North African Build

[rtfoe]

Hi again,

As for the Bedouin I scraped off as much of his clothing and cap. Then I used Magic Sculpt and worked on his headgear which was basically a turban that continued to wrap around his face and around the neck. It's basically a protection from the sun and sand but now has become the custom of his religious beliefs.



At this scale and close up my sculpting is very rough...I should up my optivisor lens to work on it further.



Only his top half above the belt has been sculpted...I might give him a soft sleeveless vest. Below is the back of his turban showing the flow of his muslin fabric like material down his shoulder.



I shaved off his lower pants and boots and carved his feet and calves. I will make leather sandals for him to wear. I think I ought to knock his feet down to a size 7 or he'll look like a Hobbit.



Hope you guys remember where I left off as this is new.

Cheers,
Richard

[Tim Marlow]

Nice work on the figure Richard. Good to see you back on this one.

[BigGreg]

it's gonna be awesome... :-) can't wait..

[rtfoe]

Nice work on the figure Richard. Good to see you back on this one.

it's gonna be awesome... :-) can't wait..

It's been a while...sorry to keep you guys waiting.

Cheers,
Richard

[Neil Merryweather]

very interesting Richard.
If it was me I would leave the feet alone; they look right -I wouldn't jinx it.
Great work on the donkey ,by the way- I've just read through to find out where you got it from, and you referred to it as the mother.
I think you should look a bit more closely......

[rtfoe]

very interesting Richard.
If it was me I would leave the feet alone; they look right -I wouldn't jinx it.
Great work on the donkey ,by the way- I've just read through to find out where you got it from, and you referred to it as the mother.
I think you should look a bit more closely......

Whoops...the Asian in me for not looking at areas of anatomy most forbidden. :tears-of-joy:

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
I do like what you have done so far with this guy. Blown up photos of 1/35 are never kind. Feet are fine.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Thanks Jim, yes the close ups can be quite jarring. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[Mini Me]

Hi Richard........just had a complete read through on this and saw some really fantastic results, especially the tip on using salt for chipping effects. I'm tempted to try this on some of my future builds in 1/87 scale just to see if I can achieve the same effect on a smaller subject. So far everything is looking the "dogs" Keep it going sir. Rick H.

[Steve Jones]

Glad to see you have resurrected this blog. Looking forward to seeing this through to completion

[rtfoe]

Hi Richard........just had a complete read through on this and saw some really fantastic results, especially the tip on using salt for chipping effects. I'm tempted to try this on some of my future builds in 1/87 scale just to see if I can achieve the same effect on a smaller subject. So far everything is looking the "dogs" Keep it going sir. Rick H.

Rick, you'll find that you need to grind the salt down to powder form in that scale. Not sure it'll work but its worth a try. Let's see some trials.

Glad to see you have resurrected this blog. Looking forward to seeing this through to completion

I'm keeping my fingers crossed here Steve. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[JR]

Like Steve I'm glad this has started again Richard.
I've had a read through and caught up to date, love the building detail and method you use with the hot soldering iron on the polystyrene. :surprised:.
I have no comment to make about the Donkey ! :smiling3:

[rtfoe]

Hi John, I too had a read up to catch up on the thread...nearly forgot where I had left off. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[grumpa]

Just went through the whole thread and must say it is most impressive
Please excuse my tardiness in catching up, will keep a keen eye on from now on.
Excellent work thus far in all aspects of the build.

Jim.

[rtfoe]

Thanks Jim, just be aware that this build has the tendency to halt now and again...I hope to see this through.

Cheers,
Richard