KenBoyle
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Once again I continue with my focus on the US 1800s West. This time it is with Oniria Miniatures' 28mm kit titled "The Desert Centaurs". The kit is based on the movie western "The Searchers" starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter. These are the two characters portrayed in the kit.
Movie plot: In this famous Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas in 1868 after the Civil War. When members of his brother's family are killed or abducted by Comanches, he vows to track down his surviving relatives and bring them home. Eventually, Edwards gets word that his niece Debbie (Natalie Wood) is alive, and, along with her adopted brother, Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter), he embarks on a dangerous mission to find her, journeying deep into Comanche territory.
I decided to do this WIP a little differently than normal. Rather than post off and on over a few weeks, I am breaking it down to only two parts, each covering a week or so of work with several in progress photos.
My painting follows the movie stills and posters to a point. I decided a little artistic license in the painting, especially the horses, would make it more interesting, to me, at least.
Here are a couple poster photos showing the same scene but with Wayne in both a blue and a red shirt. I chose the red shirt which he wore earlier in the movie as more colorful for my purposes.
Next the assembled kit pieces prior to undercoating (pardon the "shiny" photos). The horses come with a separate casting for the Bridle Bit, but I decided to make my own from thin wire. They are probably a little oversized for 28mm, but I personally couldn't make them any smaller and still stay sane.
Movie plot: In this famous Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas in 1868 after the Civil War. When members of his brother's family are killed or abducted by Comanches, he vows to track down his surviving relatives and bring them home. Eventually, Edwards gets word that his niece Debbie (Natalie Wood) is alive, and, along with her adopted brother, Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter), he embarks on a dangerous mission to find her, journeying deep into Comanche territory.
I decided to do this WIP a little differently than normal. Rather than post off and on over a few weeks, I am breaking it down to only two parts, each covering a week or so of work with several in progress photos.
My painting follows the movie stills and posters to a point. I decided a little artistic license in the painting, especially the horses, would make it more interesting, to me, at least.
Here are a couple poster photos showing the same scene but with Wayne in both a blue and a red shirt. I chose the red shirt which he wore earlier in the movie as more colorful for my purposes.
Next the assembled kit pieces prior to undercoating (pardon the "shiny" photos). The horses come with a separate casting for the Bridle Bit, but I decided to make my own from thin wire. They are probably a little oversized for 28mm, but I personally couldn't make them any smaller and still stay sane.
