Baltimore Guard 1861 Bust

[Jimbo]

This is a 1/9 scale bust of a United States Baltimore Guard 1861, sculpted in milliput/magisculpt & super sculpey, the head came out of my spares box & I'm not sure what kit it belonged to, it's bit of an unusual subject for me as I don't normally sculpt parade square uniformed figures but this did start off life as a Crimean Grenadier Guard 1854, then I thought what the hell there's loads of them been done so lets do something different, but along similar lines, his uniform colour is: Black bearskin with gold front tassel, Dark Blue/Black tunic with light blue collar facings with a gold trim, light blue epaulettes with a gold crescent & light blue fringe, the cartridge belt will be black, all buttons being gold, rank markings would be "I believe" Light blue with possibly a gold trim, as I said a Guardsman with a difference.
This Regiment was used to stop rioting in Baltimore during the early part of The American civil war when Maryland was split between the Union & the confederacy, it was said that the Baltimore Guard were seen marching through the streets of Baltimore wearing bearskins taller then a Grenadiers & wearing their full dress uniform as described.
Cheers
Jim

 

[Nap]

Right Jimbo ,

Now you just listen to me young man ....I rather like this ...nice work on the facial hair and the uniform looks very smart

The rank badges look to be slightly hanging over the edge of the arm ..might be the piccy ...that aside the epaulettes and fringes look great

....now get it painted before I see you on the 24th

Nap

 

[Gra30]

Nice work Jim,
I recognise that head was once an RM and comes with my DM Moz sculpted it.
Best wishes and will follow this, looks good mate

 

[Jimbo]

Nice work Jim,
I recognise that head was once an RM and comes with my DM Moz sculpted it.
Best wishes and will follow this, looks good mate

Ah! well done Gra thanks for solving the mystery, I wondered where it had come from! must have been a spare that you sent up to me a while ago as I've still got the DM to paint(hope the head's still in with the kit!) glad you like the good use I've put the head to, hope to get the brushes & some paint on it soon.
all the best
Jim

 

[Jimbo]

Right Jimbo ,

Now you just listen to me young man ....I rather like this ...nice work on the facial hair and the uniform looks very smart

The rank badges look to be slightly hanging over the edge of the arm ..might be the piccy ...that aside the epaulettes and fringes look great

....now get it painted before I see you on the 24th

Nap

Glad you like it Kev, with regards to getting some paint on it, is this to be done in between doing endless sculpting/conversion work for a certain biscuit chomping "gentleman" (I use the term very loosely) from the O0-Arr! boonies of Wiltshire?... Err-Ehmmm!
Cheers
Jim

 

[Wings5797]

Nice subject and great sculpting Jim.
Well done and a prosperous 2014 Mate.
Cheers,
Keith

 

[Jimbo]

Thanks Keith, much appreciated & a good new year to you also.
Cheers
Jim

 

[Nap]

Glad you like it Kev, with regards to getting some paint on it, is this to be done in between doing endless sculpting/conversion work for a certain biscuit chomping "gentleman" (I use the term very loosely) from the O0-Arr! boonies of Wiltshire?... Err-Ehmmm!
Cheers
Jim

No idea who you mean ..just don't get crumbs in the paint

See ya

Nap (aka a Gentleman boonie of Wiltshire)

 

[Gra30]

Ji

Ah! well done Gra thanks for solving the mystery, I wondered where it had come from! must have been a spare that you sent up to me a while ago as I've still got the DM to paint(hope the head's still in with the kit!) glad you like the good use I've put the head to, hope to get the brushes & some paint on it soon.
all the best
Jim

Jim, no probs as you can have anything you need
I really like the look and it is very crisp mate
If you want some more heads let me know as looking at this you could do a lot of others.
Best wishes
Gra

 

[Nap]

Hi Guys ,

'Ere our Jimbo this hasn't got legs .....BRILL ...

Gra ,

I will have anything ...kind offer to Jimbo mate he needs all the help ..thats why I eat his biccies .

Nap

 

[Jimbo]

Thanks Gra, that's really good of you, I will take you up on the offer, I must admit that head could be used for many different subjects, trouble is I have too many ideas rattling around in my noggin
Cheers
Jim

 

[swralph]

great work

 

[waterloo1815]

Jimbo - I wouldn't mind having one of these sneak into my GREAT GRAY ARMY!!!! HINT HINT!! Dave

 

[Jimbo]

Thanks for your comments guys very much appreciated,
Dave, I would like to see this one go commercial but the head is not my sculpt, it belongs to Gra (CGS Military Figures) so I can't really sell it for the casting of copies,
so what did you have in mind mate?
Cheers
Jim