Well just an update on this week’s work. I have had this set of Italeri French Heavy Cavalry sitting around as long as the Red Lancers which I have only just painted, I hadn’t even unboxed them! Well these Carabiniers are my favourite French Cavalry so I must have put more effort into them as they have come up a treat, or maybe it’s the fine work of the sculptor who produced them. They are perfect for what I have in mind and they fit in nicely with the Zvezda French Cuirassiers. Being very close in quality, this does make them easier to paint as the detail really stands out.
There are only fourteen figures as I have misplaced a horse so the trumpeter missed out on the photo shoot but may still get a position on the finished diorama.
As I’m still a working man, I haven’t gained any extra modelling time but that may change as soon as the effects of this virus has had on the economy kicks in. I trust you are all keeping safe, and all going
well. I’ll have the other guys up next weekend.
Pat's 1:72 Military Diorama's 
John@justneedsvarnish
Surprised to catch your post just as it comes out! 🙂 Those are really nice, Pat, and cut quite an impressive picture!
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patmcf
Thanks John, that would have to be the fastest response record! these guys are so good I have purchased another set to bulk out the final show.
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Azazel
Love these little guys, Pat! You certainly manage to put out a ton of work in a relatively short time!
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patmcf
Thanks mate but I can do this as its like painting by numbers or pumping stuff out on the production line ,not like you guys that have to work on special details to get a great result.
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ericritter65
You may see it as “paint by numbers”, but I still love the level of detail you achieve with such a small figure!
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patmcf
Thanks mate !😊
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theimperfectmodeller
I must say Pat the figure quality is excellent but it counts for little if they are not painted well too and you have clealry done a great job on these chaps. Looking forward to the next batch and seeing them based in due course. Great stuff.
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maenoferren22
Looking great Pat. Hope you find the trumpeter. If you can’t stick the horse on without him as the horse will run with the herd with or without a rider. You could entitle it the ‘last Charge’
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patmcf
No mate , the trumpeter is still wirlth is ,it’s the horse 🐎 that’s run away, I just recon that the trumpeter set him loose as he has an allergy to animal fur and didn’t want to be on my dio!!
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maenoferren22
Remount and as trumpeters had greys he certainly wasn’t having any other colour until they found one 😉
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patmcf
Thanks Steve With that in mind I’ll make sure he gets a grey! 😊
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maenoferren22
Sorry Pat, my first sentence disappeared. It was something like he was looking for a remount or something like that
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ausevor
Reblogged this on ausevor.
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Jeff Groves
Beautiful work again, Pat! Inspiring work!
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patmcf
Thanks Jeff.
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Pete S/ SP
Those are looking great Pat.
Cheers,
Pete.
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patmcf
Thanks Pete .
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Marvin
Who doesn’t love this set? A great regiment and really nicely sculpted. I think great sets like this do inspire our best work and your brush has clearly appreciated these figs 🙂
Keep up with the cavalry charges!
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patmcf
Thanks mate the turned out a better set than I imagined once the were painted , I was going to incorporate the Italeri French Cuirassiers but they are a bit small .
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M.B. Henry
Looks amazing!
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patmcf
Thanks M.B. Just another 50 to go🤔.
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patmcf
Don’t worry mate , sentences tend to that !🤔but I’m still trying to work out the meaning of the word wirlth that I used !😅
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Wudugast
Nice work on those, it always impresses me to see real detail brought out at that scale (and before you say it that’s as much down to the painter as it is the sculptor). Hope the trumpeter finds his horse, it’ll be embarrassing for him if he has to run along behind the others on foot (and it’ll probably play hell with his trumpet playing as well!).
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patmcf
Ha ha yeah mate hart would be funny 😂 Thanks Wuda I have tried to paint figures in the past that lacked detail but painting in missing details doesn’t work !
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Wudugast
True but a great model badly painted still looks duff, and a bad model well painted can look excellent. The sculptors do the ground work but someone still has to move the brush 🙂
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Mark A. Morin
Magnifique Pat! I love these Carabiniers – and as TIM wrote, superbly painted.
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patmcf
Thanks Mark , being so well sculptured helps a lot , and as they are my favourites I probably took more care!
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