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Ciao a tutti,

While ago, I found on a friend's blog  a picture from the Life magazine, where a tank crew was posing on a Sherman, and among them one of the guys was wearing a top hat.

I then decided to sculpt this project, and while thinking I asked a friend, Vittorio Arena to build the tank wedge.

He did an excellent job, the only issue is with the cast numbers, which we recently find out where different from the one he did, but this will be an easy correction.

Well, since Vittorio finished the wedge it took 6/7 months before I started to model the figure and I sculpted it over a weekend!!!!

I got so hooked up to the project that I couldn't stop sculpting.

The head is a modified piece from Hornet, the hands and boots are from Friulmodelismo, all the rest is scratch.

Now I have to get going and start painting this little fella, but I'm working on another secret project...stay tuned.

Well I guess I'll handover the wedge to Vittorio so he can amend the mistakes and painting it.

That's all for now, let me know what you think.

Ciao

Giovanni

Cari tutti,

I'm happy to share with you the email that Maman Hélène has sent to all of us.

Thanks you all for what you have done.

E' con grande piacere che vi giro la lettera appena ricevuta da Maman Hélène, dedicata a tutti voi.

Ancora grazie di cuore.

Giovanni

"Un grand merci pour votre don de 4.066,-Euros en faveur de nos filles que Frère Giorgio va nous transmettre.

Nous sommes très touchés par votre geste et nous vous remercions profondément.

Vous êtes plusieurs à nous accompagner et à nous appuyer dans le travail qui se fait parmi nos enfants. Nous sommes très encouragés par votre  participation. Nous nous sentons ainsi entourés par notre Dieu au travers de chacun de vous.

Avec tous nos remerciements, nous vous prions d’agréer nos meilleures salutations.

POUR L’ASBL « BANA YA KIVUVU »
Hélène ALEMUSUEY UNSINDAL"

Ciao a tutti,

My dear friend Francesco Simoncini (one of the greatest expert on hussars in the world!) has started a thread on figurinitaly on the 2nd hussar's regiment and among all the images he posted the one below.

He's Gaulthier de Rigny, a colonel in 1809, and I've decided to sculpta figure, using the same pose and proportion, basically trying to make a 3D version of the painting.

Won't be an easy task (I hope to succeed) but I love the style of the painting.

Stay tuned for more!

Ciao

Giovanni

Ciao a tutti,

Finally I've finished the "marinaio" and is ready to be casted.

Have a look and tell me what you think.

But before this, let me spend a couple of words on this project and the scope of this sculpture.

I've decided to cast this piece and make 100 copies of it, still need to decide if in resin or metal.

Once casted, the figure will be given away for 30 euros plus shipping and ALL the money collected will be donated for a good cause, helping children in needs in Africa.

I will cover the production costs, WE will help someone less lucky than us.

I will create a web site and will let you know all the details, if you are interested, please do post a comment or send an email to azzara@gmail.com.

Once the pieces are ready I'll make sure you will receive yours.

Also, I will paint the master figure and sell it at auction, again ALL  the money will be donated for charity.

Please stay tuned for more news.

Ciao

Giovanni

Ciao a tutti,

This post is a little teaser and is a something I want to start in my blog.

I've decided to go back sculpting, not sure yet if one-of or commercial figures.

Anyway as you know, although my blog is mainly in  english, I'm 1000% Italian, therefore I had to pick an Italian subject!!

I've found this beautiful plate by Quinto Cenni, one of our greatest military artist, representing an officer and a sailor in their "uniformi da sbarco" (landing uniforms), with many details and notes.

I choose the sailor and already decided the pose, I've also gathered the documentation I need, thanks to many friends,and  among all Fante 71 and Dimonios!

Little by little, I will post pictures of the sculpture and of the details and specifications of the item I'm building.

Last but not least I'll try to make a SBS of the paiting of the figure.

Stay tuned and have patience!!! ;-)

Ciao

Giovanni

Ciao a tutti,

After posting the pictures of the bersagliere, few friends have noticed that I made same mistakes in painting the uniform.

I then decided to make the changes:

Gloves where always black, not white.

The tunic did not have the crimson edge, was all dark blue.

The belt had a crimson fabric layer underneath which shown in a thin crimson line on both upper and lower edge (I hope is clear...).

So please find my amended version.

Hope you like it.

Ciao

Giovanni

Ciao a tutti,

Again my life is keeping me away from modelling, but I promised myself to post at least once more before the end of January, so here I'm!

This time I'll show you the progress of the " Marinaio" where you can see progress on the lower part of the figures: gaiters and trouser, essentially.

Let's start from the gaiters, I've dig into my books, asked friends and search the internet (I always do it in this order...) nothing, I can't find a precise reference to the gaiters, only the original drawing I used as inspiration and one from a book I have on the Italian Marina.

Ciao a tutti,

Has been a long time since my last update, but I have been out and about for work and then holidays!

Well I haven't work on anything new but I had the opportunity to take pictures of some of my old work that haven't been seen before, owned by a collector.

The figures portrays the death of the colonel Frederick Gustavus Barnaby at the battle of Abu Klea.

I modelled this piece in 2002 for a great show, now gone.., in Nervi (Genova) where only few modellers where invited each time and that had every year a specific theme.

Danilo Cartacci, did painted this piece has he only can do, making it a masterpiece.

Let me know what you think.

Ciao

Giovanni

Ciao a tutti,