Loving this Neil :thumb2:
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Hi Neil
Gets better and better and we even get humour regarding his gentleman bits.
JimComment
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Thanks gents!
I got the pyrogravure out last night and attacked the highlander's bonnet.
This is a curious kit in that the plastic is not like the usual airfix stuff. It's brittle and very glossy, more like older, cheaper kits. Some of the detail is a bit soft and there are sink holes and even bubbles.
The bonnet was particularly devoid of texture so I spent a good hour or more scribing feathers.
I forgot to take a 'before' picture, so I found on old one in the spares box for comparison
cheers
NeilComment
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Great work Neil, coming along fantastically.Comment
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Well that's taking things a step further. A vast improvement on the bonnet Neil.Comment
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Great work on the bonnet.I think I remember Stanley Catchpol doing exactly the same in an old ( very old!) MM.Except he probably used a heated needle stuck in a cork.
Jon.Comment
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Stan is my Guru, and I refer to his bible all the time- a MIL-MOD Special which I had to pay £10 for recently :anguished: (was probably 25p at the time!) but well worth it .
Just found a pic- £1.50 actually
as Andy mentioned a while back- he was actually Bryan Fosten.
Legend!Comment
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Just having a catch up after my latest drama. Hopefully that's not a holly leaf!? I think he'd prefer one of the feathers from your bonnet.
I too have a Gospel according to St Stan in my collection, but mine is one I bought at the time.
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I’ve been racking my brains from the outset about precisely how to engineer the Scotsman in the air, and this weekend I thought it was finally time to just get stuck in and see what happens.
The first thing I had to do was firmly anchor the Scots Grey to his horse so he wouldn’t move about whist I was positioning the Highlander. So he got a pin through his crotch into the saddle.
I’m just brutal, me….
Next I needed a tightly clenched right hand for the Highlander. In my sculpting days I would have had to make it myself for copyright reasons, but as this is just a private project I can be lazy, so I found one in the spares box.
I drilled the wrist first for a stronger connection to the rest of the Scotsman. Then I drilled down through the thumb and closed fingers very carefully, starting with a 0.5mm bit and gradually increasing via 0.8mm to 1.2mm for the stirrup leather. This I made from metal toothpaste tube, inserted it through the hand and glued to the Scots grey’s inner thigh (Steady the Buffs!)
I tentatively glued the hand to the Scots Grey’s leg and left it to dry overnight.
Incidentally, I am using Historex stirrups and bits as they are bit more accurate in shape and more finely moulded.
I hesitantly fitted the rest of the Highlander to his hand and -BINGO!
I couldn't believe it wasn't more difficult! I am bound to tweak it as I work through the details, but it's there in essence, so I can move on.
I am now going to concentrate on the Cuirassier, and hopefully I might even get some paint on him before too long.
Thank you all for looking in and contributing
Cheers
NeilComment
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That has worked brilliantly Neil. The liveliest dio coming together that I think I've ever seen.
Mention of Stan Catchpole/Bryan Fosten brings tears of nostalgia to my eyes.Comment
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Neil,
This is incredible work I wish I could do justice to figures. the last figure I tried to modify looked like he had been hit by a train lol.Comment
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Hi Neil
That is brilliant. The composition and the sense of movement is superb.
JimComment
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Stunning work Neil.
It reminds me of the old £5 note, where Wellington(??) was on his horse and there was a guy lying underneath. Noel Edmonds did a Sunday radio show at the time and asked people to ring in with what they thought the guy on the floor was saying. Ran for quite a few weeks.
Its amazing what stuff jogs your memory. I will go back and sit quietly in the corner again. Permission to carry on LOLComment
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