A Simple Conversion - 120mm Mounted Apache by The Lost Battalion
After the box art was done, the photos approved by The Lost Battalion, Bob began the final stage of this figure. The main part being removing it from the resin base supplied and attaching the finished mounted Apache to the final wood base and completing the groundwork as pictured above. The base is from S&T and is Coco Bolo wood. Bob uses Sculpta-mold for his groundwork and has accumulated actual sandstone rocks from Arizona which comprise the large rocks.
The smaller rocks were made by taking unscented pure red clay kitty litter, putting a small amount into a sealed baggie and using a hammer, smashing the outside of the baggie creating all kinds of various sized rocks to be placed randomly around the base. The root under the horse is an Azelia root glued onto the base during the wet stage of the groundwork application.
The Apache was converted with 3 minor changes from the original box art photos . The first change was done with paint by putting a brand on the left rear flank of the horse (Rocking K brand) Because the horse was a rather large horse Bob felt it would be necessary to have the horse being a stolen mount from a local Arizona ranch.
The second change to personalize the Apache to be “different” from other painter’s versions was to add a feather from the spare parts box to the reins of the horse.
The third and final simple change to make this figure unique and different was to switch tails from the original kit tail shown in the box art and use another found, again, in the spare parts box.
The following photos show the finished converted version from different angles, thus giving the original kit a whole different look from the box art kit version.
After the box art was done, the photos approved by The Lost Battalion, Bob began the final stage of this figure. The main part being removing it from the resin base supplied and attaching the finished mounted Apache to the final wood base and completing the groundwork as pictured above. The base is from S&T and is Coco Bolo wood. Bob uses Sculpta-mold for his groundwork and has accumulated actual sandstone rocks from Arizona which comprise the large rocks.
The smaller rocks were made by taking unscented pure red clay kitty litter, putting a small amount into a sealed baggie and using a hammer, smashing the outside of the baggie creating all kinds of various sized rocks to be placed randomly around the base. The root under the horse is an Azelia root glued onto the base during the wet stage of the groundwork application.
The Apache was converted with 3 minor changes from the original box art photos . The first change was done with paint by putting a brand on the left rear flank of the horse (Rocking K brand) Because the horse was a rather large horse Bob felt it would be necessary to have the horse being a stolen mount from a local Arizona ranch.
The second change to personalize the Apache to be “different” from other painter’s versions was to add a feather from the spare parts box to the reins of the horse.
The third and final simple change to make this figure unique and different was to switch tails from the original kit tail shown in the box art and use another found, again, in the spare parts box.
The following photos show the finished converted version from different angles, thus giving the original kit a whole different look from the box art kit version.
