elanlane13 Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thank you for the information about Lt John ‘Jack’ Haberfield. Adding individual experiences really helps with getting into the feel of the sculpting. I'll post part three tomorrow. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Wonderful stuff Robert, I have real ambition to do some sculpting so your tutorial will be bookmarked and printed out for reference. elanlane13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Curious about which sculpting putty you've been using. Could you elaborate more specifically? I'd like to get some and experiment with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 6:24 PM, BiggTim said: Curious about which sculpting putty you've been using. Could you elaborate more specifically? I'd like to get some and experiment with it. Tim, it's Beesputty, invented by Stefan Niehues-Ellermann, a German professional modeller and sculptor, see www.beesputty.com I've watched a couple of videos that he has posted, Parts 1 and 2 of him sculpting what looks to be a female warrior or similar is really impressive, Part 3 yet to be shown. I have some on order! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elanlane13 Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Hellcat pilots build log. Part: The Third The smudgy snaps below show more progress with the Fleet Air Arm pilot. I have worked on his shirt and refined some of the detail on the shorts. As with the shorts, his shirt is made of cotton so some liberal creasing was added. I was fairly pleased with the progress, but my smugness was soon shattered (if you can shatter smugness) when I realised most of this work will be invisible once his life preserver is added! I have also included some snaps of progress for the US Navy pilot. He has legs! As will be seen in the next couple of instalments, they may not stay as they are depicted here however. All sculpting is still using Bees Putty, with only the head of the FAA pilot baked so far. This means changes are relatively easy to make if proportions or equipment look wrong. As an experienced sculptor this never happens....or perhaps it does...often. In response to Tim's enquiry, Max is right so far only Bees Putty has been used for sculpting, over a Magic Sculp and wire core. This is a clay, which has to be baked in the oven to harden. As mentioned above this has the advantage of enabling changes to be made fairly easily. However, it has the disadvantage of detail being lost by less than dexterous application of a wayward digit. This happens often, but is worth the initial frustration and gnashing of teeth. chukw, Pfuf, GMK and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Lovely stuff Robert, keep it coming!! Is there anything special about the wire used for the armature, I see Stefan using silver wire, or is any old wire OK? BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Really inspiring! I want to be able to do this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 We need more LSP ground crews! Particularly in 1/24 scale! Every show I attend plenty of modellers agree with me, come on, no groundies no flying! The list of body positions for them is almost endless for the sculptor, and there seems to be more than just a 'casual' market for them too. This FAA pilot looks fantastic and will go on my buy list for sure!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elanlane13 Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Max, I use different diameter wire for different scale figures but they vary in type; copper, brass, and normal garden stuff. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 So is this the 100G putty? And what firmness do you recommend? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 11 hours ago, elanlane13 said: Max, I use different diameter wire for different scale figures but they vary in type; copper, brass, and normal garden stuff. Thanks Robert, I'd be attempting mine solely in 1/32 (54mm) so what would you recommend please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Brilliant work! Certainly puts my scuplting efforts to shame! Craig elanlane13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I'd say you've done this before. Your detail and drapery is fantastic. Sincerely, Mark elanlane13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vincent Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Looks very very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 This just leaves me speechless. This is pure art. It's nice to have sharp figures done by 3D printing, but this is a different level of amazing. The hair and beard is so life-like, and the face on that figure is so expressive, and the creases on the shorts are so effective and realistic. It looks like thin fabric! I don't even plan on building anything British Pacific Fleet but I would like to buy this figure and paint it! Richard mozart and elanlane13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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