Thursday, November 17, 2022

Whoa, Nelly!


Here is he first of three Elephants to be added to my expanded Indian army


Model is by Old Glory. 


The extra, glued on bits (bells, "shawl") add considerably  to the model. 


I considered painting the "Saddkle Cloth" with intricate designs, and decided.... nah!


12 comments:

  1. Looking good! Nothing wrong with having a plain saddle cloth.

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    1. Thanks, Jon. I really debated doing some fairly intricate pattern, but in the end decided it just wasn't worth it to me!

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    1. Thank you, Neil. Actually, looking at the pictures, I'm going to add a little bit of detail to the tail and mouth areas.

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  3. That is another very nice Old Glory addition, Peter!

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  4. Thank you, Keith. It is a fine model, and an excellent value!

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  5. Nice work Peter. Sometimes an intricate saddlecloth can backfire if it strays off in the wrong direction, and I have painted over many in my time. I think the plain ones work better, especially where there is enough other detail in the model as there is here.

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    1. Thanks for the kind words, Lawrence. I am happy enough with how it came out!

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  6. Looks great but those chaps are going to have some rather sore nether regions !

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    1. Thank you, Gary!
      If you can ride a horse without too much of that trouble, I'd imagine an Elephant is easier...

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  7. One does wonder how stable a platform nellies were for any crew once a head of steam built up.

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    1. Yes, I was wondering that myself; my guess is the height advantage (and fear) are the big things with War Elephants.

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