Hi Wabble really jealous of your sculpting skills mate the figure is looking excellent.
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Hi, some last few details on the Bedouin before we move onto the donkey...
I've beefed up the dagger with putty and scribbed detail. Needs cleaning up.
A Bedouin isn't one unless he carries one of their iconic weapons...the North African or Arabian heavily inlaid Snaphaunce Lock Jezail musket. These things were handmade and usually two are never alike. Which means I don't have to worry about being accurate.
I started with carving out a Mauser rifle...
These rifles were very long at about 54 inches in length. So somewhere along the barrel I have to add an extension of 2 cm. Also the butt needs a bit more work.
I didn't need to show the extension as the rifle was going to be wrapped in a blanket I made with thin Magic Sculpt. Extra left over of the putty went to the butt and flintlock...
I wasn't satisfied with the Jezails butt stock so I mixed a tiny bead of Magic Sculpt and shaped a larger butt...
Once the putty cured on the butt stock I refined it by sanding and shaping it smooth.
Now we can move onto the donkey.
Cheers,
WabbleComment
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Thanks Paul. It was fun researching and scratching it.
Cheers,
WabbleComment
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Hi, the donkey gets some attention now.
I modified the donkey from the Dragon Fallschirmjager set. It was quite stiff looking and wanted it to look as if it was forced to move forward. Also I was going to burden it with a heavy load.
It starts out like this...with the one on the left with neck down...
I cut the neck at two points, positioned the head upward and filled the spaces with plastic scrap.
Checking with a figure that will eventually be a Bedouin was correct, I proceed to putty and sculpt.
I searched for an appropriate picture to reference a defiant cheeky donkey and arrived with this which meant a major surgery on the snout and lower lip which I cut at the mouth and a wedge across the top of the snout just behind the nostril...
The empty space where the teeth is was built up with putty and sculpted.
The neck around the jaw needed wittling down and the putty cleaned up and shaved down.
His left cheek looks better than his right.
Latest I've done is to add the load...these are the basics, fine accessories like water bags and rifles will be added.
Notice that the neck has been defined and there is a pronounced jaw line.
More to come later.
Cheers,
Wabble
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Superb work Richard.Comment
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Amazing work Richard! Just caught up with this, nice sculpting ? have funComment
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Hi Guys, the donkey ears have grown a lot these past years and may need cutting back a little. As it is I've made them look like they are flopping with the wind. Also they are kind of thick and will need parring down plus the inside of the ear needs grooving or carving out.
Starting to look pig like.
The load still needs some water bottles and an old rifle. As had been shown earlier a French Colonial make or one of those Afghan type long muskets.
Ok ...a wee bit has been taken off with a burr and shaped...
Hhmmm...maybe a bit more I think.
Thanks with sticking with me on the ears, I have thinned then and narrowed to more acceptable levels, I hope.
Trust me, a ton of resin has been shaved and burred off that it is thin enough to see through.
A diamond cutter was used to bore deeper into the ear and smoothen the edges and tip.
It's really taken donkey years to get to this point so I'll be getting on with more stowage and gear starting with latching with rope to secure what's on now.
More later.
Cheers,
WabbleComment
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Excellent work Richard.SteveComment
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Your alterations to both the donkey and the figure are excellent. Definitely looking the part.Comment
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