This is the
HaT Assyrian chariot,
photographed at the third time of
gluing!! As you can see I had to engage in some
serious engineering to get the whole thing to hold together, even now I'm not happy with the 'hang' of the chariot sides, and the wheels are a whole blog!! This
plastic is
neither fish nor fowl and manages to have all the problems of both (Brittleness of polystyrene and non-
gluability of
polyethylene) with few of the
benefits.
Also in the picture a spear hand turned in a mini drill after being flattened with a blow from a hammer, I use the centre of another hammer as an anvil. The tip is finished with fine rat-tailed files. I wanted the chariot to be relatively stationary so the horses were cut-n-shut to produce less animated fellows.
Above is the result, again I had trouble getting a good join and ended up using poly-cement, super-glue and body-filler - all at the same time. Below the messenger with his new weapon in situe.
Once I was happy with all the elements I had to base them and the following picture is that process, the larger piece is sitting on a sheet of mild steel and has been marked for cutting, likewise the messenger's horse and groom/holder, who are on a strip of brass.
Single figures get a coin each. The final photo shows the painting to date (I started this months ago and it'll be a while before I finish it - if ever!!!!) really only the horses. The detail on these figures is mind-blowing if you have been brought up on
Airfix and
Giant/Hong Kong, and I've been using the Games
Workshop ink washes to fine effect.
Also in the picture a spear hand turned in a mini drill after being flattened with a blow from a hammer, I use the centre of another hammer as an anvil. The tip is finished with fine rat-tailed files. I wanted the chariot to be relatively stationary so the horses were cut-n-shut to produce less animated fellows.
Above is the result, again I had trouble getting a good join and ended up using poly-cement, super-glue and body-filler - all at the same time. Below the messenger with his new weapon in situe.
Once I was happy with all the elements I had to base them and the following picture is that process, the larger piece is sitting on a sheet of mild steel and has been marked for cutting, likewise the messenger's horse and groom/holder, who are on a strip of brass.
Single figures get a coin each. The final photo shows the painting to date (I started this months ago and it'll be a while before I finish it - if ever!!!!) really only the horses. The detail on these figures is mind-blowing if you have been brought up on Airfix and Giant/Hong Kong, and I've been using the Games Workshop ink washes to fine effect.
I had so many of different plastic toys growing up. Who would have thought there is so much more to it :)
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