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DEL

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Can any of you guys point me in the direction of a bust scale 1:12 or 1:10 with a tudor style ruff. see below.
It's only the ruff I'm looking for so any info would be very welcome.
Cheers
Derek


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Hi Del

Certainly make a great subject , not seen a bust with this apart from what was the Ademola 22 Queen Elizabeth 1st

Good hunting

Nap
 
As I remember, the very talented Alan Ball did a s-b-s sculpt of a 'Tulip Guard' in a 'Historical Miniatures' magazine a number of years ago. In it, he sculpted a ruff as part of the figure. I did a scratchbuilt 1/9th-scale Shakespeare for a box diorama project (Okay, I didn't sculpt the head - major conversion); I'll try to find any notes for it. Not sure which issue of HM; if I get time, I'll try to find it.
 
As I remember, the very talented Alan Ball did a s-b-s sculpt of a 'Tulip Guard' in a 'Historical Miniatures' magazine a number of years ago. In it, he sculpted a ruff as part of the figure. I did a scratchbuilt 1/9th-scale Shakespeare for a box diorama project (Okay, I didn't sculpt the head - major conversion); I'll try to find any notes for it. Not sure which issue of HM; if I get time, I'll try to find it.
Jim, I remember Alans Tulip Guard. Can't remember the scale but I'd imagine that it would be around 70mm so the sculpting technique might be different. If you can find any notes on your sculpting of a ruff that would be great.
Cheers
Derek

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Del,
I've gone through all my issues of HM - I have a full set, including the only 'on-line' issue (that I'm aware of). I cannot find the article, for love or money, but I know I NEVER loaned any of them out. It bugs me that I got your hopes up and now I can't deliver.

As I remember, Alan sculpted the ruff on a circle of styrene for solidity. When it was dry, he then carefully super-glued thin lead wire on edge, probably for the seam/edge. I believe he cut it from the styrene and attached it to the shoulders of the figure, then added the head to the gap in the middle. I'll keep looking, but now it bothers me that I can't find the article - and the issue.

As to my Shakespeare project: I did find my project notes detailing more frustrations than triumphs, but I did get it completed in time for SCAHMS 2009 and got a silver for it. I did try to sculpt a ruff using Alan's technique. After botching two of them, I gave up and gave 'Old Will' a more conventional, Elizabethan collar.

I'm sorry I couldn't deliver the goods.

Jim
 
Cheers Jim and thanks for you efforts. I can see the logic in Alans technique, whether or not I can make it work in a much bigger scale Im not sure.
I'll probably see him in a couple of weeks at HvB so I'll pick his brains then (y)
Cheers
Derek
 

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