WIP Andy's Cossack

[amcairns]

Hi Martin,
Wow,Im enjoying your article very much.I like especially the detail you,ve added yourself,like the dagger and sash.
Cheers
Andy

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks a lot, Andy! You have sculpted a pretty figure - it makes a lot of fun to work with it!



Cheers

 

[Martin Antonenko]

84. Day, 3. March 2014

Today I have fixed the new sculpted sash-ends to the figure...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks Roger!

Cheers

 

[ChaosCossack]

All these small details are really coming together beautifully. Looks like we are getting close to the end, yes?

Colin

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Not yet, but nearly, Colin...

I have to paint the "unvisible side", the boots, the sabre, the coat and the cap...
And after that there is a base to be made...

Cheers

 

[Martin Antonenko]

85. Day, 4. March 2014

Painted the "unvible side"...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

86. Day, 6. March 2014
Now the boots of our Cossacks on the list!
The color of these boots is all about everything , green, red , even yellow !

However, only two colors come for my Cossacks seriously into consideration : Leather " natural " or black.
Since I have boots from " natural leather " already in my collection (the " thick red Cossack " after Repin painting , see gallery) are now black the boots of Andy Kozak .
I've used these colors to ... :

These boots were originally very soft and comfortable , not as hard as today's riding boots - I have endeavored to show that, as I have deep wrinkles as possible and very high lights painted .
The first boot page has become just finished ... :

You could still increase the effect by placing one or a few targeted high lights to the pure white - but then would the boots look like "shiny" and " cleaned ", what I want to avoid ...

 

[Martin Antonenko]

87. Day, 7. March 2014

First boot – the other side…:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

88. Day, 10. March 2014

Today I covered the boot with two very thin dark brown glazes,witt this color...:

The pretty monotonous "Black Grey" now goes one direction eating brown and makes it some more interesting and also it were "alive" ...

Tomorrow I will continue with the second boot.

 

[Martin Antonenko]

89. Day, 12. March 2014

Second boot started.

Wip-Result ...:

If you look closely, you can see at the rear (on the photo) boot for comparison the effect of the dark brown glazes ...

 

[Martin Antonenko]

90. Day, 12. March 2014

Second boot ready…:

 

[Ferris]

Nearly done Martin! It's looking impressive!

Cheers,
Adrian

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks a lot, Adrian!

Cheers

 

[Martin Antonenko]

91. Day, 13. March 2014

We come to the next detail - the saber ...

There were different models , seriously come into consideration for a Cossack that time , however, only two types:

First of all , the Ottoman " Karabela " saber ( " Karabela " = Ottoman " Black Death " ), a heavy saber with the typical eagle head ...

The "Karabela" has been improved in Poland-Lithuania and was worn frequently by Cossacks that time ... :

But I fell back on my favorite saber, the also Ottoman Type " Pala " ... :

Such a saber also bears the " fat red Cossack " on the famous painting by Ilja Repin ... :

The "Pala " saber was an evolution of the - also Ottoman - type " Kilich " or " Kilitsch ", with an improved at the lower end - stable - blade.

Here "Kilitch " ( above) and " Pala " saber blade in comparison ... :

At the " Pala " I especially like the typical pistol- grip and the very broad , but very filigree guard !

A " Karabela " type (see above) may not look as elegant as a "Pala" ! For that a " Pala -Saber" I had Andy proposed - and he has also made ​​him !

My version had unfortunately made ​​the journey from New Zealand halfway around the world not without prejudice - a part of the guard was broken in the package ... :

I had the whole thing so justly ground when serging that it is not noticed so ... :

But it WAS noticed by the creator of the figure, Andy, who closely watched my work in the forum!
Without being asked - only after he had seen my saber on a photo - Andy sent me even a spare saber where the guard was completely ... :

This I call, really great service ! Thanks Andy!

Now I had the thing only cut off without break from the very tight sprue block.

Again I have fixed a pin wire to the tip of a soldering iron ...

The part was cut with heat - go through Resin as through butter .

Now the cut-out saber is in front of me - and I have "only" to clean it without break anything ...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

92. Day, 17. March 2014
Today, the small sword is cleaned - and I before this point here ...

... I had really a little jitters because I had to work directly on the very thin guard here .

Fortunately, however, everything has gone off without breaking - here the original piece and the new part in a direct comparison ... :

Then the sword comes into the ultrasonic bath ...

... is then rinsed in clean water , dried and mounted on a toothpick ...

... and finally primed.

Then I painted it with these colors - an orgy of silver and brass ... :

In contrast to the " magnificent " metal parts has been reached with these colors ...

...simple brown painted .

Here is the ready weapon ... :

 

[Joe55]

I'm now struggling to find words of praise for your work. However, you give us a tickle with your description for painting the saber as, "....- an orgy of silver and brass...." Well done Sir !

Joe

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thanks Joe!

Cheers

 

[ChaosCossack]

Excellent work Martin.
We are getting close to the end of this project... Can't wait!!!

Bring it home!

Colin

 

[amcairns]

Hi Martin,
You certainly have a way with metallics,looks good.
andy