My mate William Marshal

[Paul P.]

Hi all
As many of you will know im a great fan of William Marshal 1147-1219 , if you don't know who he is google him, and after my last build of him ive been hankering to do a bust, so in between doing Boudicca I started on the head. The basic shape of the head is sculpy putty firm, and the detail has been added with Milliput













Im going for an action pose for this with his left arm holding a shield up to defend himself and his right arm swung back ready to strike with an axe. well that's the plan anyway

Paul

[Paul P.]

ill have to get another few on the go for that to stop, cheers matey hopefully it will come out how I want it


Paul

[wbill76]

Nov 25, 2013 15:04:28 GMT -5 Paul P. said:

Hi all
As many of you will know im a great fan of William Marshal 1047-1219

I can see why you would be a fan, the gent lived to be 172! That's quite a feat no matter what the time period.

Off to a great start Paul!

[deafpanzer]

Great start! Didn't know so I had to google. Gosh, art images of him reminded me of Dicky. No wonder you are doing this... LOL

[Leon]

Great start on this one Paul,You have a lot of talent mate.

[armorguy]

OK another masterskilled sculptor to enjoy !

[TRM]

Looking forward to your progress on this one Paul!!

[bullardino]

Nov 26, 2013 5:23:25 GMT -5 armorguy said:

OK another masterskilled sculptor to enjoy !

I quote. It's always a pleasure to see you sculpting, Paul

[Paul P.]

Bill he was old for his time, but yep a typo error on my part.

Andy cheers mate, his is a great story and he was still kicking the Frenchs arse at the age of 72


many thanks armour guy

thanks Mr T

cheers leon


Paul

[Paul P.]

made a start on the traditional coned helmet, this is all made from milliput and will have a nose guard, possibly with some sort of decoration







plenty to do on this rivet wise, so an order from archer transfers is on the way


Paul

[wbill76]

Nice progress on the cone-head Paul.

[bullardino]

Very nice, Paul

[Paul P.]

cheers guys, I managed to get a shed load done over the weekend, I had a delivery of sculpey, turned out I had ordered the pink, doll, finish, so the rest of Billy will be pink

So first of all I added some more to the helmet, it didn't quite sit right on the head so I added a rim to the bottom and then the nose guard and some decoration








Then had a crack at the torso, I first made the basic shape, it doesn't have to be spot on,







The right shoulder has been raised to allow for the arm position, I then positioned the head to make sure that it looks ok






The next step is to add the creases on the surcoat, I finished the front part first and then fired it before doing the back, and also added rough make ups of the arms












And the final bit for the weekend was to start the coif, this was shaped and then the chainmail detail started






So loads done and plenty to do, but im quite happy with this so far


Paul

[Deleted]

As well, you should be! Awesome to watch you work. How do you add layers to the build? I'm interested in the technique.

[wbill76]

Always fun to watch these literally come to life in your hands Paul! This one's no exception and the Pink just adds a little bit of variety to the mix. As for Dicky calling you Abnormal...well, he did recently cross the 15k post mark so that should tell you something all by itself.

[bullardino]

Yep, it's a real pleasure to follow your work, Paul

[deafpanzer]

Hey you! Quit hurting my jaw... every time I see your work my jaw hits the floor!!! Once again stunning work...

[Paul P.]

Cheers Bruce,once the basic shape has hardened I then add small pieces of sculpey in rolls to form the creases, and blend them in. I can work out roughly where the creases should go by looking in the mirror, my missis thinks im weird anyway so shes used to me looking in the mirror posing

Cheers jackwagon, I do do it in layers but I try to get the basic shape right first, this makes it easier to get the creases where they should be. but yr right I am abnormal, but hey could be im the only normal one and everyone else is weird

many thanks Bill, as for the 15000 posts, yeah it tells me he has help , or he needs it

Cheers Luigi always a pleasure to have you here

Andy told ya before ill make you a jaw support, cheers bud

So carrying on with Billy, I reached the tedious part, doing the chainmail, when the coif was finished I started on the hood part, I also added some more sculpey to the right arm and started the chainmail on that. When that was complete I added some straps around the edge of the hood part, this was used to tie the chin guard up, ive left this down, mainly just to show off the face



















thanks for looking guys, ive just started the second horse for Boudicca so ill post some pics shortly


Paul

[bullardino]

You've got far more patience than me, that chainmail would have driven me nuts...

Lovely job, Paul

[wbill76]

You've really gotten the art of the chain mail links down Paul. Nice progress! Dicky definitely needs help, there's only so much CB can do for him you know.

[Deleted]

Pure enjoyment!

[Leon]

Really like watching this come together Paul.Your doing some awesome work.

[bbd468]

Jeeesh Paul, thats just too bloody impressive fella.   Well done sir!

[Paul P.]

Many thanks jackwagon, glad your keeping me right

Luigi who said it doesn't drive me nuts


Bill, Dogfish, Leon and Gary, thanks for the comments guys

Sorry I havnt posted for a while, been busy with work, organising a new house move, work, having Montezumas revenge,and work , however ive managed to get a bit more done today. The belt is complete and ive done the Leopard heraldic device on his Gambeson. Ive added this as a lot of them were quilted on so would have had a bit of bulk. I also did the chainmail on the other arm.











Im thinking of either an Axe or a sword in the right hand, not sure which yet, and ill do a kite shield in the other

all for now. thanks for looking and taking the time to comment

Paul

[Deleted]

Well,Sapper.....yer've gone and done it again,and made me at a loss for words,mate!!!! ....That,to me,looks like sculpting of the first order...But what do I know,I'm 'Dreamy'

[wbill76]

Nice job on the heraldry Paul, the sword/axe plus shield will really provide some additional detail to the pose...tough choice though between them...but if I had to choose, I'd go for the axe, just seems more fitting with the aggressive pose IMHO.

[Deano]

Dropping in here late Paul but my word what a marvel , you have serious sculpting talent! ... look forward to more!

Deano

[Paul P.]

Cee Bee bet yr missis is happy then , cheers muchly

Cheers Bill and Deano, thanks for the great comments

Well just about the last few updates, The shield got completed, as did the hands, axe and strapage and so it was all put together,also made a stand for it to go on

























So rivets to add to the helmet, and another strap on the shield and I might make a new axe, not sure im happy with this one


Paul

[Leon]

Paul that is some Superb sculpting on William.Very nicely done.

[AndyArgent.]

Most impressive once more mate.