Hat Austrian Grenadiers

Waiting from my first sets to come, i got back in time when i was only painting, and i enjoyed this time. Now something about this set: it is definitively not the HAT standard. I believe is made for fast painters, probably very easy with black priming, but not very fancy for detail painters, the undercuts fillings are really taking away a lot of details, like in the shoulders where the greatcoat is, and the flesh very difficult to take away so i gave up and painted them with it on.

I think i did my best and after all the effect is no too bad, Hat forgiven though .......

Austrian Cavalry artillery Pack Horses

Here the test shots of the set which will be available soon  at www.franznap.com

Baden .....

i feel some happiness coming from germany.......hehehe

28mm Napoleon

Here my first attempt on 28mm sculpting, due to a suggestion of a fellow forum member in TMP,
 the horse (which went out a bit too small compared to a Perry cuirassiers heavy one) coud fit perfectly the size of the Emperor mount, so i tried my luck with him.
Result : not yet proportioned, i need to shorten the neck, and see if the hat is enough low on the head.... and the figure is a bit smaller than a Perry one, although i used a very precise proportion (1/58 scale or 28mm eyes line)
any comment is welcome.

Zed's Franznaps

Wow, the first of my miniatures painted from somebody, it is my friend Zed's work, bronze winning award at Heiden, see his work at http://zedsnappies.blogspot.nl/
He did a fantastic job counting the fact that i gave him terrible sprues own casted and he had a lot of hell to make out such beauties from that crap.

BRAVO !!!!!

28mm horse

Yes I did it!!!
My first attempt in sculpting 28mm went smooth, it is much easy than 1/72 scale, you can have more room for details, i compared with a Perry infantryman, which is scale 1/58, or 28mm on eyes line; and it fit enough.

as i compared with a Perry cuirassier heavy horse the head is quite smaller, while the body fits, other quality is that the legs of mine are slimmer, anyway  i know what to adjust for the next.

4 more Marins de la Garde

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Marines drummer done

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Marins de la Garde

My new project on the bench....

Austrian Hussars 2nd Rgt.

Here the test casts of the 2 first sets of Austrian Hussars for Franznap miniatures soon in production.
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The first two sets on starting line

Franznap Miniatures first two sets are on the starting line:
Austrian Napoleonic Hussars command (3 mounted figures)
Austrian Napoleonic Hussars team (4 mounted figures)
here the test shots in resin, but it will be produced in metal too, only the resin sets will have additional spare parts as heads, arms weapons and equipment.
I must say the details are fantastic.
Price will be released soon and will be available for purchase at least in my webshop
Franznap Webshop
anione who is interested in newsletter or pre sales please send me a mail at info@franznap.com
with your name and address and eventually your request.
thank you.

French HA horse holder

This set is ready for future production, the horses can be used (previous elimination of the stirrups), also for mounting light cavalrymen.

Neapolitan Guard Veliti / Grenadiers

Almost done the group, it will be in 2 sets : command with officer, standard b. drummer, sapeur and nco;
troupe with 6 men "at ease".

more test painted

Here an other test cast painted, it is a neapolitan guardsman, here in two units: Veliti and Granatieri;
the Backpack and sabre are a piece casted apart.