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DaddyO

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I recently bought an old Pegaso 54mm mounted figure from Fleabay which was missing the horse and a couple of bits. Originally intended to be a 'Templar knight' I believe, but the horse had been nabbed for another project by it's previous owner and I bought it on a whim.

Anyway like most folks I've a bit more time on my hands at the moment so I decided I'd spend some of it playing about with this rather than painting for the last few days . . .

The figure was quite nice although I unglued everything and re-glued with 24 hour Araldite and pinned all the joints with paperclips so there was no danger of it coming apart. I also filled the slot in the helmet since I won't be using teh crest on this (although I may add some horns from plastic card if the mood takes me later)
Rooting through the spares box of horses I found the old Airfix Cuirrassier which was a suitable size and 'weight' for a proper destrier (The Historex ones are a bit delicate for a proper knights steed IMO). I carved off the bridle and rebuilt the mouth area to give it a set of fuller lips and added both sets of teeth since the mouth was open (all using Miliput) The ears came from Historex, I think, and were glued on in reverse given the brutality of the pose

Next up was adding some strength to the back legs to make sure that we won't have a 'nose dive' at a later date :p No easy way to do this other than carve a great trough into the legs and bend some piano wire to suit. After much muttering and cursing this was done and they were glued into place with Araldite.

Once everything was dry I filled the gaps and added some fetlocks and hairs around the hooves (Duro putty and Miliput) and the two halves were glued together top see what we had. :)
A final touch was to sculpt some, ahem, 'gentleman parts' since these would be obvious due to the pose and very apparent if they were not on display so to speak :cautious:
Hooves and other delicate pieces will be added later.

Next up a new horse cloth . . .

Stay safe folks
Paul

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Hi Paul


Blimey there's a lot of bits box being brought out .......yours must be pretty dashed full

Great horse look very much like the " tanks" used ...like the work on the hooves .......

And "Ahem ....the Gentlemans bits"

Following with interest

Happy benchtime

Stay safe

Nap
 
Cheers guys (y)

Like most of my age I cut my teeth on these old Airfix models and I must say they stand up really well given some date back to the late 70's (I'm guessing) so it's a pleasure to remind myself of those halcyon days :love: (I really must get hold of some of the old Cavalier/Roundhead models for a little vignette which I never got round to back in the day)

I've been playing about with the horse furniture Richard. The saddle that came with the figure is a bit crude and lacks the pronounced horns on the back of the saddle; I've tried carving and re-shaping, but I think it's probably going to be easier to build it up from the horse. I've got a few Osprey books covering the period and there are some fine illustrations (By Christina Hook I think) showing the saddle constructions and how the shape changed over time. I'm probably going for a simple square 'blanket' with the raised front and curved horns at the rear of the saddle, but not much will be seen under the riders coat tails. (Interesting some of the early saddles appear to use a pair of straps which cross over under the belly rather than the usual single one. Given what will be seen I'll go for a single strap)

Luckily my cheap glossy 'horse reference book' has a few heavy horses (and their personal anatomy) in it so no need for me to go wondering down to the stables with a camera getting funny looks :p

I'm making the Caparison in 4 pieces in situ once I've done the head part. I'm using a mixture of Miliput and Duro since that's what I've got and the combination gives a bit of flexibility to the hanging fabric.

Cheers for now
Paul
 
Thanks Fella's - glad it's proving of interest :)

Finished the face part of the caprison now and put on the first of four pieces for the main part which I'll leave to dry before doing the next couple tomorrow.
I found the best way to use the putty (Duro/Miliput in roughly equal parts) was to leave it for a few minutes then roll it out thinly on a piece of glass using talcum powder to stop it sticking (I use a an old spray can as a improv. rolling pin) and then wet (I say wet what I actually do is lick it :whistle:) to revive a bit of stickiness and flop it into position rubbing down with a brush. I had several attempts at being clever and trying to cut a paper pattern, but found after several frustrating goes that it was easier for me to cut it in situ. To cut the round eye holes and ear holes I'd sharpened a couple of different sizes of brass tube by running a scalpel blade around the inside edge .

Incidentally not sure if my Duro is getting a bit old, but when rolling out I often find a couple of tiny hard lumps which need to be picked out - bit of a nuisance, but there you go.

I'll stick up a couple of pics once I've finished the whole caprison.
Toodlepip
Paul
 
Hi Paul

Certainly is interesting ..good on ya

I hope the glass is on the bench and not in window .....as for licking the putty ......just can imagine the image and what tge family must think ....lol

Looking forward to seeing your updates when you can

Enjoy the licking and the caprison

Stay safe

Nap
 
Okay here's where we're at so far with this fella :)

Caprison is, as I mentioned, a mix of Duro and std. Miliput hence the colour. I've still got a few bit's to work on, but generally the shape is in place (I'll need to smooth it out next and go back over a few areas) Once I'd sorted the head area I added each corner in turn propping it carefully out of the way whilst it dried. Final bit was the area around the neck and bending them all together. The nice thing about this mix is you can sand it and carve it easily, but it retains a bit of flexibility which helps when your truly is having a clumsy moment.

Stay safe and hopefully enjoy the sun
Paul
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Hi Leggy

Goodness that's a lot of putty work and very nicely done , folds look natural , might me me but the material looks a little too deep on the front ??

Any thoughts on the design yet on the caprison ?

Thanks for sharing ..you clever putty pusher

Stay safe

Nap
 
Cheers Bob
Hi Leggy

Goodness that's a lot of putty work and very nicely done , folds look natural , might me me but the material looks a little too deep on the front ?

Nap

Might be looking at the pictures Nap - I'll have a wee measure once it's hardened off overnight;)
Wow Paul, fantastic putty work!
Thanks Chris glad you like it mate (y)

Nice use of the rolling pin mate, the horse looks dressed for battle. Coming along nicely

Cheers Bob :) All I've got to do now is sneak the rolling pin back before it's spotted that it has gone missing :ROFLMAO:

Stay safe folks and don't eat too many eggs
Paul
 
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