Jaeger of the Life Guards of Preobrazhensky regiment, 1788-1796

[svt]

I finally finished my long-term construction just before the New Year!
Now i present to your attention a figurine - Jaeger of the Life Guards of Preobrazhensky Regiment (Russia 1788-1796).
Scale 1/30.
Polymer clay.

 

[Vital]

Great sculpture! I was especially impressed with the quality of the weapon. I'm doing the same now, but my result is worse!

 

[svt]

Great sculpture! I was especially impressed with the quality of the weapon. I'm doing the same now, but my result is worse!

Thank you.
Constant practice leads to better results over time. What is in your photo, even now is of quite good quality for 54 mm figures.

 

[Vital]

That's right - the quality is quite enough. Once upon a time I also used soldering - but for what?

 

[svt]

That's right - the quality is quite enough. Once upon a time I also used soldering - but for what?

I use soldering for durability. If you make metal parts plastered with epoxy putties, then during molding into rubber for centrifugal casting, under pressure and temperature, there is a high probability of breakage of the master model. In addition, the strength of the model is needed for its safe delivery by mail. However, I do not always use soldering, sometimes it is enough to replace it with a 10-minute epoxy glue (as in the photo below, where the gray color is Poxipol glue).

 

[Nap]

Hi svt

What a interesting and unusual figure , like the details you strive to include and achieve , and it's great to see another sculptor posting and both sharing thoughts

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to seeing more

Happy sculpting

Nap

 

[Vital]

The fact is, Comrade Sergey, that the price offered for our work by our customers does not correspond at all to your labor costs. Moreover, all these weapons are now stamped in 3D technology. But there is one "But". 3 D is not able to portray a truly charismatic character. Therefore, personally, I don't care about the quality of weapons made by hand - I'd rather use my artist skills to create an image of an interesting hero. And no 3D can beat me in this.

 

[svt]

The fact is, Comrade Sergey, that the price offered for our work by our customers does not correspond at all to your labor costs. Moreover, all these weapons are now stamped in 3D technology. But there is one "But". 3 D is not able to portray a truly charismatic character. Therefore, personally, I don't care about the quality of weapons made by hand - I'd rather use my artist skills to create an image of an interesting hero. And no 3D can beat me in this.

I don’t have 3D nearby with me, otherwise I would have done some small things, including weapons, in 3D for a long time.