Modelling question

[Ochoin]

I finally got my hands on a box of the Zvezda Nap. Saxon cuirassiers:
http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=882

My plan is to convert them to SYW Austrian cuirassiers.

https://lacewarsintin.blogspot.com/2018 ... siers.html

This will mean a head swop (easy) but also to model longer coat tails.

The issue is the Zvevda horses are in campaign mode with very high portmanteaus & blanket rolls at the rear of the saddle & various bags etc at the rear sides. This effectively covers the end of the existing coat tails of the figures. ie you can't tell if they're short (as they are) or long.

This means the neat arrangement for the tails as shown in the second link is impossible. Indeed, the coat tails would either be placed over the blanket rolls (ridiculous) or scrunched up next to the figures leg (messy, unsightly). In reality, did they sit on their coat tails?

The only exception is the officer's horse.


I'm inclined to only model long tails on that figure - using milliput.

Opinions ?

donald

[Jaques]

Hi.

I think you can model the coat long on the figures first and then slowly cut the horse's accessories until you get the desired fit.
Another alternative is to use the cavalry of the Great Northern War, also from Zvezda (set 8072 and set 8057) to make conversions.
In my opinion, the advantages are there is no need to modify the horses, the same dimensions, plastic texture, they already have the head for what you want and, in the case of set 8057, the same color.
I did a little image tutorial for you about this conversion idea.









Regards.

[Bluefalchion]

Really fantastic conversion!

[Ochoin]

Jaques, though the word 'genius' starts with a different letter than your name, I'm thinking the two words are interchangeable.

Thank you very much!

donald