WIP Austro-hungarian Mountain Troops - Bust 1/9

[Martin Antonenko]

"FJI"-cocarde on the cap: diameter 31 mm.

Cap-patch: 45x44 mm
http://www.sammlerecke.at/militaria/images/kais186.jpg

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[Figurenfreund66]

This is a patch of the Kaiserjäger !

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Hendryk

 

[Martin Antonenko]

This is a patch of the Kaiserjäger !

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Hendryk

Hendryk, the four Kaiserjaeger-Regiments and the kk Landwehr-Regiments (if they belong to the mountain troops as Landwehr-Regiment 4) had the same insignia.

BTW: Do You know the exact dimensions of the Kragenspiegel-Insignia (Stars and Edelweiss)?

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[Martin Antonenko]

Darko,

I am now not sure the measures that I have given you for the stars and the Edelweiss at the collar, possibly refer to the pre-war uniform, for my sources are as possibly misleading belonging to this case.

On your drawing that I have combined with an image of the original uniform, the stars are only very slightly at the size of the human iris, or the buttons on the cap, maximum 1,4/1,5 cm. The Edelweiss looks also much smaller, max 3,5 heigth I guess,

Drawing and original uniforms match here!

I advise you therefore that you just sculpt the size of the stars and the Edelweiss after this template...:

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[pokrad]

Darko,


I advise you therefore that you just sculpt the size of the stars and the Edelweiss after this template...:


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Ok, I agree that the dimensions of the collar are looking a bit too big. I'll stick to the photo you gave

 

[pokrad]

Decided to stop at this point - it is detailed enough to be a "template". So it goes in the owen now, and tomorow probably resin copy...

 

[Figurenfreund66]

Looks good so far .

Cheers

Hendryk

 

[pokrad]

Baked last night, had a few cracks, but lucky for me not on the head. MS filled the cracks just fine

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Looks good so far, congrets, Darko!

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[pokrad]

Thx !

Primed, sanded, primed, sanded, at least two more to passes go (man, this gray primer really shows errors) :

 

[Martin Antonenko]

I follow with interest...

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[Black Army]

Hello,

yes there are some hard lines yet. Maybe the resincopy would be easier to repair. I have allways problems by sanding sculpey (or other one component stuffs).

 

[pokrad]

Hello,

yes there are some hard lines yet. Maybe the resincopy would be easier to repair. I have allways problems by sanding sculpey (or other one component stuffs).

That is the plan, SuperSculpey is pain to sand. I'm pouring the rubber

 

[pokrad]

And the problems started
I ordered a new batch of rubber from my suplier, and last night opened the can and poured in the mold.
I saw what will hapen when I was pouring the rubber in the mold - rubber had viscosity of asphalt !!!
Off course, vacuum could not get the air out of rubber and there is air all over the place because of the viscosity,
as the rubber was droping in "chunks" from the cup. Resin copy is unusable even without pressure
Fortunatelly, I pulled the original out without any damage, and waiting the new batch of the rubber from a suplier...

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Fortunatelly, I pulled the original out without any damage,...

That's the most important! Good luck, Darko!

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[Black Army]

Brrr, what a... Fortunatly it wasn't a finished figure. Finished sculpey-figures you can't rescue from sick ruber without broken or damage.
I also hope you will have luck!

 

[pokrad]

Got a new batch of the rubber - same thing - so thick that it cant be vacuumed and poured.
The same rubber from the same suplier 2 months ago was OK, but it is clear now that all
the rubber they have now is messed up...
Viscosity on the can says 20000, but the real viscositi is more than 35000.
I was kind of desperate cause this is the only rubber I can get without ordering it from abroad.
Then decided to do and eksperiment. Tried with 6 different things to dilute it. Two of them WORKED !!!!
One of them was nitro-dilutant, but I was afraid to use it, as it could be agressive to the master.
The second one was Johnson baby oil. Yap, you can laugh, but it is working !!!
Mold is now done, so I'll continue with the uniform soon

 

[pokrad]

And here it is finally, buble free one-piece cast:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Good work - You got it, mate!

Cheers

 

[Figurenfreund66]

yes looks great

Cheers

Hendryk