Young Miniatures 1/10 Polish Winged Hussar

[deafpanzer]

Rob aka Scratchmod did a product review on this 1/10 bust from Young Miniature last year.

Polish Winged Hussar
17th Century
Item no: YH1831

Bust was given to MSC by Last Cavalry
www.lastcavalry.com
Thank you Dave of Last Cavalry!

Preview...












Started working on the bust two nights ago...

Easy fitting...




I found it necessary to drill bigger holes on the carrying rods to fit the feathers... see comparison




Kit came with a total of 40 feathers. Each rod carry 18 feathers leaving me with 4 spare feathers. I managed to damage 3 feathers... you know me and my fat fingers. I was very grateful that the manufacturer threw in spare feathers!



Applying primer is next... thanks for looking!

[TRM]

Awesome looking fig there Andy!! Looking forward to you digging your heels in!!

[deafpanzer]

AWESOME! Happy to have you aboard! Now where's my Dee boots?!?!?

[Deleted]

I'm up for seeing a young's bust painted up, bookmarked for sure

[deafpanzer]

AWESOME! I agree with you about Young Miniatures... have one in stash and I hope to get few more especially US Paratroopers and Nam GIs. Too bad they don't make a WWI Doughboy yet... shared my feedback with them earlier since nobody makes one in 1/9 or 1/10. It is my dream to do an American GI evolution from WWI Doughboy to modern.

Happy to have you aboard!

[wbill76]

Off and running AnDee! Good thing about the feathers or you'd have to try to rob some off your Duck!

[deafpanzer]

LOL! That's funny that you saw the connection between the duck and this bust. Never thought about it... too funny! Thanks Bill!

[deafpanzer]

DAMN! I didn't pay attention to my post count... passed 10,000k yesterday or today. Do you think I have chance to catch up with Dicky? LOL

[Leon]

Off to a good start on the bust Andy.

Congrats on passing the 10K mark buddy.

[deafpanzer]

Thanks Leon! No way I can keep up with you and Dicky! Happy to have you here too!

[nicusi]

The bust is amazing as I expected. But seeing on your bench, I realized why you were so determined to launch your personal Polish hussar operation. So, keep it on, Andy, and don't be stingy with details.
Cheers,
Nicolae

[deafpanzer]

Mar 19, 2014 10:09:00 GMT -5 nicusi said:

The bust is amazing as I expected. But seeing on your bench, I realized why you were so determined to launch your personal Polish hussar operation. So, keep it on, Andy, and don't be stingy with details.

LOL! Will do my best! I enjoy doing figures and busts as much as I do armors.

[deafpanzer]

Gave the bust a nice warm bath and sprayed primer last night. I have to say I was very impressed with the primer from MIG AMMO. It sprayed perfectly... better than my previous primers.



Closer shot...



Can't wait to have it painted next! Thanks for looking!

[Deleted]

Another painter priming in black!! the idea of it scares me stupid. It makes the detail pop tho. Still watching.

[ogrejohn]

Looks like the primer laid down nice and smooth Andy! It sure brings out the detail on the bust.

[imatanker]

I see His mood hasn't changed any. Nice assembly and primer coat Andy. Looks great. 

[wbill76]

Mar 18, 2014 15:00:16 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

DAMN! I didn't pay attention to my post count... passed 10,000k yesterday or today. Do you think I have chance to catch up with Dicky? LOL

Yes, but Dicky would have to have his hands tied for a week.

[deafpanzer]

Mack- LOL I figured black primer is perfect for figures because it will make my job easier painting... shadows or hard to see places will be all right if left in black... better than gray or other colors. Glad you are still watching!

John- Thanks buddy! Loved the primer... so easy to spray and it was EASY to clean my AB afterward. FINALLY! I tested this morning using my fingernail scratching the bottom part of base and paint didn't come off. You will like it too... need to buy one in red brown next as I have both black and gray.

Dicky- Can't wait to paint those details... it scares me when I get to the part to paint the cat part. God, he do look like our ol' uncle Carl!!! DAMN I didn't realize he was born in 17th century... Thanks mate... happy to have you aboard!

#33- He will only smile if I can get him some duck & potatoes along with some beer. Thanks man!

[TRM]

That's the way to do it brotha! Kickin' the primer around like no one's business!! Congrats on the 10K...no get back to painting!!

[deafpanzer]

Mr T- LOL! Yep threw paint on it tonight... I am really enjoying this bust. I think I am going to get another bust soon. LOL

Painted the feathers with off-white and black... I will highlight with white next. They will look better after dark washes...



Used Vallejo Natural Steel as base coat... Basic Skintone, Medium Flesh then Dark Flesh. Then applied thinned Vallejo Oily Steel to tint it down a bit. Finally highlighted with Vallejo Aluminum on some places. I noticed it was nasty airbrushing those three colors from Vallejo...



Face painted using Vallejo Face Paint set... I wanted to follow the photo on the box as being chilly. Highlighted with Vallejo Light Flesh and pink is from Vallejo Brown Rose and Salmon Rose.



Thanks for looking!

[imatanker]

I noticed it was nasty airbrushing those three colors from Vallejo...

What was the problem Andy?

[deafpanzer]

It won't just spray properly. Paint won't come out several times... then it just spit... despite using same mix I use on all Vallejo paints. In the past I used paintbrushes for those metal paints so it was my first time spraying metal paint. My mix was like paint/thinner/retarder at 70/20/10 or something like that until it looks like 2% milk.

What should I have done differently? From now on I will use my faithful paintbrushes for those metal paints.

[bullardino]

Wowee, you really wanted to do this one, fast as lightining and fine as a frog's hair

[deafpanzer]

LOL! It has been fun and easy except for dealing with the feathers. One thing I like about bust... only one or two nights of building then BAM! Its ready to be primed and painted!!!!

And at that scale you can use you AB to paint pretty much except for details.

[Deano]

Hes doing a bust and hes doing it well , coming on a treat there Andy !

[tigrazor]

What the.... YAY! Finally somebody is doing that figure. I always saw completed ones - not uninteresting of course, but a "how to" is even better! And what should I say... That looks really good so far. But I wonder why you didnt use real feathers for the wings.

[deafpanzer]

Deano- Thanks man!!! Happy to have you along as it will be fun even tho its not 1/72 bust. LOL

Tigrazor- Hey man! Glad you are aboard since you enjoy doing busts as much as I do. Funny thing I thought about using real feathers when I worked on the resin feathers. I wonder how easy it will be to find feathers in that color or size. This is a product review so I thought I better keep it OOB if possible. If I could do it again, I might go for real feathers but where can I buy them without ordering online.

Resin feathers are not bad... one broke easily... two broke because of my clumsiness. I am left with one spare feather... say prayers for me that no more will break. LOL

[tigrazor]

Do as you like of course.

Real feathers - good question of course! Sometimes a farmer has some - sounds a bit silly, yes, but thats imho the cheapest ones you can get. Thats the way I got a few peacock feathers for free ;)Another point is a zoo shop. They very often sell small birds like budgies etc, and they lose some. Of course its always a good idea to pour them with alcohol.

[deafpanzer]

Look what you made me do... you made me curious that I googled and checked eBay. I was surprised that eBay came up with 10,000 results... one looked pretty good!

www.ebay.com/itm/24-Lot-Green-Gray-TAIL-FEATHERS-3-Parrot-Bird-Jewelry-Earrings-Hair-Extensions-/141227710177?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20e1d3d6e1

Little pricey but that's something you might want to try! LOL I even liked the color of those... LOL

[tigrazor]

Oh yeah, those look good.