Verlinden 1/5 Viking Bust

[Guest]

Another massive 1/5 bust from Verlinden depicting a Viking Warrior.

This looks lovely:



All very well modelled and cast. Nice that the head, helmet etc are separate as it makes for easier painting.

Anon......

[Guest]

I've cleaned up the parts ready for painting. Here it is Blu-tacked together:



This is a thing of real beauty - the detailing is exquisite. Not too much clean up was required, apart from the removal of the casting blocks and some trimming around the edges of the torso. The helmet had a couple of bubbles that needed filling, but I was glad to find that it fitted perfectly and won't need attaching to the head until after painting - these are heavy components and keeping the weight down as I work is a good idea. The sword was very bent, so I've straightened it out over steam and left it under a heavy block.

[Bortig the Viking]

How could I not like. Will be following this.

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
Huge and beautifully cast. A perfect canvas for your skills.
Jim

[Steven000]

Looks very detailed indeed, that chain-mail must have been a pain to sculpt. Looking forward to your magic paintwork :thumb2: ...

[monica]

will look forward to seeing this one, :smiling:

[Guest]

Thanks for looking in people. I'll give it my best shot.

[JR]

Kettle on and normal seat please Peter .

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Looks like a solid new project for your painting skills to enjoy.

Its probably going to be too quick for you, but it should last the weekend, or until your house it a little quieter.

Enough said

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

John - Comfy chair reserved.

Steve - There's quite a lot to it, so it should take a few days. The perisher is here for another week, so the house will remain noisy.

[Mickc1440]

I've actually arrived before any paint :tongue-out:

[Guest]

Hi Mick

This is turning into a b****r!! I've just had to take a scalpel to one of the eyes, but it should be OK.

[Dave Ward]

Peter,
reading that, I thought you meant the perisher!!! On sober consideration, I realise it was the Viking, that got the knife!
Dave

[Richard48]

Blimey 1.5th,Bet hes a hefty piece of resin mate.Bit like the Coppergate Saxon i gave you awhile back.
Will take a pew with the rabble.
Rich.

[Guest]

Dave - Heaven forbid! She gets away with murder though. She took one of the fake coals out of the gas fire and drew all over the coffee table with it. We only noticed because she'd eaten some and had a black mouth.

Hi Richard. About twice the size of the Coppergate. A real whopper.

This nearly didn't get this far - a real pig:

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The eyes were nasty, nasty, nasty. As mentioned, I had to take a scalpel to the left eye to try and sort out some of the creases as what was there was unpaintable. It's far from perfect, but a bit more tweaking should see it avoid the bin.