Owner: Military Miniatures URL:models.robin-ellis.com Join Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:39:56 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: My private, non commercial blog about the military models and dioramas that I create. Most are from Napoleonic times, but some more modern ones too. Site statistics:Click here
The British Square slowly increases! 2008-11-16 10:00:35 After a short break, I have managed to complete another 6 British
Infantry figures for the square.
I now have infantry figures painted in different battalion colours such that two sides of the square can now be represented. One kneeling infantry figure has had his hat cut off and a bandage painted on in place. [...] Read more:Square
Waterloo Corner - progress 2008-10-01 12:20:55 My British Infantry Square in 1/72 scale is progress
ing, albeit slowly! There are now another 6 figures to join those already completed. So, joining the square are a trumpeter, 2 standing infantry, 2 kneeling infantry and a Sergeant.
In order that not all the figures are exactly the same, I have altered one of the next [...] Read more:Waterloo
British Square - but some problems 2008-09-26 09:40:28 Towards the middle of the British
infantry square I planned to have at least 2 mounted senior officers plus a couple of dragoons.
The two senior officers are now complete, and the number of figures ready to be put into the British Square
is slowly increasing!
I had already undercoated the next 10 infantry figures ready for [...] Read more:problems
British Square - the painting starts 2008-09-14 10:05:00 I have made a start on some of the figures which will make up the command stand and also one of the officers behind one of the faces of the BritishSquare
.
These are 1/72 plastic figures and I find the techniques for painting and preparing plastic model figures very different from working with metal military [...]
A Corner of Waterloo - 18th June 1815 2008-09-02 10:18:56 I have not posted for a while as I have been planning a couple of military miniature dioramas, both of which are outside my normal 54mm field.
The first diorama is in 1/35th scale and will be a small convoy of WWII Russian vehicles and figures. This is way outside my modelling experience and, having opened the kits, [...] Read more:Waterloo
French Lancer - 1st Regiment 2008-06-07 14:25:14 The FrenchLancer
has now been painted in the facing colours of a Lancer in the 1st Regiment, and he has been mounted on the metal base alongside his saddle. I will be making a wooden base for this soon.
The rear view of the French Lancer:
There is still quite a bit to do yet. [...]
Lancer’s Base 2008-05-26 12:30:06 The wooden pole supporting the Lancer
’s saddle has now been completed. The base colour of the wooden pole was Vallejo Burnt Umber diluted very thinly and applied in a number of thin coats. Then highlights were put on by dry brushing of light grey to emphasise the wood grain.
All my previous models tended to have [...]
Lancer’s Saddle 2008-05-26 09:32:21 The saddle cloth (sheepskin) has been given a number of dilute washes of white. I added a minute bit of yellow to some of the washes to give a little colour variation and to prevent the Lancer
’s saddle from looking too flat. For me, Vallejo acrylics are the easiest paints to use and control). It [...] Read more:Saddle
French Lancer 1812 2008-05-11 09:21:54 My next project is a 54mm metal kit from Andrea, kit number S7-F25, and it is called “FrenchLancer
1812″. It is a mini diorama of a figure standing in front of a wooden pole which supports the Lancer’s saddle.
This model of a French Lancer comes in two options. The figure can be made either [...]
The Two Grenadiers Completed 2008-05-01 05:47:36 The diorama of the Spanish and French Grenadiers fighting “somewhere in the Peninsular Wars” is completed.
I made the base out of plaster and whilst the surface was still wet a knife was used to form ruts from a passing gun or ammunition wagon into the ground. The plaster was pushed around to leave a slightly [...]
French Cavalry Charge towards the British Infanty Square 2009-01-04 11:09:41 Today I have painted 4 French
heavy cavalry figures, an officer, a trumpeter and two troopers.These will be charging one flank of the British
Infantry Square
, but their final position will be trial and error.
One of the troopers has been slightly modified. I have bent his head backwards and have also bent his sword arm. [...] Read more:Cavalry
British Infantry Square - nearly there! 2008-12-30 12:05:52 After a mammoth painting session the British
Infantry Square
is almost there.
The problem I have is stopping myself from adding more (extraneous) figures. My original intention was to have a small number of mounted dragoons in the middle of the square, but to be honest, the middle of my corner of the square is full [...]
British Infantry Square 2008-12-01 07:09:51 To date I have painted 21 of the figures for my diorama of a corner of a British
Infantry square. (2 mounted senior officers, 2 junior foot officers, 1 trumpeter, 2 drummers and 14 infantry figures, one of which is a Sergeant). That means I am about half way through the painting session, and the [...] Read more:Square
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