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WWI Vignette

Discussion in 'vBench (Works in Progress)' started by arthur, Jan 19, 2006.

  1. arthur Member

    Country:
    Canada
    Gents,
    This is my very first sculpting project in 1:35 scale so please be gentle :) .
    I know it doesn't look like much , but I started it last week and it is progressing quite fast.
    Represents a scene from the Eastern front (Galicia).

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    Your suggestions are always appreciated,
    Cheers,
    A.
  2. Roc Active Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Good start, interesting subject matter, looking forward to your next step.

    Cheers
    Roc. :)
  3. elvis A Fixture

    :) I think is a good idea. ciao from Luca (y)
  4. garyjd Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Arthur, Your piece is off to a good start. I would be careful with the arms on the soldier swinging the rifle. You may have to do a little work to insure the figure is not to wide under the arms. I'm looking forward to your progress. Does the vignette represent a specific unit or event?~Gary
  5. Dan Morton A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Nice one, Arthur! You're off to a great start! I agree with Gary - I'd like to know more about the historical source of the vignette, if there is one. Are you working from an illustration?

    All the best,
    Dan
  6. arthur Member

    Country:
    Canada
    Roc,
    Thanks. I really enjoy sculpting to get away from painting for a bit ;)
    A.
  7. arthur Member

    Country:
    Canada
    Luca,
    Grazie Amico :)
    Ciao,
    A.
  8. arthur Member

    Country:
    Canada
    Gary,
    Thanks :)
    Yes I have noticed the bulges under the arms :angry: . Will have to shave it off a bit
    The scene is from Battle of Konary. Both soldiers are Pilsudski's Legionnaires in Austrian service.
    There is abit more here about the unit...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Legions_in_World_War_I
    Cheers,
    A.
  9. arthur Member

    Country:
    Canada
    Dan,
    I am glad you like it :)
    In a post to Gary I mentioned that is based on a historical event (it is however my allegorical representation ;)).
    As refernces I use photos and period paintings.
    Cheers,
    A. :)
  10. garyjd Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Cool A WW1 Polish subject. I can't wait to see the uniforms filled out.~Gary
  11. Dan Morton A Fixture

    Country:
    United-States
    Great concept - the Polish Legions in WWI - unique! I look forward to your next installment, Arthur.

    All the best,
    Dan
  12. Roy New Member

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Hi Arthur..it's great to see you sculpting.
    A great choice of subject too....and as it's your first sculpt, you're really going to learn loads and I hope you get tons of satisfaction from it too. Looking forward to seeing you progress..

    Keep on sculpting. (y)

    All the best..Roy.
  13. arthur Member

    Country:
    Canada
    Roy,
    Thanks. It is quite a different experience being able to create a scene from the scratch rather than to have to hunt for appropriate figures. :)
    I am enjoying it immensly so far.
    Cheers,
    A.
  14. arthur Member

    Country:
    Canada
    Gary,Dan
    Thanks.
    Here are some new pics.
    I started the upper torso clothing, still have to add pockets, belts etc.
    Gents, any idea how I should make the jacket buttons in 1:35 scale :( ?

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    Cheers,
    A.
  15. Marijn Van Gils New Member

    Hello Arthur!

    congratulations! The poses and anatomy look fantastic for a first sculpt! Also a very interesting subject!

    The composition is nice and thight, with different levels, telling the story effectively and in a dramatic way. As it is so dramatic, maybe more dramatic facial expressions could even enhance it further by give the soldiers more individual character and showing different emotions: maybe a shouting head for the one swinging the rifle, and a face full of pain or fear for the one on the ground? Just an idea...

    Best wishes,

    Marijn
  16. Marijn Van Gils New Member

    about the buttons:

    if you have a punch-and-die with 0,3 diameter punch, this is the easiest way, as this is small enough for most buttons.

    For smaller ones, grainers (jewellers' tool consisting of metal punches with a hollow head) can be used, or you can slice streched sprue.
    You can also sculpt them with putty.

    HTH,

    Marijn
  17. Major_Goose Well-Known Member

    Country:
    Greece
    I also admire you for your sculpting effort . look so nice so far, and performing an action scene is not the easiest thing !!!! Bravo , i ll be looking over it
  18. arthur Member

    Country:
    Canada
    Marijn,
    Thany very much for your comments.
    I indeed had a dillemma with the choice of heads :angry: Went trough my pile of Hornet heads, however out of few that I picked out these were some of the "smaller range" and looked too Western-European. When added to the bodies they just looked odd.
    VP and Warriors heads while with proper expressions were not as detailed and a touch too big.
    Thus I chose these ones, sculpted by Taesung Harmms :) . I am going to remodel them a touch to get the more expressive look and hope I can accentuate that with a proper paintjob.
    Cheers,
    A.
  19. arthur Member

    Country:
    Canada
    Marijn,
    Thanks,
    I will try punchNdie or the sprue technique ;)
    Cheers,
    A.
  20. arthur Member

    Country:
    Canada
    Costas,
    Thank you :) .
    Cheers,
    A.

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