Military Miniatures » Coruna http://models.robin-ellis.com Photos of 54mm military figure models. Tips on painting, modifying, creating and mounting. And a bit about me, my friends and others I hope to meet who share this interest. (Y hablamos español tambien si quieres contactarnos) Sun, 01 May 2011 22:00:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 First attempt. http://models.robin-ellis.com/2006/05/06/first-attempt/ http://models.robin-ellis.com/2006/05/06/first-attempt/#comments Sat, 06 May 2006 11:42:00 +0000 Robin http://www.robin-ellis.com/models/?p=3 My first 54mm scale model, although I have done 100s of 15 mm.

This depicts a private of the British 6th Line running past a dead French Grenadier at the battle of La Coruña in Spain 1809.

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Painted in water soluble acrylics and finsihed in a matt varnish to help protect it.
The base is original, but I have mounted it on a home turned and polished wooden plinth.

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Initially I was very happy with the way this model turned out. Then I coated it with a thin coat of clear, matt varnish.

This unfortunately gave the whole a ‘shiny’ look, a bit like a toy soldier.

Does anyone know of a truely clear and matt varnish out there?

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Comments on the model most welcome. Suggestions for improvements or any other modelling tips welcome too!

My next project is a figure depicting a French Dragoon, on foot, during the retreat from Moscow. I will put up a step by step picture record of how the preperation and painting of the figure progresses.

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