Gunfreak  | 19 Oct 2017 2:07 a.m. PST |
Representing a small 2 gun 8pdr battery.
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 Artilleryman | 19 Oct 2017 3:34 a.m. PST |
Nice work. I am contemplating the same conversion for my 1809 army but with shakos in campaign covers. You are correct about the gun. You would have been better off with a gun from Black Hussar or the Perrys themselves. |
 deadhead | 19 Oct 2017 4:38 a.m. PST |
I love to see conversions like this. Really effective and great painting. Interested to know what is wrong with the gun? Is it just the lack of woodgrain or something more fundamental eg scale, wheel thickness, detail?? I only have one gun from Brigade, a howitzer which looks fine to me. Black Hussar/Westfalia cannot be beaten for artillery of course |
| Extrabio1947 | 19 Oct 2017 4:58 a.m. PST |
Superb work, Gunfreak. The head swaps are seamless, and I wouldn't have know about the conversions if you hadn't pointed them out. |
| Gunfreak | 19 Oct 2017 5:17 a.m. PST |
Thanks guys!
deadhead, no it's only the lack of wood grain, I'm no expert so I can't say if any details are missing.
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| von Winterfeldt | 19 Oct 2017 5:47 a.m. PST |
you shouldn't see woodgrain anyway – the guns carriages were painted heavily. |
| rob polymathsw | 19 Oct 2017 7:33 a.m. PST |
Great uniforms, great painting! |
| wrgmr1 | 19 Oct 2017 8:05 a.m. PST |
Nice work GF! The basing looks good. I recognize dried grape stems, I've used those as well.
I agree with Von W., the wood grain would never be seen due to paint.
Models li have with nice wood grain are almost completely obscured the paint I put on. |
| deadhead | 19 Oct 2017 11:34 a.m. PST |
What a useful point. I always try to create some highlights on French artillery….because somehow that was the lesson I learnt. Russian Uniform Green from Vallejo, Sepia wash and then highlighted the moulded grain. Commonsense says you are all perfectly right! Even unpainted, at 28mm scale (1/56) the grain would not show up…….sob |
| Three Armies | 19 Oct 2017 12:52 p.m. PST |
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| Gunfreak | 19 Oct 2017 1:45 p.m. PST |
Yes, apparently there was a difference between artillerie a cheval (8pdr) and artilleri legere(4pdr) not a hard rule or official. But it existed.
I scratched my head myself, especially since the division had two 4pdrs under control of artilleire a pied. |
| Three Armies | 19 Oct 2017 2:44 p.m. PST |
Probably nonsense mate. it would take a team of more than 6-8 horses to move an 8pdr at anything faster than a trot. I'm just speculating though I dont have facts to hand. |
| Gunfreak | 19 Oct 2017 2:48 p.m. PST |
It's from Davout's own generals. |
| Gunfreak | 19 Oct 2017 2:51 p.m. PST |
Apperantly 6 horses for horse 8pdrs vs 4 for foot.
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| Outlaw Tor | 19 Oct 2017 7:12 p.m. PST |
Could use a bit more hollow for the wheels, otherwise, nice, with colors good at a table distance (slightly intense close up). |
| VonBlucher | 19 Oct 2017 7:20 p.m. PST |
Read up on Davout 3rd Corp at Auerstadt where 3 Horse artillery sections had 8lb's and their 4lb's were left with the Corp artillery reserve. |
| Markconz | 20 Oct 2017 2:25 p.m. PST |
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| archiduque | 21 Oct 2017 8:37 a.m. PST |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
