As a beginner, every time I see other people work, I wonder on how the result as been achieved, rater than the final result by itself. This is the reason for which I really enjoy seeing detailed step by step, like some people does here in Planet.
Really, I've nothing to teach here, just showing the way I do it.
The figure is one of the recent releases of La Meridiana, a beautiful XV century Italian mercenary, sculpted by Stefano Sartorello (here the box art version painted by Massimo Moro).
The kit (RI54-11) is composed by 15 pieces of white metal.
About the how-to issue, looking at the setting, it seems to me that the sculptor does not use latex gloves... :lol:
Anyway, aside such foolishness, the overall casting is very good, only few and very tiny mould lines, with all pieces fitting well.
Note also the three little metal tips attached to the ref sheet, to build the "corsesca palmata" lance, a tipical italian arm, I think one of the most painful of that age.
The main reason for which I like this kit is the amusing goat which comes with the mercenary. I don't like to build the figure as it comes from the box, so taking advantage of a such beautiful beast, I've planned a more appropiate pose, rather than the disconsolate default.
The only (visual) reference I have about this kind of soldiers, aside some Osprey book, is the italian version of one book from Crowood Press, "Medieval Military Costume", by Gerry Embleton, with a lot of full colour pictures.
For the goat, the web is a good source, as you can see from the grabbed picures.
Really, I've nothing to teach here, just showing the way I do it.
The figure is one of the recent releases of La Meridiana, a beautiful XV century Italian mercenary, sculpted by Stefano Sartorello (here the box art version painted by Massimo Moro).
The kit (RI54-11) is composed by 15 pieces of white metal.
About the how-to issue, looking at the setting, it seems to me that the sculptor does not use latex gloves... :lol:
Anyway, aside such foolishness, the overall casting is very good, only few and very tiny mould lines, with all pieces fitting well.
Note also the three little metal tips attached to the ref sheet, to build the "corsesca palmata" lance, a tipical italian arm, I think one of the most painful of that age.
The main reason for which I like this kit is the amusing goat which comes with the mercenary. I don't like to build the figure as it comes from the box, so taking advantage of a such beautiful beast, I've planned a more appropiate pose, rather than the disconsolate default.
The only (visual) reference I have about this kind of soldiers, aside some Osprey book, is the italian version of one book from Crowood Press, "Medieval Military Costume", by Gerry Embleton, with a lot of full colour pictures.
For the goat, the web is a good source, as you can see from the grabbed picures.
