Post by rocketeer on Jan 1, 2011 11:04:33 GMT -6
I just posted pics of my latest project over on a sci-fi forum, and then I thought you guys might like to see it, too. It's a Land Ironclad, built by the French after their humiliating defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. As we all know, the French are among the foremost engineers on the planet 
, and it seemed to me that (in some alternate universe) they wouldn't take their licking lying down. Enough yakking; here are some pictures:
Just after the beginning of the Second Franco-Prussian War in 1877, a Gallic juggernaut advances, ready to avenge the loss of Alsace-Lorraine:
Two crewmen ready a Gatling for use:
The Prussian cuirassiers flee in disarray:
French infantry wait to disembark:
Congreve rocket projectors stand ready:
A few other pics in the album:
s193.photobucket.com/albums/z256/hilbyf/Land%20ironclad/
A couple construction notes: The Ironclad is 1/350 scale. I was able to use commercially available ship railings, doors, and infantry, but no such luck with cuirassiers. I photoetched the cavalry and their horses, the spreader stars for the smokestack brace, the pilothouse shutters, and the Gatling gun shields myself using MicroMark's kit; man, that was a learning experience
The horses are about the size of small houseflies.
The base is some nice 3/4 plywood, finished with Deft, a quick-drying and forgiving varnish. The groundwork is drywall mud, applied in thin layers to avoid cracking.
The Ironclad is painted in enamels, with oil and pastel weathering; the base and figures are done in oils.
, and it seemed to me that (in some alternate universe) they wouldn't take their licking lying down. Enough yakking; here are some pictures:Just after the beginning of the Second Franco-Prussian War in 1877, a Gallic juggernaut advances, ready to avenge the loss of Alsace-Lorraine:
Two crewmen ready a Gatling for use:
The Prussian cuirassiers flee in disarray:
French infantry wait to disembark:
Congreve rocket projectors stand ready:
A few other pics in the album:
s193.photobucket.com/albums/z256/hilbyf/Land%20ironclad/
A couple construction notes: The Ironclad is 1/350 scale. I was able to use commercially available ship railings, doors, and infantry, but no such luck with cuirassiers. I photoetched the cavalry and their horses, the spreader stars for the smokestack brace, the pilothouse shutters, and the Gatling gun shields myself using MicroMark's kit; man, that was a learning experience
The horses are about the size of small houseflies.The base is some nice 3/4 plywood, finished with Deft, a quick-drying and forgiving varnish. The groundwork is drywall mud, applied in thin layers to avoid cracking.
The Ironclad is painted in enamels, with oil and pastel weathering; the base and figures are done in oils.
Good lookin' Diorama..
