79th New York (The Highlanders)

[Old Pete]

Hi All,
Since I,m new here I thought you might like to see some of my stuff, this is a bust I made a while ago, some of you may have seen it before. It,s a Sergeant of the 79th New York c1861 from sculpy the body is resin with sculpy details.It is painted in oils over Plaka .
Here some in progress shots and some of the painted bust. Comments are welcome.

 

[Kisifer]

Beautiful bust George.. i haven't seen a highlander in this uniform before. Great job mate.

 

[Automata]

Nice job George.

What is the crackled stuff in the first photo? Is it Sculpey?

Barry

 

[Old Pete]

Hi Barry,
the crackled stuff is the resin body before a thin layer of Sculpy was applied and the details sculpted it cracks from the heat in the oven when baking the Sculpy
George

 

[Old Pete]

Hi Xenofojavascript:emoticon('')
smilien,
Thanks for the compliment, This Regiment was in the Union Army during the Civil War it was formed by Scotsmen living in New York
George

 

[garyjd]

George, Nice job on the 79yh. Keep em comin.~Gary