Spring Clean Hobby Challenge 2022 - Assorted Projects
Perry French Napoleonic Cuirassier Officer Conversion based on a painting by Paul Benigni
Finally managing to make a start on the main element of the Spring Clean Challenge. This officer is a conversion from the Perry plastic heavy cavalry boxed set. I like to base many of my conversions on paintings in this case the inspiration was a piece by Paul Benigni. I used green stuff over a wire armature for the plume on the officer’s helmet. I also re-sculpted the details on the right arm, changed the hand and sculpted an epaulette on the right shoulder as the original sculpt is designed to be a junior, not a senior officer. The horse is painted mainly with a contrast paint I made from Liquitex Raw Umber ink, Matt medium and water. Further details and highlights are worked from there.
The horse halves are well-designed and any right section can match any left. They are built out of the box but are detailed by having their ears refined and all the reins are drilled out then carved with a scalpel and liquid plastic glue tidies up any irregularities in the clean up.
Great stuff! Fantastic painting, especially the horse’s skin. ???
Many thanks, really appreciate it.
Very cool! I think you captured the look and feel of the painting really well!
Thanks
Awesome work!
Thankyou
Very nice, shows the work you put into it. Good write up as well.
thanks very much Tony