discussion Gern's Completed Emhar 1/35 WWI British Artillery (Brad's WWI GB)

[Gern]

Well here we go. All finished.

As I mentioned, I saw Ian's marvellous plaque as a tribute and Ron's picture of the Emhar kit reminded me I had one in the stash. Add that to a brief discussion here some time back about using military kits as chess pieces, and here's my offering:

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Three nice, shiny bronze statues and a painted field gun from 'back in the day'. I thought the soft details of the Emhar figures suited the idea of cast bronze figures as they share similar limitations of what can be cast as a single item.

I can sort of imagine this appearing as a 'gate guardian' outside the main gate of some Artillery Unit; kept nice and clean and shiny by those who have upset the sar'nt major!

Hope you like it, and all comments/criticisms are welcome

 

[scottie3158]

Very nicely done.

 

[Steve O]

Very nice Dave and good to see you back at the bench, i love those figures boy don't they shine.

Steve.

 

[Gern]

Very nice Dave and good to see you back at the bench, i love those figures boy don't they shine.

Steve.

Amazin' what you can do with a toothbrush with the sar'nt major breathin' down your neck!

 

[Gern]

Very nicely done.

Thanks Paul. Sorry you didn't get to watch much in the way of progress!

 

[scottie3158]

Thanks Paul. Sorry you didn't get to watch much in the way of progress!

it's the results that count mate.

 

[Guest]

Lovely results Gern. Definitely different .:smiling::thumb2:

 

[Fernando N]

Great idea and result Dave.:thumb2:

 

[Gern]

Thanks guys.

 

[Guest]

Nice Dave.
John.

 

[Gern]

Thanks John.

 

[flyjoe180]

Great idea and nicely done Dave

 

[Gern]

Thanks Joe

 

[Jim R]

Hi Dave
An unusual idea well done.
Jim

 

[Gern]

Thanks Jim

 

[eddiesolo]

Nice work Dave, love the patina on the figures.

 

[Gern]

Thanks Si. No special finishing needed. Undercoated with Halfords Grey Primer and then two coats of Citadel Warplock Bronze painted with a hairy stick.

 

[eddiesolo]

Thanks Si. No special finishing needed. Undercoated with Halfords Grey Primer and then two coats of Citadel Warplock Bronze painted with a hairy stick.

Looks great, I once did a 1/25 scale soldier, got it off Ron IIRC, I did a similar thing as I wanted it as a monument. I painted in gold-bronze enamel and then did a verdigris and a black wash, came out okay.

I do like yours though, a rich darker colour.

 

[Gern]

Looks great, I once did a 1/25 scale soldier, got it off Ron IIRC, I did a similar thing as I wanted it as a monument. I painted in gold-bronze enamel and then did a verdigris and a black wash, came out okay.

I do like yours though, a rich darker colour.

I thought of using a wash but figured that if this was indeed a 'gate guardian', then it would be kept meticulously clean - both for unit pride and as a sort of KP for miscreant troopers!