Pegaso French Foreign Legion Camerone Diorama 54mm Trooper 1

Here is the second figure for the Camerone diorama.

Thanks for looking and any comments or questions are welcome.  Michael

Pegaso 54mm Captain Danjou French Foreign Legion Camerone

Hello again to all. I hope the New Year is going well with you all.

I am way overdue for a post, but been busy painting, so here goes.

This is one of 4 more figures that make up a diorama of The Last stand at Camerone by the French Foreign Legion in Mexico, on the  30th April 1863.
The kit is by Pegaso, which I bought from Ebay, having been started so had to be stripped etc.
This figure is of the Captain who led the defence,  he is Captain Danjou.
I wont go into babbling on about the history of the fight yet, it is interesting but I shall wait until diorama is finished.  I will state that Danjou had a wooden left hand as can be hopefully seen in picture.

Any comments or questions are most welcome.

Thanks for looking,  Michael.

28mm Artizan Miniatures Lawrence of Arabia with Camel

Hello again to all,  I have been through a lack of motivation period again, but eventually got around to doing this piece.
The Lawrence figure is from Artizan and the Camel is a left over from Brigade Games French Dromedary Corps, which I altered slightly, both being 28mm.
I am not that happy with outcome as I did rush things, typical of my approach after doing nothing for a while.
Anyhow, pictures are again taken with my phone.

Thanks again for looking and any comments or questions are most welcome.
Michael.

Give em hell Pike! Oniria Miniatures 32mm Wild Bunch

Hello again to all that take time to look at my Blog.

Having been away on holiday I came home and decided to build and paint this model from Oniria Miniatures.
I am sure most of you will recognise the film that its from?
Yes,  The Wild Bunch, which would certainly be in my top ten of Films.
The miniature is an anatomically correct 32mm,  rather than wargames style sculpting, with large hands and head,  so its very small and petit.  Hence it was a nightmare to build correctly then paint, but very satisfying to do so.
I would much rather have had this in 54mm as most parts were miniscule to tidy up and fit together. As well as the  face and hat being not great, the head is only about 3mm x 3mm and separate from body and hat.  The face was squashed and hat was missing part of its brim.
Oh and yes I may have gone slightly overboard with blood, but it was a Sam Peckinpah film!

Oniria has recently released The Wild Bunch in 32mm walking to their doom as in last shoutout in film, not sure if I will get them yet as I would have preferred them in 54mm. Pictures were taken with phone.
Thanks for looking and any comments or questions are most welcome,  Michael.

Mounted Mongol Archer?? 54mm

Hello again to all.

I recently picked up this excellent model from a show,  its in 54mm and only had Mounted Mongol Archer written in pen on box to go on.
I hope someone here can tell me who made it and if it really is a Mongol etc?
Having searched various manufacturers websites I have come up with nothing.

Thanks in advance   Michael

Planet of the Apes 54mm Andrea Miniatures Charlton Heston

Hello again to all that take time to look at my Blog, sorry for delay but been busy doing other things.
This is an Andrea Miniatures 54mm piece,  entitled -  Empire of the Apes, copyright probably made them call it that, I call it Planet of the Apes.  The sculpts themselves are spot on,  especially the likeness of Charlton Heston.
This is the first try out for my new paints as well as my new phone to take pictures, of which I may need to fiddle with. The Apes trousers are painted in purple but that does not show up too well in photo.
I am still into painting 54mm and upwards just now, so not sure what next project will be,  having not got to Salute this year,  I am in need of some new 28mm sculpts to get me motivated.

Thanks for looking and any comments or questions are most welcome,  Michael.

75mm Confederate Garibaldi Legion La Meridiana Miniatures

Hello again, sorry for the delay in a new post, but I bought and decided to do this larger model of a C.S.A. Garibaldi Legion Infantryman from La Meridiana Miniatures.
I bought this at the Scottish nationals in Perth and really liked the look of it, I now seem hooked on larger models again.
According to what I have found the unit was started in New Orleans and apart from that I cannot find much more,  I have known about the Garibaldi Guards from New York who fought for the North, but these guys are less known about from the South.
The model is in 75mm and made of Resin, not my favourite medium, but I am coming round to its good points.
Again its painted with Foundry paint and photo is taken with my phone.
All metalwork on figure is done in NMM

Any comments or questions are most welcome, thanks for looking  Michael