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Blog posts : "172 scale soldiers"

Some Heads

Last weekend i trained a new technique for making hats i learned from my german friends, so far it works very well and i'm improving.... here a Guide de Bonaparte and a republican fantassin... im thinking to add the bodies to them...

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Hat Austrian Grenadiers

Waiting from my first sets to come, i got back in time when i was only painting, and i enjoyed this time. Now something about this set: it is definitively not the HAT standard. I believe is made for fast painters, probably very easy with black priming, but not very fancy for detail painters, the undercuts fillings are really taking away a lot of details, like in the shoulders where the greatcoat is, and the flesh very difficult to take away so i gave up and painted them with it on.

I think i did my best and after all the effect is no too bad, Hat forgiven though .......

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Test Casts first Sets Franznap Miniatures

Finally today the first test cast arrived, very very  few defects , and fantastic detail quality. 
I will start with 60 copies per set .

the first sets will be the following:

Austrian Hussars Command  3 mounted figures +2 spare arms
Austrian Hussars Team : 4 mounted figures 
French Line Lancers Command (3 mounted figures +spare arms and saddles)
French Line lancers Team (4 mounted figures + various interchangeable arms)
French Lancer in winter Dress (1 mounted figure)
French ADC (1 Mounted figure)
Austrian Cavalry Artillery Pack horses (2 horses, 1 standing figure, 1 mounted figure +pack cover)
Neapolitan Mounted Generals (5 mounted generals + interchangeable saddles)

and two Limited Editions:
Marechal Davout  1 mounted figure designed for the French Forum Addict Figurines (100 copies available through the forum, 30 copies still available by us)
King Murat (1 mounted figure in 100 numbered copies)

SOON THE WEBSHOP WILL BE RUNNING.......



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More Neapolitans

Two more from the test mold : in Yellow an officer of Ussari della Guardia, with the white horse an ADC of the King.

the first one can be painted also as Guide and as late guard Hussar.

 

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