Highwayman Bust, 1/10th scale conversion

[tonydawe]

Hi guys,

Last night I started a new project, a conversion of Young Miniature's Pirate bust to an English Highwayman.

The bust is a group build project being undertaken by several members of the Historical Military Figures Society of Western Australia, and is being very well supported by Ian Harries ("busso boy") at Empire Hobbies and Young Miniatures. Thanks Ian and Young

Rather than simply build and paint this bust OOB, I decided to convert him. I was not planning to include the monkey anyway, and once I decided it was going to be a converted bust, I decided to go all the way and make major changes.

I used my dremel to grind off most of the surface details and texture on the upper body, and I plan to sculpt the right arm holding a pistol across his chest using Super Sculpey Firm Grey.

Hope you like it. Any comments/ suggestions are welcome.

 

[housecarl]

Great idea Tony, I will be watching with interest.
Carl.

 

[Andreas W.]

looks quite nice! great idea.

Will be watching


Andreas

 

[tonydawe]

Cheers Carl, like you I've got quite a few projects on the go at the moment. This one will take some time, so I'll work on it in small stages over the coming weeks and months.

Thanks Andreas, I appreciate your comments mate.

Hopefully some of the other HMFS members who are doing this bust will post some WIP pics soon and we can all see what they're doing -hint hint. C'mon Khogor and Figure Lover (Scott & Ben), let's see your pics guys!!

 

[red tom]

I like the idea Tony and will watch avidly best wishes Tom

 

[mil-mart]

Tony, great idea, will be watching.

Cheers Ken

 

[tonydawe]

Thanks Tom and Ken, I always appreciate your comments my friends

 

[1969]

Great idea for a conversion mate and you are of to good start, nice to see you sculpting again, thought for a moment you had given it up and gone back to solely painting

Steve

 

[gothicgeek]

Hi Tony.

Following with interest



Mark

 

[tonydawe]

G'day Steve, and thanks mate I appreciate your encouragement. To be honest I've been itching to sculpt something again but couldn't find a project that I really wanted to do (and was within my limited capabilities). I'll be seeking your help when it comes time to sculpt the hand holding the pistol.

 

[tonydawe]

Cheers Mark, I hope to make some progress on building the right arm tomorrow. I appreciate your interest.

 

[1969]

I'll be seeking your help when it comes time to sculpt the hand holding the pistol.

No problem mate, good to see you pushing the putty around again.
Are you going to use the kit pistol for the conversion ?

Steve

 

[carl reid]

Hi Tony,

Great start mate! I'm looking forward to seeing this painted,

Carl

 

[tonydawe]

Yeah, I'll use the pistol in the kit. It's got a lot of good detail on it.

 

[davidmitchell]

Great work so far Tony,wasn't a fan of this bust but really like what you have done with it.

Cheers David

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Carl,

Thanks for your comments mate. I hope I can do a good job on him.

Hi Dave, thanks mate. I must admit the Pirate bust didn't appeal to me either (particularly that stupid monkey on his back) but a Highwayman is also a Pirate, just a little drier than most.

 

[megroot]

That's a great conversion. How do you come to the idea.
I never had these idea's to convert something....and i must admit i don't have the guts.
Great work Tony, and looking forward to your next step.

Marc

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Marc,

The hat was the key to the conversion for me. It's typical of the sort worn by Highwayman in the movies, such as Dick Turpin. Practically everything else on the original bust has been sanded off with the dremel or changed with Super Sculpey.

By the way Marc, you've now made 9,999 posts on pF. One more and you get a free set of steak knives.

 

[tonydawe]

Hi guys,

Here's some updated pics. I'm curious to know how you guys sculpt hands, particularly hands holding pistols. Do you make a wire frame for each finger and wrap the wire onto the pistol grip or do you simply sculpt the hand straight onto the pistol?? Any advice/ suggestions would be welcome as I've never sculpted hands before.

 

[BobLff257]

Interesting subject Tony, and you sculpt too!.Well done mate, looking forward to seeing it progress.

Rob.

PS have you received my e-mail