discussion Airfix 54mm Napoleonic French Line Infantry

[Guest]

Ooooh !

 

[PaulinKendal]

Thanks you gentlemen for the great comments.
Here is Fusilier 9 all put together, he just needs a bit of mud & possibly blood, but I'll do all that at the end I think.

thanks for watching
N

Y'know, I sometimes get pulled up short by miniatures that remind me what warfare has always been about - killing people. This figure does that, quite poignantly.

Bravo, great work!

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Y'know, I sometimes get pulled up short by miniatures that remind me what warfare has always been about - killing people. This figure does that, quite poignantly.

Bravo, great work!

Thanks Paul, I had the same thought.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Thank very much Allen, Mick, Wabble, Paul , David and John.
Here are the next two, all painted and ready for assembly.





Thanks for looking
N

 

[Jim R]

Superb work Neil. You have got the poses absolutely spot on.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Here they are then, Fusiliers 10 & 11


And on to number 12
Thanks for watching
N

 

[Mini Me]

Shaping up nicely Neil, is # 12 the last in the lot or will there be others? :thumb2:

 

[Tim Marlow]

Coming along very well Neil. More dead people than Sixth Sense…….

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Shaping up nicely Neil, is # 12 the last in the lot or will there be others? :thumb2:

Four more ,Rick, see post no 304

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Coming along very well Neil. More dead people than Sixth Sense…….

maybe, Tim, but not as gory:nerd:

 

[Richard48]

Wow great work Mate.Real attention to detail.Really impressive.
Richard

 

[Mini Me]

Thanks Neil, missed that one when you put it up, I guess. 16 will make a nice "Band 'O Brothers"......looking forward to seeing it all come together. :thumb2:

 

[Jim R]

Those two are superb Neil. You really do show great talent with these very colourful, Napoleonic figures.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Thank you kindly, Gentlemen all, for the fine comments!
I hereby present to you Fusilier 12 in his pre-painted state.





I think the bayonet I printed looks a bit overscale so I'm going to check the dimensions and maybe print some a bit smaller.
I had problems painting the eyes of the last few figures so I decided to do an OEDIPUS and gouge them out ,and add new ones which are ,hopefully , better defined.
I'm going to paint this one next , rather than work on any of the others, while I can still remember more or less how to do it!
Thanks for watching
N

 

[Guest]

Neil .
Poses are great, in the first batch of photos the second one was perfect. :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:

 

[Mini Me]

Ditto! :thumb2: What JR sed!

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Thanks John & Rick.
Well I've checked the bayonet and it's the same length as the Historex ones I've used, so it can stay.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Fusilier 12 is done








Annoyingly I don't notice the white dust until I see the pics on the PC screen:rolling:

Unfortunately I broke the musket detaching it from the painting stick, so I'll have to paint another one-I do have a fair few spares.
Only 3 left to go now...
Cheers
Neil

 

[Jim R]

Painting is great. As others have said your ability to get the poses spot on is impressive.

 

[Mini Me]

Fusilier 12 is done








Annoyingly I don't notice the white dust until I see the pics on the PC screen:rolling:

Unfortunately I broke the musket detaching it from the painting stick, so I'll have to paint another one-I do have a fair few spares.
Only 3 left to go now...
Cheers
Neil

Same thing happens to me Neil!...and in the pic they look as big as a stone!