Marcus Aurelius (1 Viewer)

[blaster]

Hi All,

I bought this OOP La Fortezza kit of the Roman Emperor. The castings look good but needs some minor conversion.

Rgds Victor

 

[blaster]

I made the following conversions - I think that the head is too big and the head pate was lowered by about 2 mm and I resculpted the hair. The legs were cut off and the lower part of the skirt was drilled and gouged out to create an overhang.

The legs were thickened and eventually reinserted back into the underside. The figure was undercoated and base painted.

 

[blaster]

The figure is now being painted in oils.

 

[blaster]

I corrected some defects and added putty here and there.

 

[blaster]

Starting to paint the face. But the eyes have to be redone.

 

[blaster]

Competed the figure of Marcus Aurelius but I still am trying to finish the base.

 

[Horus]

You've done an excellent job on your Marcus Aurelius figure Victor. Well done :salute::

Steve

 

[blaster]

Hello Steve,

Thanks for your comment! Appreciated. I'm just a busy bee, especially now and am doing up as many figures as I can.

Added some groundwork. Marcuse Aurelius was always in the field fighting battles and campaigns. Probably also doing building works and giving speeches in between.

Rgds Victor

 

[blaster]

Added more foliage to this piece.

 

[Horus]

Nice one Vic. Yes MA was quite the Emperor having to deal with sharing the Plague and rampaging Germans .

Steve

 

[blaster]

Hi Steve,

Thanks. I've just finished Marcus Aurelius.

Rgds
Victor

 

[Horus]

Vic
That's a really nice looking figure you've ended up with after your re-sculpting and painting. :salute::

Steve

 

[blaster]

Hi Steve,

Thanks again for your very encouraging remarks. I'm trying to stay stoic...

Rgds Victor

 

[blaster]

Also a brass name plate for this piece. Done!

 

[paxtoysoldier]

Also a brass name plate for this piece. Done!

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Well done!

 

[Poppo]

He is one of my spiritual masters, a stoic teacher.

 

[blaster]

Hi poppo and paddy,

thx for yr kind comments. Stoicism sounds like a hard act to follow….

vic.

 

[Poppo]

Hi poppo and paddy,

thx for yr kind comments. Stoicism sounds like a hard act to follow….

vic.

Maybe hard, but necessary

 

[blaster]

More power to you then.

 

[paxtoysoldier]

I admire your philosophical stance to life, Poppo.
But I like your scratch-built dioramas even more!
Paddy