Perry Tudor Conversions, Mounted Archers, page 54

[Stuart]

Ante has been upped I think, feels like I've increased my skills a bit.

Anyways, this trumpeter is based upon Flemish and German influence. Another Ansar head, I was about to sculpt hair and a cap but thought he could be interesting as a moor perhaps? thoughts?

Henry VIII & James IV had moorish musicians, I'm assuming they were imitating courts of the continent though I don't think I've noticed them mentioned or illustrated in French sources ( this chap is destined to accompany some Gendarmes).

[OSHIROmodels]

Very clean sculpting 

How about giving him a turban (or whatever you call the large wraps of cloth around the heads of moors) 

cheers

James

[Steel fist]

Lovely work there, really improving on sculpting cloth. I like the head bare, but also a turban would look nice with ostrich feathers or something.

[tancrede]

Very good work here, both sculpting and painting.
As always ! 

[Atheling]

Simply excellent work Stuart 

The folds in the clothing are brilliant. 

If Henry VIII employed Moors as musicians in imitation of Continental practice, would they have been sans hat? I don't know about Henry VIII's times but as far as the Battle of Bosworth it was seen as extremely impolite for a male (or female) not to be wearing headgear of some description.

I reckon you should gibe sculpting from scratch a go quite soon if not now 

Darrell.

[Stuart]

I'm going to go with turban and cloth cap, stay tuned

[Atheling]

I'm going to go with turban and cloth cap, stay tuned

I'm tuned 

Darrell.

[Captain Blood]

Brill 

[Stuart]

And we're done.

[von Lucky]

Nice one.

[Stuart]

Almost forgot the plume !

[Totleben]

Marvellous! Each of your pieces. 

[Stuart]

Bit of a hiatus but here's the completed trumpeter

[Mad Doc Morris]

Superb. Sorry, no more words, this is bordering art.

[Atheling]

Wonderfully executed in both the putty and painting departments Stuart!!

 

Darrell.