The Joust

[Paul P.]

Hi all
Leon many thanks glad your enjoying it

Chris matey cheers, yes i hope ill be able to get more bench time in as well

Thanks Boots its appreciated

Texas many thanks and heres a bit more

During a joust or tournemant knights would often, either crop the tail, or fold it back on its self and then tie a ribbon round it. So with that in mind ive made a tail from spru, given it a rough shape and then made a ribbon from milliput, with a nice bow at the bottom. I then added some detail with the pyrogravure







Primer then base coat and ill fix it on, fill the edges then paint it up

all for now

Paul

[bullardino]

Each step of this build is able to put me in awe...

You're definitely a master, Paul

[Paul P.]

Hi all

Cheers Luigi, not quite a master ive still so much to learn

heres the tail attached and painted, base coated black then highlighted with burnt umber and then dry brushed with white, the ribbon is scarlet red highlighted with deep orange and a few shadows put in with deep blue









So apart from a few bits to touch up and the reigns the first horse is just about done

all for now

Paul

[Paul P.]

Cheers jackwagon, hope yr ok

Dave many thanks

Boo i think the sculpting is the most enjoyable bit, producing something thats original

Paul

[danb.]

Great update Paul have been missing this one so its great to hear your on it again keep up the good work buddy

Dan B

[dennis]

Paul, this is going to be a belter. The work on the Swan heraldry is second to none very well done, looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks for posting.
Dennis

[multicam]

Good to see some work on this again! Great stuff as always, Paul! Inspiring:)

[Paul P.]

Hi all
thought id make a start on the figure, This is how it comes so all i have to do is chop the arms off, remove and reconstruct the bottom half so it fits the horse, make the armour and a new surcoat and paint it..........................Simples






so saw and milliput at the ready

Paul

[Leon]

Lets see you work your magic Paul

[Paul P.]

cheers guys. just at the gauge stage jackwagon

[Paul P.]

I blame my fingers they cant spell for toffee . very nearly finished jackwagon.

OK hacking away ive cut off both the arms and then the bottom half below the waist, so the armour pieces, i,e. the Faulds and the Tuille will have to be rebuilt. Ive also cut off the legs above the Cuisse, so im now left with these 4 bits



Ill now have to cut the legs and bend them slightly to allow for the seating

all for now

Paul

[Deleted]

Hacking away there Paul, but I bet it's not as simple as it looks eh? 
The horse ( or should I say mount ) looks super cool, can't wait to see it all coming together 

[wbill76]

Looking forward to seeing the rebuild on this one Paul for the rider. Nice job on the mount so far!

[multicam]

Onto the figure (man). Rubbing my hands together in anticipation!

[bbd468]

Hey Paul, Got the figure started...sweet! Looking forward to see how it all comes together.

Gary

[Paul P.]

Hi Guys
Thanks for all the comments, i know this is going slow but my time at the bench is quite limited at the mo, Still only this figure and then another horse and figure to go

So next step is to make the figure sit the horse. The legs were cut into 3 pieces at the knee and then a wedge cut at the back to allow for the bend. the pieces were then put back together with some milliput. these were then joined to the hips and put into position. the torso was then added with a bit of packing. i need to get a position where his top half has taken the recoil of the lance as it hit his opponent. the right leg is slightly more bent than the left. I also have to imagine where the other rider will be so that they both look natural











It all looks a bit messy at the mo but once the milliput has hardened it can be cleaned up

all for now

Paul

[bullardino]

It does already look great. The stance is very natural and dynamic

[wbill76]

Nice job reassembling the rider Paul, milliput's excellent stuff and by the time you're done no one will every know the extensive surgery that took place here.

[Leon]

WOW Paul that is looking good

[dennis]

Paul this is amazing; sawing, cutting, filling, assembling and a small masterpiece is starting to appear; with me it would be sawing,cutting (swearing and applying band aids) filling and then flinging, retrieving, repairing and starting again.
Look forward to seeing the next post.
Dennis