The Joust

[multicam]

Awesome work so far Paul. You've really captured the movement with the repositioning of the legs/head and neck. This is gonna be killer. Love it!

[Paul P.]

Hi all

cheers Multicam and Dave

Just a few pics of progress so far. Ive pinned the right leg and attached it to a temporary base and i think the position and pose is just right, all of the gaps have been filled so its just a case of waiting for the milliput to dry then lots of shaping to do. I have also been thinking on the best plan for both figures I.E. sculpt both horses and riders and then paint the lot, or finish this one and paint it and then on with the other one ??





all for now

Paul

[TRM]

awesome seeing this come together Paul!! LOL, not sure on which you should do!! Nice to take the break from sculpting and just paint!! Either way you have me hooked!! ;D

[danb.]

Nice work Paul that is some brave work cutting into that horse hats off to ya buddy this is an epic build cant wait for more.

Dan B

[robbo]

Very nice work Paul, only what we have come to expect from you mate

[bigjohn]

Hi Paul,

I'm late to the party. Nice start on the horse, you really make it look easy converting those things.

I found the history lesson very interesting. I'm like you, I always have to dig deeper into a subject I find fascinating.

[Paul P.]

[Paul P.]

Hi all cheers guys i think i will build and paint one at a time ill just have to leave the lance off until the other figure is complete

Paul

[Paul P.]

After a lot of filing and sanding the horse is more or less smooth, so ive started on the caparison, ive done the two front skirts and made 2 parts for the neck closure adding some creases where the straps and buckles will be, when these have gone off they will be sanded to blend into the rest of the horse







Two back halves of the skirt next and then the saddle

Paul

[spud]

Very cool Paul, is that done with milliput?

[Paul P.]

jackwagon i always look forward to your comments, never fails to bring a smile to my face ;D ;D
Paul

[multicam]

Ludicrously awesome, as usual:) How do you get the miliput so thin and keep it so clean?

[Paul P.]

Aug 6, 2012 20:29:41 GMT -5 multicam said:

Ludicrously awesome, as usual:) How do you get the miliput so thin and keep it so clean?

I just add a bit of flour to the milliput and then roll it out like pastry, cut it to size and then where i want it to fit on the figure you just wet the milliput so it sticks and it also means that it can be removed when its hard for smoothing and painting............as Alexander would say "simples"
Paul

[TRM]

Still glued Paul!! Great stuff!!

[`Boots`]

Just fantastic mucka ..........always a pleasure watching you weave ya `Milliput` magic ;D ............ya only just gettin` warmed up tho ain`t ya matey

[Paul P.]

Hi all
cheers guys, Boots ya got that right the 38ton artic just pulled up today to deliver me milliput

Paul

[Deleted]

Hi Paul,
Fantastic work on the horse, I'd have spent weeks looking for one in the right pose !
Apologies if I've missed it but what scale are your working in?

Anyway, keep the updates coming I'm addicted to this one

[multicam]

Great tips, Paul. Thanks for sharing.

[Deleted]

@ Dicky .... ;D. That's about the scale I'd need to get buckles on the horse's cape ;D

[Paul P.]

Hi all
Cheers guys very much appreciated,

Steve its 1/16 scale about the only size my eyes will work in now........unless its 1/1

Okay started on the rear half of the caparison and fitted the rear half of the saddle, the front part of the saddle ill make when i get this bit to fit properly. also made the Crinet, these were armour plates fitted to protect the back of the horses neck







Also made this from milliput .................okay i found this little fellow outside the front gate this morning looking for food so hes had 3 tins of cat food and a packet of dried meal worms and a couple of gallons of milk, hopefully he will reach a pound and a half soon and then ill put him back in the woods

Paul

[spud]

3 cans of cat food in that short amount of time???

Horse is looking good paul

[bbd468]

Paul, that is beautiful work man.

Gary

[danb.]

Wow Paul that looks damn good wish i had the skillz you have this will be epic when its all finished

Dan B

[Paul P.]

Hi all

jackwagon cheers buddy, the fuzzpigs now called George

Spud ive never seen anything that small eat so much

Gary many thanks glad you like it

Dan many thanks. give it a go thats the only way to learn

Paul

[Paul P.]

cheers boo, perhaps we will have to have a group build conversion

Paul

[`Boots`]

Just unbelievable to look back to the first horsey pic and then too see how it looks now...............wonderful stuff mate, the milli work is just outta this world ;D

[robbo]

Very nice Paul. Them skirts will make painting a bit hard

[Paul P.]

Cheers Boots, thats why i like doing this stuff, you get a figure no-one else has got

Robbo thanks mate. the skirts will all come off when they go hard and then ill stick them back on when the horse is painted

Paul

[Paul P.]

Now theres a thought jackwagon

[Deleted]

1/16th eh? That's brave, in that scale you can see almost everything ! Mind you if anyone can do it... It'll be you mate

Keep the pics coming, I'm luv'in it