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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Helen on May 14, 2020, 08:58:43 PM
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Hello folks,
Its been a while having miniatures commission through Steve Barber's commission a miniature service and working on my Zulu War project, but I've finally started painting up some miniatures for my collection. A collaboration from similar folk have contributed to the on going range and my thanks extends to them also.
Some modelling was required for the Honved Grenadiers as they don't have their own command available in the range. Plenty to do on the workbench between Zulu War project and this project.
Thanks.
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Gorgeous painting on those minis. :-* :-*
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Steve Barber's models are full of character and he managed to sculpt the Hungarian knots and lace perfectly!
Your paint job gave them value added! And I like the priest! Cheers!
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Wow, those are serious hats!
Nice character a a lovely uniform colouring though.
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Those look superb. What a great range.
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Lovely stuff Helen :)
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Gorgeous painting, they really stand out.
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very nice paint jobs..
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Thanks guys very much for your kind comments.
Best wishes,
Helen
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Lovely painting :-*
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Lovely painting :-*
Thank you.
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Do you have a plan for the range or are you working on what you need for a particular battle?
It would be nice to see some units.
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Do you have a plan for the range or are you working on what you need for a particular battle?
It would be nice to see some units.
Thank you Emir for your questions. As I'm the only person now commissioning miniatures its basically trying to flesh-out the range to capture the belligerents in the main.
Units can be made up of what is currently available baring some drummers which are just waiting to be sculpted. Drummers for Polish/German Legion, National Guard Pest/Bihar Hapsburg (Hungarian two headdress variants). So that is five drummers all up. There is two more Honved Officers on foot to be sculpted of which one is for the National Guard units. Hussar in Pelisse attacking plus a converted command stand (foot) completes the current offerings. Oh there is a Tyrolean Jager cheering on with a bier stein.
The Austrians are awaiting a Croat to be sculpted.
Steve has not released all of the range, say six-eight miniatures, but I'm sure it will be as soon as the current pandemic subsides.
I'm currently working on a Viennese Legion with some modeling for the officer and other ranks.
I would like to expand the range with additional mounted generals/officers, Honved Hussar (1848/49 uniforms) National Guard Cavalry, artillery crew prolonging 7lb howitzer National Guard scythe-men.
Thanks for expressing an interest.
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Thank you Helen.
My own interest in this period is the '48-'49 campaigns in Italy, the siege of Rome and pursuit of Garibaldi. So some of the figures in the range, the Austrians in particular, are of interest to me.
Hope all goes well with the remaining figures and please keep posting them up.
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Thank you Helen.
My own interest in this period is the '48-'49 campaigns in Italy, the siege of Rome and pursuit of Garibaldi. So some of the figures in the range, the Austrians in particular, are of interest to me.
Hope all goes well with the remaining figures and please keep posting them up.
Thank you. There will be some additional Austrians, mainly, Jager, Serenzer, artillery crew/rocketeer and mounted ADC. I might look at sabre arms/helmets etc for the Perry Austrian cavalry in plastic being released.
The new Northstar 1866 range of Austrian Command will do for the higher command.
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I'm saying this as a hungarian: they look great! :)
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Very good painting, and the multi-basing. Like little dioramas. :)
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Top notch painting Helen. I particularly like the horse, priest's stole, and the flag staff.
Lon
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I'm saying this as a hungarian: they look great! :)
Thank you Driller, that's very kind of you to say.
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Very good painting, and the multi-basing. Like little dioramas. :)
Thanks, I'm learning from the best painters on this forum. You being one of them.
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Top notch painting Helen. I particularly like the horse, priest's stole, and the flag staff.
Lon
Thanks Lon. I love painting horses. I thought they were a real chore, but lately I find I spend alot more time on them. I love the priest too! Hoping to stick a flag on that pole which will negate most of the painted work on the pole.
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Very nice indeed Helen...
A great start to your project
Who would have thought that brown uniforms could be so colourful :D
All the best. Aly
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Very nice indeed Helen...
A great start to your project
Who would have thought that brown uniforms could be so colourful :D
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly for your kind words.
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So... I've completed the Viennese Legion with some modelling on the miniatures from Steve Barber Models. I'm happy with the result. The flag is temporary until I can get proper flags made.
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Very, very nice! :-*
My, your painting style sure has changed over the last 10 or so years.
Lovely stuff, excellent thread!
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Very, very nice! :-*
My, your painting style sure has changed over the last 10 or so years.
Lovely stuff, excellent thread!
Thanks Ray, that's lovely of you to say. Quite honestly, I'm finding it harder to sit down and paint these days. To many distractions outside on the rural property that has more of a priority.
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Helen, those are very nice indeed.
Do you have a rule set in mind for them?
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Helen, those are very nice indeed.
Do you have a rule set in mind for them?
Thank you Emir. Own rules which are a work in progress.
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Very smart paintwork Helen. And an unusual choice of subject. Good stuff :)
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Very smart paintwork Helen. And an unusual choice of subject. Good stuff :)
Thanks Richard.
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Very nice, bright colors. These paint up nicely.
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Very nice, bright colors. These paint up nicely.
Thanks Gribb.
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General Bem and staff - all Steve Barber Models commissioned by myself:
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Thanks for looking.
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Splendid detail 8)
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Splendid detail 8)
Thanks James.
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Wow. Impressive on all counts. 8)
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Lovely paint jobs, on some really characterful miniatures
8)
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Wow. Impressive on all counts. 8)
Thank you.
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Lovely paint jobs, on some really characterful miniatures
8)
Thank you.
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The general is impressive.... but his trumpeter! :o
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The general is impressive.... but his trumpeter! :o
Thank you.
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The general is impressive.... but his trumpeter! :o
I just glanced at the trumpeter and thought how good the general was, went back and looked again and indeed wow!! Superb work, really top painting job and the figures look great. Congratulations on your project, it is coming along nicely and the figures look great. :)
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I just glanced at the trumpeter and thought how good the general was, went back and looked again and indeed wow!! Superb work, really top painting job and the figures look great. Congratulations on your project, it is coming along nicely and the figures look great. :)
Thank you very much.
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Very nice Helen...
Great work on the braid...
All the best. Aly
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Very nice Helen...
Great work on the braid...
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly.
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Helen,
You have out done yourself on the General and staff.
Such fine painting.
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PS Thanks Helen, you got me interested in the Hungarian Up-rising.
I ordered a book about it. lol
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Well done! :-*
The detail on General Bem and the hussar is awesome!
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Helen,
You have out done yourself on the General and staff.
Such fine painting.
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PS Thanks Helen, you got me interested in the Hungarian Up-rising.
I ordered a book about it. lol
Thank you very much. Glad to read you have ordered a book. That's a great start into the period.
Cheers!
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Well done! :-*
The detail on General Bem and the hussar is awesome!
Thanks Ray.
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Next up is a Honved 6lb Artillery Piece. Once again commissioned by myself. Geoff Coe commissioned two of the artillery crew. One of which is shown here being the gunner with portfire the other walking open right handed (not shown). My two commission miniatures are an artillery nco (not shown) and gunner with rammer (shown).
Some modelling was done on the brim of the shako to extend it out, some lower face work on the gunner with portfire and finally some touch-up braid work.
I'm currently working on additional Honved infantry.
Thanks for looking.
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Love the new guys.
Outstanding basing,
for some great looking figures.
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Love the new guys.
Outstanding basing,
for some great looking figures.
Thank you.
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wonderful work..great painting style.
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Excellent!
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wonderful work..great painting style.
Thank you. I do like my Toy Soldier style.
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Excellent!
Thank you.
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Lovely painting on lovely figures, Helen. I've wanted to get that artillery piece for a while. Looks stunning. Very evocative set-up and painting style.
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Lovely painting on lovely figures, Helen. I've wanted to get that artillery piece for a while. Looks stunning. Very evocative set-up and painting style.
Thanks Gribb, that's lovely of you to say.
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Lovely toys Helen...
I do like the round base...
All the best Aly
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Lovely toys Helen...
I do like the round base...
All the best Aly
Thanks Aly. Yes, round bases work for me.
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Well...its been a year or so since I've revisited this project as the Zulu War project took up most of my spare time. I hope to readdress this by adding additional miniatures to the project and also I was thinking that by using Pikemen Lament as a basis for rules I could make this project look more promising. Perhaps someone reading this could provide another suitable set of rules similar to what I'm proposing. Anyhow, here is my Vivandiere that I'd Steve Barber sculpt for the range.
Cheers!
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Very nice Helen!
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Very nice Helen!
Thanks Lon.
Cheers!
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Following on from the Vivandiere is this Honved Staff Officer. This miniature is one of two Honved staff Officers I've commissioned Steve to sculpt. This miniature will look good beside an artillery piece or a general stand.
Thanks.
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Very flashy outfit. I do like the telescope.
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Very characterful, well done!
I'm a fan of the Hungarian knots!
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Thanks very much.
Cheers!