Chris S
Its a bit like being handcuffed to a lunatic !
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Hi folks. 
With my Tank commander bust nearly finished ,Im keen to get onto my next figure project .This time a full figure ....well two actually
This one is a 120mm vigentte from Verlinden .I've had it below the bench for a couple of years now and have really took the urge to do it .
The scene depicts Napoleons retreat from Moscow after suffering a massive defeat ,not just from the Russians ,but thousands of soldiers were lost on the long march back to France during the Russian winter . To give you an idea of the size of the defeat ....Napoleon started his campaign in Russia on the 24th June 1812 with an army of approx 500,000 By the time he had retreated to the border of France in November 1812 he had approx 27,000 left !!! During that campaign Napoleon fought one of his biggest & bloodiest battles ' The Battle of Borodino' in which he lost 70,000 men from the 250,000 that went into battle .
Anyhoo ,enough history lessons ,if you want to read a bit more on the subject you can do so here ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_invasion_of_Russia
Now a look at the piece .......
The viginette shows two French Grenadiers ,one still walking and looking at a fallen comrade ,set during the depth of the Russian winter ,the base is a bit sparse so I will be adding a few extras including some groundwork and equipment etc...
Its all cast in cream coloured resin ,and I think is one of Verlindens finer casts .
The figure on the ground is actually cast into the base ,but that shouldnt prove to be a problem ....less of the figure to paint ;D
I think the sculpter has captured the features on this guy beautifully .....
So ,over the next few days I'll be finishing of the bust and getting this piece cleaned up ,removing pouring blocks ,drilling & pinning ,and laying some primer on ready for paint .
Hope you'll join me for this one .
Thanks for looking.
Chris.
With my Tank commander bust nearly finished ,Im keen to get onto my next figure project .This time a full figure ....well two actually
This one is a 120mm vigentte from Verlinden .I've had it below the bench for a couple of years now and have really took the urge to do it .
The scene depicts Napoleons retreat from Moscow after suffering a massive defeat ,not just from the Russians ,but thousands of soldiers were lost on the long march back to France during the Russian winter . To give you an idea of the size of the defeat ....Napoleon started his campaign in Russia on the 24th June 1812 with an army of approx 500,000 By the time he had retreated to the border of France in November 1812 he had approx 27,000 left !!! During that campaign Napoleon fought one of his biggest & bloodiest battles ' The Battle of Borodino' in which he lost 70,000 men from the 250,000 that went into battle .
Anyhoo ,enough history lessons ,if you want to read a bit more on the subject you can do so here ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_invasion_of_Russia
Now a look at the piece .......
The viginette shows two French Grenadiers ,one still walking and looking at a fallen comrade ,set during the depth of the Russian winter ,the base is a bit sparse so I will be adding a few extras including some groundwork and equipment etc...
Its all cast in cream coloured resin ,and I think is one of Verlindens finer casts .
The figure on the ground is actually cast into the base ,but that shouldnt prove to be a problem ....less of the figure to paint ;D
I think the sculpter has captured the features on this guy beautifully .....
So ,over the next few days I'll be finishing of the bust and getting this piece cleaned up ,removing pouring blocks ,drilling & pinning ,and laying some primer on ready for paint .
Hope you'll join me for this one .
Thanks for looking.
Chris.
