Project name: Ansgar the Staller.
"...the case of Ansgar the Staller, who was one of the richest men in England below the rank of Earl. Ansgar seem to have fought at Hastings (he may, indeed, have been Harold's standard-bearer)..." p278 Marc Morris: The Norman Conquest.*
*sources: Waltham Chronicle, ed. Watkins and Chibnall, 15, 35; Carmen, 40-3; Clarke, English Nobility, 154; Fleming, Kings and Lords, 171.
links
I think it's only fitting that he is quite portly considering he position in society at the time.
painting a bust 1:10 scale: http://www.elgrecominiatures.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d133.html
cool tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toqZmv-SKGo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f57AATdMruE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKkMavn-W5c second link covers eyes....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKs_mBBNN0w&list=PLbdbBFCaJGBVsFyF73EeKNX2JgGAng1bB&index=2
Saturday 31 May 2014
MJ Miniatures Saxon Standard Bearer 1066 10:1 Bust
Hey,
My next project is going to be a big step, a 10:1 bust... I have been meaning to get in to these for a very long time as it allows me to do what I do best (take ages over one miniature) but the return in the time investment should be a lot more obvious on a big miniature like this.
The model itself is from a Korean sculptor called Man-Jin Kim, A good supplier is SK Miniatures: http://www.skminiatures.co.uk/#/mj-miniatures/4579191740 is the description page for MJ Miniatures and the main page is http://www.skminiatures.co.uk this website has a huge range of awesome busts for sale.
His ebay store appears to be http://stores.ebay.co.uk/steve-k-miniatures?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 (this is where I bought my bust)
Anyway to the item in hand, it is a lot bigger than I expected even though I read the size many times...Nice creamy white resin and is very sharp with almost zero mould lines. There are some but these are mostly covered by the shield and can obviously be sanded down.
There are tabs from the resin injection but are all in sensible places, I won't lie there is some construction and tidying to be done but it's only what you would expect from a lump of resin this size.
You also need to drill a hole though his hand in order to slide the standard pole in to it, which is slightly scary but I am sure I will manage :)
Some close up shots are required as the web does't seem to have any! I hope this blog finds its way to someone looking to purchase this bust.
To the pics....
My next project is going to be a big step, a 10:1 bust... I have been meaning to get in to these for a very long time as it allows me to do what I do best (take ages over one miniature) but the return in the time investment should be a lot more obvious on a big miniature like this.
The model itself is from a Korean sculptor called Man-Jin Kim, A good supplier is SK Miniatures: http://www.skminiatures.co.uk/#/mj-miniatures/4579191740 is the description page for MJ Miniatures and the main page is http://www.skminiatures.co.uk this website has a huge range of awesome busts for sale.
His ebay store appears to be http://stores.ebay.co.uk/steve-k-miniatures?_trksid=p2047675.l2563 (this is where I bought my bust)
Anyway to the item in hand, it is a lot bigger than I expected even though I read the size many times...Nice creamy white resin and is very sharp with almost zero mould lines. There are some but these are mostly covered by the shield and can obviously be sanded down.
There are tabs from the resin injection but are all in sensible places, I won't lie there is some construction and tidying to be done but it's only what you would expect from a lump of resin this size.
You also need to drill a hole though his hand in order to slide the standard pole in to it, which is slightly scary but I am sure I will manage :)
Some close up shots are required as the web does't seem to have any! I hope this blog finds its way to someone looking to purchase this bust.
To the pics....
everything you get in the box
draco standard
crips detail in the helmet
The shield is really big, and crisp!
plinth
trailing banner, so nice, pictures don't do it justice
Excellent detail on the face, it has been criticised on the net because a lot of it is covered up with cheek/nosepiece on the helmet.
He is a bit chubby which is what attracted me to this bust, not the usual musclebound mini.
Injection points there.
Back, handy line to insert shield.
various bits and bobs for the helmet etc...
Nurgle Lord finished
Managed to get this guy finished recently. Not quite how I imagined him to look like when I started but still happy with it.
Check out how it should actually be painted here: http://www.coolminiornot.com/browse/browseid/9317879
or buy it from www.games-workshop.co.uk
Pretty happy with the metal which is a mix of rust and verdigris, the skin tone ended up being darker than I wanted...
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