1812 Campaign of Russia

[Peter]

Be careful when you work with that plexiglass , and keep it coming this project is awesome!

[CliosPaintingBench]

Well. That is a rather large cathedral. Might occupy your hobby table for the next 4 years if you paint as slowly as I do haha.

[ADM]

Thank you for your nice comments !

More progress with my St Basil Cathedral, I’ve finished the lower part of the front wing by adding more structures, details and the roof. I can see that some modern reinforcement had been added to the green roof so I won’t add it to my model supposed to be the one of 1812 and I found some drawing of this period, to be as close as possible. The pyrographer was of some use for engraved details just below the roof.

The 4 conical shape above the roof have been reinforced with Araldite glue (Yelow) inside angles between plates, to be sure it will never break. There’s 3 more wings to build before doing all the towers of the upper parts, not to forget the painting, yes, there’s still a lot to do ! but it’s rewarding with the result !!! nothing give me more satisfaction than this… time doesn't fly and years don't count.

[Konrad]

No words!

[k.b.]

This project is truly mind-blowing. Deepest respect ………..

[C M Dodson]

Dear Mr ADM.

I have to say that your commitment and engineering skills displayed here are worthy of any number of famous engineers and builders.

The medium you are using with its requirement for specialist tools is very rewarding in the results to date.

The structure, once completed will be worthy of any museum placing in my opinion.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Peter]

No words, mind-blowing, I would like to add "insane", but keep on working on this piece of art! I love it the most!

[Kekso]

:shock:
No words!

Yeah, I had pretty similar comment in my mind

[Santi Pérez]

:shock:
No words!

Impossible to express it better in fewer words (pun included). A Herculean task, ADM.

Santi.

[ADM]

I'm back with more work, the lower part of the left and right wing of the St Basil cathedral is done with PVC and plexiglass, I still need to do the back wing before starting the upper part and towers. There's still a lot to do.

I've also started to paint the figures of the imperial guard, generals, marshals, and Napoleon himself.

Trousers are made of these different Vallejo colors with a black wash and drybrush :
White
Red 70909
Blue 70809
Sand 70837

underlining the details on the white with a pencil Staedtler 0,3mm.

Jacket :
70809 royal blue with wash and drybrush
70890 reflective green with wash and drybrush

Coat :
70989 sky grey with wash and drybrush

Buttons :
70801 Laiton.

[Bessiere]

What a rarity to see things precision built to such detail by hand. "Tis a marvel ADM. Amazing construction work.
Cheers
Bessiere

[dms]

I can only admire your work.It is rare to see such a high level of patience and skill.Hat off

[Ochoin]

The work of a true artist.

donald

[Santi Pérez]

Great progress on your project, ADM, and a very complete photo report. I love the way the buildings and figures are looking.

Santi.

[Ben90]

Most (!) impressive!

[Peter]

It's always a joy to see an update on this project! And everything looks perfect to me! Can't wait to see the next steps!

[Kekso]

Those plexiglas buildings look amazing.

[ADM]

Hello dear friends !

This set of old guard and command figures is finished.
Epaulettes are painted white first and then red 70909 Vallejo
Sharf to bear flag is also red 70909 and gold (Laiton 70801)
Holster and pistols : holster is red brown 70982 and Laiton 70801, the wood of the grip for pistol is brown 70822
Drums are painted the same way before, I just replaced the Bronze ink pen by Vallejo 70998 Bronze.
Furnitures made of wood are painted that way :
Brown 70822 for the base, then brybrush with Beige Brown 70875
Details like cuff on uniforms are painted white before red 70909, and 3 gold Button.
Black shoes, boots are painted Beige brown 70875 with drybrush but only on the upper side
Bayonetand sword scabbard is black and Laiton
Cartridge pouch is black with laiton insignia
Backpack : 70940 saddle brown with some stains of brown sand 70876 and white straps underlined in black
Roled coat : 70809 Royal blue
For the face and hair it’s the same method I did before, except one thing : the whole old guard corps must bear mustache
Rifle Charleville 1777:
The same for infantry, except the rings around the barrel are not metal but Laiton;
For the horses it’s also the similar painting that I did before, nothing special except more gold color for Marshals and Generals on their uniforms and horse equipment
Napoleon :
Jacket is reflective green 70890 with red collar (70909)
Coat is 70989 sky grey with wash and drybrush
Hair : dark brown 70822 with drybrush

Chouard (Carabinier) :
Hair are also 70822 black brown, the armor is Laiton 70801

Gouvion Saint Cyr (Cuirassier) :
The armor is Boltgun metal 61-55 citadel color
Special hair color : brown 70822 + drybrush 70990 pale grey + another drybrush 70883 silver grey

Fournier (red 70909/green 70890 Hussart)
The fur on his jacket is beige brown 70875 and with silver details embroidered
Hair : Burnt umber 70941

Murat (Chasseur à Cheval):
70890 green jacket with silver details (Mithril silver from Citadel color)
The hat is laiton and silver
The sharf is red 70909:Blue turquoise 70966 with drybrush

2 adjudant hussart dressed to carry messages :
Red 70909, white, and green 70890, with brown beige fur 70875 on their jacket, plenty of gold details too.
Grouchy (Chasseur à Cheval)
Red 70909/Green 70890 uniform
Black hair
Coat : 70994 dark grey with drybrush

Bessière (chasseur à Cheval)
Red 70909/green 70890 uniform
Laiton, silver on uniform.
Several figures carry some light blue details, it’s 70841 andrea blue
Ney :
Dressed with his official uniform, he has red hair : 70875 brown mixed with nearly 50% of orange 70851
Davout has also brown hair 70875 with wash and drybrush
Under their horses I’ve written the name of the personalities, there’s 2 Napoleons and 2 horses for him


French Infantry : 625
French artillery (cannons) : 28
French cavalry : 0

Others French (gunners, staff, crew, headquarter, bridge builders and anything else) : 193 gunners, 33 limbers, wagons and ambulance, 114 horses, 51 officers and Marshals for the headquarter.

Russian Infantry : 319
Russian artillery (cannons) : 28
Russian cavalry : 0
Others Russian (gunners, staff, crew, headquarter and anything else) : 160 gunners, 15 wagons and limbers, 24 horses

I’m now back to work with my Cathedral, which was left aside because I was very busy !











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[Bessiere]

Oh my ADM! You have been a very busy man I see. Your commitment to this project is nothing short of monumental. 2 Armies and a plethora of buildings unlike anything I've seen modeled before. How this all becomes a singular panorama of Moscow 1812 has us on the edge of our seats. Everything looks fantastic, what else can I say? Epic project and fine work sir!
Cheers,
Bessiere

[C M Dodson]

Another prodigious output in this developing project.

The effort is outstanding but for me personally, the ‘eyes’ are a constant distraction.

Umber wash works wonders in our scale if used sparingly.

I wrap my subjects loosely in toilet paper prior to use as movement in the box could cause damage to your hard work.

Best wishes,

Chris