Cheyenne Wolf Scout - Seil Miniature Review

[Guy]

SH75007
Cheyenne Wolf Scout, 19th Century
Sculpted by Sergey Zlobov
Painted by Kim Man Jin
75mm white metal
36 parts / lead foil for reins

The Cheyenne Wolf Scout was sculpted by the talented hands of Sergey Zlobov and is shown in his vbench section on the planet.

The kit is comprised of 36 white metal parts plus a small lead sheet supplied for the reins. There is also a brass etched name plaque with screws supplied with the kit. A detailed painting guide is also supplied within the kit. It comes in Seils large sturdy black box with additional color guide on the slip cover.

Cheyenne Wolf Scout - The Figure

Above we see the parts seperated to build the figure. Minimal seam lines and flashing (staff) to remove.

Above is the main torso showing the front and back view. The arms and legs are cast separtely and would require filling (magic sculpt) at their joints.

Above are the 4 sides of the head showing excellent detail to the wolf' head cape as well as facial features of a Native American.

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[Guy]

Above are the legs and arms that once attached will need minor filling at the seam line with the torso.

Above is the Lance decorated with trade cloth and feathers. The needs to be cleaning of a thin flash between the lance and the trade cloth as well as the tips of the feathers. I used a scapel and had the lance cleaned and ready for primer in about 20 minutes.

Above are the seperate casted parts to the loincloth and wolf skin cape that go on the back of the torso. Light flash to be cleaned between wolf skin tail.

Above is the shield and trade cloth that attaches to the back of the figure. There was a small bag of feathers included in the kit for decorating the shield and lance.

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[Guy]

Cheyenne Wolf Scout - The Horse

Above are the parts to the horse including the base. There is a steel rod in the legs to prevent metal fatigue. I cleaned off the mold spurs to check horse half fittment and found the fit to be good and will require an average amount of filler (magic sculpt) to be used to fill and smooth the joints.

Above are the 2 horse halves together with the legs fit down into the metal base provided. I wanted to see if the legs actually aligned with the holes. They did. You can also see the slight gap (less once epoxy is used in assembly) in the rear end of the horse.

Above is the 2 sides of the horses head. The ears are cast sepertley and were in the bag along with the feathers.

Above are the well detailed mane and tail which fit well in their prospective locations.

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[Guy]

Below are additional box art photos of the figure painted by Kim Man Jin.

Conclusion:
An excellent kit depicting a Northern Cheyenne. Fitment of parts was good and the horse required the normal pre-work that all horses do. Highly reccomended for all miniaturist and collectors of Native American figures.
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[AJLaFleche]

Guy, you note above the horse's legs are reinforced (a good thing to do). How did you learn of this? Was this listed on the instructions or on the website? I have the 54mm Crow in a similar pose and I'm concerned about eventual fatigue.
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[Guy]

In one of the legs you could see the rod. I emailed Seil asking about this and they replied it was the reinforcing rod to prevent metal fatigue and they used this method in all the rearing horses.

 

[AJLaFleche]

That's good to know. Glad I didn't try to cut the legs on mine to insert rods.