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Cheers!
Marvin
C M Dodson wrote:The pity is that Italieri chose not to give them reins for some reason which is a shame.
Bluefalchion wrote:I was just fiddling around with an unpainted version of this set yesterday. What a coincidence. You have done an excellent job with them, as always.
But, the large circular injection mould spots on the horses make me sad.
Marvin wrote:To sculpt the horses so brilliantly and then just not bother with the reins!![]()
Marvin wrote:Thanks, mate. Love to see your work on these too when they're done. A classic set for sure, and I've two more boxes I got really cheap lying around, so...
Ah, those circular marks... to me they are like seeing two coffee cup stains left on the Mona Lisa. Why, Italeri, why?!!Shaving them off makes them look scarred - well, when I do it.
Bluefalchion wrote:Perhaps, as Hussars, these men are such master horsemen that they do not need reins!
Bluefalchion wrote:First, I never said I was going to paint them, just that I was fiddling around with them. But maybe now I will paint at least one of them, because:
Second, I wonder if it would work to build up the structure around the injection mould marks, thereby concealing tem, using modeling putty or greenstuff or pva glue. I might have a go...
Graeme wrote:Those horrible circular extractor pin marks have to be a candidate for the most annoying thing found in plastic figures; and I've never heard of any magic trick technique for fixing them. Cavalry are trained to ride with their arms crossed, controlling the horse just with their knees, an exercise in balance and control. But just because you can do something it doesn't mean that you should.
It occurs to me that most Italeri cavalry figures don't have a hand anywhere near the reins anyway but that's not an excuse for leaving the reins off. If there's no reins, What's the point of the bridle?