Overmountain Man- Battle of Kings Mountain

[khollar]

Overmountain Man at the Battle of Kings Mountain, October 7, 1780.

This is a conversion of a 120mm Michael Roberts figure of the 4th Maryland Independent Company. I replaced the kit’s head, and added new hair and a hat from epoxy putty. The powder horn is also made from epoxy putty and a short length of steel tube. The Kentucky rifle is from Reedees Miniatures, and the ramrod is made from brass wire.

This piece was completed for the Artist Presentation Group’s exhibition next summer at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Excellent job

Mobo

 

[Nap]

Kurt

That's a beautiful piece of painting , very cleverly worked , it's going to look great at the exhibition ( hope we see more of that )

Why not enter a piece into the class of your choice in our SEPTEMBER's FOTM comp and also vote in AUGUST's classes as well

....And enter in Vignettes & Diorama #3 running till 31/01/22

Always good to see the artwork

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to the next

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Scott Sheltz]

Great looking conversion and paint work!

 

[khollar]

Many thanks, Mobo, Nap and Scott!

 

[Cannonball]

Really lovely piece of work Kurt. Like the subtle changes you’ve made and the painting of the clothing. Groundwork looks great too.

Neal

 

[khollar]

Thanks, Neal! That is most appreciated.

Kurt

 

[1969]

Fantastic conversion Kurt, will look great in the exhibition.
Cheers
Steve

 

[khollar]

Thanks, Steve! Your Kentucky rifle is the perfect weapon for this fellow.

Kurt

 

[Henk]

Beautifull paintwork, nice palette, and a perfect base to mount him on. Excellent.

 

[khollar]

Thank you very much, Henk!

I can’t take too much credit for the base, as the large stone was part of the original Michael Robert’s kit. I added to it in order to fit it to the wooden base.

Kurt

 

[Henk]

Thank you very much, Henk!

I can’t take too much credit for the base, as the large stone was part of the original Michael Robert’s kit. I added to it in order to fit it to the wooden base.

Kurt

Ths stone has been painted extremely realistic. I'm having a close look, as one of my next projects involves a lot of rock.

 

[khollar]

Ths stone has been painted extremely realistic. I'm having a close look, as one of my next projects involves a lot of rock.

Thanks again, Henk.

I was looking to create a granite finish for this rock, which is prevalent in the Kings Mountain area (I grew up nearby).

After priming, I painted the rocks a blue-gray shade, and then added a very dark Gray wash. After this dried, I used small pieces of sponge to add small specks of color - several shades of light grey, tan and gray-green. Finally, I used pigments on the upper surfaces, working them around with a brush while the fixer fluid was still wet.

Hope some of that is useful.
Kurt