smudger1960
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I decided to keep with the Victorian theme following on from my Bill Sikes,for this project I decided on the Scale 75 figure of Jack the Ripper SCN-003,i purchased the kit at Euro last year but hadn't decided on a presentation until now, the kit is cast in white metal and comes in 11x parts which also includes the wall / lamp / cobblestone section, the kit assembly didn't provide any difficulty as all the parts fitted together really well with minimal amount of filler required.
This is a subject which has always fascinated me and now over 100years later its still fascinating people, I suppose its the unknown which is the fascinating part, I went on the ripper tour in 2005 and its one of the most atmospheric things I've ever experienced, according to my guide even now parts of Whitechapel are very dangerous during the hours of darkness so I could imagine what it was like back in 1888,some of the places really have a feel about them.
Following on from Sikes I felt I wanted to do more with the figure and create yet another little scene to set it off, again I referenced the background to the subject and decided on a scene which would incorporate a passageway with an upper room above attached to a straight wall leading to a corner, I will attempt again as I did with Sikes to show light and shadow based on his standing position, some of the planet members may feel the passageway is too low for the figures height, this was deliberate on my part as even now the alleyways and passageways in and around Whitechapel are very low and some only just cleared my height and I'm 6ft,so please bear this in mind when viewing the photo's.
The assembly of the scene was exactly the same as the Sikes post with the same materials used,Milliput was again used for the cobblestone section.
I would just like to point out to the members that the wall section supplied with the kit is a very good one and its only my personnel preference why I do my own backdrops.
The pose is a strange one regarding this subject as the figure is waiting to strike beyond a corner, however as most crime historians and my tour guide pointed out The Ripper most definitely knew his victims and interacted with them before killing them most likely acting as a customer, however I do understand that this would be difficult in terms of producing a figure, although not historically accurate its the only way the sculptor could carry it off.
One thing which was common place back then would be crates and barrels which would line the outer buildings and alleyways along with rubbish and rats, so I included a barrel within the scene just to add interest into that dark corner.
I added a small street nameplate which states 'Mitre Square', during the ripper campaign the 2 passageways leading into mitre square where open and not enclosed but for artistic purposes I added it into my scene, the reason why I chose mitre square was it was the most atmospheric place for me on the tour,although dramatically changed today it still has an eerie feeling to it.
I have attached photo's off the assembled figure within the unpainted scene and also I've included the photo's of the scene painted up, unfortunately the painted scene doesn't include the figure yet as I'm only halfway through the painting of it, I will post again with the scene complete.
Paintings of the building were exactly the same as the Sikes posting.
I hope you like the photo's, again I must apologise as before, my photographic skills are very basic.
As the history books state this man gave birth to the 20th century, I don't think there's any doubting that.
Brian
This is a subject which has always fascinated me and now over 100years later its still fascinating people, I suppose its the unknown which is the fascinating part, I went on the ripper tour in 2005 and its one of the most atmospheric things I've ever experienced, according to my guide even now parts of Whitechapel are very dangerous during the hours of darkness so I could imagine what it was like back in 1888,some of the places really have a feel about them.
Following on from Sikes I felt I wanted to do more with the figure and create yet another little scene to set it off, again I referenced the background to the subject and decided on a scene which would incorporate a passageway with an upper room above attached to a straight wall leading to a corner, I will attempt again as I did with Sikes to show light and shadow based on his standing position, some of the planet members may feel the passageway is too low for the figures height, this was deliberate on my part as even now the alleyways and passageways in and around Whitechapel are very low and some only just cleared my height and I'm 6ft,so please bear this in mind when viewing the photo's.
The assembly of the scene was exactly the same as the Sikes post with the same materials used,Milliput was again used for the cobblestone section.
I would just like to point out to the members that the wall section supplied with the kit is a very good one and its only my personnel preference why I do my own backdrops.
The pose is a strange one regarding this subject as the figure is waiting to strike beyond a corner, however as most crime historians and my tour guide pointed out The Ripper most definitely knew his victims and interacted with them before killing them most likely acting as a customer, however I do understand that this would be difficult in terms of producing a figure, although not historically accurate its the only way the sculptor could carry it off.
One thing which was common place back then would be crates and barrels which would line the outer buildings and alleyways along with rubbish and rats, so I included a barrel within the scene just to add interest into that dark corner.
I added a small street nameplate which states 'Mitre Square', during the ripper campaign the 2 passageways leading into mitre square where open and not enclosed but for artistic purposes I added it into my scene, the reason why I chose mitre square was it was the most atmospheric place for me on the tour,although dramatically changed today it still has an eerie feeling to it.
I have attached photo's off the assembled figure within the unpainted scene and also I've included the photo's of the scene painted up, unfortunately the painted scene doesn't include the figure yet as I'm only halfway through the painting of it, I will post again with the scene complete.
Paintings of the building were exactly the same as the Sikes posting.
I hope you like the photo's, again I must apologise as before, my photographic skills are very basic.
As the history books state this man gave birth to the 20th century, I don't think there's any doubting that.
Brian
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