Great work Mark, and they look great for one-piece castings which can sometimes look a bit stilted or flat if not done well. With these you would never know.
Thanks Lawrence. The Perrys make quite a few one-piece castings and they all have flair. Of course for those that like to paint their horses and riders separately, they are a paim.
A nice bunch of commanders there Mark. Personally I find one piece castings a lot easier to paint, plus I know they will not have an issue of the rider becoming dismounted by clumsy handling!
They are, indeed, jolly nice, Mark. I possibly had a few one piece castings around that time myself - three mounted Napoleonic command, both Wellington plus two others, and Napoleon ditto. They weren't the best (Hinchcliffe never were, in my opinion) but they were pretty flash for the time - I think they were purchased at the famous Hamleys Toy Shop on a family visit to London. As for painting horse and rider separately - I know people do it - but WHY?! Cavalry are a big enough pain, without adding that extra level of irritation into the equation!
I always preferred Hinchliffe over Minifigs...never liked the left foot forward pose that Minifigs had and hated their horses (with the Kardashian rumps). I have always painted my cavalry assembled, although at times I have cursed being unable to get at certain parts of the horse furniture and some of the coat tails as a result. I like the fact that when you glue the figure on you are gluing metal to metal.
Great work Mark, and they look great for one-piece castings which can sometimes look a bit stilted or flat if not done well. With these you would never know.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence. The Perrys make quite a few one-piece castings and they all have flair. Of course for those that like to paint their horses and riders separately, they are a paim.
DeleteVery handsome colonels! Not sure I have ever painted a one-piece cavalry figure in 28mm.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jonathan. I can recall my first OPC...it was a Hinchliffe Russian Napoleonic colonel...probably back in 1978.
DeleteA nice bunch of commanders there Mark. Personally I find one piece castings a lot easier to paint, plus I know they will not have an issue of the rider becoming dismounted by clumsy handling!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve. You are right there is a certain robustness to the OPCs.
DeleteNicely done. I can hear the units led pass in review.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe. I will need a parade of this batch at some point...probably in June when the last figure will be done.
DeleteThey are, indeed, jolly nice, Mark. I possibly had a few one piece castings around that time myself - three mounted Napoleonic command, both Wellington plus two others, and Napoleon ditto. They weren't the best (Hinchcliffe never were, in my opinion) but they were pretty flash for the time - I think they were purchased at the famous Hamleys Toy Shop on a family visit to London. As for painting horse and rider separately - I know people do it - but WHY?! Cavalry are a big enough pain, without adding that extra level of irritation into the equation!
ReplyDeleteI always preferred Hinchliffe over Minifigs...never liked the left foot forward pose that Minifigs had and hated their horses (with the Kardashian rumps). I have always painted my cavalry assembled, although at times I have cursed being unable to get at certain parts of the horse furniture and some of the coat tails as a result. I like the fact that when you glue the figure on you are gluing metal to metal.
DeleteLovely work on your Austrian command, nice figures to work on too, I always stick my riders on first anyway so it saves me a job!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain. I've always been a glue 'em up first guy too.
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