"War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.” Cormac McCarthy
Marshal Ney
Ney has to be one of my all time favorite historical figures.
2 stories about him:
Upon their restoration to the throne for good, the Bourbons had him tried for treason (and executed by firing squad, as per the attached painting by [...]
German mercenary, Early XVI C, Italian Wars
I was quite happy with the way the NMM turned out on this very, very nice figure by Stormtrooper Minis. It is satisfying to see progress after what feels figuratively like banging your head against a brick wall.
I forget who it was who [...]
Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski, W_I_P
Another of Napoleon’s Marshals who met a violent end. Poniatowski drowned while conducting a rearguard action in the vicinity of Leipzig in 1813. Very few of Napoleon's Marshals lived to a ripe old age, the pic of the holed cuirasse [...]
Marshal Jean Lannes W-I-P
One of the ablest of Napoleon’s marshals, he was mortally wounded in 1809 against the Austrians when an errant cannon ball shattered both legs. Napoleon is said to have wept by his bedside.
I found this figure tough to paint, likely [...]
Viking with War Hammer
This is a little more from the Fantasy side than the Historical. Still figuring out how to treat that kind of subject matter from a stylistic standpoint.
Ancient Roman Legionary, W_I_P
Lately, I’ve been painting several figures at once. As I paint with oils, and due to the slower drying time, I rotate work on them so I’m able to keep busy.
Grieving Parents by Kathe Kollwitz
This terrible knowledge is what separates us from little boys playing with toy soldiers. As General Sherman pithily observed "War is hell."
Roman Centurion "Bravery and Valor" Bust
Minormous Models has a line of really high quality resin figures that are just wonderfully executed and which I highly recommend. You can buy the STL files online or the printed figures from El Greco Miniatures. They have one figure of [...]
