First post and First Figure (3 Viewers)

[Foxhole_Adam]

Hi all,

Been collecting soldiers for 20 odd years now and spend most of my time in 28mm wargaming territory but with age and diminishing time / space I am feeling the pull towards collecting.

I cant leave my day job of sculpting behind though and have caught the bug to make my own collection....

My first attempt at a "big" toy soldier is below. A WW1 2nd Lt . He will be cast and painted and then adorn my shelf


IMG_1326 by Adam Gayford, on Flickr


IMG_1327 by Adam Gayford, on Flickr


IMG_1328 by Adam Gayford, on Flickr

He is 1/32 scale but am working on 1/35 scale Passchendaele figures to see which size I prefer.

Thought I'd share to see what you thought and get some feed back.

Sorry if this is not the right place to post though

Thanks

Adam

 

[Napoleon1er]

Let my be the first to not only welcome you to the forum, but to tell you how
INSANELY AMAZING A SCULPTOR YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!
GREAT figure, it looks on par with the likes of Tommy Gunn, JJD, Britains, and K&C!!!!!!!!!
I hope you will consider selling castings...
Welcome, again, and thanks for sharing!
-Sandor:salute::

 

[PolarBear]

Adam

Your work is truly outstanding and professional. I look forward seeing the painted finished version.

Will you be selling these to the public as both finished versions and castings?

Randy

 

[jager7080]

Adam ,

Impressive...Great attention to detail you show in your sculpt...Welcome to the forum !

Joe

 

[lancer]

Welcome to the forum and that is a really amazing figure you have created. -- Al

 

[kogu]

Adam,

I want to join in with the others who already posted, and your sculpted figure is most remarkable.
Very, very professional work.

Oh, and a warm welcome to the forum.

Looking forward to seeing the painted figure.

Cheers!

Konrad

 

[marco55]

Let my be the first to not only welcome you to the forum, but to tell you how
INSANELY AMAZING A SCULPTOR YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!
GREAT figure, it looks on par with the likes of Tommy Gunn, JJD, Britains, and K&C!!!!!!!!!
I hope you will consider selling castings...
Welcome, again, and thanks for sharing!
-Sandor:salute::

I can't say it any better than this.Welcome to the forum Adam.
Mark

 

[Fraxinus]

Brilliant Work, Simply Brilliant. But I would consider moving to 1:30 scale.

 

[RPZ]

Brilliant Work, Simply Brilliant. But I would consider moving to 1:30 scale.

Seconded! Both points!

 

[UKReb]

IMG_1326 by Adam Gayford, on Flickr

Adam

A stunning and magnificent sculpt which has a Douglas Haig resemblance. When finished would proudly adorn any collectors shelf. Very well done sir.

Bob

 

[Foxhole_Adam]

Thanks for all the positive feedback gents.

Am now all a bit confused over scales though...

Is 60mm / 1:32 preferred over 54mm these days?

I'm off to the London Toy Soldier Show in a couple of weeks so I'll be able to get a real good look at everything that's on offer.

My plan was to collect painted figures and just add in a couple of my own unique sculpts where needed, but I'm guessing getting a scale and sticking to it is going to be required

Cheers

Adam

 

[Martin Tabony]

Thanks for all the positive feedback gents.

Am now all a bit confused over scales though...

Is 60mm / 1:32 preferred over 54mm these days?

I'm off to the London Toy Soldier Show in a couple of weeks so I'll be able to get a real good look at everything that's on offer.

My plan was to collect painted figures and just add in a couple of my own unique sculpts where needed, but I'm guessing getting a scale and sticking to it is going to be required

Cheers

Adam

60mm is actually 1/30th and is the most common scale for the new matt finished figures. 54mm is 1/32nd and is the most common scale for traditional gloss figures and model figure kits.

Martin

 

[Foxhole_Adam]

Makes more sense now...

He's going to be a little small compared to any new ones I buy, but it was a worthwhile experiment. Still planning on finishing the 1/35 figure I have on the desk and then will start on a 1/30. All good practice {sm4}