roger Posted 21 April , 2006 Share Posted 21 April , 2006 This is a 54mm resin figure of a French Infantryman 1918. I just got the camera this morning so I've been having a play Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Clay Posted 21 April , 2006 Share Posted 21 April , 2006 Roger The detail apparent suggests you've got a neat camera there and the figure seems very well made. But --- M. Poilu he has the tres short legs, non? Jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 21 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 21 April , 2006 Roger But --- M. Poilu he has the tres short legs, non? Jacques Merci Jacques, I've spent that long peering at this through a magnifying glass I never noticed. The sculpter based this figure on an actual photograph, the clothes are very bulky which may give that impression. If I can find the Photo I'll post it. Roger. For a moment there Jim I thought you said he had three short legs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tafski Posted 21 April , 2006 Share Posted 21 April , 2006 great model great paint job even if he isa short as s @D bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 21 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 21 April , 2006 Cheers Bruce, remember I don't do ceilings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 21 April , 2006 Share Posted 21 April , 2006 Roger. For a moment there Jim I thought you said he had three short legs! No, that would be Shane Warne. (Roland will explain....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 21 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 21 April , 2006 No, that would be Shane Warne. (Roland will explain....) Either I've got it all wrong or it doesn't need explaining Roger By the way, of course he's got short legs, I already said he's only 54mm tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Chap Posted 22 April , 2006 Share Posted 22 April , 2006 Superb Roger. Great detail. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 22 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 April , 2006 Thank you Bill, glad you like it. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle bill Posted 23 April , 2006 Share Posted 23 April , 2006 well I love it. Don't forget that the average French infantryman was a paysan ( countryman ) and that many period photos show them to be very small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th Shropshires Posted 23 April , 2006 Share Posted 23 April , 2006 Great model Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 23 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 23 April , 2006 Great model Roger. Thank you very much. at the moment I am working on a model of a Ottoman infantryman at Gallipoli. A very rare subject in the miniature figure world. In fact this one is a one off converted from existing figures with a fair amouint of sculpting by forum member Dan Morton. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 24 April , 2006 Share Posted 24 April , 2006 Great pics, great models great painting (an Ernie Wise on the legs -so what-some people have short legs), and it looks like you've got yourself a good camera there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 24 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 24 April , 2006 Thank you, the camera is a Konica-Minolta Dimage Z6 with an instruction manuel the size The official History of the Great War. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 24 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 24 April , 2006 Ok humour me I've got a new toy . British lancer 1914 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Samson Posted 24 April , 2006 Share Posted 24 April , 2006 Excellent model, as always, Roger. We had a family gathering yesterday to celebrate my parents' Golden Wedding. I couldn't help but notice that the chef bore an uncanny resemblance to your poilu. Either they were separated at birth or this guy does a bit of posing for 54mm modelling companies in his spare time. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 24 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 24 April , 2006 Cheers Gary and my thats a fine looking trolley of cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike10764 Posted 25 April , 2006 Share Posted 25 April , 2006 Ah..... but what's the poilu got in his(don't know the proper name for it) billycan thing? Cakes ....anyone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 25 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 25 April , 2006 Ah..... but what's the poilu got in his(don't know the proper name for it) billycan thing? Cakes ....anyone ? It's called a Bouteillon: "The Bouteillon (named after the official responsible for its issue - Boutheon) was an aluminium boiler with lid designed to heat up the rations for the whole squad – normally a dozen men." I've got a feeling it didn't hold cake but I could be proved wrong. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Samson Posted 25 April , 2006 Share Posted 25 April , 2006 I've got a feeling it didn't hold cake but I could be proved wrong. If the French learned anything from history, I bet it did. S'ils n'ont pas de pain, qu'ils mangent de la brioche! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 25 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 25 April , 2006 Turning it on it's head I wouldn't have been happy if there was no cake left on that trolley and I had to have bread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dangerfield Posted 26 April , 2006 Share Posted 26 April , 2006 Oh, there you are, Roger! On the discussion about beards in the Other forum, I posted this picture which you told me had been used for the model on this thread. I thought I'd repost the picture here. Isn't it aweinspiring to think that the tough looking soldier on this picture has now been immortalized in a model? And I can see why. Just look at this man. He stands in front of his fellow Poilu and there's strength there, in his face, his eyes and his bearing. It looks like he has went through hell and back, and has endured it all and intends to keep on living a full life. I just thought it was astonishing that my absolute favorite picture from WW1 had been used as a model by someone else. So, thank you, Roger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 26 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 26 April , 2006 Hello, I'm here If you take a look at his website Here Jon Smith bases all the figures he sculpts on photos from the Great War. You will probably see a couple of others you are familier with. I used a bit of artistic licence on mine and portrayed him as an older man. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dangerfield Posted 26 April , 2006 Share Posted 26 April , 2006 Those models are awesome! Thank you so much for that link. They also provided me with details on the uniforms and gear that I've been wondering about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 26 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 26 April , 2006 Glad you found the link interesting. Here is a link to another Jon Smith figure I have painted and another pic here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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