Duke Maddog's CTA2 Launch My Choice: Sleepy Hollow

[Gator]

He's got no head...oh yeah that's right aint it..

Captain Obvious

Nice work Mark.

 

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks guys!

Yeah, no head indeed! Makes it easier to paint his face! :tomato :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

I still need to decide what's going in his right hand... a sword, an axe, or a jack o' lantern.... :hmmm

 

[moon puppy]

Jack o' lantern of course

 

[Duke Maddog]

Hmm, I'm more partial to the sword myself, but the axe makes more sense. I kinda hate to use the jack o' lantern if I can't light it up somehow, but since I closed this guy up already; that doesn't seem to be an option anymore.

We shall see what gets the most votes.

 

[SA Dave]

Is the axe not the classical weapon of the horseman?

 

[Jeeves]

He uses an axe in the current TV series...but nothing beats a good sword...

 

[Duke Maddog]

Some say the Axe is the weapon of the Horseman, since most people associate losing one's head to an axe. However, most sightings of this apparition show it holding a Sword since that is the weapon of an officer on horseback. Others also do reveal an Axe, but it is more frequently seen with the sword. Disney perfected the image of the Horseman holding a flaming Jack o' Lantern; which I admit does look cool, but is impossible for me to properly replicate on this model.

I shall continue to work on this while I decide what weapon I'll go with.

 

[Duke Maddog]

Here is a small update showing the things I got done at my Hobby Day weekend.

I went over my Sleepy Hollow some more and re-scribed and shaped parts of it better to hide the seams more. Afterward, I assembled the tree that is supposed to go on the base. This needs some more work before I'm ready to add it to the main base:

Next I assembled most of the base for this; I left off one Jack o' Lantern since I needed to paint the interior of it first:

I also figured I'd add the head to the left hand of the Horseman. Here you can see him dry-fit to the almost completed base:

Now to figure out how to paint the harness in front:

That is all I have for now. It ain't much, but I appreciate any and all comments. Thanks for looking in.

 

[SA Dave]

I wonder why his head looks so unhappy
looking good Mark

 

[Duke Maddog]

I wonder why his head looks so unhappy
looking good Mark

Thanks Dave! I think his head is suffering from separation anxiety... :frantic :woohoo:

 

[Gator]

Nice progress Mark.

 

[reconron]

This is so much fun to follow along,Mark!


Greetings,Ron.

 

[Duke Maddog]

Thanks guys! I'm hoping to get him to the painting stage soon.

 

[moon puppy]

I wonder why his head looks so unhappy
looking good Mark

Thanks Dave! I think his head is suffering from separation anxiety... :frantic :woohoo:

That's a groanner......

Looking good Mark. :coolio

 

[Swordsman]

Looking very good there Mark ...... Excellent job .....

 

[Duke Maddog]

I wonder why his head looks so unhappy
looking good Mark

Thanks Dave! I think his head is suffering from separation anxiety... :frantic :woohoo:

That's a groanner......

Looking good Mark. :coolio

Yeah, it was a groaner, but it's still pretty good! Thanks for the compliment! I can't wait to get this further along.

Thanks Gerry! I do hope this looks really good when I'm done.