A diorama I made using figures from Tommy's War.

I wanted to create a scene with them and after doing some research the charge at Beersheba made sense. Unfortunately they didn't make other matching figures with different poses, just 1 light cavalryman and 1 infantryman, so I needed to think how to portray the charge with limited figures.

In the end I really needed an extra figure in the trench so took a German infantry figure from their range and cut away the helmet and parts of the uniform to resculpt in an attempt to fit with the standing Ottoman figure. To simulate other cavalry in the charge I added parts of cast shadows in different places, to try and give the suggestion of other horses/riders around (as I'd already used a shadow from the main cavalryman to illustrate the light direction I'd read in my research).

  • OrigalumPLUS

    Great dynamic scene! It turned out really good! Gold

    • Chris B

      Thank you!

  • Alexander "Skrytnik" Loskutov

    Gold!

    • Chris B

      Thanks!

  • Tommy Gunn

    Great, compact scene.

    • Chris B

      Thanks :)

  • girlpainter57

    great vignette

    • Chris B

      Thanks :)

  • eric wolfsPLUS

    gold

    • Chris B

      Thanks

  • Vincenzo_Geo_Alberici

    great research, great idea and great work!!!! Absolutely gold!!

    • Chris B

      Thank you :)

  • Andrea70

    Great, gold

    • Chris B

      Thanks :)

  • Patrice-VincentPLUS

    Scène très vivante sur un terrain sobre mais parfaitement réalisé. Or

    • Chris B

      Merci :)

  • Fabrizio SchiragaPLUS

    Gold

    • Chris B

      Thanks :)

  • Steven ZuleskiPLUS

    Not just brilliant use of shadow techniques, but great work all over. Excellent work, Chris!

    • Chris B

      Thanks very much :)

  • Holger SchwarzPLUS

    Very good painting and the horse is very real and great ! Top dynamic - Gold The shadows exellent ...............

    • Chris B

      Thank you, much appreciated :)

  • Melnikov Ivan "Nakatan"

    That shadows 0_0!

    • Chris B

      Glad the shadows worked for the piece :)

  • Luis UgartePLUS

    Great Scene! Gold!

    • Chris B

      Thanks!