WIP Defending the mission station hospital door

[chailey]

This is reminds me of a boxed diorama by the late, great Shep Paine, can't wait to see it completed.
Watching with interest!

 

[Richie]

Hi All,
Finally managed to get up see Pete last weekend for the bases I ordered. Had a great hour or two with Pete some good laughs and a good cuppa.

A good time at the bench, I have now made the stone floor and secured the façade in place. I have also finished the bottom half of thrusting figure, will start to work more on the torso tomorrow.
cheers
Richie

 

[malc]

Wicked

Love the hand with spear in the opening.

 

[Nap]

Hi Richie

Certainly a very productive tine at the bench , the base looks great agree with Malc ref the hand ...adds to the story nicely

Nice thrusting as well

Look forward to seeing more from you on this

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Richie]

Hi Malc,
Thank you, I did think about splitting the door in places and a spear or two coming through, but I think one arm is enough to contribute to the story.
cheers
Richie

Hi Kev,
Thank you, lots more to come.
cheers
Richie

 

[Richie]

Hi All,
Had a day off today so I've moved this on a bit more. The first figure thrusting has had the top half completed to about 90%. I have cut back the figure next to him somewhat and got the hands positioned to the Martini also added the foreign service helmet. The figure against the wall has also had the hand positions done to the Martini Henry. Still a lot to do on these but moving in the right direction. Tomorrow I will start over sculpting the figures now I have a new supply of milliput.
cheers
Richie

 

[Richard Baxter]

Great work Richie, very atmospheric.

 

[Wings5797]

Nice prograss Richie.
Looking really good Mate.
Keith

 

[Richie]

Great work Richie, very atmospheric.

Hi Rich,
I hope you are well mate, thank you, hoping to have good day tomorrow and some time in on Sunday too.
cheers
Richie

Nice prograss Richie.

Looking really good Mate.

Keith

Hi Keith
How's things mate, thank you. I must really praise Carl for animation and facial expressions, having those two for this project has made it so much more easy.
cheers
Richie

 

[1969]

This is coming along nicely mate, very dynamic scene with the 3 figures in close proximity.
Hospital building looks nicely done also.
All the best
Steve

 

[Richie]

This is coming along nicely mate, very dynamic scene with the 3 figures in close proximity.

Hospital building looks nicely done also.

All the best

Steve

Hi Steve,
Thank you. Hope you, Sharone and the family are all well. The façade come out quite good but it's exhausted my balsa wood supply. I need to order some more as this might get extended in the future.

Lucky I found my Martini Henry's, you'll be getting an order before too long mate so I can replenish my stock. I have a few other projects in mind.
cheers
Richie

 

[1969]

I have a few other projects in mind.

I am sure you do mate, there's no end to your imagination when it comes to 1879 period

We are all fine thanks mate, hope you and Christine are well.

Cheers
Steve

 

[fogie]

Tidying up recently came across this 1976 Shep Paine effort. It's not in any way comparable with the quality
of your current project, but it might be of interest nonetheless.............



Mike

 

[Richie]

Hi All,
Firstly a massive thank you to Steve Readdie & Gordon Mitchell just two of my very good friends for without them producing their wonderful stuff this project may never have come to fruition.

Sorry for the lack of updates on this one, but I've been beavering away in the background. Everything is done although it's held together with blue tack, some final clean up needed and polishing needed but I have run out of wet and dry.
Apologies for the awful photo's, but you get the gist of it. The two outer figures have 5 button O.R. tunics and the centre figure in shirt order.
cheers
Richie

 

[baronband]

This is looking awesome,
you can feel the action and confined space.

John

 

[1969]

Coming along lovely Richie, nice tight composition which works nicely.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Richie]

This is looking awesome,

you can feel the action and confined space.



John

Hi John,
Thank you mate, might have a word with my club mate Paul he's great with fibre optics and when I get a final assembly and painting done. I might try to simulate fire in the thatch using fibre optics.
cheers
Richie

 

[Richie]

Coming along lovely Richie, nice tight composition which works nicely.

Cheers

Steve

Hi mate,
Thank you for all your continued help and support it has been awesome as usual. Glad you like the tight composition Steve, I may even do a companion in the future.
cheers
Richie
P.S. did you get your parts and the bayonet I posted.

 

[baronband]

Hi John,
Thank you mate, might have a word with my club mate Paul he's great with fibre optics and when I get a final assembly and painting done. I might try to simulate fire in the thatch using fibre optics.
cheers
Richie

Thats a great idea, I would like to see how that looks, it should give a very haunting look, as mentioned before, similar to Shep Payne's diorama.

John

 

[malc]

Looking really interesting, looking forward to seeing it polished as you say.

Stanley Bakers production Zulu is still one of my favourite films, and as for Nigel Green's colour sergeant Bourne.... need I say more.