AJLaFleche
A Fixture
Here is Seil’s completed 54mm mounted Crow warrior with wolf/dog by Andrea.
The clothing beadwork is based on patterns in the Osprey “American Plains Indians” book. He is wearing a hawk headdress which I painted as a sharp shinned hawk which fit the scale size (about 12 inches) and is found in the northern plains, home to the Crow or Absarokee tribe.
The skin saddle, which some people thought to be a bear, is a mountain lion and painted as such, based on photos from the internet.
In painting this figure I researched the Appaloosa horse and found they often have striped hooves which are replicated. Their sclera, the whites of the eyes, normally shows as well. The mane and tail were painted white and given a full or partial Payne’s Gray oil wash. There is a bit of gray dappling around the eyes and lips.
I took the spare feather headdress and added it the horse’s mane. The rein is cotton thread rather than the included lead foil which I fear would have been hard to cut.
The kit includes white metal foil for the longer fringe on the rifle case and white metal for the end piece. I thought the original die cut on the long fringe looked too wide. Cutting it did not work out so I replaced it with wine bottle foil which I was able to cut into thin strips. I did the same with the end piece.
Seil also includes a nicely engraved name plate. I bought the base right after buying the kit at MFCA last spring. When I walked past it on the display table, I knew I had to have the base for this kit.
Enjoy.
The clothing beadwork is based on patterns in the Osprey “American Plains Indians” book. He is wearing a hawk headdress which I painted as a sharp shinned hawk which fit the scale size (about 12 inches) and is found in the northern plains, home to the Crow or Absarokee tribe.
The skin saddle, which some people thought to be a bear, is a mountain lion and painted as such, based on photos from the internet.
In painting this figure I researched the Appaloosa horse and found they often have striped hooves which are replicated. Their sclera, the whites of the eyes, normally shows as well. The mane and tail were painted white and given a full or partial Payne’s Gray oil wash. There is a bit of gray dappling around the eyes and lips.
I took the spare feather headdress and added it the horse’s mane. The rein is cotton thread rather than the included lead foil which I fear would have been hard to cut.
The kit includes white metal foil for the longer fringe on the rifle case and white metal for the end piece. I thought the original die cut on the long fringe looked too wide. Cutting it did not work out so I replaced it with wine bottle foil which I was able to cut into thin strips. I did the same with the end piece.
Seil also includes a nicely engraved name plate. I bought the base right after buying the kit at MFCA last spring. When I walked past it on the display table, I knew I had to have the base for this kit.
Enjoy.
