Mongo Mel
A Fixture
Hi,
Just to show that I still will try a figure that isn't a bust, Here's a picture of one I finished last spring. it's S&T's Rocky Mountain Trapper.
This is a beautiful piece and it builds up into a real eye catcher.
I found 2 minor problems with it that were easy to correct.
First, the tangs on the belt and on the satchel were facing the wrong way. Look at your belt and imagine the tang facing in the other direction and you'll know what I mean. I just ground them out, patched with A&B putty and made new ones from brass wire.
Second was that the figure didn't mate well between the tree trunk and his bottom.
Here's a link showing and describing how I fixed this:
link
The only other problem was of my own doing. I'm not happy with the fleshtone on the face. For some reason it came out different looking from the hands. They were done with the same batch of paint, about an hour apart in time. I can't figure this one out
I was happy with how the woodgrain on the rifle came out though.
As always, any and all comments and constructive criticisms are welcome and appreciated.
Thanks,
Craig
Just to show that I still will try a figure that isn't a bust, Here's a picture of one I finished last spring. it's S&T's Rocky Mountain Trapper.
This is a beautiful piece and it builds up into a real eye catcher.
I found 2 minor problems with it that were easy to correct.
First, the tangs on the belt and on the satchel were facing the wrong way. Look at your belt and imagine the tang facing in the other direction and you'll know what I mean. I just ground them out, patched with A&B putty and made new ones from brass wire.
Second was that the figure didn't mate well between the tree trunk and his bottom.
Here's a link showing and describing how I fixed this:
link
The only other problem was of my own doing. I'm not happy with the fleshtone on the face. For some reason it came out different looking from the hands. They were done with the same batch of paint, about an hour apart in time. I can't figure this one out
I was happy with how the woodgrain on the rifle came out though.
As always, any and all comments and constructive criticisms are welcome and appreciated.
Thanks,
Craig