North African Build

[rtfoe]

Hi, I just made some progress with the Bedouin by adding putty to his lower half and roughly shaping it before it cures. I would then add more folds with a burr and powered drill.



Obviously needs thinning down...



I need to re-direct the folds around this area...



After this I will be adding a sleeveless vest and working in straps around his ankles for his sandals before cutting out soles from plastic strip. Don't know if I should work in the dagger that these tribesmen carry on their belt... we'll see.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
He is looking very good already.
Jim

[Neil Merryweather]

Wow! Who would have thought he started life as a fallschirmjager? Brilliant

[rtfoe]

Jim and Neil...a fallschirmjager in disguise. :tears-of-joy: The close ups show how roughly it's done up. :rolling:

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi again,

I've tidied up the folds with the burr and sanding curve files. The major area that was changed was the front...



Today I crafted the vest in three parts...the right half, back and left half. It is still curing as I type. I teased the front halves as if blown by the wind. This was done when the putty got slightly harder so it stayed in shape.



I made stitched sections with the end of a blade and used the same to do the gap at the shoulder cut outs.



I will clean up the edges when cured as any touching now would alter the look of the vest.



Pockets will be added and at this point I pushed in the folds with my toothpick. He may need leggings for his pants.

Cheers,
Richard

[Neil Merryweather]

Nicely done Richard

[Guest]

Lovely work Richard.

[rtfoe]

Thank you thank you Guys,

I have cleaned up the vest and taken off much of his butt...



Just to check if there is interaction...donkey "I'm going to bite him..." bedouin "dumb ass..."



Extra putty become rolled blankets or bed rolls.



Cheers,
Richard

[Graeme C.]

Just had a read through Richard, Impressive work, the donkey & bedouin are nicely adapted, a big change from a German paratrooper!

[rtfoe]

Thanks Graeme...unfortunately for the paratrooper he had the right pose and only the twisting of the head more was needed. Fortunately for him I didn't shave him stark naked...just his legs. The Donkey was fun to pose and sculpt...I have thoughts of him talking like Eddie Murphy.:smiling6:

Oh dear!!! another snail just overtook me. :flushed::rolling::tired:

Cheers,
Richard

[Graeme C.]

I'm just imagining a bedouin Shrek....... DONKEY!!!

[rtfoe]

Been busy in the weekends being over seared by SWMBO to add shelves to a storage compartment so trips to the hardware store and carpentry tools prepared, my weekend just went up in smoke.

Last night and today however I started on the terracotta urn containers for the mule. Made two from two part putty by first roughly shaping them on a cocktail stick and lathed them with my power drill. Here's what the progress looks like before i do the handles and cover...



The lathing lets you create beveling around the urn. The unique sharp edge bottom of the urn is basically and Aegean style of pottery which I think could have crossed over the Mediterranean. I can see the practicality of it being dug into the sands to sit up right.



I really did this on purpose to have two different designs and shape.



Tested on the mule for scale and fit.



Then made a slight dip towards the opening. I will then cut the cocktail sticks after I have added the handles and then the covers.



More later.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Urns look great. Poor old mule is complaining that his load is getting rather heavy now.

....... and lathed them with my power drill

I presume you used a full sized drill not a smaller Dremel type?
Jim

[rtfoe]

Thanks Jim, I used my mini drill for the lathe. It had the right amount of speed. I forgot to mention that the putty had to be cured first before lathing. I didn't have anything tho spin slowly to form the soft putty into the urn like real pottery although I would have loved to try.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Thanks. What did you used to cut with? Certainly worked a treat.
Jim