Madras light cavalry officer, ca 1857

[abhijit8p]

hi planeteers!! i would like to present my latest Work-In-Progress---a bust of an officer with horse of a Madras Light Cavalry regiment in India, 1857. 90% is finished, a bit of finishing & a proper base remains---I have tried to represent as much as possible from the images but a lot of details had to be simplified for the ease of making.There are 2 options for the pose--- The inspiration for this piece comes from Andrew Cairns' aussie light horse bust with a similar pose--- ​

Height of the human is 80mm approx. ​

Materials used--GI wire for armature, Aluminium foil for bulking, 2 part epoxy for building the muscles, a mix of epoxy and plasticine clay (the grey mix) is for detailing and copper wire for the details on the shirt---​

I m hoping to cast this in resin (& probably try 1 in metal) and the kit will consist of 7 parts...---​

Crits & comments are more than welcome!!​

P.S- If anyone has more images or info on the uniforms from this era in India i would be really glad to have them as i m planning to continue on a series based in the indian sub-continent. ​

Regards from India!!!​

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[billyturnip]

Hello Abhijit, I'll leave any comments on your sculpting to those better qualified but the shako in the photo 1 looks fine but in 3 looks to be too large. If it's the same shako which I suspect it is then be careful with the photo's.
Great subject though, I and a few other here have an interest in the Indian Army of the 19th and early 20th centuries and have quite a few books between us so if you post any specific questions you have I'm sure we'll be able to help out.

Roger.

 

[nickk panther]

great idea but the horses head is too low as these beasts are bigger than a man the head would be pointing down unless the man is a very tall bloke and the shako does look a little large in pic 3 unless its the position of the arm witch is to high if holding a helmet /hat but these are only my comments and love the idea keep up the great work

 

[abhijit8p]

thank you for having a look--yes the shako in pic 3 is the same as in the 1st pic---the optional pose with the shako in hand just 'happened' & was not planned..--ya after posing the human & the horse together i realized some flaws & will try to correct them as much as possible now--I am trying to make a 'series' of soldiers in the Indian subcontinent (the napoleonic era being my favorite period) ....---for this, apart from very few Osprey books based on the indian subcontinent & some images floating on the internet, i do not have much information in terms of full (battle) uniforms---It will be of great help if i can get images, pdfs etc. of this period for reference in sculpting

Regards from India!!!