Big Dave S Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Crayons said: Black powder is a shooting experience all of its own. Ive got a repo Parker Hale Enfield 1861 .58cal muzzle loader that I fire a 500gr Minié ball through, between that and the M-H its a hard choice to pick which one. The M-H generally wins for ease and speed of loading. Water buffalo are angry sods when you don't quite drop them with the first shot. I'll add as an edit, other reason the M-H wins. Top hat percussion caps tend to fragment on firing, no one wants a face full of metal fragments. That's my personal experience anyways. And sorry to sidetrack your thread. No problem. The good thing about black powder is the taste. You can't beat biting those cartridges and getting a gobful of that acrid, lip-splitting nectar. Spitting out black saliva and using all the best words in English. NOT! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayons Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 10 hours ago, Big Dave S said: No problem. The good thing about black powder is the taste. You can't beat biting those cartridges and getting a gobful of that acrid, lip-splitting nectar. Spitting out black saliva and using all the best words in English. NOT! You forgot to mention the other great thing, if you miss, you can beat a hasty retreat in the cover of the great cloud of smoke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 Look who dropped in yesterday. Bill, Phil and Ulysses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 A Brooklyn zombie. The customary slow progress. Focussing on the head and adjacent areas first so the awkward right shoulder area gets done. Gonna take a while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 A quick snapshot of progress. Face and hair got some attention today. (Light was difficult to balance this morning, so another bad photograph) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) This kind of gives an idea of today's progress but it's all too bright. Reality is darker. Whatever... Been shading the red - honest! That moustache is very "Village People" Edited May 2, 2021 by Big Dave S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 Shading. Red. Today. Etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Il pleut battant dehors. So the Yankee is getting some attention. More red shading and the bread bag (painted the wrong colour) is getting dirtied some more. Am toying with the idea of applying a dark earth wash to bring it down further. Gaiters next. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 It seems I've painted the kepi wrong too... Oh GAWDDDD!!!! Too late now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayons Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Going to admit, I was very dubious about that red at the start, but I am really liking how this is turning out, especially the face. Excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Managed to #3 shade the gaiters and other off-white parts this morning. But conservatory is too damned cold to linger and getting a photo with this phone is a lost cause. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 However ... Later on, things warmed up and the jacket got shaded too. Will try and sort some photos out tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadman Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 20 hours ago, Big Dave S said: However ... Later on, things warmed up and the jacket got shaded too. Will try and sort some photos out tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing the updated photos. Our conservatory is beginning to warm up at long last after resembling a deep freeze for the past half-year, so I hope to be able to come up with much improved images of my own stuff over the next few months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 On 04/05/2021 at 07:22, Crayons said: Going to admit, I was very dubious about that red at the start, but I am really liking how this is turning out, especially the face. Excellent work. It's all getting very down & dirty now. I get a perverse delight in starting them off like a bad Xmas tree decoration and finishing up with something that looks like its slept under a hedge for the last 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 A couple of progress pics Still have much to do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) Darker and darker.... Edited May 15, 2021 by Big Dave S 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 Well that was a day of very satisfactory sports results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Still working on this project. Progressed to the highlighting stage. Photos just come out badly every time. Will post when completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 Almost done. A bit more tweaking to the breeches needed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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