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Blog posts : "miniature sculpting"

Murat King of Neaples Limited Editions

Here the painted test cast of the second Limited Editions of Franznap Miniatures, King Murat depicted as King of Neaples, i used the horse from the Gros painting, and the uniform from other prints of his time in Neaples, you can see he is wearing mustaches, as i found in the portrait from the time 1812/14
Will be released in 100 numbered copies under the label  Limited Editions , soon available here.

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Austrian Cavalry Artillery Pack Horses

Finally the painted test shots of this great set : it will be ready for sale within Christmas , two pack horses, one without the pack cover (as separate piece) for let the collectors enjoy to paint the ammunition bags. Complete the set a mounted Fuhrweser , and an artilleryman opening the ammunition pack.

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Marechal Davout

Here the rough photos of Davout, i made for the french forum Addict Figurines, as 1st anniversary of the forum. it will be produced as Limited Editions in  copies numbered and signed, 100 will be available by the forum, 30 copies will be available in our webshop.


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Baden Infantry

Trying to fulfill the expectations of a german friend, i approached this first test of a Baden infantryman, i suppose that they wore long overalls on campaign, i tested also the headgear, which in my sources must have been shorter than the Jager ones.
Any comment is welcome

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Spare heads test

I tried some dimensional test with  a beautiful Zwezda grenadier body, here the result with some of the already realized heads; it is funny but the headgear was a part of the uniform which could variate so much, if we trust  see the many sources sources of the Napoleonic era... 
 






























 

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More Spare Heads

While i'm busy with my first 28mm sculpt and with spare horses, i did some more spare heads.
 

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Horses Horses Horses.....

Just keeping trained in my favorite work:
i'm now doing some  horses for a preparation work,
i will cast some copies and transform them in different
units, as artillery, hungarian saddles etc...
I'm doing the different movements, standing, walking,
trotting, cantering, galloping , and falling;
i will produce spare horses sets .

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two new Marines de la Garde

almost the set done, with two advancing Marines , trumpet and Flag bearer, i need to do the quartermaster and the porte fanion
 

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French Pontonniers

I started to sculpt the french pontonniers, which can fit with for example Hat pontoons....
here the first two figures, i'm experiencing for the first time  part of human anatomy to sculpt....

 

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Marins de la Garde, trumpet and flag Bearer

Here two more and two in progress....
 

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Four Marins finished

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More Marins de la Garde

Four new masters on the workbench.
 

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Neapolitan Veliti della Guardia Masters ready

Here the two sets of the Veliti / Granatieri della Guardia of Kingdom of Neaples;
they can be easily painted as westphalians....

 

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Marins De le la Garde

Here my new project,... Marins De la Garde marching, Officer and drummer....


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French Horse Atrillery of the Line 1806 Second SetFranznap

Here the unfinished masters of the second set of the FHA of the line. Firing




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Spare Heads

I'm busy with sculpting spare heads which i will produce , It is funny to do and a fast job, and i hope to do all the headgears of the napoleonic periods, for the moment I'm busy with the french.

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French artillery horse holder masters finished

A lot of boting work for finishing all the details of the masters, in the view of production.
This set is finally done... all details done, ready for the queue of set done.

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Saxon Officers 1806

I'm working to complete the set of this Saxon officers, there are now three , a general, an infantry officer and the last  hussar officer; here the last one . I will add a n other one or two cavalry officers and two foot infantry officers .


 

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First Pack Horse

Here the first pack horse of the Austrian Cavalry artillery, plus an artilleryman.

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Austrian Artillery Pack horses

Here the WIP of pack horses of the Austrian artillery

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