Hi again,
Well lets see what we have in the stable Ooops
sorry I mean box:
Title: Military Horse
Ref: NA
Scale: 1/10th
Material: Gray resin
No of parts: 2 for the horse plus 5 formers with bridle straps and buckles on ( total of 10)
Sculptor and Box Art: Marcin Niedzialek
Casting: In house at Siskin
Siskin have improved on their previous packaging which had a slip over paper surround by having a nice box with a magnetic flip over side ( and yes it does work ...I tried it on the fridge side!!!) . A lot of thought on the company image has been put into the box by using a hard wearing black cardboard with gold lettering and a well reproduced colour picture on the top .
On opening up we find not only the resin but also some goodies in the form of a sticker and a pin badge plus a couple of business cards with e mail and FB details ( Oh and a rather dashing picture of Peter!!)
, in addition to these we have a larger pictures (approx A5 flyer size) of the painted version together with one after sculpting has finished.
As stated above the parts consist of 2 for the actual horse ( head and neck ) and formers with the bridle straps etc on.
Lets look at the
Prep now :
Firstly the horses head where this meets the neck you will need to smooth out the surface
, the same comment goes for the neck itself
, on the review head their was the need for the use of putty to fill an air hole , once joined together some filler is advised , I hasten to add this work is minimal and when together its looks good.
Fine casting lines will need to be sanded away from the ears .
On the formers with the straps these are delicate and held well on the formers themselves and a very sharp knife is essential to carefully remove these ready for fitting ( keep those plasters handy!!!) .
Not being a horsey type myself I would liked to have seen a locating diagram for the straps and buckles but saying that you should be able to get the details from the pictures .
Lets look at the pieces themselves firstly the
head:
This is slightly turned to the left and has been sculpted with the main straps on , these are well worked of particular note is the clean way the buckles have been done , I also like the curb chain underneath the mouth .
The horses features are nicely done the ears are held upright and proud with great shape
, the forelock hangs in between them naturally , even in the unpainted version IMO the eyes looks alive and alert , moving down to the nose the nostrils are full and again well worked , the mouth is shut together ( phew no teeth to paint!!)
Now to the
Neck itself:
This is a mass of toned and powerful muscle , good definition , fit to the head will as I said need filler , the review piece was lovely and smooth with some good work on the mane itself ( a couple of areas need checking to ensure it is all together in the strands .
The back of it has the Siskin details on it
, there is no area to locate a base as such so have a careful think about this ( I will level out the lower edge of the neck and drill a hole to take a brass rod )
On now to the
Tack itself , these are all held safely on the formers so be very careful , they are all well detailed , the reins are very finely done and very thin
, some might wish to replace these with a modelling sheet ..the choice is yours. After fitting into place the end result is really nice and every effective.
For more information on this and other products from Siskin have alook at their website:
www.siskin-miniatures.com
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E mail Peter:
[email protected]
Thanks to Siskin for the Review piece and to you all for looking in
Happy Modelling
Nap
with the owner Peter Czyz together with his father looking rather good in their distinctive red shirts both proudly displaying their products .
