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sculpted the mane and the left hand.

Hi John, Im baacckk! Now currently doing quite a number of mtd colourful figures to get back into Naps. I took out this piece and after studying it for a while, decided to work further, starting on the horse neck which was thickened and the shako. The proportions look off as this is a...

My friend gave me this beautiful kit. Its a resin cast from Sockel and bases, a small German based figure company. The figure is sculpted by Alan Ball and the horse by Sergey Zlobov, two well known figure modellers. I plan to build it out of the box.

I resculpted some of the crude toga with thin rolled out putty which were folded like drapery.

In between Netflix episodes of the Roman Empire, I continue to sculpt these ancient figs. Added hair tassels and more fringe to the dress.

Painted simple undercoats with acrylics. Colourful uniform, isn't it?

I added a small pin to the hand and inserted it into the hollowed out arm. Had a choice of turning the sabre up or down. I decided on a slightly down pose. Will start ptg as some parts will be added after the basic ptg. Some uniform details for the Nap fiends out there. This hussar uniform...

Added the lower tunic to the figure. The drapery was created by wetting the underside of the figure and pressing him upon the horse.

The start of the draped toga on the left hand.

The bun was redone to be lower.

sculpting the hand on the sabre.

Hello GFB, I enjoy rescuing and converting figs. Working off my penance for buying all these figures in the first place. hahaha. Mtd figures are especially challenging. The interaction between man and beast plus all the necessary accoutrements are really tricky. Here is the latest update...

Ptg the saddle.

Resculpting the collar. Got to do this in stages due to the small area for conversion.

Ive added a sheen to the black horse. Still ptg the details.

You can also make your own? There are many camels out there. Ive added drumsticks to my fig.

As the mtd figure has an unusual pose, it will not fit nicely into the proposed Historex saddle. This saddle also does not interlock correctly with many of the converted horse poses. Its shapde causing it to "float above the horse's spine. To solve this, I cut up the saddle into front and...

I added legs. But I will have to sand down the horse flanks first, probably also the inner thighs. The key thing about mounted figures is to get a good "seat" to interlock the rider and horse.

OK. This is where we get serious. I was studying the headdress and decided to model this. So out came the drill and I sanded down the hair and ponytail. Now building up the elaborate headdress.

I pinned the feet for stability. Added more drapery.