Saturday, June 12, 2010

Military Modelling 1996-10


This model is intended to depict d'Hautpoul much as he would have appeared at the battle of Austerlitz, 2nd December 1805. He was fully involved in the decisive moment of the battle (often considered Napoleon's finest victory) when the Pratzen Heights were captured from the Austro-Russian army.When making Historex mounted figures in the past, I was always pretty happy with the horse, which if used in sensible combinations produced a more than satisfactory result. However, the figures could be rather more problematical, with the main problem being a stiffness which needed work to overcome. In this case, as d'Hautpoul wears a cuirass the problem was greatly minimised! I selected a pair of arms that produced a casual pose, one arm on hip, and the other simply holding the horse's reins. To further add a little subtle life to the piece, I angled the body and head slightly to one side to convey the idea that he had halted to survey the scene -perhaps the progress of his troops in battle.

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