Thursday, June 13, 2013

The Bridge Guard have arrived!


Some of you may remember this post from April about my first sculpted figure... The Bridge Guard?

Well, today a package arrived from my friend Chris Borer (famed Slayer Sword winner and the guy behind Full Borer Miniatures). After he did such a great job on my casting last year, I managed to cajole Chris into casting up my dude for this year's Armies On Parade project : )

*squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*

Once again Chris managed to replicate all the flaws in my sculpting perfectly ; ) The brownstuff seen on the figure below is primarily to correct problems with my sculpting for the hands, a pretty crappy job really, but it's all about learning, right?


Anyway, I now have 20 of these to assemble and get primed.

Time is ticking!

Cheers
Dave
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14 comments:

  1. styxJune 13, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    Wow, nice work!

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  2. Silver WhistleJune 13, 2013 at 12:38 PM

    That is something probably most of us will never experience, sculpting your own figure, getting it cast and then finally to finish it off with the painting. Superb.
    Cheers,
    Pat.

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    1. davetaylorJune 14, 2013 at 10:54 AM

      I hadn't really thought about it that way Pat, but I'm sure more people should try ; )

      Cheers
      Dave

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  3. Miniature TimJune 13, 2013 at 9:00 PM

    After taking Joe Orteza's class this past Adepticon on advanced figure sculpting, and seeing this figure of yours at Adepticon, it's really encouraging to see this, Dave. It looks amazing, and only gives me more motivation to finish my own first fully sculpted figure!

    I really can't wait to see all 20 at Games Day this year!

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    1. davetaylorJune 14, 2013 at 10:55 AM

      Fingers crossed they'll make it down there ; )

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  4. TonyJune 14, 2013 at 12:27 AM

    Congratulations.

    Tony

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    1. davetaylorJune 14, 2013 at 10:55 AM

      Thanks Tony, and congratulations on your own accomplishment!

      Cheers
      Dave

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  5. LaranabucaneraJune 14, 2013 at 5:20 AM

    Fantastic, and it seems that they have stayed very well. A greeting Dave.

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    1. davetaylorJune 14, 2013 at 10:56 AM

      Yes, Chris does a good job, now I just need to improve my work to match his : )

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  6. ManusJune 14, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    Yay -really looking forward to seeing them painted. Lots of detail in there which is difficult to see atm.

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    1. davetaylorJune 14, 2013 at 10:56 AM

      Fingers crossed I can get some paint on them this weekend.

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  7. fullborerJune 17, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    Don't let Dave fool you - that brown putty cleanup was for *my* sub-optimal casting.

    As for sculpting your own mini - I'd encourage anyone who has that goal to try it. There are tons of resources out there and remember, every single sculptor started with zero experience once upon a time.

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    1. davetaylorJune 17, 2013 at 9:49 AM

      Too late Chris, I already have them fooled ; )

      Cheers
      Dave

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