WIP Critique Heavy Metal

[Briggsy]

I have started work on the Trooper, but I'm having a hard time with my eyes. The doctor didn't think I needed an injection in my eye last time I visited. Consequently there is a central blur in my right eye and just using that eye everything is darker. The worst part is my depth perception is knackered. Not too happy about this but I have more appointments next week and the week after, so hope to get it fixed.

Anyway you didn't come here to hear me whinging. Not happy with the face but can't really do much about that till the eye is fixed. His boots and riding breeches are well underway and some blocking in has been done on other parts. Also got cracking on the saddle.



I am quite amazed that I haven't snapped his sword yet but it is early days so no doubt I'll end up replacing it with a hammered out brass one like the General got.

I have also been playing with a few other figures as sculpting is easier at the mo than painting.



They are from L to R a Trooper 3rd Dragoon Guards, an officer of the Vistula Legion and Lt Col Girdar Singh Bahadur OBI, the commandant of the Bharatpur Infantry. Bharatpur being one of the independent Indian states during the Colonial era.

Now I'm going to have a nice vindaloo from the local curry house, nice.

Simon

 

[Merryweather]

Blimey sorry to hear about your eye Simon. Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Love the new stuff!

 

[Malkie]

I'm sorry to hear about the eye Simon, but on the plus side I do like your new sculpts especially the Vistula Legion Officer he just has that hint of arrogance about him.

Malkie

 

[Briggsy]

Blimey sorry to hear about your eye Simon. Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Love the new stuff!

Cheers Neil, I'm sure it will get sorted, just very frustrating at the moment.

I'm sorry to hear about the eye Simon, but on the plus side I do like your new sculpts especially the Vistula Legion Officer he just has that hint of arrogance about him.

Malkie

Thanks Malkie, can't complain, just got to look at Roger Saunders Hornet heads and he only has one good eye!

Simon

 

[BRAN]

I hope your eye will heal quickly and that you will regain good vision. My mother-in-law also had injections in her eye but she suffered from AMD (I don't know what it's called in English), I hope your problem is less serious.
To return to a lighter subject, I admire the results you obtain on such small figurines. Bravo Simon !!

 

[Briggsy]

I hope your eye will heal quickly and that you will regain good vision. My mother-in-law also had injections in her eye but she suffered from AMD (I don't know what it's called in English), I hope your problem is less serious.
To return to a lighter subject, I admire the results you obtain on such small figurines. Bravo Simon !!

Cheers Bran, mine is a leak due to high blood pressure and the injections stabilise it. Your mother in law has I believe Age Related Macula Degeneration, my wife has that in her right eye. Left untreated I would still loose the sight in that eye, but on the bright side I have another!

I used to do these conversions with 1/35th scale figures, Historex being that much larger are easier. To be fair though I don't like larger figures.

Simon