French Line Infantry Standard-Bearer, small conversion WIP

[Maurice]

This was actually going to be my entry for the single figure contest, didn't get it finished in time and put it away, but today the mailman brought a bunch of Waterloo flags and so I decided to pick this one up again.

It's a French Line Infantry Standard-Bearer from Italeri's nr 6002 set. On the right is the original figure, on the left the one I'm working on.

I removed the flagpole and flag, put in a new flagpole with a Rofur paper flag (Au 92. Régiment d'Infantrie de Ligne) and put the eagle back on the flagpole. Still have to resculp the hand with some green stuff and finish painting and then he's done



Hope you like the result so far

[Mai Strac]

Good work mate!

[Peter]

Nice work Maurice!

I've got a question. Some time ago I received some flags to and Martin told me to put some alu-folie between the two parts of the flag. Did you do that? I ask you because the flag isn't "waving".

Greetings Peter

[Maurice]

hey Peter,

No, there's no foil between the flag, but that is great tip The flag is waving a little, I'll try to make it wave more when the painting is done.

[Peter]

Thanks goes to Martin. Next week I try one of my own, with folie. I let you know how it works.

Greetings Peter

[ColeF]

Looks good.

[Benno]

I did a conversion of a flag bearer too a while back. When I glued a paper flag to a pole I held the flag curved while the glue was drying. This is the result:





It looks a bit more 'wavy' in the flesh.

Hope this helps you a bit.

[Maurice]

Hey Benno,

That's also a great tip, unfortunatly there's no glue to be used with rofur flags, they are printed on self-adhesive paper

[Paul]

The figure looks much better after conversion, why manufacturers bother with the tiny draped flags is beyond me, they must know by now that most people replace them, maybe they should supply a flag or two on paper to attach to a pole holding bod(?)
Maybe you could apply a thin film of wood glue to the flag and `crease`it a bit as it drys???

[Poniatowski]

I was thinking today about adding a flag to one of my soldier and I was wondering how to do this. Maurice, to be honest I don't like the conversion You have made The reason is, that the flad doesn't look naturally, its to stiff... You wrote that its only the begining so I look forward how you do this.

I have some idea, but firstly I want to se the result, then I will show You.

[Martin]

Thanks goes to Martin. Next week I try one of my own, with folie. I let you know how it works.

Greetings Peter

Have you tried already?
"Next week" was 2 weeks ago, mate!
PS it is worth trying.

[Peter]

No not yet. But I did a testcase with a paper flag I made. I'll bring it along sunday.

Greetings Peter

[Paul]

No not yet. But I did a testcase with a paper flag I made. I'll bring it along sunday.

Greetings Peter

I did one (for fun, Romans etc not having much need for them) using Aluminium foil in the middle, bit like a sandwich. The best thing about it, that when it´s dry the flag can be bent to any required form and it stays there. Bit heavy though.

[Jaques]

Hi Maurice.

Suggestion:

When I use paper flags place before fast inside of water only the time so that she is humid. Later it he can be molded in the form that if he desires drying with heat.

Regards.

[Maurice]

Thanks for the suggestion

Obviously the figure isn't ready yet (no, still not, haven't been able to do anything new on him so far). I'll do my best to put some more life in the flag when the figure is done.

[Paul]

Hi Maurice.

Suggestion:

When I use paper flags place before fast inside of water only the time so that she is humid. Later it he can be molded in the form that if he desires drying with heat.

Regards.

But wouldn´t that make the colours run????

[Paul]

Here you go, this is how I did a flag (for fun)

Ist find the flag

Then glue a bit of tin foil on the back, making sure that there´s an edge of paper free to allow complete glue-ing, otherwise the tin foil tends not to stick properly, or slides when putting the two sides together. Best glue I´ve found is normal wood glue.

Lay the flagpole on the paper, here a metal pin and fold carefully together. Here it´s good to rub the two sides flat using a clean cloth (or similar) because the glue tends to collect dirt from your fingertips, no matter clean your hands are.

Let dry, doesn´t take long and the flag can now be shaped as desired!

[Fenton]

I find that if you are quite liberal wih the PVA on the inside of the flag.then you can bend itinto shape and it will hold the new shape..I also paint the flags over top of the printing which I thnk tends to make it a bit firmer when it comes to bending it into place

[rpardo]

Hi
Beware of the purists!... you are using a man with a pre-1812 uniform, carrying a flag with a 1815 design!
Regards