Verlinden 200mm Foreign Legion Bust

[Deleted member 6559]

My next bust will be of a French Foreign Legionnaire at the Battle of Cameron, Mexico, 30th April 1863. The battle occurred during the second French intervention in Mexico, and saw 65 legionnaires holed up in a hacienda and surrounded by 3000 Mexicans. The French fought until they ran out of ammunition and then the survivors made a last desperate bayonet charge. 19 were captured alive after inflicting 490 casualties. It's the Legion's defining moment and is still celebrated today in a lavish memorial parade.



The three-part sculpt:



Always nice to have a separate head.

The box art hasn't done full justice to the uniform, as the epaulettes should be a much brighter green:



Fingers crossed.

 

[Steve Jones]

Zee French Forin Leegon. I fine choice indeed. It reminds me of the famous episode of Laurel and Hardy. Looking forward to this one immensely.

 

[Steve Brodie]

chair pulled up with mince pies

 

[Tim Marlow]

Should be a good ‘un........Beau Chumps indeed Steve.....
No sign of Genie Weinie though....

 

[stillp]

Zee French Forin Leegon. I fine choice indeed. It reminds me of the famous episode of Laurel and Hardy. Looking forward to this one immensely.

Eet reminds moi of "Luck of the Legion" in the Eagle! Zut alors!
Pierre

 

[Tim Marlow]

Was that the one with Beau Ned as the lead and Beau Nidle as the co-star Pierre?

 

[stillp]

Non, mon ami, zat was Beau Peep.

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Well after that big build up - BINNED again!! Sorry folks.

The face was absolutely awful, a real mess. The sculptor had scored loads of wrinkles around the eyes, but left it all a bit unresolved. I stripped it down and and took the scalpel to it three times, but I just couldn't get a good finish.

At least you had a bit of fun!

 

[stillp]

Hope you did too Peter!
Shame about that. You must have the most interesting wastebin in Kent.
Pete

 

[Tim Marlow]

That’s a shame, he wasn’t Beau Nafide either then (sorry)

 

[JR]

Damn, just come all this way and the door is locked, sign says ( It's in the bin )
Oh well, I shall be first in on the next with a front seat .

 

[Steve Brodie]

Good job they are not full size resin heads, could give someone a start looking in his outside bin !