ooh thank you John
54mm Charge of the Scots Greys
- Thread starter Neil Merryweather
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Well you don't mess around when you Alter figures!
This is going to be Epic!
This is going to be Epic!
Thanks Ian- no pressure then :flushed: .....
Hi Neil, just watching the surgerrrrrrrrrrrr.............THUD!!!!
...after a whiff of smelling salts...I think I need to sit down to watch the amputations and gyration of the joint sockets anddddddddd.............THUD!!!!
Ok ok I'm fine. Good stuff there Neil...anything close enough is good enough for me too. :thumb2:
Cheers,
Richard
G
Neil,
Some fantastic work going on there. I know it may be a bit late in the day but Airfix Magazine ran a series of articles around the 1970's based on the Charge and their figures.
Mike.
Some fantastic work going on there. I know it may be a bit late in the day but Airfix Magazine ran a series of articles around the 1970's based on the Charge and their figures.
Mike.
Thanks very much Mike and Jason
I do remember a series in Airfix Magazine by Sid Horton on the Charge of the Light Brigade- I followed it avidly as a teenager and it is where I learned all these techniques from. :thumb2:
G
More brave and bold chopping Neil. Fantastic stuff.
Thank you Peter.
So on the subject of accuracy, here's an instance where I just can't help myself.
The trouble with this kind of thing is once you know something you can't UN-know it. Ignorance is definitely bliss!
Remember the horseshoes?
I had originally used horseshoes from the Historex blacksmith set, which I already had, but I only had enough for one horse. Fortunately I had actually only attached one. When the new ones arrived(horseshoes only) I realised with horror that I had got it completely wrong!
NOT ONLY did the new horseshoes have nails in where the originals had none, but they are labelled front and rear….!
Who knew?
(school French lessons weren’t a waste of time after all…..)
So not be hounded out of town by the rivet (or, to be more accurate, nail) -counters I have changed them.
As far as I can tell, the front ones have one lip in the centre and the rear ones have two lips at about 10 to 2, and Historex, to their credit have actually shown this!
So here is the result
Aaaaah, that’s much better! PHEW!
The filler needs some more work, though……
cheers for now
Neil
So on the subject of accuracy, here's an instance where I just can't help myself.
The trouble with this kind of thing is once you know something you can't UN-know it. Ignorance is definitely bliss!
Remember the horseshoes?
I had originally used horseshoes from the Historex blacksmith set, which I already had, but I only had enough for one horse. Fortunately I had actually only attached one. When the new ones arrived(horseshoes only) I realised with horror that I had got it completely wrong!
NOT ONLY did the new horseshoes have nails in where the originals had none, but they are labelled front and rear….!
Who knew?
(school French lessons weren’t a waste of time after all…..)
So not be hounded out of town by the rivet (or, to be more accurate, nail) -counters I have changed them.
As far as I can tell, the front ones have one lip in the centre and the rear ones have two lips at about 10 to 2, and Historex, to their credit have actually shown this!
So here is the result
Aaaaah, that’s much better! PHEW!
The filler needs some more work, though……
cheers for now
Neil
I thought that would bring you out of the woodwork,Steve :blow-kiss-2: ! I did promise to find something for you, didn't I?
That last picture of the horse made me think "Rolling on Floor laughing" Like he has just heard the worlds best joke...
Not a put down Neil the work is brilliant its just the way my mind works at times.
Never knew about the front and rear shoe thing. I learned something today!
Not a put down Neil the work is brilliant its just the way my mind works at times.
Never knew about the front and rear shoe thing. I learned something today!
Hi Neil
This is certainly putting a new meaning to "adapting figures". Most impressive work - way beyond me. I am surprised those horse shoes aren't left and right as well.
Fascinating stuff - keep it up.
Jim
This is certainly putting a new meaning to "adapting figures". Most impressive work - way beyond me. I am surprised those horse shoes aren't left and right as well.
Fascinating stuff - keep it up.
Jim
Neil,
Nice to see all the effort you're doing on Dobbin's feet! Looking at that last shot (worthy of an adult publication!), how accurate will he or she be between the back legs?? We know that the rider had his crotch completely removed, so I know he's been sorted! You can usually rely on me to lower the tone!!
Andy
Nice to see all the effort you're doing on Dobbin's feet! Looking at that last shot (worthy of an adult publication!), how accurate will he or she be between the back legs?? We know that the rider had his crotch completely removed, so I know he's been sorted! You can usually rely on me to lower the tone!!
Andy
Hi Neil, had I known you were going to be accurate in the horse shoes I'd have told you as I had experienced at a friends local stables and there were horse shoes on the walls and I thought they were for different horses just like human shoes until he told me.:smiling2:
Cheers,
Richard
cheers Richard
If I had known I'm sure you would have my first thought........:nerd:
Thanks for that Now I have that joke bouncing around in my head again. Can't tell it on here though.
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