UKFB's WIP Thread - Gundabad Update

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:52 am

he has a pin in each foot

(just a guess) just pulls out when green stuffs set

Elros of Numenor · **Posted:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:11 am

I'm 80% sure that the wire ends that have been stuck into the cork can just be pulled out once the greenstuff is completely hard....But i don't know for sure.

lorderkenbrand · **Posted:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:33 pm

Thanks for posting those Uruk WIP pics Dave! Certainly helps beginners such as myself when it comes to breaking it down into stages. Good idea with the undead horses too, they will look fantastic once all painted up!

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:14 pm

IM A ENT!!! wrote:

but how do you get the sculpt off the cork?

The two bits of wire coming out of the bottom of the feet go straight down into the cork. When finished, just pull the cork off of the bottom and snip off the wire. Simple.

PowerofWill · **Posted:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:26 pm

Nice work UKFB! The undead horses look great, and I especially like how you kind of did a step by step of how you did it, it's very helpful and inspiring :yay:

I also really like the uruk, it looks perfect, it makes me wish I had one, or could at least sculpt as well as you.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with next!

-Pow

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:40 am

Fantastic sculpting as always!

I need to work on my own sculpting skills.
Mind if I buy one? :oops:

I think I bought one of your dead banner bearers once.

IsleStaggerholm · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:35 am

Seems like you should make a mold of the next one you produce Freddy, because you might have more requests down the line--I might commission one once the holidays are over.

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:24 pm

Wah Wing wrote:

Mind if I buy one? :oops:

I think I bought one of your dead banner bearers once.

I didn't do the dead banner bearer. That was Natarn. And unfortunately I don't have any casts of the Uruk Scout as it was privately commissioned as a one off by DMS.

GothmogtheWerewolf · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:25 pm

ukfreddybear, your sculpting is incredibly awesome, and if it weren'rt so expensive I'd definately ask for you to commision something.

Again, well done, very nice undead cavalry, I'm sure they'll be excellent.

Wah Wing · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:14 pm

Right. I just remembered it was Natarn. I just saw your avatar and forgot that it was a conversion of yours. Oh well. Great sculpting nonetheless. I'll have to improve my sculpting skills to make some figures then.

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:42 pm

GothmogtheWerewolf wrote:

if it weren't so expensive I'd definitely ask for you to commission something.

No worries mate. It's not a solution affordable to many. Believe it or not though my rates are actually a lot lower than most of the other sculptors I know of. But then I'm still largely unrecognised and still developing. My rates are the same though whether its for a unique collectors piece or a master for someone who wants to cast unlimited copies and I'm only charging for the time it takes to sculpt it, which is usually many hours over a period of several days. My profit as an independent sculptor is much better than my profit as a manufacturing retailer - which is why there haven't been any new Majestic Bear products released for some time now. I'm too busy sculpting for others!

Wah Wing wrote:

I'll have to improve my sculpting skills to make some figures then.

Thats the spirit!

My first attempts with putty weren't all that brilliant, but I got better with practice to the point that I'm pretty confident I can replicate any mini or concept drawing with accuracy now.

Thanks for the compliments all.

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:50 pm

Some really excellent pieces Dave! Really excellent!!

king elessar 2615 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:50 pm

your sculpting is amazing, i cant wait too see more of your work, also that uruk is fantastic ukfb :-D

Natarn · **Posted:** Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:01 pm

Superb uruk, Dave!

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:28 pm

Dave your Army of the Dead painting guide is amazing!!! almost completed 12 warriors and a rider without a single thought going through my head.... just the way I like it!!! Thanks mate

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:24 pm

Dead Marsh Spectre wrote:

Dave your Army of the Dead painting guide is amazing!!! almost completed 12 warriors and a rider without a single thought going through my head.... just the way I like it!!! Thanks mate

Glad to be of service mate. I did a bit more on the undead horses last night. Will try and upload some pics when I get 5 mins.

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:56 pm

More WIP pics as promised.

Now I have to find a balance of adding the barding without concealing too many of the details.

Dead Marsh Spectre · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:59 pm

Woah!!! Awesome - I would be very apprehensive in adding the barding - the details are excellent, having said that the barding could be really tatty looking with holes in that the details could show through.

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:07 pm

Dead Marsh Spectre wrote:

the barding could be really tatty looking with holes in that the details could show through.

Yeh that is kinda the way I was thinking.

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:22 pm

Outstanding work Dave...these pieces are so well thought out and the execution is phenomenal!!

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