Some 15mm Arabs (sculpted by me)

[Alan maguire]

Hi, i didnt know where else to put this! ... These are three 15mm figures i sculpted, generic Arabs, 1 bow man, 1 arab spear man with 2 different sheilds and a mounted heavy Cavarly. just wanted to get opions etc etc...

[von Lucky]

Pretty good. The infantry are nice (and I like the shield option).

The horse is the weak point - legs seem thin and the ears a little small.

[Alan maguire]

Hi again Von,

Yeah the horse was my first 15mm so your comments are food for thought and making the next horse better 

[max]

A good trio of figures. Like Von Lucky said, the horse could do with thicker legs but for a first go i like the barding.

[Alan maguire]

Max... yeah thanks ! the barding took forever, tried it with greenstuff but couldnt seem to get it, so i tried somthing different and it turned out good ...

[Paul]

I like them, good work 

[Alan maguire]

Paul... thanks ! 

[Alan maguire]

A good trio of figures. Like Von Lucky said, the horse could do with thicker legs but for a first go i like the barding.

Barding as in the Armour?

[max]

Barding as in the Armour?

Yeah, the horse armour. I can imagine it took an age as i've delved into sculpting myself, chain mail takes for ever!!!

[Alan maguire]

Max... oh yeah , i tried atleast 4-5 times before i got it anywhere i thought looked ok, and that was after stopping useing greenstuf and changing the putty. chain-mail is hard on smaill figures and i guess hard in general, i though it was just pressing holes into the putty but it seems pressing and pulling to the side makes it look more like chainmail, kinda looks likes an S* type design if you see what i mean?.

[Paul]

There´s quite a few How to´s about chain mail, like this one
http://miniaturetim.blogspot.de/2011/09/pushing-around-green-stuff-chain-mail_6199.html

[max]

I've done lots of chain mail on my latest project, after doing it on around 40 men i'm getting the hang of it. The only thing is i use a needle instead of thicker wire some use so mine is smaller so i have to do more holes.

Are they your first sculpts?

(example of my stuff, it's on a 28mm figure so a bit bigger than a little 15mm chap)

[Alan maguire]

Paul... yeah thers lots, different ways etc etc, can be tricky at first and getting a ptty that suits you makes a difference i think .....cheers for that....

[Alan maguire]

Max..... They are my first 15mm but ive sculpted other stuff, 28mm...so ive had practice  . I got a few different creatures im doing at the moment, ive been sculpting on and off for years but gave up dozens of times cos of frustration . if you use a needle , do you use a sharp one or a blunted/rounded off one? i found it you blunt the needle off at the tip it didnt tear or catch in the putty, thats just what i found anyways, youve got the hang of it all right!, aint chainmail all different in sizes though? some is tightly knit together and other less so? in real life i mean. not and expert , just stuff ive seen on the net etc, etc ......

[Alan maguire]

Max... what putty did you use on your chainmail?