MURAT CONVERSION CONT>  The sword blades and scabbards have been shaped and hammered flat. the sabretache  is made from brass sheet, the cords are twist electrical core wire and strapping made from garden ties ( plastic coating ) removed and hammered flat.
Doug

The basic detail has now been added with solder such as plume, feathers, cartridge box, tassels on boots, shabraque, the fringes, coat tails and horsehair on Dragoon officers helmet. The head for Murat has been attached by pinning and soldering.
Doug.

Both of the dollies have been roughed out using a modelling knife, rat tail file and my trusty old Dremel, the horses reins have also been removed.
Doug.

Murat Conversion

 These are the figures used for the Murat conversion I made in 1984 photo above. I am going to recreate the duo for Carlo and will be running through the procedure from start to finish on this thread, hope it helps you budding converters.

The dollies have now been roughed out with modeling knife, rat tail files and finished with my Dremel.
Doug.


The basic figures for this project are 2 Foremost horses, Hinchliffe charging Dragoon trooper and Connoisseur Dragoon officer, a pelisse cut from a spare Hussar and a head wearing a cocked hat taken from a spare French Marshal. The next task will be to make new scabbards, sabretaches, stirrups etct. which will then be soldered to the figures. Personnely I tend to think Historex kits when I'm converting figs, anyone who has built a Historex kit will know the sequence of making them so I tend to follow the same procedure. I hope these ramblings help those thinking of having a crack at converting.


In the next part I will be showing how I scratch build weapons and accouterments,

Doug.

Vistula Lancers, figures from the Elite range and are now in the London collection.
Doug.

A few more shots of the 28th Foot in square. Wellington and Picton take shelter .
Doug.

The Cameron Highlanders form line at Waterloo. The figures are Victrix Plastics 28mm, great figures but a little delicate not good for rough campains.
Doug.

 

This set of prints are paper soldiers by the French artist Jean Auge and were published the 1930s. This set was the first in a series which was to cover Napoleons army, as far as I know only first set were published. The art work is so fine and detailed they really are a joy to own.
Doug.

I enjoyed making  and painting the 28th regt. but there not very robust, bayonets and plumes ect. are very fine. Handle with care.
Doug.

The  28th. Foot in the Peninsula. The figures are Victrix  plastics .
Doug.

Marshal Ney and aide's leading the charge at Waterloo. Figures 28mm Perry's.
Doug

Prussian Fusilier S.Y.W.

Military Modelling Magazine - Issue 12 - December 1971

Military Modelling Magazine - Issue 12 - December 1971

The next issue of the magazine. This one was a bumper issue for you all to enjoy.

Click the link below to take you to the page for you all to read the magazine in full

Issue 12 - December 1971