Here the first set of the French Line horse Artillery 1806, loading team, 7 figures, sabres and sabretaches must be sculpted but i'm thinking to keep them as separate pieces in order to have more details and less undercut points.
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Some new French Line Horse Artillerymen 1800
Here 3 new figures of the French Horse Artillery of the line 1800, i want to do 2 sets of seven servants each , firing and loading, and a set of mounted ones, plus some specials. here from the loading team: the N.1 loader ,the N.3 vent servant and the n.6 ammunition support.
One Offs painted
As a start for the new year , I finally finished two "one off "pieces i started las year, two Austrian Hussars of the 3rd Rgt.; a small scene of rest during the campaign. All the pieces are concept and sculpted by me, and the painting too. The Captain has a Lipizzan horse, and the private an Halflinger, two austrian breed; I've added to the scene two magnificent pieces from Andreas Hofmann which I'm finally attending to.
More Austrian Casualties
One more austrian hussar, it is supposed to shoot his fallen horse to put him out of misery. Hope you like it
Austrian Hussars Casualties
Here a new project for Franznap Miniatures, I have some good ideas i i want to realize, as a small series in resin.
Franznap Lancers 2nd serie
Finally ready painted the test shot of the French Lancers; took me several months to finish but I'm glad to show you the possibilities of conversions due to separate arms and spare heads.
the mounting and dismounting lancers are quite useful and with a head change could be used as other units.
One offs from the workbench
Back again on business, i'm still not settled in but i enjoyed on some One Off pieces just for warming up again.....
Here a French Guard Foot Artillery officer , and an Austrian hussar welcomed by his dog.
The advantage of making unique pieces is that i have not to think about mold undercut and i can detail everything as i want.
It is almost 1 year since I started sculpting, and I learned a lot, may be i will post some of my experiences in this technique if somebody is interested on.
Franznap Lancers 2 Serie test cast
Finally i had some time for home casting the second Series of the French Line Lancers .
The spare heads and arms allows different variations, one horse has spare saddlecloth to be used as private and officer one.
These tests are not ready for production, but help me to check the feasibility of the sculptures .
Murat and other
Having very few time for my favorite hobby, i post here some advancing steps in sculpting, the King Murat, some horses sculpture and 2 attempt on foot miniatures which i would make in a serie, a drummer boy which can fit many napoleon armies and an Highlandres NCO which could be part of a Colour party.
New mounted Neapolitan officers
Here some new masters for the Neapolitan General Staff, with King Murat Himself and a Major of the Guides
see all the picts in the section Sculpting and Casting ; i'm now busy with more horses.
I'm also ready with the french lancers masrers second group .
Two mounted neapolitan ADC
Here 2 almost finished first mounted officers, a general staff ADC 1813 , and an ADC of the King Murat.
New lancers on sculpting phase
For completing this series i'm sculpting some standing figures, an officer in mantel, a mounting lancer, a standing one with different arms, a walking one, and a lancer in stable dress with pokalem, all will have different arms and accessories.
Because i received various requests for purchasing, i must inform you that for the moment I made a mold to cast them in resin, but n a very artisanal way, and though the detail is very good (see images in progress) they are not suitable yet for commercial use.... i'm in contact now with some possible producer...... stay tuned and i hope to have good news soon.
Ussaro della Guardia del Regno di Napoli
An other entry in the Neapolitan Staff sculpting group, here a Guard Hussar which can also be used as Guide and as ADC of Murat,
Colonel of the Lancers ready to cast
Finally my first horseman, this colonel of French Lancers, I will add 1 or 2 privates, a trumpet and a lieutenant , in he mean time i'm busy with the Neapolitan command staff, see here the progress.
My first horse sculpt almost finished
My first horse sculpt will be the one of a Lancers Officer, which head I've already done , although the anatomy is not super perfect, and the front legs are a bit shorter i'm quite satisfied of the result, see the progress in the sculpt page.
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