So in my unintentional break from posting, I have started trying to working out a quicker way to sculpt infantry. Taking a left out of Hasslefriesian of Hasslefree Miniatures and make some dollys.
My first attempt was with some goblins. I did them with just the torso and legs. In the pic below I am doing the faces first, I will bake them cut them off the block and mount them on individual holders, add armature for the arms and weapons, then dress them like I would normally. It does speed up the proses a bit and gets some of the more tedious stuff out of the way and I do like being able to bach sculpt the faces first. I do need to make some smaller ones, I am aiming for a hight to the eyes from 15mm to 20mm with the top of the bell curve about the 16 – 17 mark and these guys are around 18 – 19.
Next, we move on to some Orcs, I put in a lot more effort into the musculature on these ones, also added arms, because a lot of the upper body depends on the position of the arms. Before I cast these in resin I’m cutting the arms off to make casting easier. This is actually the first time I have cut up a sculpt for casting.
Oops, I forgot to take pictures before I disarmed him.
This one will be my entry for the current, Oldhammer Sculpting Group – Sculpting Competition which has the theme of “The Humble Infantryman”
Thanks for looking.
Ketil
Good to see you posting again mate. Am in awe of what you are doing and really looking forward to seeing further progress. Brilliant!
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Thanks man, it’s nice to hear after working in the void of my faults for a time.
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Noooo, it’s FANTASTIC !!!
This is my last job, if you want to have a look …
https://micser45.wordpress.com/2019/05/12/sculpting-minis-1-il-kensei/
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Very impressive, love to see more!
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Great work, mate. Keep it up!
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