The Airfix 54mm figure kits are a really nice series. I have put together 11 of them over the years. Love the details and super fun to put together. This particular kit took some time as I remember. A nice base make a huge difference in the display of these models. When I finish my figure models I like to spray them with dull-coat and then highlight certain parts with gloss or some form of sheen. You did a fine job on the model. I can appreciate the time you invested in it. It is a fine looking piece. Well done!
@gregchapman-oliver77256 ай бұрын
lovely touchs that bring the figure to life
@dukewellington930811 ай бұрын
I love these models too. I made a diorama with 5 of the Cuirassiers being shot down by Maitland.... because now was his time...ha ha ha. I have another 2 kits of these and an assortment of the other kits from the series. They have just enough detail to make them look amazing. Well done with your diorama
@philRminiatures Жыл бұрын
SUperb painting and basing, congrats on this cuir!
@jpwphotographicstudio389111 ай бұрын
Splendid result. I'm struggling with the Scots Gray at the moment. Recently got the Polish Lancer and a French Old Guard .. My dad did most of these series back in the day 70s. Dad would take about 12 months to finish one wish he was stll around to ask how he did the damn straps experimenting with paper various types at the moment .. They are certainly a challenge 😂😂. You have done a good job on face I must say. The horse though possibly a little too shiny overall, you could matt down some areas. Lovely bit of modelling hats off to you.😊
@user-id6tf9nx6g10 ай бұрын
I personally like the Airfix kits.The last one I made was the Polish Lancer. Mike of Bristol
@markfrommontana Жыл бұрын
Very cool. I wasn't aware that Airfix had made miniatures from the Napoleonic era. Great job!
@michaelcifra4696 Жыл бұрын
They were great kits, though now very hard to come by. I wish Airfix would re release them.
@willfont1143 Жыл бұрын
Awesome work! Have had the same kit in my stash for nearly 20 years... now I'm inspired to find it and complete it.
@michaelcifra4696 Жыл бұрын
Great, let me know when you do complete it. I wish Airfix would re release them.
@MrPolicekarim Жыл бұрын
@@michaelcifra4696 They could make a killing doing the 1/32 Napoleonics again! Maybe because of resin figures they feel they would be a commercial failure?
@PanzermansBunker Жыл бұрын
Superb work on the Cuirassier. Excellent paintwork......very colorful and striking. I also liked the chinstrap technique. The detail on the base compliments the figure wonderfully. My only suggestion is making deep furrows behind the various canon balls.....like they dug into the earth as they halted. Happy modeling my friend. Bill
@michaelcifra4696 Жыл бұрын
Thanks alot. I wish that Airfix would re release these figures.
@Twirlyhead Жыл бұрын
Beautiful job and a great kit. Well done to you and Airfix.
@michaelcifra4696 Жыл бұрын
Thankyou very much
@richardgasson7283 Жыл бұрын
Really good, instructive video. I'm looking forward to viewing more of your work.
@michaelcifra4696 Жыл бұрын
Thanks alot. I have a few more videos on my channel.
@dunc0127 Жыл бұрын
Great video...think I just may retrieve my 54 kits...thank you for posting buddy
@michaelcifra4696 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I wish Airfix would re issue all these kits.
@donwilsmore3945 Жыл бұрын
Another way of doing the horse would of been to paint it in oil paint and for a slight sheen ,,,to rub your fingers natural oils over him
@johncrome2698 Жыл бұрын
Hi Michael, considering how difficult these early Airfix kits can be and, how much work is required to get a decent result, I think you have made a good effort with this subject. Well done mate, well worth the vidio to see how you completed it.😀
@michaelcifra4696 Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@DavidRLentz Жыл бұрын
Oh, your skill and imagination are exemplary! Even that feels as though I damn you with faint praise. You ought to be working in a military history museum earning £2,000 weekly, researching a particular event--setting, season, weather conditions, time of day, and the like. Then the participants, the clothing, weaponry, equipage, etc. Next would be any mode of transportation (horse, cargo truck, or whatever). I envision a diorama of the Battle of the Bulge or something similar with Allied and German infantry platoons running afoot through the snow-covered Ardennes as they close upon each other. What kind of plastic, please? Is it standard polystyrene? Or is it that softer, more pliant plastic that I recall old Airfix sets of fighters in dozens of varieties. HSCT
@michaelcifra4696 Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, I actually have a Bulge vignette on my channel.
@michaelcifra4696 Жыл бұрын
Hi this is an old kit from Airfix, the white plastic version. I started the kit 10 years ago but forgot about it. I wish they'd reissue more of the 54mm figures. They are hard to come by.
@MrPolicekarim Жыл бұрын
@@michaelcifra4696 Do Historex still make their plastic figures, please?
@jyvesguillemot Жыл бұрын
superb layoout, tank and figures nicely well done , painting and weathering.but the valtine was an ugly and no efficient tank as all british tanks during ww2, except the firefly !
@wingopen Жыл бұрын
I don't like the horse finish, same color all the way, you would have better watched some pictures about real bay horses: they always show a tones graduation and legs are black from knees to hoofs eventually interrupted by white bands if present. Also, you painted horse tongue a reddish color instead of pink-flesh. In the end the brake in his mouth is out of scale.