54mm Charge of the Scots Greys

[Andy Belsey]

Neil,
Nice to see all the effort you're doing on Dobbin's feet! Looking at that last shot (worthy of an adult publication!), how accurate will he or she be between the back legs?? We know that the rider had his crotch completely removed, so I know he's been sorted! You can usually rely on me to lower the tone!!
Andy

[Neil Merryweather]

thank you Andy for 'raising' the issue.....
I thought about it already and decided I couldn't be bothered.


but now I'm thinking about it again :anguished:

[rtfoe]

Thank you Peter.
So on the subject of accuracy, here's an instance where I just can't help myself.
The trouble with this kind of thing is once you know something you can't UN-know it. Ignorance is definitely bliss!
Remember the horseshoes?
I had originally used horseshoes from the Historex blacksmith set, which I already had, but I only had enough for one horse. Fortunately I had actually only attached one. When the new ones arrived(horseshoes only) I realised with horror that I had got it completely wrong!
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NOT ONLY did the new horseshoes have nails in where the originals had none, but they are labelled front and rear….!
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Who knew?

(school French lessons weren’t a waste of time after all…..)

So not be hounded out of town by the rivet (or, to be more accurate, nail) -counters I have changed them.

As far as I can tell, the front ones have one lip in the centre and the rear ones have two lips at about 10 to 2, and Historex, to their credit have actually shown this!
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So here is the result
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Aaaaah, that’s much better! PHEW!

The filler needs some more work, though……
cheers for now
Neil

Hi Neil, had I known you were going to be accurate in the horse shoes I'd have told you as I had experienced at a friends local stables and there were horse shoes on the walls and I thought they were for different horses just like human shoes until he told me.:smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard

[Neil Merryweather]

Hi Neil, had I known you were going to be accurate in the horse shoes I'd have told you as I had experienced at a friends local stables and there were horse shoes on the walls and I thought they were for different horses just like human shoes until he told me.:smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard

cheers Richard
If I had known I'm sure you would have my first thought........:nerd:

[Ian M]

thank you Andy for 'raising' the issue.....
I thought about it already and decided I couldn't be bothered.


but now I'm thinking about it again :anguished:

Thanks for that Now I have that joke bouncing around in my head again. Can't tell it on here though.

[scottie3158]

Neil,
Lovely modelling mate you are really capturing the fallen rider and horse.

[Neil Merryweather]

Thank Scottie.

Moving on ...
I carved out the gauntlet cuffs and trimmed away the epaulettes.
And I created the top of our man’s head with milliput, which led me on to the helmet.

It’s not shown in the painting but I think it will be a natural piece of foreground interest.

I carved off the flying horse tail, and removed the chin scales(both of which will have to be remodelled depending on the position of the helmet on the ground), hollowed it out and pyrogravured the bearskin turban.

So that’s a nice challenge I’ve just created for no good reason- the inside of a Napoleonic cuirassier helmet!

Many thanks for your continued interest

Neil

[Neil Merryweather]

Morning all!
Well, despite the distractions of grandchildren and household chores and changing a burst tyre in the pouring rain (with no spare ,just a useless bottle of expanding foam grrrr! :angry I had quite a productive weekend.
I filled and sculpted the cuirassier’s hips and arms with Milliput and I started to think about the horse’s tail and what position it should be; and it came to me that the tail would be a good way to support the Scots Grey horse in mid-air.

So I poked a bit of piano wire up the poor horse’s bum and drilled out the grey’s hoof and Voila!
But the more I admired my ingenuity the more dissatisfied I was with the pose of the Grey, it wasn’t nearly dynamic enough.

So I butchered him again and altered 3 of his legs!



I left the right hind leg alone for now as it is the load-bearing leg and it will be stronger, but I think I might have to bite the bullet. We’ll see.

I might change the position of the wire altogether, anyway, but here it is at the moment.

Thanks for looking

Neil

Off to find a spare wheel for a Honda Jazz!:rolling:

[rtfoe]

I can see movement...excellent Neil on the mid-air propping through the bum...err I mean with the tail. The Honda spare doughnut wheels are pricy to replace. My CRV just lost the spare due to my negligence of not pumping it regularly and it shredded when driving to the tyre shop.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jon Heptonstall]

It's looking dynamic!
Fantastic butchery and the downed cuirassier looks great.
Jon.

[Neil Merryweather]

I can see movement...excellent Neil on the mid-air propping through the bum...err I mean with the tail. The Honda spare doughnut wheels are pricy to replace. My CRV just lost the spare due to my negligence of not pumping it regularly and it shredded when driving to the tyre shop.

Cheers,
Richard

Thanks Richard
the Jazz wheel is not too bad actually- it's a very dull, anonymous-looking car but incredibly reliable

[Neil Merryweather]

It's looking dynamic!
Fantastic butchery and the downed cuirassier looks great.
Jon.

Thank you Jon, that's good to hear from a fellow sculptor:smiling4:

[papa 695]

Hi Neil I'm sorry to say I've just caught up with this, but I'm glad I did. Some fantastic work going on, really liking all the alterations your doing. It's looking great so far.

[Andy Belsey]

Continuing to enjoy seeing what you’re achieving, even if some of your words have made me wince!!
Andy

[Neil Merryweather]

Continuing to enjoy seeing what you’re achieving, even if some of your words have made me wince!!
Andy

I had no idea you were such a sensitive soul, Andy.
Or is that due to the shingles....?
hope you're feeling a bit better these days?