Queen Boudicca of the Iceni

[Paul P.]

always a dirty pinny for sculpting, it only gets washed when we get the tin bath out on a Friday night BTW a Ewe is a sheep, you know them fluffy things you see in the fields

Paul

[Paul P.]

Hi all

just one update, ive managed to finish all the bindings and placed the base on top, the platted ropes will have an adjuster on them to tighten them around the base spars, but ill have to do that when its painted




So thats the main build done, i want to add some extras like a spear holder and perhaps one for a Bow as well and there will also be some extra bits for the horse harness,
So next step is the horses im also going to pose the driver as well

all for now

Paul

[Leon]

Agree with Dicky on the new uses of the white stuff Paul .That is simply outstanding work mate.

[vlpbruce]

I agree with both Dicky and Leon. Amazing work you are doing.

[Paul P.]

jackwagon many thanks mucka, i have to admit im quite chuffed with the end result


Leon and Bruce thanks for all your great comments, it keeps me going


Ive started on the driver, i thought when i first put the torso together, that i had made a terrible mistake on the dimensions for the chariot and that it was toooo big. However now i have his legs and head on and checking it from the plans and pictures i have, its just about right. As i said at the start im going to go for a static look, no galloping horses and flying cloaks so i thought id have him leaning back against the front hoop with one leg resting on the yoke spa.







His right hand will be holding the reins with the arm draped over his leg and the left arm and hand resting in his lap. He will of course have all the usual weapons and a cloak. For the life of me i cant think how to pose Boudicca, i want her standing but i cant think of anything that might be suitably dramatic, so i think ill concentrate on the driver and the horses first

all for now

Paul

[Paul P.]

when I first read that I thought it said how about Queenie on her back .......Sounds interesting jackwagon and something to think about, cheers mushty

Paul

[`Boots`]

Holy ferkin` moley Paul ...............that is some mean scratcherizing fella!!!, absolutely out of this world . The pose looks good mate, as for queenie, i suppose the fact the horses are stationary and the fella is in quite a relaxed mode will dictate her actions somewhat...........don`t think leaning against the chariot with a ciggy and a pint qualifies tho ...........fantastic work bro and look forward to more of this

[wbill76]

Wish I could help in terms of suggesting something with the poses Paul...but the only thing that comes to mind with what you've said regarding it being static and having the driver in a relaxed pose would be for the Queen to be either approaching the chariot or leaving it...otherwise the driver would have to be in a more 'engaged' pose, no?

[Paul P.]

Boots cheers mate, what about having her with a joint , plenty of time to sort it out


Thanks Bill, thanks for the input, i wanted her on the chariot, standing in a relaxed pose like the driver, but as ive got a female mannequin i can try a few poses before i make my mind up.

Just a bit to the horse, first pic is of the horse oob, im not going to change this one round much so ive just adjusted the head











A bit of filling and reshaping to do

Paul

[Paul P.]

sept he did it with a sword and i just didnt glue it on as it should be

Paul

[TRM]

Jul 31, 2013 16:48:04 GMT -5 Paul P. said:

Simply Brilliant!! I drooled my coffee a bit when I saw the advanced styrene basket weaving 101!!! That is impressive my friend!! Looking forward to you working the power plant for this!!

[`Boots`]

Post by Paul P on 19 hours ago
Boots cheers mate, what about having her with a joint , plenty of time to sort it out


Sounds reasonable ((LOL))..... , the guy looks chilled out enough

Great work on the horsey chopperizing btw

[Paul P.]

Cheers Mr T, don't you go drooling coffee all over your PC, that way lies expense

Boots many thanks mate, pity they didn't have shades as well at that time


Paul

[Leon]

Some excellent work on chopperizing the driver and horse Paul :DThis is really taking shape now.

[deafpanzer]

Unbelievable incredible amazing work!

[Tobi]

WOW!!!!!

How can the styrene be wrapped liked that without breaking?

Cheers,
Tobi

[Paul P.]

Leon thanks mucka, yep its taking shape now

Andy cheers mate you are to kind

Tobi as it was my first foray into styrene, i have no idea if it was supposed to do that or not, i did warm it a bit in hot water before i did the lattice work and it seemed to bend ok without breaking


Bit more done to the casual dude and the power plant , loads of filler stuck in the horse and the trousers started on the dude, the leg bindings are a bit rough at the mo but hopefully will look better after a bit of sanding














more to follow

Paul

[Leon]

Looking really good Paul .Your doing a fine job on this.

[wbill76]

Nice work on the horse head surgery/realignment Paul. The driver now looks like he could be on a fashion mag cover!

[`Boots`]

Brilliant mate...........the horse looks great and the wraps look the bizz too, fabulous stuff once again mucka

[dennis]

Been following this Paul, coming along really well. Looking forward to seeing this in the flesh. On the question of Ms B, what would she be wearing to ride this speedy little number?
Great work keep posting.
Dennis

[Paul P.]

Leon thanks mushty


Thanks Bill, front cover of women only


Cheers Boots your to kind buddy


Thanks Dennis, I have a few pics of Boudicca in various clothing, but the overall opinion of the british museum is that she wore a dress, this is supported by the writings of Tacitus at the time who gave a very good description of her.


Paul

[TRM]

Nice work on the HP!!! Moving right along! Excellent work on GQ's trousers!!

[Paul P.]

Aug 5, 2013 14:54:29 GMT -5 @dickyf said:

Would she not have had a shiny metal bra and a short leathery strappy skirt? lol

Excellent work there Paul, yer dobbin looks superb and Chilled Dudes strides are the business

youve been to that shop again or have you been surfing those dodgy sites, you know youll go blind


Paul

[Paul P.]

Sry Mr T nearly forgot you there, many thanks mate

Paul

[vlpbruce]

I will say it again. Absolutely awesome work.

[Paul P.]

Cheers Bruce, your comments are much appreciated

Cleaned up the strides a bit more and then started on the tunic, hes going to have a chainmail shirt so i did the bottom of the tunic so that it is showing underneath the chainmail, and then just did the bottom part of the chainmail







i need to leave a gap for the sword belt, and then make the top half


Paul

[Deleted]

As per the norm for you Sapper....some great work going on here mate!..I do have a question tho..Why did they use all that binding to keep their leggings up? Why not use braces?

[Paul P.]

CB cos they didn't have elastic ,....................................... their trouser were baggy so they used to bind them before battles so they didn't get in the way

Cheers jackwagon, used a finer syringe this time, the vets think im on drugs


Paul

[Deleted]

Aug 6, 2013 16:58:36 GMT -5 Paul P. said:

CB cos they didn't have elastic ,....................................... their trouser were baggy so they used to bind them before battles so they didn't get in the way


Paul

Didn't they have tailors who could take their 'Baggy trousers' in a bit then? ....Make 'em into 'Skinny trousers'