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Post by tigrazor on Jan 2, 2014 11:31:58 GMT -5
Hi there... Some time ago I got a white metal figure of a Roman officer made from white metal. This figure was a modellers friend heritage. Theres no brand printed on the box, and a title is missing, too. If anyone knows more about the manufacturer - thats much appreciated. The figure itself consists of numerous white metal parts and is highly detailed. As far as Ive seen it, they fit quite good together and theres only the usual sanding and trimming neccessary.  The content:  See you, Lucas EDIT: Lol... Just saw a print on the bottom of the socket - its an Andrea figure.  Mea culpa! |
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Post by tigrazor on Jan 2, 2014 14:16:29 GMT -5
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Post by TRM on Jan 2, 2014 14:49:59 GMT -5
Nice looking fig there Lucas!! Off and running with the base as well! Looking forward to seeing this progress!
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Post by deafpanzer on Jan 2, 2014 15:04:07 GMT -5
Nice start on this!!! You have my attention as usual...
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Post by tigrazor on Jan 2, 2014 15:11:22 GMT -5
You both are with me? Just gets better. |
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Post by tigrazor on Jan 2, 2014 18:51:43 GMT -5
Getting the pole together was a bit tricky. The main part is a brass rod, plus six metal discs. One of the discs contains the right hand of the Roman. Although the hand grabs a piece of the rod surrounded by smaller profiles, this didnt work here - the white metal is too soft. So I drilled this part open with a small drill and added short pieces of a paper clip here - thats much more stabile and fits perfectly into the hollow brass rod. Plus, the correct adjustment of the three parts (long brass rod/hand/short brass rod) works much better and is mor stabile than the other solution. The small chains on the bottom of the pole were closed with some Mr.Surfacer.    |
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Post by tigrazor on Jan 2, 2014 20:34:08 GMT -5
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Post by deafpanzer on Jan 2, 2014 22:51:16 GMT -5
Looking good there... I like the base.
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Post by tigrazor on Jan 3, 2014 6:17:23 GMT -5
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Post by wbill76 on Jan 3, 2014 16:30:10 GMT -5
Making great progress here Lucas! The roaming Roman looks like he's got a brand new pair of sandals just for this.  |
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Post by tigrazor on Jan 4, 2014 9:48:27 GMT -5
The fur got a coat of Tamiya primer, then a custom made dark khaki color followed. This will be washed with brown washes several times, highlighted with a sponge, repainted etc etc. - loads to do here to get a convincing look.   |
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Post by tigrazor on Jan 4, 2014 17:02:34 GMT -5
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Post by tigrazor on Feb 15, 2014 11:05:01 GMT -5
More details (face, helmet, teeth of the bear)and the body is primed as well. Not much I know, but at least something.   |
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Post by deafpanzer on Feb 15, 2014 14:11:55 GMT -5
Fantastic work on the face... eyes look spot on!
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nicusi
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Post by nicusi on Feb 15, 2014 16:24:19 GMT -5
What a very promising start, can't wait for the next steps!
Cheers,
Nicolae
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Post by moramarth on Mar 20, 2014 14:36:16 GMT -5
Just a couple of thoughts: the model would appear to be a legionary signifer, late 1st to mid 2nd Century A.D.. ISTR, although Roman legionaries are conventionally depicted with red tunics, there used to be a school of thought that the rank-and-file wore white tunics with red reserved for Centurions. Also the box art shows what looks like a mask hanging from his belt next to the shield - while it appears some signiferii wore "Sports" helmets with masks, I'm not sure a mask would be appropriate to the type of helmet being worn. Unfortunately I can't be more sure without digging out some long lost references, and I'm probably out-of-date with current research anyhow...
Regards,
M
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Post by tigrazor on Apr 9, 2014 7:59:15 GMT -5
Thanks for the support M. I have to admit that I dont know very much about Roman troops at that time, the figure itself was a bargain. Anyways, heres some progress:   |
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Post by tigrazor on Apr 9, 2014 17:04:51 GMT -5
Thanks Dicky  |
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Post by deafpanzer on Apr 9, 2014 20:10:26 GMT -5
Really looking good! Really like the base too...
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Post by MOOSE on Apr 9, 2014 20:32:14 GMT -5
I'm really digging this build. I can't wait to get into them. I've had my eye on a couple
Mike
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Post by wbill76 on Apr 10, 2014 16:28:26 GMT -5
Making good progress on this one Lucas! The 'roamer' looks like he's got some place to settle down now. |
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Post by tigrazor on Apr 10, 2014 18:02:56 GMT -5
Hehehe. Seems so, yes! |
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Mea culpa!
