discussion 200mm Medieval Man at Arms Bust

[Guest]

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This is one that I originally abandoned because the head was so awful. However, I kept the torso with a view to finding a new head, which proved difficult given that it is over-scale.

Some time ago I used an Altores Studio academy bust to revamp another Verlinden dud, making it into a Luftwaffe pilot. I never liked the finished result, so I decided to strip down the head and remodel it for this project:

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I've given him a medieval pudding-basin haircut (a la Blackadder), which I modelled with Milliput. The hair still needs some more work, but I think he looks the part.

I may some more accessories to the torso, like a dagger and a kettle helmet (based on a British Brodie), but I'll see how I feel if and when I get to a stage where I'm happy with how it's going.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Off to a flying start ,Peter!
You're no slouch with that Milliput stuff, either , are you?

 

[Lee Drennen]

Peter. I’ll be sitting by Neil watching closely

 

[Guest]

Neil - I really like Milliput. I tend to use a lot of water with it and sculpt with a brush.

Lee - Be seated my man.

 

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

That is one haircut you milliputted and very stylish for the 11th century!

Hopefully the hay fever is manageable with the current warmer weather?

Should be a fun day with the torso, I guess you will pick your own palette of colours, muted to suit the era?

Off to the vets for a lockdown examination with our asthma cat, that will be a challenge but they seem to have it all co ordinated.

Have a good day with the paints and the hot weather

Regards

Steve H

 

[Jason Crausby]

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This is one that I originally abandoned because the head was so awful. However, I kept the torso with a view to finding a new head, which proved difficult given that it is over-scale.

Some time ago I used an Altores Studio academy bust to revamp another Verlinden dud, making it into a Luftwaffe pilot. I never liked the finished result, so I decided to strip down the head and remodel it for this project:

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I've given him a medieval pudding-basin haircut (a la Blackadder), which I modelled with Milliput. The hair still needs some more work, but I think he looks the part.

I may some more accessories to the torso, like a dagger and a kettle helmet (based on a British Brodie), but I'll see how I feel if and when I get to a stage where I'm happy with how it's going.

My son trusted me to cut his hair the other day... we got a very similar result....do you think you could make me some more out of milliput.????
thanks
Jason

 

[Guest]

Steve - Taking the day off today and heading to the coast to try and get a bit of hayfever relief. Also hope to escape the attentions of the Asian Tiger Mosquito which is making life outdoors extremely unpleasant here in Kent. Dirty great aggressive things with a nasty bite, the council had attempted to control the first populations, but it seems they've broken out. As for the bust, when I realised that there are about 200 tiny studs to pick out on the jerkin, a breather seemed sensible. Good luck getting moggy to the vets!

Jason - I had a friend as a kid whose mum used to actually cut his hair using a pudding basin - always looked terrible, poor lad. I don't think Milliput is going to work for your son I'm afraid.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
Great job with the toupe. Hope you have a great day out. Never heard of those mosquitos. We had midges in Scotland - they could drive you demented.
Jim

 

[Guest]

Jim - Might make myself some hair - do you think this style would suit me? Had a great day at Reculver:

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The towers belong to a Saxon abbey and were maintained through the centuries as a shipping aid. The whole thing is built on the platform of Regulbium Roman fort. A walk along the beach, then back along the cliff path. None of these little blighters there:

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The Asian Tiger Mosquito. Both my wife and I were quite ill after first being bitten - an allergic reaction probably, bit akin to 'flu.

When I got home I made our man a buckler (small parrying shield):

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It's knocked up from a Miniart 1/16 shield, with the boss made from a bit of Lego and the rivets done with blobbed-on paint. Not sure if I'll use is yet.

 

[Guest]

Very nice hair on the model Peter, fooled me to thinking it had come like that. Shield is fine to a none historical person:smiling:

Don't like the look of that beastie. :fearful:

 

[Neil Merryweather]

did you find any bits of bouncing bomb on the beach?

 

[Guest]

Hi Neal. No, though they do still turn up apparently. There's a thing called a 'portrait bench' which includes an airman, and there's a statue of Barnes Wallace along the coast at Herne Bay:

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[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Fully refreshed?

The mosquito looks vicious, hopefully they don't travel up North!

The vets have reissued Anya's asthma medication, she probably has hay fever too!

Hopefully a good day for you following up from the scratched up shield

Enjoy all those studs!

Regards

Steve H

 

[Fernando N]

Nice hair and head Peter, neat shield too:thumb2:

 

[Guest]

Steve - Morning. Feeling very refreshed thank you, more spiritually than anything. A good walk and many hours swimming for Joe. so all had a good time - I'd recommend the sea air for Anya, though I don't think cats are into that sort of thing.

Fernando - Many thanks. On to the studded jerkin today - trying to think of an easier way to do it than conventional painting - perhaps dry-brushing and washes.

 

[Steve Jones]

Well I must say the head is certainly an improvement on the box art. Who did that?? Please don't say it was you LOL.

 

[Guest]

Steve - The box art was Francois Verlinden himself.

I've shelved this one as paining-in the rivets on the jerkin was a nightmare - not fun at all, and I have better ways of spending my time.