blabsy
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Hi All,
back in the summer I was asked if I'd thought of making a bust of a Sailor of the Naval Brigade, during the Victorian period, especially during the ZULU Wars (1879).
So this started the cogs warring in my head......as some may know it's a field of interest to me the Victorian era and having a few members of family that served in the Senior Service, coming from Chatham and it's wealth of Naval history.
What could I do but get the reference books out, go on line and search as you do.
Some years ago I made a Naval boatswain Crimean war (1854-55) these guys did a very similar job manning gun batteries either afloat or on shore during this campaign, in effect being the forerunner of the Naval Brigade.
So the bust I originally made, I took one of my castings and unboxed it thinking could I possibly use any part of it as a base?
It would speed up the prosses, firstly a new head without a shadow of doubt and it's the bit I enjoy most.
The torso? little was kept only part of the collar and that was extended, the shape of the shoulders was altered and the overall length of the bust was changed to add extra detail.
The straw sonnet was altered slightly and the ribbon shortened for this period, there is some evidence they wore a soft white cap with a black ribbon with HMS or a Pith Helmet in Africa.
My thoughts were if I used the sonnet it will cover a longer period, I think the equipment ie the leather belts stem from the Second Ashanti war 1873-74 till the Boxer Rebellion 1900 onward, I'll stand corrected!
Ok I hope to with pictures and a SBS of painting this new bust will be of interest to some, The Royal Navy have been part of virtually every conflict the British Isles has ever been part of, and this Naval Brigade is still celebrated today in The Royal Military Tournament, the Royal Navy field gun teams.
Always worth a look on youtube.
Thanks for looking.
Best Regards
Paul
back in the summer I was asked if I'd thought of making a bust of a Sailor of the Naval Brigade, during the Victorian period, especially during the ZULU Wars (1879).
So this started the cogs warring in my head......as some may know it's a field of interest to me the Victorian era and having a few members of family that served in the Senior Service, coming from Chatham and it's wealth of Naval history.
What could I do but get the reference books out, go on line and search as you do.
Some years ago I made a Naval boatswain Crimean war (1854-55) these guys did a very similar job manning gun batteries either afloat or on shore during this campaign, in effect being the forerunner of the Naval Brigade.
So the bust I originally made, I took one of my castings and unboxed it thinking could I possibly use any part of it as a base?
It would speed up the prosses, firstly a new head without a shadow of doubt and it's the bit I enjoy most.
The torso? little was kept only part of the collar and that was extended, the shape of the shoulders was altered and the overall length of the bust was changed to add extra detail.
The straw sonnet was altered slightly and the ribbon shortened for this period, there is some evidence they wore a soft white cap with a black ribbon with HMS or a Pith Helmet in Africa.
My thoughts were if I used the sonnet it will cover a longer period, I think the equipment ie the leather belts stem from the Second Ashanti war 1873-74 till the Boxer Rebellion 1900 onward, I'll stand corrected!
Ok I hope to with pictures and a SBS of painting this new bust will be of interest to some, The Royal Navy have been part of virtually every conflict the British Isles has ever been part of, and this Naval Brigade is still celebrated today in The Royal Military Tournament, the Royal Navy field gun teams.
Always worth a look on youtube.
Thanks for looking.
Best Regards
Paul
