archiduque | 04 Jun 2023 3:38 a.m. PST |
Hi all!!I've painted these French infantry figures from the Franco-Prussian War for Michael Perry.I hope you like them !!! archiduquerpc.wordpress.com
Saludos Rafa |
Herkybird ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Jun 2023 3:52 a.m. PST |
They are up to your usual fantastic standard, well done! |
Artilleryman ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Jun 2023 5:20 a.m. PST |
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KevinV | 04 Jun 2023 6:36 a.m. PST |
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Frederick ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Jun 2023 7:44 a.m. PST |
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Mollinary | 04 Jun 2023 9:42 a.m. PST |
The painting is beautiful, truly splendid. Unfortunately, for me, much of the effect is destroyed by the hugely over scale modelling on the figures of the blue piping on the kepi. It is so thick it almost equals the amount of the red cloth, giving the effect of a mixed colour kepi, rather than the red, which it should be. And I was really looking forward to these Perry sculpts! |
jurgenation ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Jun 2023 11:55 a.m. PST |
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Wolfshanza ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Jun 2023 10:31 p.m. PST |
Beautiful work Just picked up those sets to go with the prussians. |
Lascaris | 05 Jun 2023 4:54 a.m. PST |
They are beautifully painted but I'm with Mollinary on the sculpts. I was really confused by what looked like odd red/blue kepis until I figured out it was piping that was probably 10X too thick. |
Perris0707 ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 05 Jun 2023 5:24 p.m. PST |
Same as Molinary and Lascaris, but even more disappointed in the lack of epaulettes. |
bracken ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 06 Jun 2023 1:36 a.m. PST |
Stunning paintwork, historical inaccuracies aside (which i really didnt notice) they are beautifully done. The contrast of red and blue is always a perfect combination. |
Mollinary | 06 Jun 2023 8:11 a.m. PST |
There is a lot of evidence for the leaving of epaulettes in the depots, even in the Imperial period. This was certainly the case for the Marines who fought in the ‘Blue Division' at Sedan. That said, I agree, epaulettes maketh the man! |
Wolfshanza ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 06 Jun 2023 10:13 p.m. PST |
Hmmm…are those metal Perrys ? Looked at the plastic boxs that I purchased and the piping on the kepis looks good ? Yeah, epaulettes would have been nice :) |
archiduque | 07 Jun 2023 9:02 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the comments. It is complicated to paint all the kepis piping of 50 figures of 28mm well and appreciate the contrast in it.And try to make them all perfect.
Saludos Rafa
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Mollinary | 07 Jun 2023 9:33 a.m. PST |
Rafa, I think the fault is in the figure, not the painting. |
archiduque | 07 Jun 2023 9:42 a.m. PST |
@Mollinary Thanks my friend you're very kind. |
Blue Max | 08 Jun 2023 9:41 a.m. PST |
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Old Contemptible ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 17 Jun 2023 1:15 a.m. PST |
Epaulets didn't last very long in the field. But I have a lot of figures who are wearing them. Can't go wrong either way. None of my Guards are wearing Bearskins. I just don't believe they wore them in the field. |