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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: rumacara on 04 June 2014, 02:35:40 PM
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Hello all
After reading some topics about this subject, specially the one from Captain Blood and is wonderfully painted miniatures i humbly present some diferent ideas for the subject.
By no means well painted (some 6 years ago) but maybe some crazy ideas for some.
I also modified the tittle because i want to add from time to time several diferent napoleonic stuff so here it is.
First picture:
Wargames foundry royal marine officer with two pistols glued.
Royal marine as it is from foundry and at his side a converted one as a sailor.
Front rank spanish figure with a swap on his hat and coat at the back.
Second picture:
BTD germanic warrior (yes it is) head swap, and a new from redoubt enterprises plus sword on right hand and pistol on left hand.
Foundry AWI figure with coat transformed
Foundry pirate that i think i sculped the shirt if i remember well
Foundry darkest africa tribesmen with musket with neck scarf sculped
Cheers
Rui
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Nice conversions! I envy people who can sculpt. :D
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The converted AWI figure works perfectly.
And very clever to use an Ancient German with his bare chest and trousers. Great idea. I might have to steal that!
Not a great fan of the actual Foundry Napoleonic landing party figures I must say. I find them quite ugly... ::)
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Hello all
Thanks for the comments.
Well Captain Blood, with your painting skills i bet they become gorgeous. ;)
Some of the Front Rank figures also do if we pick the right miniatures and with a small amount of transformation.
The BTD transformations are harder because of the weapons. The rest i find easy to transform and a sculped scarf really disguises some head changes.
Cheers
Rui
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Rui your conversion skills and the vision that goes with them is astounding.
Please share the source of the pistols and swords. Are they from Redoubt? They obviously include an enclosed fist?
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Hello all
Furt, the pistols are from redoubt enterprises swaped from some pirates i didnt like, bought many years ago.
They are not well casted but the hands with the pistols served well.
Maybe some day i will use the heads as well.
The swords i dont remember but yes its possible they also are from redoubt.
You can also buy separated weapons from Front Rank (pistols, muskets and swords).
You or any person feel free to ask what you want.
I will try my best to help on your conversions.
These conversions where made some 5 or 6 years ago. No if i want to make any sword or spear i use a piece of metal and beat it with a hammer until i shape what i want and then with a file i give the final shape.
Hope its usefull.
Cheers
Rui
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Furt, the pistols are from redoubt enterprises swaped from some pirates i didnt like, bought many years ago.
Thanks Rui. So you didn't buy separate "hands holding pistols", but a whole pirate miniature holding a pistol and chopped his hand off?
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Hello all
Yes Furt, i did that.
It sounds expensive i know but we end up with that miniature we always imagined and wanted and that´s rewarding.
I also bought the pirates cheap.
Unfortunately there are no boxes of plastic pirates in 28mm or else i would have a lot more converted miniatures for that period/theme. :D
Cheers
Rui
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It sounds expensive i know but we end up with that miniature we always imagined and wanted and that´s rewarding.
Exactly my concern - the price. :'(
But you are right about the unique figure of course.
I would love a plastic sprue of left and right hands holding pistols and swords etc for conversions in this period.
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Dont despair mate.
Maybe some day not so far away. ;D
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Hello all
Dedicated to Furt. :)
Body from Wargames foundry darkest africa tribesmen (yes, also for this), head from West Wind (again) and a hand with pistol i had in my bits box. o_o
Green stuff and a peace of iron beaten and shapen to a boarding cutlass.
Hope you like it as much i do.
Cheers
Rui
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Some experiments with WHITE PUMICE from Vallejo to texturize buildings.
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more pics
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and with some paint on it.
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That looks great! :o I need to try that method soon
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Bit late to jump on board, hadn't noticed this one earlier.
Great conversions Rui, keep them coming! 8)
I also use Vallejo pumice for texture on walls but also for bases sometimes. Black pumice, which I recall being somewhat rougher/coarser I have used for tarmac etc.
Great looking buildings by the way.
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Hello all
Many thanks for the comments.
Beware though, white or black pumice on modelling card can shrink or bent it so cover small areas at the time so that it wont happens.
In mdf (a much harder surface) it works very nice.
Cheers
Rui
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Hello all
Some more buildings on their way.
Cheers
Rui
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and more
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Very cool Rui 8)'
I see that you have a whole village in the works :)
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Hello all
Antti, if i would be a moderated guy i would be happy with just 2 or 3 buildings but no. I had to do a complete vilage. o_o
Now how will i get space to put it? ;D
I´m also thinking on using it for romans if its not forcing too much but i dont know how i will paint the buildings.
White?
A kind of buff or sand?
Opinions are welcome.
Cheers
Rui
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I would think weathered white would be good for several periods?
I love building terrain but alas, not too much space left to store anything too big so I must built slowly :)
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Great work Rui! :o
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this sounds like a chalenge! ;D
great work Rui!
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Hello all
Thank you for the comments.
Meninobesta, you can bet its a chalenge. :D
My frogs are impatient to finish some redcoats. ;D
Cheers
Rui
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Nice touch with the white pumice. It appears to be the ideal material for stucco. Very nice work on your figures and terrain.
I use Coarse Pumice Gel by Golden mixed with green acrylic paint to base my figures and artillery bases. It is so much better than flocking etc. as bits do not fall off and it doesn't crack....so far.
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Hello all
IronDuke, a pic of your base would be nice to see so that others could see the effect. Its a great idea.
Feel free to put in my thread if you wish.
Cheers
Rui
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Hi Rui,
OK I will try to add some photos that I just took with a not so great camera.
I have not imported photos before, so here goes;
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Hello all
IronDuke, lovelly work on that cannon/figures base. :-* :-*
Are those front rank figures?
Cheers
Rui
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Rui, thanks and yes they are Front Rank. The photo does not do the basing justice. I tried to add more photos but no success.
I really like FR figures but in this case I wish they didn't have the gunners with packs. It is very unlikely that crews would have served their guns with packs on, even in a hurry they would have discarded them quickly.
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Hello all
Quite right on the packs issue. Even infantry would have left them on the camp instead of fighting with them.
They would probably use them in marching, mostly.
For artillerymen without backpacks see the victrix ones. Cheaper and usefull to convert.
Cheers
Rui
Me has a portuguese cacadore.
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Hello all
Something compleetly diferent... or not.
A section of an harbour suitable for many periods including napoleonic... huumm!!!hheerrrr!!!
Someday finished. :D
Cheers
Rui
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That looks like to be quite a big terrain piece! :o What kind of harbor installations are you planning for it?
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Hello all
Antti, i havent planned yet but probably modular boards as to give the option to use in several periods.
The buildings will be separated to change them according to the theme.
In time i will try to make some options also modular to change the structure of the harbour like some sections in stone and others in wood appearance.
Lets see where my madness will take me.
Opinions are welcome.
Cheers
Rui