W.I.P. Hussar Standardbearer 17th C.

[Black Army]

Hy,

I work on this figure for a long time. The scale is 90mm, and the subject:
Transylvania at the early 17th Century, Hussar standardbearer from the army of Gabriel Bethlen the Prince of Transylvania.
Gabriel Bethlen (de Iktár) (-English, Hungarian: Bethlen Gábor, 1580-November 15, 1629) was a prince of Transylvania (1613-1629), duke of Opole (1622-1625) and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War. He led an active Protestant-oriented foreign policy.
Sculpting materials were (and are): Pro create, Green stuff, Magic sculp, Milliput.

Inspirated by this drawnings (painted by Győző Somogyi):

My drawnings for the work:

The figure after first steps:

and the head with helmet:

 

[Black Army]

Next steps on the helmet:

And it isn't finished yet.

Small steps on arms:

Now I work on the chainarmor.

Thank you for the coments!
Cheers,
Balázs

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Balazs,

Awesome work mate, it's going to be a beautiful figure when you're finished.

Cheers

 

[Black Army]

Thank you Tony! I never worked at this scale very new for me. I must be busy for finish it... but on this summer I'm very lazy.

 

[megroot]

Impressive work.
Wish i could do that.

Marc

 

[blaster]

Hello Balazs,

very promising figure. Great details, plate armor, chain armor and the embroidery on the skirt.

Rgds Victor

 

[Marcel]

Excellent work Balazs, I like it! How did you create the pattern on the skirt?

 

[Black Army]

Thanks Marc, Victor and Marcel!

Marcel, the process I have learned from Sergey Zlobov. In short:
1. You must draw the pattern to waxboard,
2. cover it with thin procreat or duro,
3. waiting,
4. after 40-45 min (before drying) you can load it to the figure.

Under the skirt I have put on some milliput and shape the form of the skirt.
Earlier I have made a flag with this method, See the pictures below!

Cheers,
Balázs

 

[blaster]

Dear Balazs,
Wow! Your skill with the putty to depict embroidery is amazing. May I also add perseverance...

Rgds Victor

 

[Roc]

Very good work, plenty of details.

Cheers
Roc

 

[Black Army]

I have taken photos about my waxboard, here it is:

I use normal candle wax.

 

[Black Army]

And as I have writen earlier I work on the chainarmour, before sculpting chain I put on the ground from brassfolie and magic sculp.

Now will be come the chain-sculpting.

 

[Black Army]

Roc and Victor! Thanks for the comments and for the perseverance I need it!

 

[megroot]

And still i can't believe that it is so easy??

Marc

 

[WPS]

Hello Balazs,

this is one topic I'm going to follow closely for I like the way you show all the trics you use to create your figure.
I didn't know of the use of the waxboard for embroidery.
This might come in handy in the future.
Thank you for sharing.

kind regards, Willem

 

[Black Army]

Thank you guys!

Now I'm working on the leopard skin. I have looked for good picts and references. The Hungarian hussars as the Turkish warriors were fond of to wear animal skins (lion, tiger, leopard, wolf) on their own armour or on their horses. I have choosed the Anatolian Leopard.
About it you can read in the Wikipedia this (I think it is a very interesting subject):
The Anatolian leopard was once described as a distinct subspecies of leopard native to Anatolia, Turkey. However, modern taxonomic analyses have demonstrated that the leopards of Asia Minor genetically differ little from other west- and central Asian leopards and should therefore be included into the Persian leopard subspecies. It is unknown whether any leopards still exist in the wild in Anatolia.
These animals once prowled the forest and hill habits of the Aegean, Mediterranean, and East Anatolian regions. Adults grow 200-250 centimeters long and may weigh up to 90 kg[citation needed]; their lifespan is approximately 20 years. In Israel, there were Anatolian leopards until the 1980s, there were also some unconfirmed reports of encounters with leopards in the Galilee, and the Golan Heights.
The last official sighting of the Anatolian leopard was in 1974. The animal was killed after an attack on a woman in Bağözü village, Beypazarı 5 km from Beypazarı. Although some scientists have suggested the subspecies has become extinct, others have suggested that there are still between 10-15 leopards in the wild. In 2001, the animal was spotted in the locality called "Dandi" near the town of Mut in the Taurus Mountains in Turkey's Mediterranean Region, and around Muskili Brook on the eastern Black Sea. In 2003 remote sensing cameras captured an adult male leopard in the Vashlovani National Park in Georgia. Another sighting was reported in 2004 in Pokut Plateau. In 2002 the team at the Big Cat Rescue began an inventory expedition at an altitude of around 2000 meters. The expedition was started because photographer Cemal Gulas brought the team a photograph of a paw print which they determined to be that of a leopard. On the expedition, the team sighted a leopard but it evaded them before a photo could be taken. The next day, the team succeeded in photographing the leopard and confirmed its continued existence. It is, however, believed that there are only 10-15 members of this species left in the wild. Currently, the Anatolian Leopard Foundation is studying the animal's population on Mount Taurus using trap cameras.

 

[Black Army]

The chain armour is ready:

 

[Black Army]

Now I hesitate over the leopard skins size. As I have read the best ones were 220cm long (the full animal), so this is 110mm in 90mm Scale. I have made a paper modell for this size, it's a little bit big but on drawnings from the 17th Century are so big skins as mine. (See the engraving belov!) I think the best would be if I cut my sketch a little bit.

 

[Marcel]

Balazs excellent work! You made a great progress with sculpting. I will follow your next steps closely!!

 

[Black Army]

As a next step I have made the first layer of the leopard skin. On the next layer will be the head (without over-skull) and the hair. The first layer is from green stuff, with some baby talcum powder.