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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: cmsciulli on 18 February 2013, 05:17:41 PM
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This lovely blog inspired me to give a go at Napoleonic figures: http://over-open-sights.blogspot.com/
I started out by painting a unit of Perry French Hussars which I donated to the annual Toys for Tots auction at HMGS Fall-In! last year. I think they went for over $120 USD:
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/480403_4408903703690_1746002966_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/552743_4408904143701_1841078177_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/578915_4408904343706_349758349_n.jpg)(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/314813_4408904663714_1461654156_n.jpg)
I picked the 3rd because of the pink Trumpeter!
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/295460_4408904983722_1039740333_n.jpg)(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/531394_4408905263729_873166246_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/599729_4408906183752_549710109_n.jpg)(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/208979_4408908623813_368360501_n.jpg)
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Next up, I was inspired by this Andrea Miniatures model
(http://www.treefrogtreasures.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61360)
which is based off of a painting by Edourd Detaille "The Trophy"
(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8468/french4thdracapturpruss.jpg)
I thought I could try a conversion of a Perry plastic Dragoon (flag is by The Flag Dude):
(http://images55.fotki.com/v605/photos/7/1377207/11691691/DSCN1025-vi.jpg)
(http://images50.fotki.com/v1573/photos/7/1377207/11691691/DSCN1027-vi.jpg)
(http://images57.fotki.com/v512/photos/7/1377207/11691691/DSCN1029-vi.jpg)
This figure was also auctioned off for Toys for Tots.
(http://images57.fotki.com/v139/photos/7/1377207/11691691/DSCN1034-vi.jpg)
(http://images20.fotki.com/v503/photos/7/1377207/11691691/DSCN1036-vi.jpg)
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Then, since I was on a Nappy role, I thought I might try doing a conversion/vignette. Making dioramas and vignettes for display is something I really want to start doing.
This vignette was inspired by Keith Rocco's "A Chasseur's Fate." He even signed it for me at a convention :-)
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/582385_10200506513368298_1201519007_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/317951_10200506513528302_791216107_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/14860_10200506513888311_1460409919_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/395399_10200506514208319_1060669507_n.jpg)
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The same summer I was working on the Hussars, the Dragoon and the Chasseurs, I was commissioned to paint up some French Command stands:
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/426841_4408550814868_376465099_n.jpg)(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/559198_4408553374932_16759518_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/552692_4408555574987_1927160483_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/557101_4408556655014_1888683172_n.jpg)(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/292383_4408557135026_1837474715_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/179177_4408559095075_1379842659_n.jpg)(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/524228_4408559735091_1477148542_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/181312_4408562135151_1875825965_n.jpg)
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Any comments, critiques, tips, suggestions, corrections are appreciated ;)
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very nice work, i think napoleonics are a wonderful part of history to do a diorama of ;)
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Very nice work all around. I really like the detailed groundcover on your bases. Keep showing them off here!
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Thanks!
If these men are man enough to wear pink, then they can be man enough to have flowers on their bases! ;D
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Hi there,
I like what I see - it's quite unusual to see 28mm figs being used for dioramas.
I wonder if there are more guys out there buidling dioramas rather then do gaming.
Cheers,
Frank