Here's my first prototype Mamluke conversion:
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| Prince August Hussar before and after. Painting is now in ptogress. |
I was planning to do these with a sabre but so far I have yet to coax a full one out of the mould. Luckily there are a lot of paintings of Mamlukes wielding light lances both underhand and overhand, as well as others firing pistols.
Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal, 5 years in the Black Watch of Canada Cadets, 5 years at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean followed by 4 in the navy. 25 years with CPC in IT simultaneous with 23 years running a boarding kennel. Inherited my love of toy soldiers from my mother's father. Married with a pack of Italian Greyhounds and 3 cats. Prematurely retired and enjoying leisure to game, maintaining our 160 yr old farmhouse and just living.
If a sword won't work, a lance will do.
ReplyDeleteUnless you are trying to cut a wedding cake but I don't think that is a concern for these fellows.
DeleteNice conversion , do you have the Prince August 'Bosniak Lancer' mold ? that would work as well .
ReplyDeleteI do and have been planning to cast some once I find the mould which hasn't been used in nearly 20 years..... They won't mix in the same unit though, they are like skinny 12 year olds on ponies beside the French Hussar casting. They will mix with the Prussian Hussars though.
DeleteLooking sharp!
ReplyDeleteBRAVO!
and I've been enjoying myself. Change etc etc
DeleteAn excellent conversion Ross…
ReplyDeleteAll the best. Aly
Thanks! Now I just need to do a dozen or so more!
DeleteHe’s turned out very nicely.
ReplyDeleteAlan
He's looking even better with a lick of paint on him, hopefully the final result will be table worthy.
DeleteWhen I first saw these I thought they were Hinchliffe!
ReplyDeleteNow you mention it, I have some very similar Hinchliffe horses....somewhere...
DeleteGreat work Ross. I like the baggy trousers!
ReplyDeleteThey're good in hot weather, or so I'm told.
DeleteThey will look great painted! I see that old school casting and 3D printing have one thing in common, the frustration of failed results!
ReplyDeleteModern technology ! At least I can throw the rejects, sprues and failed conversions back in the pot and recycle them :)
DeleteLooks great! Am i understanding correctly that the lance is part of the cast and not attached on after the fact? Would it be easier to cast a hand with sword on its own and do a little cutting and gluing? (I have trouble enough with simple plastic head swaps, so I really don't know the answer)
ReplyDeleteNo, the sword was part of the casting, just incomplete so I cut it off at the hand, drilled a hole in his hand with my little hobby twist drill, then cut a piece of wire, flatten and filed a spearhead and glued it place. Old fashioned, but simple and it works for me
DeleteOh, is that casting primed in white gesso?
ReplyDeleteNo, its just craft acrylic white. I haven't used gesso in decades. These days I usually add a drop of matte varnish if priming plastic but on metal I find straight white or burnt sienna works well for me as a primer/undercoat.
Deletewell anything beats the hassle of spray primers
ReplyDeletePretty much, esp when one's wife gets a bad reaction to aerosol sprays!
DeleteMore cavalry is always a good thing--lances, swords...the Mamelukes were an individualistic lot!
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