Wednesday, August 15, 2012

12th Light Dragoon, ~1809 and a Modern Vignette

Here is a pre-1812 British Light Dragoon I finished today. This one is just a test figure, I have the other eight waiting to be painted to make a regiment.
Scouting out the Coa!



"Heroes"
Here is my unsuccessful vignette for the latest Benno's Figures Forum painting contest: I lost big time but did learn a couple lessons.
  • Don't get too close to the peice I'm photographing.
  • Take the picture outdoors when possible.
  • Make sure the picture is correctly sized!

These are not the pics I used for the contest, I took these today.

Foamboard base and wall: the former being covered in sand and the latter in thinned clay.
I hope you enjoyed today's update!
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  1. Ben GilmourAugust 15, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    Is that one of HaT's Peninsular War light dragoons?! Did you get a pre-production spruce?

    I'm envious! Nice work!

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  2. AnonymousAugust 15, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    I too was wondering who the manufacturer is?

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    1. Ben B.August 15, 2012 at 7:10 PM

      Hello Rosbif and Fitz, I so wish I had the Hat set. These are actually conversions using the old Airfix horse artillery and the newer set of Zvezda Hussars: I removed the dolman but left the peg in the hole still. I embedded a hot staple in the harder Zvezda plastic throat of the figure, sharpened the end and stuck it in the soft Airfix head. Hope you all like them!

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    2. Ben GilmourAugust 15, 2012 at 8:24 PM

      That's a sweet bit of conversion! Was it the Zvezda Russian hussar set you used?

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    3. AnonymousAugust 16, 2012 at 9:50 AM

      That is a very convincing conversion! Huzzah!

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    4. Ben B.August 16, 2012 at 1:22 PM

      Thank guys! Yes Rosbif, that is from the excellent Zvezda Russian Hussar set: it felt a bit odd chopping up such beautiful figures, but I'm happy with the result. Glad you all enjoyed.

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  3. Uncle BrianAugust 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    Very nice work!

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    1. Ben B.August 15, 2012 at 7:10 PM

      Thanks Brian! These were kind of fun to do.

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  4. Daisy Gowan DitchburnAugust 15, 2012 at 11:53 PM

    great work Ben that is some very nice work there, I like the dio but I can see the problems you mentioned.

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    1. Ben B.August 16, 2012 at 1:23 PM

      Thanks Gowan, hopefully the next one will be a bit better. I'm glad you liked them.

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  5. PhilAugust 16, 2012 at 2:43 AM

    Very nice, specially for me the last two pictures...

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    1. Ben B.August 16, 2012 at 1:24 PM

      Thanks for visiting Phil, both projects have been fun to do.

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  6. ShriffAugust 17, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    Good work Ben.The first photo with the background looks awesome.

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  7. Ben B.August 17, 2012 at 1:10 PM

    Thanks Shriff! The mountain is actually a stump in my yard! I thought it was pretty effective. Thanks for looking.

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