Sunday, November 26, 2006

French and Indian War--The Indians




Hawkeye, from last of the Mohicans. 54mm metal Casting from Infinity Shape of Korea.




A photo of a young brave mixing it up with a little hand to hand with a Rogers Ranger (Most likely on the St Francis raid) 54mm metal figures by Soldiers of Italy.














The Lacrosse (War of little Brothers) hopeful stands on the sidelines waiting to be called in the game. He needs to strip down first, as I learned through some sincere constructive feedback at the MFCA show.....they played naked!! a 100mm resin conversion from a a very short casting run in the early 90's by a long defunct company, Soldat out of the Boston area. Stick made from Brass as it was the only material I could find strong enough to hold the curve of the hoop.






The fellow in primer is currenty on my bench. He is a 90mm metal figure from Harton of England. Goal is to have him and his companion finished by next springs show season.











Here he is in his full paintup
And as a set with his companion waiting patiently at Bushy Run in 1763 . Roughly based on a painting "Life and Death" by Robert Griffing. (Note: Ground work not competed in this photo)







The last one is a Huron. 120mm resin from Pilipi (sp) of Belgium, and just a gem of a piece. I was awarded a silver medal at MFCA a couple years back for him. He is my favorite, done in Artist oils over an acrylic base.



French & Indian War Figures--The French

Franches de la Marine around 1758. A 120mm resin figure by Nemrod of France. Absolutely a beautiful sculpture to paint.

The 2nd figure is a French Scout, lurking around Lake George watching the British move up the lake toward Ticonderga. He is 54mm and cast in Spain by Art Girona.

French & Indian War -Rogers Ranger

Rogers Ranger at Crown Point 1759. An older 90mm metal figure by Cruix de Guerre.



French and Indian War-- The English



The Bust is of George Washington, With Braddock on that fateful day along the Monogahela as an Colonial Militia Officer from Virginia.









General Braddock standing at the Monogahela in 1755. He is a very old 90mm metal figure by Superior models. Also done in artist oils.


















42nd Highlander at Ticonderoga 1758. A 120mm resin figure sculpted by Alan Ball. Painted in artist oils over an acrylic base.
An inprocess bust of General James Wolfe. This shows the blocking in stage of painting and sets up the areas for shading and highliting to apply the finishing and more detailed painting of the figure








Here is Wolfe in the finished painted state, Artist Oils over Acrylics. The Bust was sculpted by Jon Cheeseman from England