" On the field of battle his hat is
worth fifty thousand men; but he is not a gentleman."
~ attributed to the Duke of Wellington
Vive Le Emperor!
I'm taking a break between battle reports (so I can
go through the file of pictures and winnow them down to a decent blog
posting) to show off two of the painted Emperor models, and the
new standing horse. The poses you see
are options with the Emperor model kit. Each
time I design a new model, I like to push what can be done within the confines
of the sprue size- which I have determined to be 4 x 6 inches. In the case of
the Emperor, I really wanted to showcase his famous hat, so I worked on the
design to show it off in more pieces, creating dimension and parallax.
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| The Emperor's new sprue. Note the Légion d'Honneur medal |
Couldn't You Have Made A Bigger Sprue?
Yes, I could
have gone bigger, and indeed my first sprue designs (now OOP collector's items)
were twice that size. For so many reasons the
4 x 6 works better, giving me a stable framework in which to design. Sometimes
boundaries are a good thing - just ask my producers at work :)
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| The horses were based off of ones in paintings of himself. |
Saxon Chevau-Légeres
Here I've taken the ADC model and painted him up as a Saxon Chevau- légeres
light cavalry trooper in the 1812 uniform.
There was no conversion, just paint, although I did favor him with the
standing horse. This is a smart uniform,
and shows well on the game table/battlefield. I'll be doing up a full unit of
these dashing blades.
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| Mounted and dismounted. The latter was done with the French foot officer. |
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| Fur texture was enhanced by the actual wood grain of the steed. |
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| Two variations using the same ADC model! |
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| I cut off the hilt on the sword scabbard for the Léger, as he is holding his saber. |
Lovely work! Such fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks Simon. They are quite fun to paint up, and because of the scale, you really get a feeling of accomplishment!
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