Ratch Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 Thanks very much. The constant handling is rubbing the paint off, so I've skewered them (like my little men) and have been re-touching. In parade order the rolled cloak is carried behind the saddle, here it is in marching order. In case you haven't guessed, this will be a Dutch 'Red' Lancer. More touch ups on this Trooper today. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 The Red Lancers wore oilskin covers over their czapkas at Waterloo. To represent this I removed the plume and cut the sunburst plate from the peak, then smeared plastic putty over the czapka to represent the folds of the material. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 31/05/2022 at 19:18, Ratch said: The Red Lancers wore oilskin covers over their czapkas at Waterloo. To represent this I removed the plume and cut the sunburst plate from the peak, then smeared plastic putty over the czapka to represent the folds of the material. Excellent work - and your horses look amazing. Erk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 This old nag is now under a tight rein Detail painting this Trooper and his equipment 1796 Heavy Cavalry Sword The Lancer & sabre 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) Derek the Dragoon is getting dressed Scotty Gray belts up Lance gets his aiguillette and epaulette Edited June 8, 2022 by Ratch spelling 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Bluey is moving on Lance in a trial pose 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Fantastic painting Ratch... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 The 1796 Heavy Cavalry Sabre had all of the handling of a hatchet. Decision made was that British Cavalry should use the Chop / Slash rather than the thrust of European Cavalry. Often the tips of the Heavy Cavalry Sabre were ground blunt so that it could not be thrust. It is my understanding that some Troopers had a point re-ground onto the blade just before Waterloo to allow the point attack. I also understand that the French complained about the 1796 Light Cavalry Pattern Sabre. It had a hatchet tip (basically a widening of the blade near the tip, which added weight at the tip and made it very effective in the chop /slash mode). A weapon that I would like to build a collection around,, 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 Derek is coming together I need a scabbard and a sabretasche, so I've made a few spares too. Bluey is getting his scabbard and sabretasche. Lance gets his carbine. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERK Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Very impressive work. Erk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 Thanks Erk, they're all getting close now. Scotty Grey Derek and Lance 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Derek and Lance,sounds like a Napoleonic version of Ant and Dec (only a lot funnier)...Great job Ratch... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 Scotty Grey is done. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 Derek is now complete. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 I've put the finishing touches to Lance. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 Bluey has been completed. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 Next up After the Anglo-Maratha War of 1803, James Skinner was dismissed from service by Daulat Rao Sindhia and was recruited by Lord Lake, who asked him to raise a regiment of ‘Irregular Cavalry’. On February 23, 1803, the regiment was raised at Hansi, Hatyana in the service of the East India Company. The initial contingent consisted of 800 men of Perron’s Horse, all of whom were old Muslims comrades of James Skinner. Skinner was one of a certain group of officers who had become British leaders of irregular cavalry that preserved the traditions of cavalry of the Mughal empire, which had a political purpose because it absorbed pockets of cavalrymen who might otherwise become disaffected plunderers. A second regiment of Indian Cavalry was raised by Colonel James Skinner in 1814, which became the Third Skinner’s Horse. I washed the parts in warm, soapy water and allowed them to air dry. I assembled the horse initially and then started assembling the lancer. I airbrushed the horse's coat 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 I cut the tack from foil and fixed it with G-S Hypo-cement. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 A bit more assembly prior to the next painting phase. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 The tack was painted red leather. When painting the trooper’s face, I mixed a little red leather with the flesh tone to give him an Indian appearance, just a shade darker than the pale European shade straight from the bottle. I also painted his trousers and gauntlets. The base for the horse was given an earth base. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 I painted the hooves grey and continued painting the figure. I then added scatter and flowers to the base, starting with Javis Countryside Scenics JS75 Desert Sand and Stone Mixture fixed down with PVA. To this I added tufts of Javis Scenics JTUFT 9 Winter Grass Tufts 10mm, Army Painter BF4226 Wasteland Tuft, and Woodland Scenics FS779 Brown Tipped Prairie Grass. I then brushed Vallejo Game Color 73203 Umber Wash over the saddle and tack. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 To ensure the stirrups are set to the correct length I cement them to the rider’s feet and then glue the straps to the insides of his thighs before cementing him in the saddle. I added his epaulettes and painted them, then cut the reins and pennant from foil. The remaining parts were painted on the runners prior to fitment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 I painted the scabbard, sword and lance grips, and the carbine trigger. The bridle bits were cemented to the corners of the horse’s mouth, and I cemented the pouch to his waist and the carbine to the saddle. I attached the pennant to the lance, and then fixed his right arm to hold the lance in the stirrup holder. I then made up the sword and fixed it to the saddle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Lovely job Ratch,great detail...Do you put on display in a case or something when they're finished.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 No @Vince1159 I have far too many for display cases 😚 This one is being built for the A&NVMSIG table at SMW and will be boxed, ready to travel, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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