Another Luo warrior (1 Viewer)

[blaster]

I quickly knocked up a figure with Preiser parts. To get the pose I wanted, I juxtaposed the pieces. The fun part is when I start to customize this figure.

 

[blaster]

I have made a long spear for this piece. The Luo were the hoplites of Africa.
The shield was carefully cut and reglued at an angle. The shield enveloped the warrior.

The figure has a distended tummy to indicate some malnutrition. The headdress is being sculpted.

 

[blaster]

The headdress for this figure consists of six feathers. The feather was made from putty, sculpted over sheet metal with a piece of wire glued to it. The wire was used to insert the feather into the central headdress.

The figure was assembled with the spear and shield.

 

[theBaron]

This is a great kitbash, Vic!

Prost!
Brad

 

[blaster]

Hi Brad,

Thanks for your nice comment. Making your own unique figures is an extremely enjoyable pastime. There is wide latitude in native adornment among the Luo people. What I try to capture here are the key elements - the shield, long spear and feathered headdress. Besides the enormous headdress on my previous Luo warrior riding a cattle, there appears to be a smaller headdress made of cane and covered with black material (feathers?) but festooned with large white ostrich feathers. The feathers are either randomly attached or in a circlet around the headdress. The headdress is usually adorned with additional items such as animal horns, antlers, tusks. The headdress is tied to the head with various straps or ropes.

I have bent the white feathers upwards, and then attach curved tusks to the headdress. The figure was then undercoated in enamels and attach to a base for further detailing.

Rgds Victor

 

[blaster]

Some putty was used to create the base. The figure is now being painted in oils.