Thanks Chaps! :thumb2:
It might be a while- I've got a shed-load of real life happening at the moment.
but thanks for your interest
It might be a while- I've got a shed-load of real life happening at the moment.
but thanks for your interest
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Neil
I've never seen someone sculpt theur own figure before. That is amazing, you're clearly a very talented individual.
Good luck with moulding.
ATB
AndrewComment
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Wow Neil,
He‘s fantastic!! Really love him!
(I too have been a bit distracted from here celebrating my Sixtieth birthday with socially distanced family. Lots of fun together.)
Following this with eager attention now! Us old farts have to take things slowly!
AndyComment
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Very nicely done.
PeterComment
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I shudder at the thought of painting a figure, never mind making one ! I doff my cap sir.Comment
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So, having finished Douglas Bader at this scale I want to get Denis progressed before the end of the GB, even if I don't cross the finishing line with him.
I disregarded St Simon of T's advice(I know, sacrilege) and took off the left arm for ease of casting, because if I do have to cast multiple copies then the mould needs to be as trouble-free as possible.
I started to sharpen up the hair, as threatened, then I decided it was a bit too 'fey', so I re-sculpted it.
I still might change the face altogether, but I won't do anything about that until I've sculpted a better replacement.
I also re-sculpted his belt & buckle, but it looks like I need to do the buckle again ,it's very wobbly looking.
And then there was the right hand.....
I said earlier that hands are the most difficult things to sculpt, and I have wrestled with this one for 5 days now!
Here are the various failed attempts
Each one took me at least an hour ,often more(and a day to recover!).
The second one down is ok anatomically, it's just too small AARGH!
I tried modelling with and without wire in the fingers, carving with and without wire. Standard Milliput, White Milliput, Magic Sculpt, Duro.
Eventually I just got lucky with a half modelled and half carved White Milliput one, at the bottom.
Well that's a far as I am at this time.
I need to attach the right hand to the arm, and I need to make good the join of the left arm at the shoulder. They sound like 'nothing' jobs, but I always hit snags of some kind!
I've ordered the silicone but I don't expect that until next Monday, so I will be cutting it fine to mould and paint him by the end of the GB.
Anyway, thanks for looking
NeilComment
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Neil, talked about dogged determination , you certainly have that.
Looks good , now you can sleep peacefully !Comment
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Dogged determination indeed. Wonderful to see someone with more patience in their little finger than I could ever dream of acquiring in a lifetime, and it's paying off in spades too. Great work Neil.Comment
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Ha ha! If dogged determination means taking eight years to finish a model then I'm your man!
As for patience, I suppose so, but it's more a question of not wanting all the work on the rest of the figure to count for nothing.
-and talking of little fingers......
I attached the hand, but I didn't like the position, so I tried to twist it with the tweezers- and had a little set-back;
Just as I predicted:rolling:.
This is where it was
and this is where it is now-spot the difference:tears-of-joy:
But it was a blessing in disguise because during all this I discovered that the reason it didn't look like the original photo was that I had set up the arm too far forward. And I was planning to adjust the thumb anyway.
I also re-did the belt and buckle, but not very well, so I'll have another bash at that today.
Thanks all for looking in
NeilComment
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:cold-sweat: :smiling5:Comment
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Right , he's ready for casting now.
Looking at the before and after images it hardly seems worth the trouble, but I know it is
Actually, I might look again at his ears - they are a bit big!
I'm still working on another head, but I'm not showing that until it's done-if at all!
Then I have to prepare him for casting-rubber arrives Saturday.
thanks for looking
NeilComment
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I re-did his ears (don't worry, I'm not posting a before and after pic....)
And I mounted the 3 parts on blocks ready for moulding
I have done moulding and casting quite a bit over the years but never quite like this, and the last time was - I can't remember how long ago, so it's all a bit 'seat of the pants'. I kind of know what I'm doing, but I kind of don't.....
I have looked at recent resin castings to see how this part is done so fingers crossed I've got it right.
The main thing I am lacking that a professional outfit would have is a vacuum de-gasser, which is how they avoid bubbles in the resin, so that side of things could be real fun and games...
I bought a clear silicone rubber, to enable me to cut through to the original without damaging it(in theory). This is new for me.
I expect to have difficulty with bubbles on the nose and chin and the fingers and cigarette.
I 3D-printed a mould box (because it's less effort than fabricating one). I gave it a slight taper to (hopefully) help the cured mould come out.
I sealed the joint with tape to prevent leakage
Then there was nothing left to prevaricate over, I just had to get on and mix the rubber.
Thank goodness I used disposable gloves, because I got it EVERYWHERE.
I knew enough to cover the scales with a plastic bag-the mix proportions are by weight
but I should have worked on a polythene sheet or something disposable.
I used plastic shot glasses to measure the amount, but that got messy. I probably should have used a syringe.
One trick I did remember, and am fortunate enough to have the kit for it ,is to tape the filled mould to a piece of vibrating machinery for 10 minutes or so, to help dislodge any bubbles attaching to the pattern. Time will tell of course whether that worked.
So fingers crossed please, everybody, and let's see what tomorrow brings.
thanks for looking
NeilComment
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Good luck Neil, I hope it works out!
ATB
AndrewComment
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