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Napoleonic 12th Calvary

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  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: Western Canada
Napoleonic 12th Calvary
Posted by ghamilt1 on Monday, May 22, 2006 6:05 PM

Good day everyone;

One nice thing about living in a former British Colony, is that we get the occasional long weekend courtesy of the monarchy. So thanks to Queen Victoria, I had some time today to finish up Pegaso's Light Calvary officer. I've been doing alot of these Pegaso 75 mm releases lately. They sell for less than $50 USD, and they are absolutely stunning. If anyone out here is thinking about a change of pace from the more modern subjects and traditional scales, than I would highly recommend checking out Pegaso's recent releases in 75mm. In any case, here's my latest attempt for your enjoyment and as always, I welcome the opportunity to exchange ideas with you all on any topic this figure might prompt. Cheers.

  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 22, 2006 10:08 PM
Napoleonics are one of my favorites. 12th Hussars? Looks great. Are you using oils?

 Pegaso does do very nice work. I haven't painted a kit in a long time, but there are several Pegaso kits I've had my eye on for some time.

  • Member since
    November 2005
  • From: Somewhere over the rainbow
Posted by m1garand on Monday, May 22, 2006 11:06 PM

Heck, I can't even paint a simple 1/35 scale WWII russian soldier and I don't think I can't touch Napoleonic stuff.  My skill is not quite there yet. 

Anyway, nicely done and love the paint job.  I really need a professional lession on painting figures.

  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: Western Canada
Posted by ghamilt1 on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:08 PM
Thanks for the kind words guys. I think the secret to painting napoleonic figures is to use small brushes, and a magnifying visor. Either that or stick to larger scales! I tried a 54 mm death hussar from Prussia, and I absolutely botched it to the point where I can't bear to look at it. But these 75mm figures sure do the trick. Plymonkey; I do indeed use oils, mostly Winston and Newton, but sometimes I mix them with Humbrol enamels to quicken the dry time and make the finish more flat. I don't want to go on to much about Pegaso figures, lest someone accuse me of being on their payrole, but they have been in my opinion, one of the top companies in the past few years. Their 75mm line can not be matched in terms of casting quality, pose, variety of subject, artistic appeal and price. Consider if you will, that many 54mm figures are retailing for around $25-$35, and I regularly pay about $45 for these figures. So is it just me, or is that a good deal? I could go on, but ....well, you know. Anyway, thanks again guys for commenting. I'll check back to see if anyone has any more questions. Cheers.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:53 PM
No, that's a great deal. I remember about ten or eleven years ago, Pegaso had a run of figures that were really poorly designed. I don't know what the hell they were thinking, but they were sculpting the parts in halves, like those old figures that came in Revell and Monogram kits years ago, where the figures were cast as two single piece sections, split from head to foot. They were frought with fit problems. The poses were still classic Pegaso though. Extreme poses, but without overdoing it. They only did that for a year or so, and went back to the standard method.

I use a lot of Windsor Newton, but I have lots of other brands in my inventory as well. Mine usually dry to the touch overnight. If there's a lot of carrier though, it can take days. I use Humbrol for a lot of things too. I've been using Humbrol for many years. I started using Vellejo for base coats. Just can't get the hang of using them as my primary medium though.

Honestly, I rarely use a brush smaller than a #1, though it's getting harder to see the small stuff as I get older. An old club mate of mine became nearsighted, and couldn't build models anymore. His long range vision was still ship shape though, so he had his other hobby, shooting, to fall back on.

 I can't imagine not being able to make models.
  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Southern Maine
Posted by spector822002 on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:39 PM
Awesome work ,... thats some tough painting on that uniform , very intricate .
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