Indian, ca. 1642, 54mm SBS

[Markus]

@Marc: Lots of thanks Marc !!! Looking on SBS`s about painting figures is looking so easy, too.... But we know this all needs especially one thing: Practice, practice and finally practice... So don`t worry about the putty - it is the same for me with the colors...

@Alfredinn: Thanks for for your feedback !!! You are right about the feet. They are a little bit short...

but that was the order of the company:
Body: 1,86m hight = 5,8mm, athletic, short feet...

 

[Angaliel]

I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JP

 

[Sambaman]

Markus, looking really good so far! Keep us posted!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[Markus]

@Jean Paul and Jay: Thank you very much for your feedbacks !!! I really appreciate it !!!

 

[Markus]

Hello Friends,

here are pics of the finished piece....it shows the indian chief Uncas.

It was sculpted for Thorsberg Miniatures and will be available soon.

 

[Alex Lopez]

Hi Markus, Thorsberg Miniatures will have a GREAT new.

Cheers,

Alex.

 

[jjgurk]

Excellent sbs Markus. Thanks for sharing.

John

 

[Markus]

Hello Alex and John,

thank you both very much for looking and commenting. I´m glad you like it !!!

Cheers,
Markus

 

[Francis Gekiere]

Markus, looking really good so far!

cheers,

francis

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hi Markus,
Nice job, I'm glad to see a native well represented. Native americans are my second passion after napoleonic uniforms, perhaps a memory of my toys and cartoons. Here your Uncas
Best regards, auf Wiedersehen
M

 

[MAB]

Hi Markus
Compliment another nice Job ......
The Rifle it's Delicius.........
Saluti MAB

 

[ArturM]

Amazing sculpture, my friend! Great work. Your figure looks impressive. I very like it.

Beste regards
Artur

 

[Guy]

Excellent work Markus.

 

[Markus]

Thank you all very much for looking and comenting !!! I really appreciate all your comments and feedbacks !!!

@Francis: Thank you very much !!!!

@marcellin: Lots of thanks for your feedback and your kind words !!! Nice to hear, that you like it, especially because we share some of the same passions !!!

@Maurizio: Thank you very much for your kind coment !!! It is a real pleasure to read such a compliment of a Grand Master !!!

@Artur: Thank you very much my friend !!! Glad you like it !!

@Guy: Thank you very much Guy. Your comment is worth a lot for me !!!

Take care,
Markus

 

[arminius]

Markus realy created a very nice figure for us. I'm glad that you all like it so much.
Allow me to give you some infos about the subject:

The figure is supposed to be the Mohegan Sachem (Chief, King) Uncas (c. 1588 - 1682). He is shown here at the siege of his stockaded village Shantok by hostile tribes in 1642.
The Chieftain is wearing his full regalia. Clothing and equipment are reconstructed after contemporary descriptions and paintings, surviving artefacts and a portrait commissioned by the Mohegan tribal historians.

The writer James Fenimore Cooper borrowed the name of the historical Uncas for his novel “The Last of the Mohicans”. He got the Mohegans from the Connecticut Valley mixed up with the Mahicans from the Hudson River Valley in the State of N.Y. and created the fictitious “Mohicans”.
Nevertheless both tribes still exist. The Mohegans recently received federal recognition. The Mahican became the Christian Stockbridge Indians.

For more information on the Mohegans visit the tribes own website:
http://www.mohegan.nsn.us/default.aspx

Cheers
Andreas