Sharpe's Loup and Captain Frederickson, Major Sharpe (modded), Sergeant Harper mods (done for now) WIP

GubernatorFan wrote:He's ready to ride! Looking forward to seeing him like that. Nice job. That fixed sabre, in particular, was tricky in that it had to both look right and be reasonably functional.

skywalkersaga wrote:So much work went into him! Looking forward to seeing the final pics of him and the rest of your Sharpe line-up!

Will take pics soon or maybe wait until both are done?

Started Captain William Frederickson today, modding a Sir Ben Kingsley hs, second time I've used this head lol! First time was on my scratch built Mandarin figure from IM3 before HT released or announced theirs. The goatee and eyebrows had to come off, then started the scar and twist on his jaw that gives him a permanent smirk, I think his face was smashed with a musket butt or ball, can't remember. He also has a white eye like Loup.

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STARTED WORK

Well, the nose is a little different, but there isn't much you can do about it, and overall I think it's a pretty good match.

GubernatorFan wrote:Well, the nose is a little different, but there isn't much you can do about it, and overall I think it's a pretty good match.

Oh yeah, I hadn't noticed that! Cheers! I'm sure that can be addressed somewhat.

Wow! Missed so much. You managed to make a new sword hilt; that's fantastic. The whole figure looks cool. And now onto a new one? You, Sir, are a prolific creator.

GubernatorFan wrote:He's ready to ride! Looking forward to seeing him like that. Nice job. That fixed sabre, in particular, was tricky in that it had to both look right and be reasonably functional.

skywalkersaga wrote:So much work went into him! Looking forward to seeing the final pics of him and the rest of your Sharpe line-up!

Stryker2012 wrote:Wow! Missed so much. You managed to make a new sword hilt; that's fantastic. The whole figure looks cool. And now onto a new one? You, Sir, are a prolific creator.

Thank you very much!

Slow progress but my left wrist has decided it doesn't like working without a bunch of pain and I'm left handed of course!I've been changing the colours of the uniform flashy bits. Done bit of work on the nose too.









My sergeant Harper is looking like a zombie so needs a skin repaint



He was made well over a decade ago!



Stuff for Frederickson's uniform, mesh is for his fancy epaulettes

 













Need to sort his neck height out

Nice start. And Sgt. Harper, as well. That’s cool.

Wow, nice work so far on the nose. And yay fr Sgt. Harper!

Stryker2012 wrote:Nice start. And Sgt. Harper, as well. That’s cool.

skywalkersaga wrote:Wow, nice work so far on the nose. And yay fr Sgt. Harper!

Cheers! Not the best likeness for Harper but better than nothing! I might give him real hair as his was bushy black.

Very nice. Harper already looks pretty nice, but I'm sure the upgrade would make him even better. How many of these guys are you going to have in the end?

Yeah, real hair would really give him an upgrade. I didn’t like him in the first episode, but it was cool to see him become Sharpe’s go-to guy and supporter.

GubernatorFan wrote:Very nice. Harper already looks pretty nice, but I'm sure the upgrade would make him even better. How many of these guys are you going to have in the end?

Stryker2012 wrote:Yeah, real hair would really give him an upgrade. I didn’t like him in the first episode, but it was cool to see him become Sharpe’s go-to guy and supporter.

Stryker, you'll grow to like him a lot more, for his volley gun if nothing else! LOL, although he does get back at the English in his own amusing way since he's Irish like myself in the episode called "Sharpe's Regiment" where they go undercover back to bootcamp to expose corruption at the highest levels in the army.
GTF, um well it depends, do you mean strictly cast from Sharpe or Napoleonic characters (bearing in mind the entire Battle Of Waterloo is in one episode!!)? For strictly Sharpe cast it was going to be four but now looks like six as I just found and bought two new sets of 95th Rifles uniforms dirt cheap on Ebay (there's still one left for £18 if anyone wants it) so I can make Rifleman Harris and Rifleman Daniel Hagman now too! LOL.



I've also been removing bulky poppers and redoing seams to line buttons up better etc.. Also adding black decoration where needed.



















Harris



Hagman

Very cool. You'll have practically the whole squad. NICE!!!

Stryker2012 wrote:Very cool. You'll have practically the whole squad. NICE!!!

I can't actually remember how many are in the squad of Chosen Men, 6 I think?

Anyway an introduction to Fredrickson and his crew when the first meet each other.



Fredrickson defending Sharpe in court

very cool, and really nice work!

I'm glad you are expanding coverage to more members of the squad. And enjoy seeing them put together. How you manage to bring so many disparate parts into such a close recreation is always beautiful to see.

BAMComix wrote:very cool, and really nice work!

GubernatorFan wrote:I'm glad you are expanding coverage to more members of the squad. And enjoy seeing them put together. How you manage to bring so many disparate parts into such a close recreation is always beautiful to see.

Thank you very much guys! I've just ordered more parts, got the last 95th Rifles uniform in stock, some sword belts, ammunition pouches (more for the badges to be used on Fredrickson's epaulets) and of course some rifles (not muskets!).

Made fancy epaulets but need badges. sorted out hands and recoloured face after using some Sculpey which I cured with a lighter hence the soot (a bit risky but worked). Modified neck and collar. Two sets of uniforms arrived.







































































Needs all his leather stuff made plus whistle, chain etc..

Very nice work on your new project! It's always a pleasure to see the progress.

Looks really good already. What is it with this show and one-eyed guys? By the way, there is air-drying sculpey. I've also used the Vallejo liquid plastic, with limited success.

Looking good so far. That head sculpt work is excellent.

Great progress on the sculpting adjustments and uniform construction. I recall these characters showing more real-world ailments and scars etc compared to usual tv glorified fare, so some interesting details to consider!

Randam Hajile wrote:Very nice work on your new project! It's always a pleasure to see the progress.  

Thank you very much Randam!

GubernatorFan wrote:Looks really good already. What is it with this show and one-eyed guys? By the way, there is air-drying sculpey. I've also used the Vallejo liquid plastic, with limited success.

I guess it was a common enough injury due to splinters from explosions, lots of wood around being hit by cannon and musket balls; they could still serve with one eye it seems. Yes I should get some of that air drying Sculpey, good idea, the Vallejo is crap, used to use it, more like Tipex/White Out! Showing my age there lol.

Stryker2012 wrote:Looking good so far. That head sculpt work is excellent.

Thanks! It seems cutting out the 'skin' then filling it back in is the best way to do more natural looking scars rather than just adding or removing material, or more basic paint only.

Tanzenwolfe wrote:Great progress on the sculpting adjustments and uniform construction. I recall these characters showing more real-world ailments and scars etc compared to usual tv glorified fare, so some interesting details to consider!

Yeah, they were all pretty banged up on both sides, some of the stunt work is appalling and the acting can be a bit cringeworthy at times compared to modern expectations but they definitely got all the visuals perfect like the uniforms, hairstyles, weapons and drills as far as I can tell.

You know, it did remind me of whiteout! I guess I'm showing my age too.

Oh wow, I'm all caught up now. Great work and very inspiring as usual!  
Those details on pants and cloak and... and the modifications on the heads... And the sword hilt! Of course you couldn't just leave it as is.  But so worth it!

GubernatorFan wrote:You know, it did remind me of whiteout! I guess I'm showing my age too.

Do you remember the blue bottles of thinner we had to have with it? Made a damn mess lol.

Diana wrote:Oh wow, I'm all caught up now. Great work and very inspiring as usual!  
Those details on pants and cloak and... and the modifications on the heads... And the sword hilt! Of course you couldn't just leave it as is.  But so worth it!

Cheers Diana!

Just detail stuff now, mostly for the officers' chain and whistle set up, I don't have enough matching chains for Fredrickson's rather fancy set up so 1 will have to do for now. Got his sword belt with 'S' buckle (for sword?) and scabbard suspension harness, also got more belts, rifles, uniform, pouches in the post today. Removed the leather from the first pair of trousers as that is for officers only since they would have horses under normal conditions, got another two pairs to do.









SQUASHED AND HAD A HOLE DRIVEN THROUGH WITH A CENTRE PUNCH TO ATTACH THE WHISTLES' CHAIN.









WHISTLES?

No, I don't remember the thinner much, to be honest. But I can see why it would have been advisable.
What you did to get that chain hang right is yet another testimony to your ingenuity and commitment to your art.

Man, I wish I had your skills for this type of work. ingenious stuff, Alex.

The details are my favourite parts of any project, awesome work!

Incredible attention to detail!