Completed 3rd Kűrassier Regt

[Vincent Z]

Wow this is amazing. Can't wait to see the finished sculpture.

I'd love to get into sculpting someday but I'll never be this good.

BTW something I find interesting: why is the brim of the cap pink? Is it some kind of special putty that holds the shape/ holds its own weight better?

Vincent

 

[MalcC]

Good progress, Is the pink putty easy to sand into shape?

Malc

 

[Briggsy]

that is absolute something I can't do,nice to see how it go for you,gonna be verry nice
keep it up

Mario

Cheers Mario, not going too well really;

I have already fixed that leg once now he needs major surgery, really not happy with this!

Cheers Simon

 

[Briggsy]

Vincent, Malc, LOL the pink putty is a piece of post it note glued on and stiffened with superglue. Just allows me to make the peak more easily than teasing the putty out over 3 or 4 sessions. No it does not sand well even when soaked with superglue.

Vincent, I started doing conversions way back in the 80's and have had more disasters than I can count, not just the type above. So I have slowly worked up to what I can do here, but what I do still falls well short of professional miniature sculptors do routinely. Thing is I am.impproving but more to the point I enjoy it, even if I still produce things that look more like Quazi Modo than elegant 19th century soldiers. Just give it a go, start simple with conversions, each one is a lesson learnt, you never know till you try. One old timer sculptor whose name escapes me once told me "if you can paint you can sculpt", just take small steps.

Cheers Simon

 

[NigelR]

Oops! But keep going.......

 

[Nap]

Hi Simon

Interesting to see how your approaching the arm fitment , well thought out

Shame about the boot but you’ll sort it out for sure

I’ll say again the completed pieces are a pleasure to see

Keep at this one it’s going to be worth it

Is the reference pic your using in the Almark book ?

Looking forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

Nigel, Nap any thanks gents, I left my bench in a huff yesterday and turned the air blue no doubt.

Yes the illustration is in the Almark book, I did want to do the helmet initially but the peak cap looked so nice I went with that instead. Going to have to bite the bullet at some point and make a cuirasse, but not today.

Will affect repairs today off possible and crack on with the arm.

Cheers Simon

 

[MalcC]

Vincent, Malc, LOL the pink putty is a piece of post it note glued on and stiffened with superglue. Just allows me to make the peak more easily than teasing the putty out over 3 or 4 sessions. No it does not sand well even when soaked with superglue.

Vincent, I started doing conversions way back in the 80's and have had more disasters than I can count, not just the type above. So I have slowly worked up to what I can do here, but what I do still falls well short of professional miniature sculptors do routinely. Thing is I am.impproving but more to the point I enjoy it, even if I still produce things that look more like Quazi Modo than elegant 19th century soldiers. Just give it a go, start simple with conversions, each one is a lesson learnt, you never know till you try. One old timer sculptor whose name escapes me once told me "if you can paint you can sculpt", just take small steps.

Cheers Simon

Apologies Simon, I thought it may have been a special type of putty.
I'm no sculptor of any kind, although I've had to repair or replace certain items in the past.
Have you tried Magic-Sculpt, I find it very useful.
A thought for an alternative for the peak, either some plasticard, thin brass sheet, or even some thin carboard, which you could add a thin coat of putty
if needed.

Malc

 

[Briggsy]

Apologies Simon, I thought it may have been a special type of putty.
I'm no sculptor of any kind, although I've had to repair or replace certain items in the past.
Have you tried Magic-Sculpt, I find it very useful.
A thought for an alternative for the peak, either some plasticard, thin brass sheet, or even some thin carboard, which you could add a thin coat of putty
if needed.

Malc

Cheers Malc, I have tried all sorts of things with peaks ect, the best results are from pure putty, yes I do use Magicsculpt it's brilliant. Trouble is making it from putty alone is a slow process, well for me anyway, and very fragile once thinned down. I take the easy road most times though, still very fiddly with such small bits, but once the paper has superglue on it it can be filed to shape or cut with small scissors. I'll be ready to post the repairs to the leg soon.

Cheers Simon

 

[MarquisMini]

Oh man, what a nice work on this chap,
I admire the way you sculpt the creaces on the garments, i am never happy with mine.
Carry on Sir!

 

[Briggsy]

Major trauma over and some surgery has put him back to rights. He now has a pin right through his leg to the upper thigh. I'll let the pictures tell the story;

Prosthetic attached and fitted for size.




Filler added to match the other boot and then creases and spur attachment.




All pictures are thumbnails so please click.on them for a larger image.

Not too bad a job I reckon a blind man on a galloping horse wouldn't even notice it.

Cheers Simon

 

[Briggsy]

Oh man, what a nice work on this chap,
I admire the way you sculpt the creaces on the garments, i am never happy with mine.
Carry on Sir!

To be fair I have the size advantage on making creases even then the smaller ones give me issues. I don't know how you even begin to add creases in that scale, so you Sir are the master.

Cheers Simon

 

[marco14]

well it looks good now hé,you can do this buddy ,absolute

Mario

 

[Briggsy]

well it looks good now hé,you can do this buddy ,absolute

Mario

Cheers Mario, yes all fixed now I have to fix the braiding on the hat because I ruined it while fixing the leg!

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Hi Simon

Nice surgery on the legs there ...not going to ask how the hat braid went astray when working on legs ...lol

This is going to be a lovely Figure once ready to paint ...look forward to seeing more

Have fun at the bench

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

Hi Simon

Nice surgery on the legs there ...not going to ask how the hat braid went astray when working on legs ...lol

This is going to be a lovely Figure once ready to paint ...look forward to seeing more

Have fun at the bench

Nap

Cheers Kev, yes quite happy with the mend. Might have to start pinning the whole leg in future. The hat became a handle as I worked on the leg, this is one reason I like to start from the bottom up.

Cheers Simon

 

[NigelR]

The plastic putty surgeon strikes! And in a good way......

 

[Briggsy]

The plastic putty surgeon strikes! And in a good way......

Yeah not a job I want to do too often.

Cheers Simon

 

[MalcC]

The plastic putty surgeon strikes! And in a good way......

I agree with Nigel, nicely done. fingers crossed it won't happen again.

Malc

 

[Briggsy]

I agree with Nigel, nicely done. fingers crossed it won't happen again.

Malc

Cheers Malc, best not happen again because I really want to get to the painting stage.

Cheers Simon