Built this for my mate Tony for his soon to get very large WW2 German collection .

Now im still learning to paint figures better ...Tone loves it ,,reckons its brilliant ..i myself dont think its that bad but not that great either .
Course i wasnt going to leave it untouched ..so i modified one of his arms to bring it down to hold a canteen from a Dragon 1/16th figure ,,,well the remains of a Dragon figure set anyway 
20231027_142220 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
20231027_142636 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
The eyes have been repainted so dont worry about them 
20231105_155046 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
20231105_155227 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
20231105_155241 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr20231105_155306 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
Here he is now clear coated in matt varnish and the base is finished as well .
20231118_143845 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr
20231118_143853 by Phill Harrison, on Flickr 

Not too shabby, at all!

Cheers mate 

  

    

Quote from: Wardukw on November 18, 2023, 10:39:25 PMCheers mate 

"Spose so" 

Come out well mate

Now after reading about something in the news this morning (the auction of one of Napoleon's bicorns) and seeing the top image my mind goes to a wiff conversion by adding a suitably scaled head of Napoleon to that figure and calling in "Napoleon at the Pyramids 1942" ?

Quote from: NARSES2 on November 19, 2023, 05:32:32 AMNow after reading about something in the news this morning (the auction of one of Napoleon's bicorns) and seeing the top image my mind goes to a wiff conversion by adding a suitably scaled head of Napoleon to that figure and calling in "Napoleon at the Pyramids 1942" ?

You'll need a companion figure - Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson aboard his flagship, the battleship HMS Vanguard

Quote from: scooter on November 19, 2023, 05:45:22 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on November 19, 2023, 05:32:32 AMNow after reading about something in the news this morning (the auction of one of Napoleon's bicorns) and seeing the top image my mind goes to a wiff conversion by adding a suitably scaled head of Napoleon to that figure and calling in "Napoleon at the Pyramids 1942" ?

You'll need a companion figure - Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson aboard his flagship, the battleship HMS Vanguard

And Wellington (or Arthur Wellesley as he would of been at the time) peering out of Grant tank turret binoculars in hand 



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Thanks lads 👍 
I just saw on the news here that Napoleons hat sold for $3.4 million 😳
Holy crap pickles 

Quote from: Wardukw on November 19, 2023, 10:07:54 AMThanks lads 👍 
I just saw on the news here that Napoleons hat sold for $3.4 million 😳
Holy crap pickles 

Yup approx £1.7m. Original estimates were £500K. to £600K The jokes that he supposedly had somewhere near 120 during his career and saw them as part of his "brand" so to speak, especially wearing them sideways. A fair number survived and are in private hands. I've not looked but the provenance on this one must have been special for it to get to £1.7m. Or it could just have been the ruckus caused by the new Ridley Scott film ?

Quote from: NARSES2 on November 20, 2023, 06:01:30 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on November 19, 2023, 10:07:54 AMThanks lads 👍 
I just saw on the news here that Napoleons hat sold for $3.4 million 😳
Holy crap pickles 

Yup approx £1.7m. Original estimates were £500K. to £600K The jokes that he supposedly had somewhere near 120 during his career and saw them as part of his "brand" so to speak, especially wearing them sideways. A fair number survived and are in private hands. I've not looked but the provenance on this one must have been special for it to get to £1.7m. Or it could just have been the ruckus caused by the new Ridley Scott film ?

Exactly the same thing ive heard too .
He had a pile of em for sure and today's world being what it is that new movie could have had a big influence on its price 🤔

Nice. 


I'd have been tempted to leave a glossy finish and mount the figure on a shiny pole like a carousel horse.