Seigfried and Fafner

[DEL]

Was looking for something a bit different for the classic Tales of the North figure and here's what I came up with. Finished this one in May.

SEIGFRIED & FAFNER from Wagners 'The Ring Cycle'
Any comments of any kind welcome and I'll try to answer any questions anyone has.
Cheers
Derek

 

[DaddyO]

Love it (Any others you're keeping hidden away?)
Paul

 

[brian]

A must see in the flesh,as it's truly a beauty,and as usual with Derek,there's plenty of things going on in the groundwork.
Brian

 

[Babelfish]

Very nice Del. The base is a knockout.

- Steve

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Excellent work Del! This will take a while to absorb, wonderful painting with lots to look at.

For my own piece of mind! Are Siegfried and Fafner, mates?? or has Fafner just been stuffed, by Siegfried!


Mark

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Not stuffed, snuffed!

Looks great, laddie. Where did the dragon come from?

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[Helm]

It''s a beaut Del thanks for sharing some better pics of it
Steve

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Not stuffed, snuffed!

Looks great, laddie. Where did the dragon come from?

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

, Janne.

English, vernacular! Stuffed = Dead! Totalled! Buggered! Knackered! Full-up! etc. etc.

'Snuff', or 'Snuffed', was a powder that was inhaled through the nose, probably causing the same result. ... 'Mort'.

Mark.

 

[kansas kid]

Well Derek, others have already spoke, ah that's written,
about the artistic beauty of this piece. And I have the same
reaction. Wow, what a creative and artistic talent you have,
Sir. Just the ground work and the dead dragon are worth
the price of admission. Wow. But I have a question regarding
the way you wrapped the dragon's body/head around the
composition, around the base. I presume you converted
the dragon figure quite a bit?
Inquiring minds want to know! Will there be
news at Eleven?
The Miami Jayhawk
PS. I've seen many figure modelers use a portion of a
tree/stump, et cetera in their composition and so many
times it just does not work. Too large, etc. and fights
for the attention of the viewer, over the attention the
figure should get. MY goodness, you do not have a
problem with that scenario! Whoa, Nellie. . . . .

 

[DEL]

Love it (Any others you're keeping hidden away?)
Paul

Almost certainly Paul. I don't tend to display finished work and those I keep often disappear into boxes and drawers.
Doing a Poste Militaire figure at the moment using 'old school' techniques. Will post sometime next week.
Cheers
Derek

 

[DEL]

Not stuffed, snuffed!

Looks great, laddie. Where did the dragon come from?

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

But I have a question regarding
the way you wrapped the dragon's body/head around the
composition, around the base. I presume you converted
the dragon figure quite a bit?
. . .

Thanks guys. The Dragon is a combination of a toy dinosaur and a toy dragon.
The horns are simply Milliput and the spikey bits at the back of the jaw are leaves from a berberis bush in the garden.
Nothing too fancy just some surgery with a junior hacksaw and a stanley knife to give a scarred look to Fafners face.
Cheers
Derek

 

[DEL]

Excellent work Del! This will take a while to absorb, wonderful painting with lots to look at.

For my own piece of mind! Are Siegfried and Fafner, mates?? or has Fafner just been stuffed, by Siegfried!


Mark

Thanks Mark much appreciated ......... all you need to know
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fafnir
Cheers
Derek

 

[DEL]

It''s a beaut Del thanks for sharing some better pics of it
Steve

Thanks Steve ........ do you know what I did ....... stuck it ont Auto and just pointed and pressed.
Cheers
Derek

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

Thanks Mark much appreciated ......... all you need to know
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fafnir
Cheers
Derek

, Cheers Del, .. So the dragon is 'Stuffed'. Clearly 'Siegfried', was not a 'Quaker' .

A damned good read though!

Mark.

 

[Viking Bob]

God, your a dark horse Derek, a master of the dark arts.
Looks bloody great and as for the base, awesome.
Regards
Bob.

 

[Mike Stevens]

Nice work on this one.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

The dragon came out well and really made the scene special.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Aye, it would be pretty cruel to stuff a living animal?
But as the transatlantic gangster say when to kill someone: -To snuff him.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

'Snuff him out', is in context, the same as 'Put a cap in his ass'. Both an a 'Americanism'.

, Janne, why do you think we have 'Professor's of English'.?

Answer! = Because even we need it.

Mark

 

[arj]

Excellently painted figure in a truly wonderful setting.

Cheers,
Andrew