesting characters in the Bonaparte family.
Despite some polemics, it seems that he was a very good king for the Netherlands. His policy for this country made him lose his throne!

My dear Zastrow, Louis was King of Holland (and beloved by some of his people). Jerome was Roi de Westphale and by most accounts was somewhat a fop. The uniforms of his troops were true cool.

Ivo, great progress! What 'gauge' is the lead wire for the fringe? And how did you do the details on the helmet? Magnificent.

the completed figure assembled... ready for the colors

after the beginning of the new year and the consequently food orgies is time to show the progress of Jerome ..

comparing to many documents I choose to paint the guy with the regimental colors. Saddle is blue instead of the crimson saddle used as Prince Imperial.

The sash of the westfalian medal is not a light blue as is normally represented but in a medium dark blue as in the portrait published some day ago, I choose to represent the sash above the cuirass and not below to give some touch of colors

that's the latest figure done in 1918, maybe is time to open another thread or change he title of this one... what do you prefer?

Marvellous work, as always, Ivo. Certainly the sash would have been more comfortable over the cuirass rather than under it ! Looks OK to me

Alan

Thanks for your regular posts throughout the year, Ivo. Your work is an inspiration to us all. Look forward to seeing your work in 2019.

Great Job Ivo and happy 2019 to you and the famiglia

HI Ivo, it has been great to see this thread develop over the year and watch your work. I would love to see a new 2019 thread.

Happy new year and every success.....Keith

What a parade of superbly constructed and painted figures.

Cheers,
Andrew

somebody is asking to open a new thread, somebody seems preferred to continue this... please help me to decide...

I've a couple of figures in progress