Robin Hood Commission

[RuthR]

Apols if this is the wrong place for this - please feel free to point me in the right direction!

I work for an organisation in Nottingham and we're trying to find a miniature sculpture of Robin Hood to give as mementos to visitors. Any thoughts on whether there is something suitable out there that we could purchase (and have reproduced) or anyone who could take on the commission?

Any guidance gratefully received - there are surprisingly few Robin Hood mementos in existence!!

Thanks

 

[Pilgrim_uk]

What type of Robin Hood you looking for the Hollywood version i.e. Errol Flynn, Russel Crow, Kevin Costner or an authentic version of Robin Hood. How good do you want the memento to be? How many are you looking for and what material as well as size. Also commissions could be costly and many months to be fulfilled if it is to be sculpted and painted.

Just some questions that might have to be answered.

 

[Steve]

I'll ask around.

 

[RuthR]

We're pretty open to suggestion. My vision was of a traditional Robin Hood in archer pose (similar to the statue outside Nottingham Castle) and probably around 90mm plus some kind of plinth. Numbers would depend on cost/ economies of scale but probably a minimum of 50 and materials - I'm not sure. It would be nice for it to be metallic I think so it looks like a quality gift, but not sure what the logisitics of this are. Can moulds and casting be done from an initial model fairly simply?

Thanks for your advice.

 

[garyhiggins]

Hi Ruth, first welcome to the planet, if you look on my album page you will see a figure I sculpted some years ago of a Robin Hood based on the opening credits of the old Richard Greene T.V. series, and at the moment I am sculpting a re-vamped version based on Errol Flynn.Both figures are 90mm. Robin Hiid has always been a pet interest of mine.
Best wishes, Gary.

 

[Tecumsea]

How do you actually find someones gallery on here? without scrolling through 41 pages, it doesn't seem to be in any sort of order?

Keith

 

[billyturnip]

Keith, if you click on Gary's name beneath his avatar you will see this,

Click on "Albums count" and it takes you to his album.

Roger.

 

[garyhiggins]

Hi Kieth, to find a gallery, click on the name below the avatar, and when you get the profile come up, click on where
it sais album count and the album will come up! And thats the most thinking I've done all day!!!
Best wishes, Gary.

 

[garyhiggins]

Mind you, me explaining anything to anyone about computer usage, has to win the blind leading the blind award for the year!

 

[Tecumsea]

I'm seriously blind Gary...even switching on the TV is a trauma.....I believe people have mobile phones these day as well

 

[Tecumsea]

I was trying to find your Robin Hood Gary out of curiosity...can only find the Goblin??

 

[garyhiggins]

Tell me about it, I have to see a therapist before I dare go near a remote control!

 

[Tecumsea]

Thanks Roger , how do you actually get things into the Gallery or Album, I notice only a couple of older items of mine are in there, god knows how.

Before the forum was revamped there used to be an alphabetical list of members so it was easy to find I think it was in the V.Bench?

 

[garyhiggins]

Honestly Kieth, Robn is there, first pictures on the album. (Unless he's done a runner up to Barnsdale!)

 

[garyhiggins]

Apologies Ruth, we seem to have hi-jacked your thread.
Best wishes, Gary.

 

[billyturnip]

Keith if you go to your album it says Manage images, click on that and then click on upload file.

Roger.

 

[Tecumsea]

Thanks Roger, I'll have a go at that.

Found it Gary, I clicked on the Goblin and the album opened up...wonderful thing technology

 

[billyturnip]

Apologies Ruth, we seem to have hi-jacked your thread.
Best wishes, Gary.

Yes sorry from me too.

Roger.