Odds and ends

[garyjd]

Here is the "Brown Bess" Swedish musket conversion complete.

 

[garyjd]

reworked trigger/trigger guard and buttplate.

 

[garyjd]

Here is the completed tricorn. The left side is folded in as the hat will be held by a hand.

 

[garyjd]

Other view showing a tear in the hat. Also note the hole on the back part of the brim.


The next posting(s) will show continued work on the 75mm "Brown Bess" and M1842 musket.

 

[Joe Hudson]

Gary,

Great work. I really like the little tear in the hat.

Joe

 

[garyjd]

Here is the 54mm M1842 musket and the 75mm "Brown Bess" with a little more completed on them. I really need to get these done.

 

[Anders Heintz]

Hey Gary,

The Swedish musket really turned out great as well as the rest of the odds and ends projects.

 

[garyjd]

Here is the 75mm "Brown Bess" lock almost complete. The "cock" or trigger has a couple more pieces until it's complete. All that will remain is the rest of the butt plate and sling swivels.

 

[Anders Heintz]

Excellent Stuff Gary!

 

[garyjd]

I finally finished my 75mm "Brown Bess" musket that is being mailed off today for casting. I hope to use it on future one off and commercial projects.

 

[garyjd]

A detail shot. The cock (trigger) is a separate piece to allow for easy mold making/casting.

Next to be finished is my M1842 musket and then onto an Austrian Lorenz.

 

[Anders Heintz]

Great looking musket Gary! Now Im looking forward to see what you come up with to be toting it!

 

[Johan]

Really great stuff Gary !!! Would like to see you doing some firearms for production as accessories. Keep up the good work !

 

[garyjd]

Johan, Thank you. This is the third "Brown Bess" that I have done that will be produced by Michael Roberts Ltd. I have now done one in 54mm, 120mm and now 75mm that would work great for conversion/scratchbuilt projects. There are other to be done but no real schedule for their construction/production. Stay tuned.~Gary

 

[Roc]

Gary, your work is amazing, fantastic stuff

Keep up the good work.

Cheers

Roc.

 

[Jason W.]

Originally posted by garyjd@Oct 30 2004, 09:16 AM


Next to be finished is my M1842 musket and then onto an Austrian Lorenz.

 

[garyjd]

Roc, Thanks for the kind words.

Jason, Getting this stuff done is way overdue, but at least I'm finally getting them done.~Gary

 

[garyjd]

I'm still working on finishing up these two 54mm rifles and really want to get them done. I hope to keep my odds and ends thread active in the coming weeks concentrating not only on finishing up the overdue projects but some 1/35 and 1/24 (for 75mm projects) items to help get my figure projects a little more quickly through the armature stage and into the finishing stage. This will be a mix of weapons, equipment and boot/shoe blanks that I'd like to get cast.~Gary

 

[Alex Lopez]

Originally posted by Guest@Dec 16 2004, 04:19 PM
Good work Gary, I,m seeing this one.

Alex.

My log.

 

[garyjd]

While progress continues, slowly I may add on my 54mm rifles, I'd like to share other items I am working on that I hope to get cast to help facilitate the speed in which I get things done.

B5 Ammunition boots These were the ankle high hobbnailed boot worn by the British Tommy in WW1. I am in the progress of making two pair, one in 1/24 (75mm) and the other in 1/35. These will eventually be joined by infantry equipment in their repective sizes. These boot "blanks" could also be altered to represent other types of footwar. though I plan on doing some "plain" shoe/boot blanks for other periods.

The references used were WW1 titles produced by Osprey. I find that anything illustrator/author Mike Chappell has done is well researched. The photos are also very helpful.