| VonBlucher | 14 Aug 2012 5:09 a.m. PST |
We have some great painters starting to put up their Work in Progress images for the latest competition. I'm working on 2 entries: The first is the command stand for Davout's 3rd Corp for 1806-07 The second will be Prussian King & Bruswick's command stand for Auerstadt 1806 Below is a teaser for Davout's Command stand.
To view all the WIP updates from all the entries, just follow the link below.
John link |
| John de Terre Neuve | 14 Aug 2012 7:06 a.m. PST |
very nice, there are really some nice entries on the site, well worth a look. john |
| Maxshadow | 14 Aug 2012 7:49 a.m. PST |
Nice looking figure John. |
| Ashenduke | 14 Aug 2012 8:59 a.m. PST |
Nice figure, really like the red shako. |
| VonBlucher | 14 Aug 2012 4:29 p.m. PST |
John de Terre Neuve, Maxshadow, and Ashenduke, thanks on the comments. I'm trying to get some foot traffic over to La Bricole, to view everyones WIP images. I hoped it worked!! John |
| VonBlucher | 14 Aug 2012 5:47 p.m. PST |
In Case your interested, I've posted images of the figure I'll be using for Davout. I just need to create his glasses in wire. John |
| VonBlucher | 15 Aug 2012 10:51 a.m. PST |
Guys more updates posted to the site, by a few different members. Another teaser, Davout, but I still need to add glasses to this figure. John
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| paulalba | 16 Aug 2012 3:56 p.m. PST |
Really nice John,
Your horse colours always come out well.
Cheers
Paul |
| VonBlucher | 16 Aug 2012 5:49 p.m. PST |
Paul,
Thanks, I can always count on you to show up. John |
| VonBlucher | 20 Aug 2012 7:49 p.m. PST |
I'll be posting an update to this at the La Bricole forum competition in the next few days with the ground work completed.
So keep an eye out as all entries must be completed by the end of September. John |
| Ashenduke | 20 Aug 2012 9:30 p.m. PST |
Really like the work you have done so far. The shading on the horses in particular, makes for a very realistic looking group. |
| VonBlucher | 21 Aug 2012 4:58 a.m. PST |
Ashenduke, thanks!! I've been slowly getting better on the horses since I've come back to Napoleonics a year and a half ago, after a 15 year absence. Next up for me after this base is completed is a King of Prussia command stand for Auerstadt. Also keep an eye out on the La Bricole forum as everyone will be starting to post up more WIP shots soon. John |
| paulalba | 21 Aug 2012 7:44 a.m. PST |
Looking great John, all are sweet but man your horses come out great! |
| John Tyson | 21 Aug 2012 4:18 p.m. PST |
John, Excellently done! You will no doubt do very well in the painting competition. Compared to my work, you'd win hands down! Below is a photo of the same figure you are calling Devout. I called mine Soult. Also are some of my AB French Generals. Mine look pitiful after seeing yours.
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| VonBlucher | 21 Aug 2012 5:39 p.m. PST |
Paul,
Thanks again, and the horses just seem to get easier for me to paint. John,
Thanks, and I wouldn't throw those away, as I think you did a fine job on them. Heck,I'm even using the same horse also. The only reason, I used this figure instead of the actual Davout figure is I really don't like it. I still have his glasses to produce though. John |
| pilum40 | 21 Aug 2012 7:07 p.m. PST |
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| Maxshadow | 21 Aug 2012 9:44 p.m. PST |
Tell me how do you add glasses John? I'd love to know. |
| von Winterfeldt | 21 Aug 2012 10:55 p.m. PST |
Great sculpting by AB and great painting as well. |
| VonBlucher | 22 Aug 2012 5:09 a.m. PST |
Pilum40, I agree John, did a nice job on these and he should be proud of them. von Winterfeldt, thanks and you're right it's allot easier with a well sculpted figure to paint up. Maxshadow, I'd show you one, but I have 2 pairs on the floor of my workroom that I can't find and the 3rd pair I broke trying to make them a little smaller. The 3rd pair I placed on the figure and he ended up looking like Elston John from the movie Tommy. Here's how I'm doing it. I've pushed into a block of wood two thin pins at a distance between each other equal to the center of the figures eyes. I've wraped very fine copper wire over both pins, coming under neath both and pulling them back up in the center, almost like a pretzel. I then cut them with an exacto knife where they meet the top wire.
At that point you do a test fit, paint, and tack. My problem was I think my pins were to big so I've gone to thinner pins. So my goal is to finish these prior to the last posting date as I still have the King of Prussia's command stand to work on. John |
| John Tyson | 22 Aug 2012 7:18 a.m. PST |
John, I'm certainly looking forward to seeing your finished figures. John T. |
| ArchiducCharles | 22 Aug 2012 8:49 a.m. PST |
Lovely work John. The competition has a lot of high quality entries. Voting for a winner is going to be difficult methinks! Iannick
clashofempires.ca |
| VonBlucher | 22 Aug 2012 10:01 a.m. PST |
John,
Thanks and I've posted an Update to the La Bricole forum yesterday, but I need to take some better images. Iannick,
Thanks, and you're right on voting for a winner as we still have many more updates coming from those involved. Here's the link to the forum again, and my update is on page 4. link |
| VonBlucher | 31 Aug 2012 7:34 a.m. PST |
Below is the first of the mounted figures for the Prussian command, the images are a little dark, so bear with me as I get better shooting images. John
Again to see the updated Work in Progress images by everyone, come over and check them out. link |
| Ashenduke | 31 Aug 2012 7:50 a.m. PST |
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| VonBlucher | 01 Sep 2012 9:15 a.m. PST |
Ashenduke,
Thanks and I've only one figure left to paint to finish off my 1806 Prussian King's command base. John |
| VonBlucher | 02 Sep 2012 8:09 a.m. PST |
An update to the Prussian Command base. I still need to paint the King's horse and he will be placed in the center of the base. I need to work on my image capturing though, so bear with me till I finish, and I'll post a better set of images when completed. :( John
Remember to check out everyone's updates at the competition site on the La Bricole Forum. link |
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