Tartar Miniatures, woodland Native American 18th c.

[Viking Bob]

I started this one a while ago, just loved the pose and the fact I have not painted an Native American before. The detail in the casting is superb, the folds on the shirt down to the bead work on the knife pouch etc etc.
I have added a snake just behind the dead tree trunk, I have painted it as a coral snake which according to research lives in the forrest, if this is not correct please tell me.
Painted in acrylics and oil for the flesh I still have a few tweaks, like the hands and the tops of the legs.
I can recommend this figure to anyone who loves the subject matter.
Hope you like him.

 

[billyturnip]

That looks very nice Bob. Tartar do some very nice looking and interesting figures.

 

[Viking Bob]

That looks very nice Bob. Tartar do some very nice looking and interesting figures.

Thanks Roger,
Yes they do and I'm tempted by a few others.

 

[Claude Portsmouth]

Very nicely painted and presented Bob-the woodland Indians seem to be a very popular theme at the moment.

Claude

 

[DEL]

A fine job on this Bob. The colours are well chosen and work
I like the clean look of the figure, too often it's tempting to go overboard on the weathering.
If I could make one small suggestion, run the moss further up onto the rock, just to break it up a bit.
Either way it looks great.
Cheers
Derek

 

[Babelfish]

Terrific job on a very nice figure Bob.

- Steve

 

[Viking Bob]

A fine job on this Bob. The colours are well chosen and work
I like the clean look of the figure, too often it's tempting to go overboard on the weathering.
If I could make one small suggestion, run the moss further up onto the rock, just to break it up a bit.
Either way it looks great.
Cheers
Derek

Really appreciated Del, thank you. Still a bit to do but I will take on board your suggestion.
Regards

 

[Huw63]

Very nice indeed and I really like the buckskin.

Cheers

Huw

 

[peedee]

...edit......
I have added a snake just behind the dead tree trunk, I have painted it as a coral snake which according to research lives in the forrest

if this is not correct please tell me.


....edit
I can recommend this figure to anyone who loves the subject matter. Hope you like him.

Very sorry to have to tell you Bob, but it is wrong me owld mate.

FOREST is correct though

Love the model mate well done
Paul.

 

[phil_h]

I really enjoy Native American subjects, I think you've really done this one justice
Phil

 

[tomifune]

Very nice job. I have not seen a bad Tartar figure yet.

Sorry to tell you that your snake is not historically correct! Coral snakes are native to warm weather and are found in the South as any well read herpetological modeller can tell you. Woodland Indians are Northern. I hesitate to go further for fear of getting your thread locked.
Since many modellers often confuse the color schemes of King Snakes to Corals I offer you this certified advice: Red to Yellow, kill a fellow, Red to Black, venom lack.
Keep churning em out!!
Bob

 

[Nap]

Bob,

Like that figure and the pose is very natural ....impressive paying on the clothing and you put a bow string on ..nice one

Nap

 

[mortier]

Good paintwork on a good figure

 

[Viking Bob]

Very nicely painted and presented Bob-the woodland Indians seem to be a very popular theme at the moment.

Claude

Terrific job on a very nice figure Bob.

- Steve

Thank you for the kind words very much appreciated.
regards

 

[Viking Bob]

Very sorry to have to tell you Bob, but it is wrong me owld mate.

FOREST is correct though

Love the model mate well done
Paul.

I was thinking of Gump and Nathan Bedford, Lovely boy.
Thanks for the correction and words of encouragement.
regards

 

[Viking Bob]

I really enjoy Native American subjects, I think you've really done this one justice
Phil

Very nice job. I have not seen a bad Tartar figure yet.

Sorry to tell you that your snake is not historically correct! Coral snakes are native to warm weather and are found in the South as any well read herpetological modeller can tell you. Woodland Indians are Northern. I hesitate to go further for fear of getting your thread locked.
Since many modellers often confuse the color schemes of King Snakes to Corals I offer you this certified advice: Red to Yellow, kill a fellow, Red to Black, venom lack.
Keep churning em out!!
Bob

Bob,

Like that figure and the pose is very natural ....impressive paying on the clothing and you put a bow string on ..nice one

Nap

Good paintwork on a good figure

Thank you all for the comments, they are very much appreciated.

Bob, I will never trust wikipedia again. Thank you kind sir for pointing me in the right direction.

Nap, the bow string comes with the figure, as I have said I am very impressed with Tatar Miniatures

 

[Bob Orr]

Very nice. Is the bow cast in that curve? It looks a bit over braced to me. i.e. the distance from the string in the middle of the bow to the bow stave should be about half what is shown on the model, see pics below. If anyone is making an archer figure and would like some advice on how the bow should look then I am happy to assist. I have been an archer for many years and shot a lot of different types of bows and have lots of reference info available. Just pm me with your requests.
Cheers, Bob

 

[Viking Bob]

Very nice. Is the bow cast in that curve? It looks a bit over braced to me. i.e. the distance from the string in the middle of the bow to the bow stave should be about half what is shown on the model, see pics below. If anyone is making an archer figure and would like some advice on how the bow should look then I am happy to assist. I have been an archer for many years and shot a lot of different types of bows and have lots of reference info available. Just pm me with your requests.
Cheers, Bob
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Thank you for the info Bob, unfortunately the bow is cast with quite a bend and the suplied 'string' is quite flexible. That being made from nylon.
Thanks again for the info

 

[Chris Ribchester]

A very nicely done figure, great painting.

 

[Viking Bob]

A very nicely done figure, great painting.

Cheers Chris, much appreciated and thanks for the comment