Sambaman
A Fixture
Well boys and girls, here is my version of the Michael-Roberts Knight Hospitaler (Templar in my case) bust. It is of course the bust sculpted by Anders. I picked this up at the Squadron open house not too long ago and decided to give it a go right out of the shoot. I decided I really wanted it for the Tulsa show, so I kinda got right on it! I made a couple modifications. As I have said before, I like to try and give each piece I do a bit of my own twist if I can. I removed the "hospitaler" crosses from the uniform, and painted back my own crosses. I also mounted the nose piece from the helmet as a hinged piece with it left in the "up" position so we could see this chaps face(I simply added a piece of Evergreen round stock to the base of the nose piece and scribed some lines to represent a hinge). I also added some "bolt" detail to the rim of the helmet for some interest. I also gave him some "wear" on the hood of his cloak to give a more weary look. I wanted a bit more contrast than the box art version so I went with a white tunic and the dark over coat. Both sporting new red crosses. A fun piece to do and it goes pretty fast. I had a bit of a time getting it painted down in all the nooks and crannies, but not a hard job at all! I also cut the original molded-on plinth from the piece and added my own peg. The plinth had a pretty decent mold off-set in it that I didn't want to fix. The bust itself was cast very cleanly however with only a small bit of clean-up. I would have to recommend this piece. A great starting point for many "templar-esque" conversions, or simply do it from the box! It's an inexpensive piece, and a quick piant once you get to it! Thanks for looking, any comments or critiques are always welcome!
Jay H.
OKC
Jay H.
OKC
