NAPPIES !!!!!!!! ( Zvezda "French Line Infantry" )

Something I've never thought that I could do : paint Napoleonic figures !
But, Jan from Benno's figures Forum, has started a big project with a lot of other members of the forum : doing a diorama with one figure of all the regiments present at the Battle of Waterloo:
"The “Bennos Figures Forum Famous Waterloo Project” (BFFFWP)" (forum link : here )
So he asked me if I wanted to take part and I've accepted !
Like I'm French, I've chosen a French figure, but those which were interesting (for me!) were not easy to find (or with very expensive Postage costs.. ), so I've bought the small set :

Zvezda "Art of tactic" - Napoleonic French Line Infantry.

What I can say about this set is that it's NOT a good set ! poorly sculpted and difficult to paint!
It was a painful painting work : I'm happy that they are finished   !
Even if I've only 1 figure to send to Jan, I've painted 5, so he will choose the one he want ....

I think that's the first and last time I paint Nappies! 

NAPPY EASTER !!!!

ZVEZDA 8532 : " Thatched Country House " (conversion)

Hello !
After a break of one week (Scouts Camp), I'm back with a new building.

ZVEZDA  " Thatched Country House "

In fact, I've tried to build this "puzzle kit" from A to Z but I was not able to finish it: 

the roof is an incredible multi-parts model !! The main parts of the roof were not glued at the good size and I couldn't assemble the whole roof.... 

Even the walls are "multi-parts" !! You must cut the holes for the doors and the windows, cut and glue all the wooden parts , the only thing that I've found fun because it allows me to "customize" the house !

you can see the different parts of the walls...

ready to paint (ouf!)

....and the house without roof :

What could I do with that ???
Making a new roof !!!

(I don't have pictures of the step-by-step, sorry... I've used cardboard and tree foliage)

And here is "my" house :

A perfect house for hobbits, no ?

.... next time: a conversion of a cheap (and awful!) laser cut  model !!