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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Cubs on 19 November 2021, 01:29:04 PM

Title: 1/72 General Maitland at Waterloo, Airfix Style
Post by: Cubs on 19 November 2021, 01:29:04 PM
So, this fella was done as a favour-for-a-favour trade with our own 'King of the Deal' Harry Faversham. It's the Airfix British Infantry officer, with his shako swapped out for a bicorn taken from a French generals box. The limitations of what is sculpted on the model itself, plus my own lack of knowledge about what he might have worn on the day notwithstanding, I have done my best to make a fairly faithful representation of the fella. Hopefully he will lead the guards brigade on the table for many years.

(https://myalbum.com/photo/mN3W6EBbGx4X/1k0.jpg)

(https://myalbum.com/photo/VzFG8GpdBsCb/1k0.jpg)

(https://myalbum.com/photo/fVv28G3CNcUG/1k0.jpg)
Title: Re: 1/72 General Maitland at Waterloo, Airfix Style
Post by: has.been on 19 November 2021, 03:25:25 PM
Excellent job. I'm sure 'arry will be 'appy.
You are (almost) persuading me into painting
some Airfix figures. That would be some 55 years
after I started doing that. :o :o :o
Title: Re: 1/72 General Maitland at Waterloo, Airfix Style
Post by: Cubs on 19 November 2021, 04:16:20 PM
Quote from: has.been on 19 November 2021, 03:25:25 PM
You are (almost) persuading me into painting
some Airfix figures. That would be some 55 years
after I started doing that. :o :o :o

I'm loving it, I won't lie. The nostalgia is wonderful and finding ways to paint around or rectify the deficiencies of the early figures is almost a hobby in itself. I'm (very very slowly) trying to piece together an article about bringing the Airfix Highlanders up to code and painting a battalion of them (hopefully using every pose in the box), with proper uniforms, colour party and all.
Title: Re: 1/72 General Maitland at Waterloo, Airfix Style
Post by: jambo1 on 19 November 2021, 05:26:26 PM
Lovely, you wouldn't think he was an Airfix figure, superb job on him. Really looking forward to seeing your article on the Highlanders when it reaches fruition. :)
Title: Re: 1/72 General Maitland at Waterloo, Airfix Style
Post by: Harry Faversham on 19 November 2021, 06:33:21 PM
'Arry's anything but bleedin' happy!

 >:D

Plan was to glean His Nibs, then tell all and sundry...
he was all mi' own work.

 :'(
Title: Re: 1/72 General Maitland at Waterloo, Airfix Style
Post by: Harry Faversham on 19 November 2021, 06:37:58 PM
Quote from: Cubs on 19 November 2021, 04:16:20 PM
I'm loving it, I won't lie. The nostalgia is wonderful and finding ways to paint around or rectify the deficiencies of the early figures is almost a hobby in itself. I'm (very very slowly) trying to piece together an article about bringing the Airfix Highlanders up to code and painting a battalion of them (hopefully using every pose in the box), with proper uniforms, colour party and all.

Absolutely spiffing old bean, all I need to do now is find out another 500 Airfix chariot wheels as swopsies.

:)
Title: Re: 1/72 General Maitland at Waterloo, Airfix Style
Post by: Cubs on 19 November 2021, 06:55:26 PM
Quote from: Harry Faversham on 19 November 2021, 06:33:21 PM
Plan was to glean His Nibs, then tell all and sundry...
he was all mi' own work.

Someone actually did that once - I saw him displaying work I'd done for him and claiming he'd painted them! I didn't paint anything else for him.
Title: Re: 1/72 General Maitland at Waterloo, Airfix Style
Post by: jim100 on 19 November 2021, 07:31:27 PM
May I say you have made an excellent job 👏👏👏  I really enjoying seeing what you do with these classic airfix figures I look forward to seeing more👍
Title: Re: 1/72 General Maitland at Waterloo, Airfix Style
Post by: Harry Faversham on 19 November 2021, 08:43:15 PM
Quote from: Cubs on 19 November 2021, 06:55:26 PM
Someone actually did that once - I saw him displaying work I'd done for him and claiming he'd painted them! I didn't paint anything else for him.

Plan like that almost worked for Hauptmann Stransky...
till this bloke turned up!

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/21/5f/8e/215f8e0ca6cf0fcc6f0a87f22ddbd54e.jpg)

 :?