Egmont and Hornes (1 Viewer)

[blaster]

These Cafe Storme Mokarex figures are great for painting exercises and also make wonderful tryout pieces for experimentation. Their age and quality of sculpting and moulding then may make them appear dated by current standards of figure production but their attractiveness and cheap costs constantly draws me back.

I don't really know much about these two personages until I read up on them up on the internet.

These two Cafe Storme figures are actually interlinked. Both were executed during the Spanish period and there is a statue of both of them from which the present figures obviously drew inspiration.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brussels_Statue_Egmont_and_Horne_01.jpg

This got me thinking that, perhaps, I could pose these two figures together as per the statue. So I took pics of the front and back for reference and have started to cut up the two figures.

 

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So here are the two figures joined together. I think the two poses work reasonably well.

 

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I reattached both arms at the back after reshaping them. I substituted both hands at the back and strengthened the joint between the two figures.

 

[Mirof]

Their statue in Brussels

 

[blaster]

Hi Mirof,

Thanks for the pics of the statue! Yes I was adapting the figures according to that statue.

I sculpted the arms and further strengthened the joint between the figures.

 

[blaster]

I epoxied the pair to its base.

 

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I built up the groundwork to the shoes. Then I resculpted the front and back. I also turned the head of Egmont to the right as per the stutue.

 

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sculpted the beard of Egmont.

 

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Completed Egmont.

 

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I added a rapier for Egmont and will start to paint this piece.

 

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Painted the face of Egmont. Some of my posts are like the Chinese torture method - drip drip drip....

 

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Decided to continue painting this piece as well.

 

[paxtoysoldier]

Very good painting.
Cool subject.

Isn't Hornes's hand reaching a bit low?{sm2}
Just kidding. Nice job.

Paddy

 

[blaster]

Hello Paddy.
Thx for your erudite comments. Hahaha. The hands go where the armature takes them.
BTW, there are no cod pieces on these figures?
managed to paint up to this stage.

rgds Victor

 

[Grey Heron]

Love the stages of painting. Looking forward to seeing this pair completed.

 

[blaster]

Hi Grey Heron,

Ive just completed this. I substituted a rapier and glossed the armour. Shaded all over.
Only have to paint the names on the bases.

rgds Victor

 

[Grey Heron]

Excellent detailed work Victor. Is this vignette a standalone? Thanks again.

 

[blaster]

Hi Grey Heron

thx. Definitely a stand-alone. A conversion of two existing cafe Storme Mokarex figures.

rgds Victor

 

[Grey Heron]

Thanks Victor.

Cheers!

 

[blaster]

I finally found time to write the names for this piece.

rgds Victor