Here the two sets of the Veliti / Granatieri della Guardia of Kingdom of Neaples;
they can be easily painted as westphalians....
Blog posts : "toy soldiers"
Neapolitan Veliti della Guardia Masters ready
Austrian Hussars Painted test shots
Finally due to the W/E i finished the test shots of the two sets of austrian Hussars.
Here in the uniform of the 2nd Rgt, Joseph Anton.
I must say i had a pleasure in painting all the details, although this is the set which was ruined and repaires so it is 90% of my aimed quality. the next sets will be 100%....
The sets are:
Austrian Hussars Command: 3 mounted figures
Austrian Hussars Team: 4 mounted figures
Will follow Austrian Hussars casualties :5 fallen hussars, 5 fallen horses
First painted test shots Austrian Hussars
Here the first pics of the painted ones, will follow more.
the figures are super detailed and also easy to paint.
fantastic experience.
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.
Franznap Miniatures Austrian Hussars test shots in resin
The two first sets of Franznap Miniatures are close to the start line, here the first test shots in resin.
The story of this sets is long, i first did some of them out of conversions, but after, when my skills developed, i re-sculpted them and sent them to production.Unfortunately the molding process damaged the masters and i had to repair them and find solutions of the technical problems which created that damage.
Now finally i could have in my hands the first copies ready for production. I will do it in both resin and metal, the sets in resin will have more pieces, as spare heads, arms, weapons and equipment.
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.
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 .
First team french line horse Artillery almost ready
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.
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.
Hat Bavarian Infantry
Here some painted Hat Bavarians, I mixed the two boxes produced by Hat, and added the flag, i also added the schutzen with green plumet.
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
HAT Saxon infantry 1806
Follow up of the HAT Saxon Infantry, i made a flag bearer, and painted some schutzen with green pompon. I also completed the officer with sash and gorget. The regiment is the Prinz Anton. I add also the grenadier officer which i converted the carabine on shoulder and the grenadier NCO's bayonet.
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.
More veliti and horses different poses
Finally after 1 year preparation and concept i have developed a system to produce easily horses masters in different poses, and it works!!!! I'm happy to show you here the first tests. I hope there it will become soon a production of spare horses in the main poses, to add variety and avoid to use some very low quality ones.
The Veliti della Guardia are still on the workbench, making muskets and backpacks.... see the progress
Veliti della Guardia
Here the first shots of the Veliti della Guardia, which can also converted as Granatieri della Guardia; I'm here trying standing figures poses and proportions which i must say i'm still not very good at ; I want to make 8/10 figures "at ease" and may be later trying more action ones.
and a new standing pose Paul Yves Bernard de Lavauguyon ADC of king Murat
First Neapolitan Staff test shots
Finally after having develop a homemade centrifugal casting machine i tried to cast a first sprue with the Neapolitan Staff, i will complete the series soon with a new mounted ADC in addition (to fill the mold). Here i had the emotion to paint my first ever sculpted miniatures : left a Guardia del Corpo and a Captain of the General Staff of King Murat.