ghamilt1
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Greetings all! Welcome to my first project back on home soil. This figure depicts a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment after the surrender of the Boers under the command of Piet Cronje. I based this figure on a painting by R. Canton Woodville called "The Dawn of Majuba Day", so named because Cronje's forces surrendered on the anniversary of the battle of Majuba during the first Anglo-Boer War.
I used a hornet head and some historex hands, and after that I was on my own. On this sculpt, I tried to concentrate on getting the pose just right. As soon as I was happy with the pose, I started in on the uniform. I tend to start from the bottom up, beginning with the legs. I made use of Tamiya tape for the puttees.
Next was the bottom part of the uniform jacket, and moving up to the torso. I forgot to take pictures of just the torso, so the next photo jumps right to the nearly completed figure with sleeves and webbing equipment all complete. Here you can see my method for fabricating ammo pouch covers (that's sheet brass). I used Duro putty for the webbing and many of the other fines details.
So after finishing up a few small details like buttons, laces, and buckles, the figure was ready for priming....
And finally, the semi-finished product.....clearly his left hand is still primed and conspicuously empty. I am waiting for the arrival of a 1/32 WWI SMLE rifle and bayonet to arrive from Chuck at Red Lancers, which I will convert to the appropriate Mk. I version of the weapon and glue into place. he'll be all done when I re-sculpt his thumb. But I couldn't wait to share the progress with you, so it is what it is for now.
This took about a week and a half from start to finish. Mind you, that's me on holiday time, I suspect it would have taken a lot longer if I were back in the classroom. I am definitely hooked on this scratch-building stuff and will be doing more in the future. Of course I would be happy to entertain any and all questions you may have. Thanks everyone for having a look.
I used a hornet head and some historex hands, and after that I was on my own. On this sculpt, I tried to concentrate on getting the pose just right. As soon as I was happy with the pose, I started in on the uniform. I tend to start from the bottom up, beginning with the legs. I made use of Tamiya tape for the puttees.
Next was the bottom part of the uniform jacket, and moving up to the torso. I forgot to take pictures of just the torso, so the next photo jumps right to the nearly completed figure with sleeves and webbing equipment all complete. Here you can see my method for fabricating ammo pouch covers (that's sheet brass). I used Duro putty for the webbing and many of the other fines details.
So after finishing up a few small details like buttons, laces, and buckles, the figure was ready for priming....
And finally, the semi-finished product.....clearly his left hand is still primed and conspicuously empty. I am waiting for the arrival of a 1/32 WWI SMLE rifle and bayonet to arrive from Chuck at Red Lancers, which I will convert to the appropriate Mk. I version of the weapon and glue into place. he'll be all done when I re-sculpt his thumb. But I couldn't wait to share the progress with you, so it is what it is for now.
This took about a week and a half from start to finish. Mind you, that's me on holiday time, I suspect it would have taken a lot longer if I were back in the classroom. I am definitely hooked on this scratch-building stuff and will be doing more in the future. Of course I would be happy to entertain any and all questions you may have. Thanks everyone for having a look.
Stunning work, and thanks for showing the progress! 
