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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 29, 2005 9:10 PM
Hi all. Been a while since I've posted. Most of you probably barely remember me, if at all Big Smile [:D], but I'm back for the time being and I just thought you all might like to see what I've been up to lately.

Finished up the sculpting on my largest piece to date, a 1/2 scale bust. The thing is huge! It's a 16th century Japanese foot soldier (Ashigaru) with the Takeda clan. So far I've layed in most of my undercoats and have the face largely painted. Still need to smooth out some color transitions, but the face is pretty much done.

I still have to paint the helmet and I need to finish sculpting the curtain that hangs from the helmet, but I'm clipping along, considering it only took a week to sculpt. His sashimono (unit flag with leader's crest or symbol (mon) on it) will bring the piece to a maximum Height of a staggering 17".

I'll post some updates over the next few days or so. I'm hoping to take this one to the MMSI show in October.

Enjoy.


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Posted by ghamilt1 on Friday, July 29, 2005 9:37 PM
Nice job indeed! Flesh tones look really good. Did you use Magic Sculp? I hope to be in Chicago for the MMSI show as well, so 'll look forward to seeing the finished product in person.
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  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, July 29, 2005 9:42 PM
Very nice sculpt & painting. Thanks for sharing.

Regards, Rick
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 29, 2005 11:31 PM
You bet, glag you like.

Yes, it is sculpted in Magic Sculpt, but in an effort to save on product I made a clay core for the head and an aluminum foil armature for the torso. I had to bulk it up as much as possible and then add a shell of epoxy putty. I borrowed that technique from dinosaur modelers. As it was, I still burned through half a two pound kit.

Just got a wild hair and started working. My best work has always come that way. Some of you may recall my 120mm French Hussar that I posted here a little over a year ago. Probably my best full figure to date, also took only a week to sculpt. I did a 200mm Uboat captain bust in a single evening once, and had it painted by the end of the weekend!

Then there are the myriad of projects that I just ran out of steam on. The other piece I'm trying to complete for MMSI is a 120mm French Dragoon on horseback. I'm stuck in the painting process, which is the worst place to get stuck because you're so darned close to being done with it. I'll pull it together at the last minute I'm sure. I need it ready for the Region 7 IPMS contest in September, so I'll need to get busy eh? I have to finish this bust though because the iron's hot for it right now.

Thanks for the kind words. The head looks a little big but that's just the camera playing tricks. In person the anatomy is perfect. Trust meBig Smile [:D]
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Posted by ajlafleche on Friday, July 29, 2005 11:50 PM
What jumps out to me right away are the eyes. One looks Asian while the other looks caucasian.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 30, 2005 12:57 PM
Like the head seeming to be too big, that's partly a camera trick, but they aren't identical. Not an easy thing to do unfortunately. I'm still working on that.

By themselves each actually looks quite Asian, but the problem is that one is slanted more than the other. The camera only angle exacerbates the difference. The difference isn't nearly as noticeable in person. The camera brings out all sorts of things you never knew were there. So he has a droopy eye. People do from time to time. Smile [:)]

My second 1/9th scale figure was a Zulu warrior. The way I had sculpted it made the calves look too short in relation to the thighs. They weren't, but the way I had sculpted the loin cloth and where I positioned it, as well as the cow tail plumes on his calves, plus the overall posture I had chosen made the calves look way too short.

It was really strange. From the right angle you can see that the knees are where they should be and the back of the calves are right, but from the intended viewing angle it looks weird. I spend a lot more time trying to plan around those kinds of things, but there's always something. Sometimes I catch them early enough to correct them, and sometimes I don't.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:20 PM
A little more progress. Still plenty of small details to paint and touch up, but the major painting is largely done. I still need to finish the sun shade that will fit around the back of his head, but I'm still shaping that out.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 8:36 AM
looks great keep up the good work
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