"15(18)mm Borodino 1812 Generals" Topic

15mm Bagration and Barclay de Tolly.
Borodino 1812.

So who makes 'em? How mauch?

Oh, I like that de Tolly figure! Sho, when are you putting them up for sale?

Sho, Your minis are getting better and better.

Thanks. I do my best.
This are first casting of them. Very capricious mold. After 8 hours of casting I got only 7 good quality pairs today.
I try to cast 10 pairs more of them today and tomorrow they will be on sale.

Kutuzov with mistress are ready too.

Major Bumsore, I make them and sell here..
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Sho,
They came out excellent. When you have enough different masters to fill a mold you shoould start looking into someone who could professionaly cast these for you. It would sve you time and allow you to drop the price somewhat.
John

Hi like the Russian and Generals are you interested in some commissions for figures, if you are drop me a line at Lancashire Games – lancgames@hotmail.co.uk

Hi Sho,
As usual I will be happy to support. Is that you for the Russian command figures or do you plan to add others to accompany the big chaps (no offence meant to Kutuzov!)

If you are planning others I'll hold off a wee while to buy the full set.

I think John has a good suggestion there Sho.
Regards
Paul

Also, great figures sho, What's the thinking with Kutuzov and his lass? Is this a well know scene or from your imagination?

Paul, this is only beginning. I cover all major russian and french Corps generals for Borodino.
I need them for my EMPEROR wargame rules.

About Kutuzov. It is known, that Old Satyr allways has some 14-year old girls near to him for satisfy his sexual needs, and that at Borodino such girl was disguised as cossack.
So the scene is imaginational, but probable.

Lol, I'm sure the disguise fooled all his subordinates. Ill wait till you have the other Russian command figures complete and get them together.
Regards
Paul

No problem, I put them proactively on sale for Abelp01, who ask for Barclay..

Project current status
(refreshing picture)

Very ambitious Sho,
Do you have a plan to do the opposing commands area by area or all Russian 1st then the dark side?

Also will you be adding additional hangers on, sort of like separate command sets?

Good luck, will try to support where possible.
Cheers
Paul

I think that this project will take a while to complete, but think that the wait will be well worth it.

I already have the Murat collection, and look forward to seeing how the rest of the Russians and French come out.

I fully expect to be ordering some in time.

Steve J

Dark side (russians) first, Paul. High level and then infantry corps commanders level. I have well researched profiles for them.
After this, before cavalry generals, Napoleon and high level french may be done.
But in same time the other projects may run in parallel courses.

Sounds good Sho! I await your creations!

Any news on how the sculpts are progressing?

Really not. Have 3 weeks exhausting works and have 2 similar weeks forward.. only yesterday-today have time for sculpting. Now all figures on table get sticked out buttons. I find extremely hard to paint my recessed buttons.

Bennigsen

The Epaulettes of Benningsen look like sausages. :-)
Great work on the Generals though.

You've nailed actual facial expressions.

Thanks! :-) Epaulettes are smaller now.

Nice!

Painted old Kutuzov.

Recessed buttons looks badly.

Ostermann-Tolstoi and Baggovout on worktable..

Very nice Sho

Looking good

Ostermann-Tolstoi looks either to be wearing glasses, or he has very high cheekbones, neither of which appear in a portrait in Dr A Mikaberidzes book on the Russian Officer Corps 1792-1815.

I look forward to seeing all your new generals, both Russian and French.

Steva J

Thanks! :-)

Tolstoi wear glasses on Borodino. Eyewitness words.

great – your figures are full of character

Hi Sho

Thanks for clearing that up.

Steve J

Bennigsen improved. (see picture above)

Baggovout ready. New generals beginned on worktable.

Your figures are getting better and better. I wish you would do some 1790's French, Russians and Austrians.

This is not impossible, because I devote my future to tin soldiers.. but this takes time.

Meanwhile I try to sculpt my first horses on scale..

Wurttemberg looks good, but I have to admit that I would prefer to have all my generals mounted, so that they can get around their troops quicker.

Steve J

You are right, but I sculpt them for EMPEROR ruleset.
Divisional commanders are low-level generals and nonplayer command markers and therefore unmounted. Brigade generals are even represented by flags. This generals must take as smallest as possible place on table.
Corps commanders and higher (and his ADC) are mounted, as player figures.

At first I don't plan sculpt divisional generals at all and use usual AB unmounted field officers instead, but after researching I came to the conclusion, that some legendary personages are worthy of capturing.

Tough I like your sculpting the waist seems too low – especially at this time high waist were faishonable and I would opt for a higher sash, also the head – though incredibly well sculpted, seems a bit too large.

I support Redcurant's view of mounted generals.

I agree.
1. In normal circumstances maiors, colonels and higher must be mounted. My game markers are exceptions.
2. Head are a bit big, but near other officers the difference is tolerable.
3. I resculpt the waist. (Thanks. I has feeling, that something is wrong, but not detect the cause.)

You may sculpt them for the Emperor ruleset, but far more of us will be using them for other rules, perhaps something to think on as we will be your purchasers.

Steve J

I think if we had separate mounts with an ADC/horseholder as an available set that can be based along with the figure on foot, then having the Divisional Commanders on foot wouldn't be an issue. More work for Sho though.

@Sho Boki

When you rescuplt the waist – look also at the construction of the officer's great coat – it might be that it had also two vertikal pockets in the rear folds – and the folds should start from the waist down and not middle of the coat.

Don't worry, Redcurrant. There will be plenty of mounted generals. At least 17 russians. Unmounted officers will be on separate set.
Though Eclipsing Binaries offer are worth of sculpting.

Von Winterfeldt, you mean, that back of overcoat (øèíåëü) are similar to surtout (ñþðòóê)?
I search long time for overcoat back image, but don't found anything. Even russians don't ansver. Only clear image, what I get, was from old movie "War and Peace." And I use this.
I simply cut off lower side of waist. Waist becomes thinner and visually higher.

I don't think similar to redingote – but the runing of folds at the back, in my view must go from waist down, I know a difficult subject, maybe similar to a Prussian generals great coat.

Soldiers overcoats have folds and pockets, but generals ones seemingly not..

Hi Sho, as much as I admire your sculpting i'm a wee bit puzzled on this guy. He isn't beside another figure to compare and I don't know the stature of wrurtemburg in person however the length of his lower body looks very short along with the areas yourself and von winterfeldt discussed.
Cheers
Paul

Hi Paul. I just put my camera's batteries to charge. After charging I shoot for you all unmounted officers together.

Sho , they are looking truly spectacular.