Elizabeth I - Ademola 22 Review

[Guy]

Elizabeth I, 1533 - 1603
200mm resin
6 parts
Sculpter & Painter unknown

Elizabeth I arrived in the mail today from Poland and after seeing the box art version posted in the new releases I dropped what I was doing and immediately opened the package.

Carefully wrapped in layers of bubble the baggie containing all the parts except the plinth was exposed. A sturdy black box with the color photo on the top for reference. The bust consisted of 6 resin parts.

Head
2 earrings
upper bust torso
collar
base plinth

I was amazed at the detail as you will see in the following photos. I immediately began taking photos so I could clean off the mold blocks and see how the kit dry-fitted. I usually don't clean up a kit and take the photos with just the mold blocks attached. Because of the immense amount of detail I decided to take photos of the kit before and after clean-up.

Above is the beautifully sculpted head. The four views show the attention to detail the sculpter has labored into the bust. The curls of her hair, tiny ringlets at her temples all make the bust what it is.

Above is the upper torso portion of the bust kit with the mold blocks attached. They were cut off easily with a jewelers saw later in the review.

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[Guy]

Above shows the 4 views of the collar with the mold block attached. Again a jewelers saw was used to remove the blocks. The bottom close-up shows the immense amount of detail sculpted into the collar.

Above is the chest torso cleaned away from the block and sitting on the base plinth. A small hole has been pre-drilled to accomadate the bust and fits down snuggly onto the plinth.

Above we see the head / neck part dry-fited down into the cavity. A tight fit and no clean-up needed prior to dry-fitting.

Above we see the collar dry-fitted to the bust from above and behind the head. On each side of the dress line there is a locater slot to insure the proper fit and placement.

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[Guy]

Additional close-ups

Above shows the attention to detail of the hair as well as the pearl string wound through her hair on top.

Above is another view showing the tight fitment of the head down into the neck cavity.

Above are additional close-ups showing the attention to detail in the clothing as well as the jewelry she is wearing.

Additional Box art photos

Conclusion:
This is without a doubt the nicest sculpted bust I have seen in my miniature hobby years. The only seam line was on the back of the neck, easily removed. The attention to detail is astounding and ranks this bust as one of the best on the market. The size of the bust is more than 200mm and was quite surprising to see it when I first opened it.

Highly recommended - this cries to be painted!

Ademola 22 web-site
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R215
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[vergilius]

Thanks for the review.
It's a wonderful, highly detailed bust !

 

[megroot]

Absolutely fabulous. That collar is amazing.

marc

 

[Lovejoy]

A real work of art - I'm tempted to buy it just so I can stare at that collar!

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Just the casting is a piece of art. I might consider it just for the beuty of it.
Do they have a homepage or retailer?

Cheers

 

[Sambaman]

VERY NICE! A great change of pace subject wise, and how can you beat all that detail. Guy, thanks for sharing!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[Mark S]

Thanks for the close up look at the kit,Guy.
It's good to know the cast is as good as it appears.
It's a pearler of a bust,if I may.
The box art painter really knows how to paint a pearl - and an anaemic monarch with alot of lead based cosmetics.
Great bust!

 

[MattS]

Lovely sculpting on this one. The boxart doesn't do it justice though, I think. Wonderful sculpt. That collar is especially well done. She also has a very period looking face. Thanks for posting the pics.

 

[Jacek Spychalski]

Do they have a homepage or retailer?

http://www.ademola22.com/

Regards
Jacek

 

["Tarakaman"]

Great review on a great bust thanks Guy!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[simone]

The creators of this Bust (and many others) are maby Mr. Roman Rux and Mr. Jean Philippe Inguenaud, from Poland. It's a great job of sculpting and painting.
Wonderful work. Greetings