Author Topic: Sculpting Plains Indians (Mounted Crow) (Read 80942 times)

Bugsda · « **Reply #165 on:** July 14, 2018, 02:04:41 PM »

Brilliant!

Clearco · « **Reply #166 on:** July 14, 2018, 03:56:29 PM »

Thanks a lot for the nice comments gentlemen

I'm really glad you like these!

Quote from: Mason on July 12, 2018, 09:53:30 PM

Are you a hairdresser, by any chance?

Only in 28mm...In real life I'm a teacher

Clearco · « **Reply #167 on:** July 19, 2018, 04:37:02 PM »

Ok, it's done!
Here is my last figure:

And with it it makes 15 minis, sorted in 3 packs

:

All together:

I know I wanted to sculpt only 10 Crows at the beginning, but then I couldn't stop

The more I investigated about the Crows the more I came to like them and the more things I wanted to sculpt

I'm really happy I managed to finish this. It's the longest time I've been focused on a single project AND these are my first ever historical minis

I've already contacted some casters. I'll let you know as soon as I know more

Malamute · « **Reply #168 on:** July 19, 2018, 04:55:43 PM »

They look great all together.

but now we need them mounted as well

Clearco · « **Reply #169 on:** July 19, 2018, 05:02:46 PM »

Quote from: Malamute on July 19, 2018, 04:55:43 PM

They look great all together. but now we need them mounted as well

Thanks! Yes, I know, I'm already working on the first horse. I'll make a pair of resin castings of the Crows so I can work on them for the mounted versions.

What do you think, should I try to produce these now or should I wait until I have the mounted versions aswell and launch them together? Most likely is gonna be a Kickstarter I guess...

rumacara · « **Reply #170 on:** July 19, 2018, 07:47:31 PM »

Great warband.

You could start producing the foot figures and then go to the mounted versions.
Just my opinion.

I know i will end up buying all so...

Malamute · « **Reply #171 on:** July 19, 2018, 10:12:27 PM »

Personally I’d wait and sell them with the mounted versions in one go. You may find it works out cheaper to cast them all together, depending upon how many horses you make and the number of moulds required (masters and production if you are going to go down that route)

Clearco · « **Reply #172 on:** July 20, 2018, 05:20:05 PM »

Hmm, I didn't think about that more figures could be cheaper but it's certainly a factor to keep in mind!

What do you think it's better then btw, more horse models or less? If there are much less than riders then they would have to be cast more often, right? Calculating all possibilities is becoming more and more confusing

Malamute · « **Reply #173 on:** July 20, 2018, 05:39:41 PM »

I would suggest three different horses. Your options are to sculpt three different ones or have a master cast and then convert a number of the castings into different poses. For 15 figures I’d certainly have three (or more) poses.
What you should think about is whether you want to make just one or two master moulds and cast figures from the master until it’s worn out or from the master moulds make production moulds that you can cast up figures in multiple quantities.
More initial outlay to have production moulds made but cheaper long term if repeatedly casting them.

Clearco · « **Reply #174 on:** July 21, 2018, 11:52:29 AM »

Thanks a lot for you help, Malamute!

Three horses seems ok and feasible. I had also thought that it would be a good idea to make a master casting so all horses are the same broad (and can therefore carry all riders I can sculpt

) so I'll be doing that

I have yet to think a lot about the moulds

If I'm to make the mounted version first it buys me a bit of extra time for thinking

Clearco · « **Reply #175 on:** August 02, 2018, 01:26:00 PM »

While I'm waiting at the first figure to get casted in metal, I made some new tipis following Duhamel's excellent method:

I made them on cardboard, hence the color:

Then I painted them with some Blackfoot's designs:

More infor here: https://clearcominiatures.blogspot.com/2018/08/painted-tipis.html

Pretty happy about how they turned out. What do you think?

P.S: I left the bases unpainted until I decide how to make my plains board...

Malamute · « **Reply #176 on:** August 02, 2018, 01:29:35 PM »

They look great

Romark · « **Reply #177 on:** August 02, 2018, 02:24:27 PM »

Nice work on those

Mason · « **Reply #178 on:** August 02, 2018, 03:52:53 PM »

Looking good!

rumacara · « **Reply #179 on:** August 02, 2018, 04:07:45 PM »

Very well done.

I must copy that.

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