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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: bluewillow on June 18, 2010, 12:41:03 AM

Title: Wartime Australian Light Horse
Post by: bluewillow on June 18, 2010, 12:41:03 AM
finnished these Wartime Light Horse last week.

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4399.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4419.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4410.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4418.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4417.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4409.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4412.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4414.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4404.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4420.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4401.jpg)
(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g185/blue-willow/light%20horse/102_4407.jpg)

cheers
Matt
Title: Re: Wartime Australian Light Horse
Post by: Operator5 on June 18, 2010, 01:39:48 AM
Very nice. I'm working on some dismounted Light Horse now. Good to see someone else doing them.
Title: Re: Wartime Australian Light Horse
Post by: Hastati on June 18, 2010, 07:31:58 AM
One item you might like to add to your figures is the colour patch worn on the arm.  The Digger History site has very good information on this.  Here is the link to the Light Horse:

http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-badges/patches/inf-ww1.htm
Title: Re: Wartime Australian Light Horse
Post by: David on June 18, 2010, 09:02:53 AM
Nice
here a link
http://www.grantsmilitaria.com/militariaphotos/militaria_images.asp?key=14
http://www.lighthorse.org.au/resources/manual-for-dress-equip-and-conduct/manual-for-dress-equip-and-conduct-6.-pictorial-dress-ww1#overview
hope this helps
David
Title: Re: Wartime Australian Light Horse
Post by: Hammers on June 18, 2010, 09:42:13 AM
Those miniatures are quite nice. I wasn't aware they existed.
Title: Re: Wartime Australian Light Horse
Post by: Westfalia Chris on June 18, 2010, 09:49:58 AM
Nice models! I like the proportions - much like RifRaf's Rif War range. Maybe those are Ansell sculpts as well?
Title: Re: Wartime Australian Light Horse
Post by: timg on June 18, 2010, 03:37:58 PM
Nice, who makes the figures?
Title: Re: Wartime Australian Light Horse
Post by: bluewillow on June 19, 2010, 02:28:15 AM
wartime miniatures,

http://www.wartimeminiatures.com.au/index.php?cPath=11_3

An Australian company

sculpted by  Ian Mountain who sculpts in a very life like proprtians similar to Richard Ansell and the Perry twins only a little larger.

cheers
matt
Title: Re: Wartime Australian Light Horse
Post by: carlos marighela on June 19, 2010, 09:36:54 AM
wartime miniatures,
http://www.wartimeminiatures.com.au/index.php?cPath=11_3
An Australian company sculpted by  Ian Mountain who sculpts in a very life like proprtians similar to Richard Ansell and the Perry twins only a little larger.
cheers
matt

Very nice work Matt. Maybe it's the photos but the uniforms seem a little greenish in hue. The old AIF uniforms tended to fade more greyish. Colour patches would be a great addition but I suppose that rather reduces the utility.

The 28mm stuff by Ian Mountain is very nice indeed, chalk and cheese with War Miniatures 20mm stuff which is, to be honest, plug ugly. Alas these minis are rather wee compared to Brigade, Copplestone etc so rather limited in terms of use. I saw some sculpts in the flesh and really liked them but alas the size issue  killed any ambition to buy them.
Title: Re: Wartime Australian Light Horse
Post by: bluewillow on June 20, 2010, 12:32:03 PM
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Maybe it's the photos but the uniforms seem a little greenish in hue. The old AIF uniforms tended to fade more greyish. Colour patches would be a great addition but I suppose that rather reduces the utility.

Thanks Carlos, I tried to match a the actual Uniform I have which is faded to a Khaki tan colour, I added some Val british brown to the green to try and achieve the hue, the wash seemd to make it more green, so I am still not happy with my result 100%, very happy with my leather colour though. I did think about Valejo british uniform and then adding a brown wash, maybe the next lot.

I should of done patches, will need to go back and try again!

Size wise a lot smaller than the brigade games 28mm, but I am hoping that the Wartime Turks come out soon!

cheers
matt