Drummer, 15th Light Dragoons, 1760

This fella is based on a Pierre Turner illustration. I changed the pose a bit. Needless to say, painting the lace was tedious. The drum paint job alone was a figure worth of detail itself. Still, I had fun building and painting the piece. Now, back to the workbench.

American Revolutionary War Drummer, Brunswick Dragoon Regiment

Here's one of a few figures I've finished recently. It was inspired by the Frederick Chapman illustration.

Austrian Drummer-After Rocco

Here's another project I finished before the Chicago show. It's based on a study done by artist Keith Rocco. The neat thing is the figure was commissioned by a collector who owns the original painting.

French Dragoon Drummer Painted!

French Dragoon Drummer

APG 2012 Auction Piece Painted!

This was a fun project to do...Painting lace on the officer's jacket and kepi, not so much. I have to admit, Zouaves are a favorite subject of mine, but the drummer's uniform had me scratching my head. Photographic evidence suggest a different shade of cuff from that of enlisted men, so I had to assume they're red...What other color could it be that would compliment the uniform? I really don't like guessing a feature, on a subject I should be fairly familiar with. Just have to base it on conjecture. Other than that minute detail, I was honored to donate this piece to a great cause. A big thanks to Gary Dombrowski for his help with research.

Continental Drummer Painted

Here he is painted. The drum design is my own. I wanted something "celestial", so I chose a sun motif with a kinda period look. I wish I had him still. These pics are horrid!

Continental Army Drummer AWI 54mm

I had to "reach" a little to come up with a pose like this. I mean, It's a pose you don't see everyday. It looks kinda comfortable. The Hornet head has the boyish features I was looking for too and fits the subject perfectly. The figure was sculpted with Aves and Duro. The drum was scratch-built.

Highland Drummer, 71st Regiment of Foot

One of several drummers modeled over the winter. The 54mm figure was sculpted with Aves and Duro. Head from Historex. Again, the drum was scratch-built. Painted with acrylics. Painting drummers lace in 54mm...NOT easy!

Drummer, 59th Regiment of Foot

Here's one of my finished winter projects. It's a commission piece depicting a drummer from the 59th Regiment of Foot around the time of Lexington and Concord. Since this is a repeat subject, I thought adding a "scarecrow" or efigy would add some punch to the scene. The drum is scratchbuilt. I'll set up an SBS on how I do these later on. All painted with acrylic.

Drummer, 59th Regiment of Foot,1775 54mm Original

Here's another I finished before MFCA.

Head is from Historex.
Drum scratch built. (Will do an SBS sometime later this year.)
Body scultped with Aves, with some Kneadatite here and there.
Painted with acrylics.

Thanks for looking.

Hessian Drummer, 1777

Over the next week or so I'll be posting the work I had for my MFCA display. For those not familiar with my work, all my original pieces are 54mm.

The figure here is a Hessian drummer during the American Revolution. I believe this is the third Hessian I've painted with ticking/striped overalls. The putty I use is Aves and Kneadatite. The head is a commercial piece and the torso are castings that a buddy gave me.

The drum is scratch-built. The past few drums I have built have been scratch and are getting a bit easier everytime. In the future, I'll do an SBS on how I model a drum.

Thanks for looking.

"Like a Mountain Avalanche"

"Seeing in the flight of the 2nd Maryland a chance to surprise and inflict severe damage upon the enemy, Washington ordered his trumpeter to sound the charge. Like a mountain avalanche, the dragoons rolled down the hillside and smashed squarely into the rear of the Guards." Quote from "Another Such Victory" by Thomas E. Baker

Here's the finished piece. I should note that the first figures to be glued to the base were the officer and drummer. Since the two were to be attached, I need "room" to sculpt (and paint) the hand of the officer onto the arm of the drummer.