Thanks Andy.
About the best I can offer as an SBS is the series of photos I have posted already. I didn't take any other pictures. Sorry.
As far as sculpting hints, I'm probably not the best one to ask. I would say, however, to just grab some sculpey and start sculpting. I sculpted the head in a few spur of the moment sessions. I think I would have been better off if I'd planned it out a bit more and kept more drawings in front of me showing facial proportions. I was more meticulous about the sculpting of the uniform. I found some photos of reenactors wearing similar uniforms to try to see how the creases looked and how the items drape on the body. I also looked at paintings and well sculpted figures to see how others interpreted the uniforms. The basic method I used to sculpt the uniform items, such as the lapels, was to put some putty of the approximate shape on the figure then manipulate it and trim it to the final shape when it was semi-hardened. This is all stuff I learned from looking at others articles and posts here and in books. I have learned a lot about how to work with putty from this site, especially Gary's posts.
I think you mentioned elsewhere that the figure you are working on is an Airfix figure? I have worked quite a bit with Historex figures which need a lot of re-shaping and putty work to look right. I like good old Miliput for reshaping these because I can feather into the plastic with a wet brush better than other putties. A&B works well for this also.
I still have a lot to learn, but maybe I should post an SBS for my next one.
Hope this helps,
Barry
