Mignot Painting Project 2015

[Michael_43]

Hello Sandor,

if you´ve finished your Mignot-figure wait 2-3 weeks to dry the colors. First only the surface is dry.

I think it´ll be an interesting display. We´ve rare Mignot-figures from the antiquity (Caesar) until WWI (Foch).
The history of each historic figure is interesting, too. For example Vercingetorix was the living model for
the comic-figure Asterix.

And all figures will be painted by the best painters of Europe and the USA ...

Best regards and have a lot of fun

Michael

[snagy]

Hi Michael,
my Charles VII is in the envelope already and will start to you this afternoon (registered-priority).
I hope that he will arrive there even this week.
Thank you for the chance of participation in the project.
Br.
san d'or 

[Roger]

Here's mine cleaned up and primed. I was really pleased to receive Sobieski, a personality I am already pretty familiar with.

However disaster struck when I was cleaning it up. I managed to break his crucifix. I've managed to effect a repair with epoxy though but I daren't try and remove anymore of the excess glue in case I break it again. With some paint on it and because it will be mounted on a background it might not be too noticeable..... hopefully. 



 

[Hannibal]

Arrived to destination Marmaris, South of Turkey, on the coast, facing the sea at 3 km full South, 30°C blue sky every day ...
I will unwrap the envelope and Charles X, with many adapatations and start publishing the step-by-step work in a separate post....Probably starting on Monday ....

[Roger]

I've enjoyed seeing what figures you've all got and how you are getting on painting them. I will be home from sea on Friday to open my envelope... and really looking forward to it.

I'm now at home and no envelope containing a Mignot for the project, I'm now assuming I wasn't sent one?

Quoting yourself is a bit unusual nevermind twice but guess what arrived in todays post? 

Thank you very much Brian and of course Michael.

[marko]

Great figure!


And the gold fringed thing is a holster for a pistol sometimes used to store a flask as well no doubt.


mark. 

[Roger]

I've enjoyed seeing what figures you've all got and how you are getting on painting them. I will be home from sea on Friday to open my envelope... and really looking forward to it.

I'm now at home and no envelope containing a Mignot for the project, I'm now assuming I wasn't sent one?

[Glen]

Very nice Sandor! Was Richie always on a white horse? I'm going for a dappled gray, but I don't want to upset the apple cart.


I meant to ask this before, but what's the gold fringed thing hanging off the saddle...?


Glen

[snagy]

Another representation of Cardinal Richelieu . from my collection.
Best regards-

sandor

[Michael_43]

Hello Glen,

then he´s on the way to an audience or to church ...

Best regards

Michael

[Glen]

Well, I'm familiar with Richelieu wearing armor and the red cloak and cap, but my piece is definitely not wearing armor. It's just like JohnR's piece below and enlarged by Hannibal. I think I'll have to paint him in some sort of civilian costume - perhaps a purple hue? I'm going to try and paint the horse a dapple gray just to make him a bit different.


I'm thinking a group of scantily-clad and thinly veiled dancing girls might have been more my speed...


Glen

[Michael_43]

Hello Glen,

here two pictures of Eric and Terana with armor.

On the way to church without armor and on the way to a battle with armor...

Best regards

Michael

[Michael_43]

Hello Glen,

I think he wears an armor like on the "La Rochelle" picture, because he was very unpopular in France and
involved in the 30-years-war, the war against the Huguenots, etc. So I would wear an armor this time, too.
There are not many uniforms in the 30-years-war.

Private he wears the habit of a catholic cardinal without armor. As cardinal he had to hold a lot of wor ships
and audiences.

So I think his catholic habit was his "uniform".

Best regards

Michael

[Grimm]

Thanks for the nice words. If anyone has the figure and do not want to paint it, than I will buy it.

 Bernt

[Glen]

My Richelieu on horse piece is cleaned up and primed. Now, a question... Did Richelieu have a 'uniform'? Outside of his church vestments, I mean. In one painting he's wearing armor and the red cloak and cap. I was going to paint the armor, but looking at Michel's piece it seems he's not wearing it. Is the blue costume standard or did he wear a variety of other colors? My interweb research has not been helpful...


Glen