Saturday, March 15, 2014

PA Cavalry Conversion 2: 40mm Home Casting



Finally got around to painting the first casting from the modification of the Prince August cavalry figure.  Conversion on the left, original on the right:



The verdict ?  I have mixed feelings about this. The horse and the rider's coat show minor improvements.  But to my eyes, it looks like bulking up the hat was a mistake.  In the abstract, it wasn't a bad idea to fix the rider's flattish tricorne.  However I missed something when enumerating the figure's flaws:  not only the horse's head is too big, so is the rider's. What I did here only accentuated it.

Still an okay figure but I'm not excited about it.  May hold off for a bit to see what Prince August unveils in the new range of 7YW molds, hopefully some nice cavalry is in the offing.
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8 comments:

  1. WSTKS-FM WorldwideMarch 15, 2014 at 10:07 AM

    Don't rule out more conversions like this. Your altered rider and horse actually look pretty darn good to my eyes.

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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    1. Corporal_TrimMarch 15, 2014 at 11:58 AM

      Thanks for your supportive comment, Stokes.

      I assure you, I'm by no means done fooling around with these conversions. The French infantry command figures will be done sooner or later. The standard bearer master is done and the drummer is a work in progress but looks promising, I think.

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  2. JiminhoMarch 15, 2014 at 10:51 AM

    I'm with Herr von Boffke on this, the convention looks like a real success to me. The beefier rider really does look the part of heavy Horse. Nicely done! Was the actually (re)modelling a difficult affair in this scale?

    Jim

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    1. Corporal_TrimMarch 15, 2014 at 12:02 PM

      Thanks, Jiminho. 40mm isn't particularly difficult to work with so far as size goes, although keeping consistent with the semi-flat style takes some adjustment.

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  3. SpringinsfeldMarch 15, 2014 at 12:01 PM

    Ditto the other chaps. I think you cracked it and did a wonderful conversion. Here's to PA one day marketing early 18c figures.

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    1. Corporal_TrimMarch 16, 2014 at 7:46 AM

      Thanks very much, Springinsfeld. No doubt Prince August considers they already do cover the early 18th Century with the Karoliners, how well that covers anything else besides the Swedes is open to debate.

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  4. Peter DouglasMarch 16, 2014 at 8:40 AM

    I agree with the others, you are being way to tough on your results. This looks good to me However, if you're not fully satisfied fiddle around a bit and try again.

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    1. Corporal_TrimMarch 17, 2014 at 7:03 AM

      Thanks, Peter. Yes, the master could be modified a bit. Perhaps a head swap is in order.

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