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Gallery Pictures / Re: French Musketeers (WIP) v. Droste
« Last post by böckchen on September 09, 2025, 11:54:14 AM »
It's very nice to see that even normal military figures are being painted. After I took over the infantry from Fechner, the molds were thoroughly cleaned! Since the molds resembled pure coal pieces, long soot accumulated on the molds over the years. The figures were engraved by D. Lepeltier, with very strong sculpting as annotations.
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Gallery Pictures / Re: French Musketeers (WIP) v. Droste
« Last post by Hannibal on September 09, 2025, 10:47:21 AM »
Congratulatons Bani, I am impressed by the vivid colours used and which gives a excellent readability to each character, despite its small size.  I moved myself also from acrylic painting to oil painting with the same pleasure and passion.


W"lcome therefore here and I shall be pleased to watch your new comin paintings, and thank you to come and give fresh life to this site.  The summer vacation is ending now and we hope to see more people joining your initiative, hoping also that our Committee will launch some initiatives soon.


I shall post also more works , having been quiet lazy the past months for some good and bad excuses.


Yje flats from Droste are indeed beautiful !!!
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Gallery Pictures / Re: French Musketeers (WIP) v. Droste
« Last post by John Alberts on September 09, 2025, 09:36:02 AM »
Very nice paint work with impressive results.  Cannot wait to see the Janissaries
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Gallery Pictures / French Musketeers (WIP) v. Droste
« Last post by Guynemer on September 09, 2025, 09:25:17 AM »
Hi all,

Well, it’s been a while since I last found time to paint some flats. I’m currently working on some janissaries which I hope to share with you soon, God willing.

These French musketeers, excellent engravings by Mr von Droste, I painted back in 2020 but did not share here. It’s frightening to think that these are the last flats I finished, and in taking these photos I noticed some small details which I have yet to do! The sad thing is, these were also the first figures I painted with oil paints (over an acrylic base coat), and I must say that while acrylics still have their place, oils are simply a joy to paint with in a way that building successive thin layers of acrylic tints can’t match.

Among life’s many distractions these past few years, I began sculpting my own ronde-bosse 30mm figures, writing three books, and practicing silver filigree art more intensely. I also made some flat sculptures… but for casting in silver. I certainly don’t stop buying flats though, and now I have hundreds waiting for paint… I’m sure it’s the same story for many of you.

Anyway, here we are. The figures are still on their temporary wooden bases, waiting to be finished and peeled off. Perhaps I will varnish them, I’m not sure.

I am a slow painter, but trying to move away from painting flats individually, and to batch paint large groups for the visual impact of complete units. I don’t want to skimp on detail, however. I painted each of these individually. The rest of the set is still waiting for paint. I bought them from Mr Fechner years ago, but they are now edited by Mr Bock. While the Bock catalogue doesn’t state it, Droste specified these as French musketeers, and while TYW era costume was not uniformed, the men of this set do have a lot of very French details.

Anyway, don’t let me ramble.

Bani

At the time of painting, I made a video to document painting one of these figures, which you can view here. I apologise for the poor quality, particularly of the audio: https://youtu.be/PNbJnmmSWRw?si=U2ecBnCnKO3EjYgq
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Shows / Re: Scale model challenge 2025
« Last post by Hannibal on September 08, 2025, 06:45:01 PM »
Hoping to be back home, only one hour 1/2 drive from there ...!
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Shows / Scale model challenge 2025
« Last post by Brian on September 08, 2025, 06:49:58 AM »
Here we are again only a few weeks and you have SMC in Holland, always a great show.


I believe the BFFS will have a table so if there go and say hello. 


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General Discussion / Re: Very quiet
« Last post by Brian on September 08, 2025, 05:52:52 AM »
Here we are at a crossroad,  it not just the committee but all of us that needs to do better.
The last few years we have lost the idea of promoting the flat figure, figures are still coming on to the market but we don't post about them, shows are attended but no revue, the BFFS set their table and walk away or stand in front of it in a group and not engage the public.


The Journal is not what it was but this is no fault of Jerry he can only print what he is sent, our numbers are going down in the society and I keep being asked "what do I get for being a member"  well at the moment not a lot!


This web site is the only contact the members have with the society and when a question is asked, well it my get a answer or not but this is where the committee or site moderators (which we have none) come in even if just to say they don't know.


All the other clubs ad society's produce figures, we play at it, how many of you have the latest Arthur figure? "The Marriage" it's been out for years now but know one knows about it, not even in our figure catalogue.


So not just the committee but all of us need to do better,  next year is our 40th lets hope if we can get there!     [size=78%]  [/size]
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General Discussion / Re: Very quiet
« Last post by Hannibal on September 07, 2025, 02:18:01 PM »
I would join you PJ for Centurion Miniatures, very dynamic youn company producing continuousely resin figures, quarter and half round de bosse, and flats, of all kinds and their site is well documented.  They are invading the French , Belgian and some German contests and exhibitoins.  They are present with a boot in Many shows since two years, primarley in France. Contact and dispatchiog is very good.


I don't like so much the half-round bosse, with too much relief, but many models are in the two or three formats and they are flexible.
But for a novice, half-round bosse is forgiving more the specificities of a flat due to a strong relief, creating light shadows that should be more painted on a flat, so helping to enter in that world ... 


For the anniversary figure, and because it is an anniversary from older time, I would personnaly dream or re-editing (if mould still exist), or re-create by computer perhaps and with Centurion in flat ad half round, the  particular "egg" character on a wall in large size issued from Anice in Wonderland, because this book and the work of Mike Taylor are the memory of British BFFS-IFFS.


I cold lead to a internal painting contest for the best and/or most original interpretation of the character.


I have to find out a picture somewhere, and shall post it.  There are two others large size, the Lion and ??? its speaker also in larger size than Mik's serie.  This trio would be a re-birth of the BFFS of te years 1900's perhaps.  (Size of 60 or 70mm?)  [perhaps edited by Werten Miniatures, but where are the moulds today?]

Here are few ideas:
the Jabberwocke, dragon, because mould was broken, can't be recovered, make new mould to please all fans of Teniels


The White Knight, emblematic figure of Alice in Wonderland


The Lion and the Horse in 54mm


The egg, in 54mm???


Perhaps choose among and make a new mould in 60 mm for the anniversary, these are ideas or suggestions...




Now let's other member give their ideas and suggestions....



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General Discussion / Re: Very quiet
« Last post by PJDeluhery on September 07, 2025, 01:45:51 PM »
Oh. Please respond to another thread here for an anniversary figure. It's in line with this discussion.Lurkers, time to voice your opinions!
As for figure sources, I humbly recommend Centurion Miniatures. Some great resin figures and ronde boss. Excellent service and great prices. Check it out.
Centurionminiatures.com
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General Discussion / Re: Very quiet
« Last post by PJDeluhery on September 07, 2025, 01:42:37 PM »
These are great ideas , and will provide leadership with some guidelines for the future of the Society. Let's hear more.  Other members, ..... what do you say?
As of this posting, there are some 1800 plus reads of this thread. So, I know you're out there.!
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