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Eehaw!!, a Donkey, a Bedouin and a Snake vignette
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Thanks Paul. It was fun researching and scratching it.
Cheers,
Wabble
Cheers,
Wabble
Hi, the donkey gets some attention now.
I modified the donkey from the Dragon Fallschirmjager set. It was quite stiff looking and wanted it to look as if it was forced to move forward. Also I was going to burden it with a heavy load.
It starts out like this...with the one on the left with neck down...
I cut the neck at two points, positioned the head upward and filled the spaces with plastic scrap.
Checking with a figure that will eventually be a Bedouin was correct, I proceed to putty and sculpt.
I searched for an appropriate picture to reference a defiant cheeky donkey and arrived with this which meant a major surgery on the snout and lower lip which I cut at the mouth and a wedge across the top of the snout just behind the nostril...
The empty space where the teeth is was built up with putty and sculpted.
The neck around the jaw needed wittling down and the putty cleaned up and shaved down.
His left cheek looks better than his right.
Latest I've done is to add the load...these are the basics, fine accessories like water bags and rifles will be added.
Notice that the neck has been defined and there is a pronounced jaw line.
More to come later.
Cheers,
Wabble
I modified the donkey from the Dragon Fallschirmjager set. It was quite stiff looking and wanted it to look as if it was forced to move forward. Also I was going to burden it with a heavy load.
It starts out like this...with the one on the left with neck down...
I cut the neck at two points, positioned the head upward and filled the spaces with plastic scrap.
Checking with a figure that will eventually be a Bedouin was correct, I proceed to putty and sculpt.
I searched for an appropriate picture to reference a defiant cheeky donkey and arrived with this which meant a major surgery on the snout and lower lip which I cut at the mouth and a wedge across the top of the snout just behind the nostril...
The empty space where the teeth is was built up with putty and sculpted.
The neck around the jaw needed wittling down and the putty cleaned up and shaved down.
His left cheek looks better than his right.
Latest I've done is to add the load...these are the basics, fine accessories like water bags and rifles will be added.
Notice that the neck has been defined and there is a pronounced jaw line.
More to come later.
Cheers,
Wabble
Superb work Richard.
Amazing work Richard! Just caught up with this, nice sculpting 
have fun
have fun
Amazing work Richard! Just caught up with this, nice sculpting
Thank you kindly Steven, yes presently having fun dry fitting the figures to the new Dio.
Cheers,
Wabble
Hi Guys, the donkey ears have grown a lot these past years and may need cutting back a little. As it is I've made them look like they are flopping with the wind. Also they are kind of thick and will need parring down plus the inside of the ear needs grooving or carving out.
Starting to look pig like.
The load still needs some water bottles and an old rifle. As had been shown earlier a French Colonial make or one of those Afghan type long muskets.
Ok ...a wee bit has been taken off with a burr and shaped...
Hhmmm...maybe a bit more I think.
Thanks with sticking with me on the ears, I have thinned then and narrowed to more acceptable levels, I hope.
Trust me, a ton of resin has been shaved and burred off that it is thin enough to see through.
A diamond cutter was used to bore deeper into the ear and smoothen the edges and tip.
It's really taken donkey years to get to this point so I'll be getting on with more stowage and gear starting with latching with rope to secure what's on now.
More later.
Cheers,
Wabble
Starting to look pig like.
The load still needs some water bottles and an old rifle. As had been shown earlier a French Colonial make or one of those Afghan type long muskets.
Ok ...a wee bit has been taken off with a burr and shaped...
Hhmmm...maybe a bit more I think.
Thanks with sticking with me on the ears, I have thinned then and narrowed to more acceptable levels, I hope.
Trust me, a ton of resin has been shaved and burred off that it is thin enough to see through.
A diamond cutter was used to bore deeper into the ear and smoothen the edges and tip.
It's really taken donkey years to get to this point so I'll be getting on with more stowage and gear starting with latching with rope to secure what's on now.
More later.
Cheers,
Wabble
Great work.
Excellent work Richard.
Your alterations to both the donkey and the figure are excellent. Definitely looking the part.
Hey, good looking Listerine donkey Richard…..
Looking good Wabble.Still watching with interest.
Richard
Richard
Wabble, really looking good.
Thanks Jim, I'm thinking of adding a bandolia with a cartridge pouch and gun powder holders strapped across his chest.
Cheers,
Wabble
Thank you Scottie, so far I have done street ruins, bridges, winter, jungle, water so now it's the stark empty desert
Cheers,
Wabble
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