My first workbench...

[Jacob]

Hello again!
Today I've started with head of my character .
I hope you see something on my small photos...


Cheers

 

[Jacob]

Hello again!
Today I started with conversion of revell american paratrooper to polish infantryman 1939 year.
I will add photo tomarrow.

 

[Nap]

Hi Jacob ,

Good to see you getting stuff started ..all credit to you and on such a small scale

Looking forward to the pictures when you can

Nap

 

[moz]

Bit of a challenge starting so small, well done!

 

[moz]

Having said that I believe PELE started playing football with an Orange

 

[Blind Pew]

What you're attempting to do is very difficult. You're going about it the right way though. Keep letting us see your progress. Never be afraid to ask anybody on here

 

[Gra30]

Jacob, a big welcome and good on you.
I started small and as they say, take each step at a time.
I congratulate you on the fact you posted, I think you will now find people following you.
I can honestly say, keep posting, keep asking. There are no secrets and we welcome the new people like yourself.
Best wishes mate.
My only advice to sculpting is get used to anatomy and features, in all scales.
I have a block of clay that when I get an idea I build a face or arms etc.
It just gets you used to bringing an image to reality, and also many starts never finish as your skills progress.
Thanks and please stick around, we need guys like you
Gra

 

[Jacob]

Hello again !

My plan with conversion was failed and I don't know what I suposed to do , what I sculpt first...

 

[garyjd]

Jacob, You may want to start with a head from Hornet or a spare from a kit. Try to come up eith something where a head is already available. Over time you can work on converting a head and over time doing one from scratch. You may want to buy an armature set or try making a roughed in torso and pelvis shape from putty. This will give you the basic foundation from which to build a figure.

 

[ChaosCossack]

I agree with Gary. You've started by trying the hardest thing first. It's good advice to start by using manufactured heads and sculpt the overall form first, building detail over it. As you get better, you can work for more details and finally trying to do a face from scratch.

Work into it slowly or you are in danger of getting frustrated or overwhelmed and might give up... You don't want that.

Keep trying and keep posting

Colin

 

[garyjd]

Additionally you can also buy spare packs of boots/ shoes.

 

[Jacob]

Thanks guys! I really appreciate your's advices So , I jumped to my model boxes and I found frames with german soldiers in 1/35 scale from Tamyia kit Pzkpfw II F/G .
I think that I will start with correction of equipment. But firt I glue them

 

[Jacob]

Hello again!
I'm working on conversion with Zvezda kit , I think that I finish this figure...
It's a polish infantryman from September Campaign in 1939 . What I'm must to change or fix?

Regards !
Jacob

 

[Martin64]

Hi Jakob,
take a look here: http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/for...books-etc/412857-polish-military-archive.html
Cheers, Martin

 

[Jamie Stokes]

Jacob,

good work on persisting!!!
I am not familiar with the Polish uniform, however, the blanket roll on the top of the back pack, if you get some masking tape, cut it to the right width, then you have the start of a strap.

This will help with the details.
The only other thing would be to scribe (lightly) around the cuffs on the wrist, just to add a sharpness to the wrists. (this is a limit of moulding)

Please continue and share more of your in progress work!

Cheers

Jamie

 

[Jacob]

Hello again!
I did a little progress with infantryman ..

...and I'm working at russian tankman for IS-2 from Zvezda kit. I'm doing conversion on figure from Italeri kit French warriors 100 years war..

..and I'm still upgrading my tool set

Cheers!

 

[Jacob]

Do you like it??

 

[Jamie Stokes]

Hi Jacob,

so far, it looks good.
The rifleman is a good conversion, it holds promise for future development.

The change of the 100 years soldier to a WW2 AFV crewman shows potential.

Cheers

Jamie