1/10th vive lempereur, col-burthe 4th hussars

[grasshopper]

I may buy shares in whoever is your putty supplier!..sometimes tho the chore becomes an obsession to wrestle the minds eye piece out ..or just have a good stiff drink afterwards..you will have earned it!

 

[Capt. Warren]

I opt for a good stiff drink or two in any case!!

 

[grasshopper]

I opt for a good stiff drink or two in any case!!

These days it’s necessary medicine.

 

[clrsgt]

Always a problem with resin horses and I really do not like doing the prep work. What kind of putty do you use. I use Magic Sculpt.

 

[grasshopper]

Always a problem with resin horses and I really do not like doing the prep work. What kind of putty do you use. I use Magic Sculpt.

I prefer scotch or bourbon

 

[clrsgt]

I prefer scotch or bourbon

I'm a Scotch man myself. Enough of it may make my tongue a little thick, but it doesn't do much for the horse.

 

[yellowcat]

I have the same problem. Was able to create a much better fit by sanding the flat sides of the front and back of the horse (4 pieces) using sandpaper on a dead flat surface. Worked pretty well I think. This is the first pass at fitting. Should get better with a bit more sanding. Also appears as though this same process will need to be repeated in joining the back section of the horse to the front section. I have not yet tried fitting the head. I am also thinking about how to paint the assembled horse. I am going to try making something like a miniature "spit" that will slot into the front of the martingale (hole will be covered by the medallion and into the hole for the tail that will be covered by the tail. My rig will allow me to turn the horse by rotating the spit. Just has to be high enough for the hooves to clear the base of the rig. View attachment 405332
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I hope you are wearing a respirator when dry sanding resin kit. The casting of your horse looks terrible especially the offset mold lines plus all the casting issues. You paid good money for it and you should not have to fix all these problems. I also build 1/6 to 1/4 scale resin kits and I seldom have these kind of problems. You should ask for a replacement.

Felix

 

[Steve Brodie]

The best laid schemes o' mice an' men

20 Minutes with the dremel sorted out the misalignment and steps of the horse quarters and also sanded out some of the filler ridges. The front and rear half's looked a lot better when i put them together, but still a gap, not canyon size anymore, on the underside, so decided to join them together,

Rear half needs a bit of polishing.

Its a superb piece of resin and looks even more impressive with the head (needs sanding underneath to remove pour plugs) and riders legs on.

Now need to find a sizeable handle to attach it to, so i think a trip to Wickes to get a stair spindle and cut down to make a handle and drill in a piece of dowel and into the base of the horse;

 

[Steve Brodie]

I have the same problem. Was able to create a much better fit by sanding the flat sides of the front and back of the horse (4 pieces) using sandpaper on a dead flat surface. Worked pretty well I think. This is the first pass at fitting. Should get better with a bit more sanding. Also appears as though this same process will need to be repeated in joining the back section of the horse to the front section. I have not yet tried fitting the head. I am also thinking about how to paint the assembled horse. I am going to try making something like a miniature "spit" that will slot into the front of the martingale (hole will be covered by the medallion and into the hole for the tail that will be covered by the tail. My rig will allow me to turn the horse by rotating the spit. Just has to be high enough for the hooves to clear the base of the rig.

Glad its not just me. When i showed my wife she said send it back for that amount it should fit perfectly, bless.

 

[Nap]

Hi Steve

Really good SBS here showing any potential work that could be required when building the pieces

Lot of sanding and smoothing to do looking at the pics but it's together at least

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[TERRYSOMME1916]

You guys that take these big scale figures on have the hearts of lions, lots of prep, painting and the need for detail, never mind the issues caused by casting, it certainly becomes a commitment seeing them through to completion, not for the faint hearted like me but really interesting to watch.
TERRY

 

[Richard Baxter]

Glad its not just me. When i showed my wife she said send it back for that amount it should fit perfectly, bless.

She has a point.

 

[Steve Brodie]

I hope you are wearing a respirator when dry sanding resin kit. The casting of your horse looks terrible especially the offset mold lines plus all the casting issues. You paid good money for it and you should not have to fix all these problems. I also build 1/6 to 1/4 scale resin kits and I seldom have these kind of problems. You should ask for a replacement.

Felix

It appears its not just a bad copy , to late now as cut glued and putty applied

 

[Steve Brodie]

and Voila - together . I do take peoples points about the casting for the money, but even RP's elephant wasnt the best casting - again big lumps of resin, dont know what the answer is, maybe cast in smaller chunks with better 'click and play', but that would drive the price up. Something new for me working this size and sanding (lots) putty (lots), but the main thing is done now, gonna need some putty and blending of the horses head but at least 'Burthe' has his legs joined and torso attached, and hopefully will look okay once done;

Had a bit of paint left on the brush so just had some fun finding the shadow lines

 

[Steve Brodie]

She has a point.

And arent they always right as well

 

[Capt. Warren]

I like doing the large scale figures. These old eyes like it too, especially when painting and sipping single malt. However, there is going to come a time when these old arms aren't going to be able to lift these big figures (no matter how much single malt). So far, I have been successful in keeping the brush out of the scotch and not drinking the brush cleaning water! Oh, and yes. I do use a respirator when dry sanding resin! I forgot to mention that in my post and appreciate the comment.

 

[Graham]

I know painters may aspire to a perfect casting but anyone coming from a modelling background of a few years ago will feel quite at home trying to get things to fit. People who don’t mind a bit of sanding and filling may moan about it but they will always have that little smile of satisfaction when they finally achieve a good seamless fit from something a little challenging.

 

[Cannonball]

Coming together now Steve and I’m sure you’ll reap the rewards of all this filling and sanding once the paint gets flowing. Looking forward to seeing this progress.

Neal

 

[Steve Brodie]

I know painters may aspire to a perfect casting but anyone coming from a modelling background of a few years ago will feel quite at home trying to get things to fit. People who don’t mind a bit of sanding and filling may moan about it but they will always have that little smile of satisfaction when they finally achieve a good seamless fit from something a little challenging.

Think this is bad,Try building any monogram / revell 1/48 aircraft kit from the 80's for fit issues. Lol

 

[Richard Baxter]

And arent they always right as well

I couldn't possibly comment.