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Better pic of horsemen in desert .....TomB
Better pic of horsemen in desert .....TomB
fishead19690
Command Sergeant Major
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Tom, love your work!^&cool How long does it take you to do a figure? Seams like you have a ton of figures. Having tried my hand at this myself I know how much work goes into doing this and the time involved and without your great results. You have a lot of talent.
Have you ever tried 2 part putties like green stuff ect... that,s what I tried working with. Do you ever make molds of the figures and cast any?
Have you ever tried 2 part putties like green stuff ect... that,s what I tried working with. Do you ever make molds of the figures and cast any?
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Thanks foe the interest...sorry...I am not familiar with "the green stuff"...I find sculprey good ( apart from the fact it is the only stuff I can get )
...I tried casting but it was an awsume stuff up....my figs are all "one Of"....some figs are quick some slow..depends on detail,,,but the big time taker is the way I work,,,as I do the fig ...ie..troso and head,,,I baked it firm so it is easy to cont to work on...arms ..legs...wpns etc,,,I bake till firm and easier to manage....I join all together and ..hey presto..a figure...I could do the average fig in about 2 hrs but baking time add hours and I hate waiting for bits and piece's to harden....the tons of figures are things I have done over the past couple of yrs....lots I have given away for some use or another.....hope this gives you a bit of an idea on things...I try and keep it simple...anyway...that's the only way I know...cheers Tom
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Green stuff...That struck a cord....I remembed seeing a GREEN Prussian Hussar in the sculpturing section.....good work...try sculprey....do a bit...bake...do a bit bake....everything stays stable and you dont lose shape as you progress.....dont use an oven...use a fry pan... temp set about 7 or 8....work it out as you go along.....some sculprey does not hold the colour too good when it's baked on and off over a long period...but most of the time it does not require painting...white is a bad colour...does need painting....cheers Tom
Napoleon1er
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When I saw your figures, the first thing that came to mind was: "Wow, those must be some very rare early K&C pieces- except with better sculpting." Then I learned you use clay- without considering that fact, you are a sculptor on par with the best in the industry- when you take that into consideration, you really are one of the best I have seen. You capture horses better than half the guys out there, and the details on the figures are more crisp and accurate. It is a major loss to the hobby that you don't have your own toy soldier company, or at least work for one. I would buy one of your figures any day!
-Sandor:salute::
-Sandor:salute::
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Thank you for that...that has certainly made my day..but...my figures dont measure up to the pro's....I have a lot more lee way in making figures because I can do them as I wish and am not under pressure to make them accurate down to the bootlaces...the guys who buy model soldiers are pretty darn picky and expect a lot for their buck......I have been trying to model horse's for two yrs...the necks are still too short and I am hopeless with the hoofs....(that is why the feet are buried in the sand) but I am getting there....I enjoy what I do as a bobby and it is nice to find a place where I can show my work......thanks for the nice words...cheers Tom