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American Southwest, Circa 1876, Sioux Warriors vs US 7th Cavalry
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Steve Ski
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Thanks, Bob. Scale 1:1
Like I said, this kind of work used to be enjoyable, but it hurts a heck of a lot now.
Lol, Brother, after 36yrs and she still puts up with me, she's a keeper!
Like I said, this kind of work used to be enjoyable, but it hurts a heck of a lot now.
paddy
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That's the problem Steve you fall in love with them, they put up with you.......same with cats 
No seriously i envy people who have these relationships but i was never a people person and love my own company, horses for courses excuse the pun. I have to agree with Paul these days , Lucy my Labrador was my best mate, even when she figured out how to open the freezer and gnawed here way through a rock had lump of beef and defrosted everything else.
you fall in love with them, they put up with you.......same with cats No seriously i envy people who have these relationships but i was never a people person and love my own company, horses for courses excuse the pun. I have to agree with Paul these days , Lucy my Labrador was my best mate, even when she figured out how to open the freezer and gnawed here way through a rock had lump of beef and defrosted everything else.
Steve Ski
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Sorry, Rhino. How I missed your post is beyond me, but I was never a pony boy, cowboy, nottin. I grew up in the city. It wasn't until we moved up here that I got my drug store cowboy gear and got into it. If it wasn't for the ladies and work I'da never a cowboy'd up, HA!
Heavens Eagle
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Cats, not always.That's the problem Steve
No seriously i envy people who have these relationships but i was never a people person and love my own company, horses for courses excuse the pun. I have to agree with Paul these days , Lucy my Labrador was my best mate, even when she figured out how to open the freezer and gnawed here way through a rock had lump of beef and defrosted everything else.
The first cat I got was an orange and white kitten. (first wife wanted a cat, Oh-kay) Mugsy became "MY" cat always had to be in my lap slept on or next to me and "tolerated" her. When she wanted a divorce I left him with her as I really didn't want to pay a pet deposit. He got pissed at her and did his thing all over.
When I finally went and got him he was a happy camper again.
Steve Ski
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Paul, we booted all the cats out of the house after the last "wrecking crew" arrived. We've always had cats, love em, love em, but those two were brutal on anything and everything. And now, no smelly mess, HA!
Looks like I'm getting er goin. I can now see clearly what Saul had to deal with, yikes! I'm going to work this a little differently, thin the side walls for pliability on this pony's neck and make these dang pieces fit, the putty it out. I'll post pics soon, but the fight has begun!
More to follow soon. Ruck On, Bby!
Looks like I'm getting er goin. I can now see clearly what Saul had to deal with, yikes! I'm going to work this a little differently, thin the side walls for pliability on this pony's neck and make these dang pieces fit, the putty it out. I'll post pics soon, but the fight has begun!
More to follow soon. Ruck On, Bby!
Steve Ski
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I know, excuses are like hind quarters and elbows, everybody gotz em. What can I say?A feeble excuse for a lack of commitment
Steve Ski
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Rhino
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I've been boning up on my Billy Conolly impression. He just tickles me wee funny boon, ya see.Now that was completely unexpected,....................
Python has been a favorite for many decades!
Steve Ski
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Back At It, The Snow Fly Has Begun!
The snow fly has finally arrived and all outside work, whether done or not, has ceased, so it’s bunker time once again. This was the busiest summer I’ve had in a very long time and I was glad to see it go, not to mention fire season was a bit dicey as well. So, as you can see, our first snow fall was right around 4”, just enough to give me an excuse to head inside for my winter break, HA! What’s the old sayin?,………“Sorry hunny, it’ll have to wait!” HA! Actually, everything did get done.
Saul Garcia, aka Sharkmouth, was kind enough to send me these two MiniArt Trumpeter kits, #16033. At 1/16th scale, they are perfect to practice on and attempt to perfect my Big Dog painting skills. I must say, Saul did one heck of a job correcting this first warped pony figure. The second one was abysmal, to say the least, so I can appreciate what he went through himself. I’ve never done this myself, but from what I understand, Saul used sprue pieces and MEK to melt down and fill the area's most offensive. His clean-up was spot on, too.
When I opened the box upon arrival, I was shocked a just how badly this last pony figure was deformed, and I wasn’t sure I could duplicate Saul’s success. Let’s just say Saul knew what he was doing, “Old School” style. Awesome work, Saul, and thanks for the example to follow, not to mention the kits to practice on. Awesome, Brother, awesome!
I’ve done conversions and had to refill and fix many kits over the years, but not on something that had such massive gaps, so I went straight for the scrap bin and pulled large chunks of resin to fill the voids. After the initial super glue adhesion, I kept the rubber bands in place just in case the whole thing decided to blow at the most inopportune time, as they usually do. As you can see below the neck section needed to be spread apart and hot water wasn’t doing the trick. That was frustrating.
I gave up on the caliper, it did me no good, as there was no way I was going to get an exact replication, not on this one. Tamiya filler putty was the best thing on hand and that was applied in layers. After quite a bit of sanding I was able to get pretty close to Saul’s example, within reason. Heck, nobody will know except you, me, and that fence post over there, right?
Front and rear pics show the width variation, but as I said, it’s pretty close. I used the kit saddles to give me a better idea of when I was getting within the ballpark, or if I needed more putty. Ya never know, I just might work these figures someday and make a vignette out of both of these Big Dogs, and their riders.
Well, it feels good to be back at it, so more to follow soon. Cheers, Ski.
The snow fly has finally arrived and all outside work, whether done or not, has ceased, so it’s bunker time once again. This was the busiest summer I’ve had in a very long time and I was glad to see it go, not to mention fire season was a bit dicey as well. So, as you can see, our first snow fall was right around 4”, just enough to give me an excuse to head inside for my winter break, HA! What’s the old sayin?,………“Sorry hunny, it’ll have to wait!” HA! Actually, everything did get done.
Saul Garcia, aka Sharkmouth, was kind enough to send me these two MiniArt Trumpeter kits, #16033. At 1/16th scale, they are perfect to practice on and attempt to perfect my Big Dog painting skills. I must say, Saul did one heck of a job correcting this first warped pony figure. The second one was abysmal, to say the least, so I can appreciate what he went through himself. I’ve never done this myself, but from what I understand, Saul used sprue pieces and MEK to melt down and fill the area's most offensive. His clean-up was spot on, too.
When I opened the box upon arrival, I was shocked a just how badly this last pony figure was deformed, and I wasn’t sure I could duplicate Saul’s success. Let’s just say Saul knew what he was doing, “Old School” style. Awesome work, Saul, and thanks for the example to follow, not to mention the kits to practice on. Awesome, Brother, awesome!
I’ve done conversions and had to refill and fix many kits over the years, but not on something that had such massive gaps, so I went straight for the scrap bin and pulled large chunks of resin to fill the voids. After the initial super glue adhesion, I kept the rubber bands in place just in case the whole thing decided to blow at the most inopportune time, as they usually do. As you can see below the neck section needed to be spread apart and hot water wasn’t doing the trick. That was frustrating.
I gave up on the caliper, it did me no good, as there was no way I was going to get an exact replication, not on this one. Tamiya filler putty was the best thing on hand and that was applied in layers. After quite a bit of sanding I was able to get pretty close to Saul’s example, within reason. Heck, nobody will know except you, me, and that fence post over there, right?
Front and rear pics show the width variation, but as I said, it’s pretty close. I used the kit saddles to give me a better idea of when I was getting within the ballpark, or if I needed more putty. Ya never know, I just might work these figures someday and make a vignette out of both of these Big Dogs, and their riders.
Well, it feels good to be back at it, so more to follow soon. Cheers, Ski.
Looks cooldd!!! But it's a win for us getting you back on the bench. 
Steve Ski
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Thanks, Gents. I see I've gotta plow the driveway before our guests arrive, bummer, it's really coming down right now. Ah, at least it ain't by hand, right?
The key here is consistency, cause this is going to be a large learning curve, I can tell already. Nice thing is, these Big Dogs are big enough to learn on, so we're good,..........I think.
The key here is consistency, cause this is going to be a large learning curve, I can tell already. Nice thing is, these Big Dogs are big enough to learn on, so we're good,..........I think.
As I told @Rhino in one of his posts, nothing beats old school as one had to think and not depend on some rebranded product being charged multiple times more than the generic one found in a different aisle or store! After painting, it will all be a moot point. By the way @Steve Ski, replacing the saddle belts (breast collar) would improve the look so, having sanded it off, will make you have a better result than my OOB one.
Awesome work!
Awesome work!
