Review African Woman from Albu Miniatures

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Hi Folks

Following on from my introduction of ALBU MINIATURES here:

https://www.planetfigure.com/posts/1052106/

in it I promised to share a look at a piece I purchased from ALAIN BUTAEYE ( PF member Albu ), I chose 2 one being this:




Click on pictures for a larger view


Note : This version is slightly different in respect the earrings

Details of the release:

Title : Africaine ( African )

Reference: N/A

Scale: 1/10th

Material: Light Gray resin

No of Pieces: 2 Resin and 3 sets of circular earrings

Sculptor: Alain Butaeye

Box Art : N/A



The shipping was fast and efficient with the model being received in a resealable bag and then packed in bubblewrap , when shipping to all others resin is in a bag in a cardboard box as well , a colour photo is also included


The sculpt depicts a proud african woman looking up over towards the left and wearing a high head wrap with a conch shell necklace with the clothing gently falling down over her left shoulder revealing the upper torso

A colorful subject for sure here are some idea's for the wrap/turban/flesh tones



A conch shell necklace as seen on the bust



Parts consist of 3 2 resin the main figure and a piece of the wrap , you then have the choice of earrings to use as you wish ...or you could use others as in the above coloured pictures

Prep


On a first look very little ...out came the optivisor and this was confirmed consisting of fitting the piece of the head wrap/turban and simply removing a small fine cast line at the rear and the small excess resin on the underside

General comments

• Resin is very smoothly cast
• Casting is very good indeed with minimal prep as above
• Details are very good indeed
• Features are very well shown

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Onto the resin

Main Torso

I am very impressed with the overall look of this piece head raised to the left , the neck muscles straining with the posture , very good definition on the neck

The facial features are without doubt captured very well by Alain with good defined eyes , nice work on the nose and the lips ( these being fuller ) , the ears themselves have holes ready to take the earrings

Being worn is the turban/Wrap and thsi si a mass of well positioned folds all looking very natural , its a pleasure to see such traditional sculpting skill

Underneath the material we have a small amount of hair peeking out , textured

Worn around the neck is a lovely looking version of a conch shell necklace , each shell is good and no miss casting , the shells are held on a cord , this hangs casually at the back

The clothing is a lightweight material with the female form showing , sculpted with care and not overdone , the material itself has nice natural folds worked in ....you can of course paint a pattern on it or plain with a slight see through look ...a nice painting challenge

The small piece of the wrap fits easily into place after a small amount of resin is removed , again it shows the same excellent folds on the material



The Earrings

A choice of 3 sizes , in copper , how you use them is entirely up to you , I quite fancy them all hanging down in a line


Final Thoughts

I don't normally do non military but this is one that will be on my bench soon , the sculpting is a reall nice piece of work , so many options , both colourful and plain , and the challenge of course with the skin as well .
I am really happy I got this and I have a feeling it won't be my last , it great to support the smaller companies
Thank you to Albu for the fast shipping and for sculpting the piece

A company to bookmark and the website is well worth a visit

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Contact Alain via PF or also via website and follow his blog

https://albuminiatures.wixsite.com/albu

https://albuminiatures.wixsite.com/albu/blog

You can also look at his club website ( Le Lancier Pictave )

http://lelancierpictave.e-monsite.com/

Some great work, including in the galleries including Alain's

http://lelancierpictave.e-monsite.com/pages/galerie/

Thanks for looking in

Happy benchtime

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[Jimbo]

Hi Kev,
She looks nicely sculpted and casted, I thought at first that her head was twisted too far round to the left, but looking at some of the other pics you've provided proves me wrong, she looks good, I like the steampunk girl bust but I don't think that is available for purchase?...is it?
Cheers
Jim

 

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Hi Kev,
She looks nicely sculpted and casted, I thought at first that her head was twisted too far round to the left, but looking at some of the other pics you've provided proves me wrong, she looks good, I like the steampunk girl bust but I don't think that is available for purchase?...is it?
Cheers
Jim

She is mate , the neck position is just right .....have a look on the website the available pieces are on the side with " par Albu "

Looking forward to painting it

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[Albu]

Hello Kevin,
thank you for all the praise!
I'm very happy that you like this bust.
I think you will be able to have fun and the color scheme is limitless in terms of clothing or even skin color.
I wish you a good painting and will take pleasure in following the progress
Take good care of yourself