Work in progress - Medieval Kurgan

[YANOULI]

Here is what i'm currently working on:
Medieval Kurgan in 1/9 (8") and 1/6 (12") scales.

Head is a 1/6 (ish) custom Kurgan head that i bought on ebay a couple of years or so ago, with an enlarged helmet from the Neca 7" Medieval Kurgan figure.
Once the 1/6 scale stuff is done i'll shrink them down to 1/9 scale, as it's easier to do it that way round.


As you can see, there's a lot of sanding and filling in still needed to be done but i think it looks good so far

 

[tys1977]

Hells Bells !!!
That's looking awesome mate

Kindest regards
Tys

 

[YANOULI]

Thanks Mark.

 

[pixletwin]

Nice work.

 

[galactiboy]

Looking good

 

[barryo]

We'll be watching your career with great interest................

 

[Patterson]

Now that is nice mate.

Do you have any higher res photos to check out?

 

[Biojex]

Should be good.

 

[YANOULI]

Now that is nice mate.

Do you have any higher res photos to check out?

Thanks.

Not sure what you mean by higher res but i've changed things so that if you click on the pictures you can see them bigger.

 

[YANOULI]

latest progress - Medieval Kurgan

Comparison shot of enlarged torso ( middle ) against Neca original ( right ) and 1/6 armour ( left ). Still needs enlarging to get to to 1/6 scale.

 

[YANOULI]

I've been a bit distracted the last few days, so haven't done alot of work on the armour.

The torso that i was enlarging exploded in the water and 2 more attempts ended the same way.
I've got just enough hydrospan for one more try.

I had been having a few doubts about the size of the head ( i thought it was a bit on the small side ), so i thought i'd compare it to the Sideshow head.

I made a hollow casting of the Sideshow sculpt and cut it up to fit a bad helmet cast.

 

[YANOULI]

mods, please move to customs

 

[tys1977]

Looking awesome Ian,
Will you be producing a few of these after completion,i'd love to buy a couple

Kindest regards
Mark

 

[YANOULI]

I'm sure i could cast up a couple of extras for anyone who's interested.

I will be using the sculpt on the left but i could make a casting of the helmeted Sideshow head if anyone prefers that version.

 

[tys1977]

Cool, will PM you mate

Kindest regards
Mark

 

[tathataboy]

That one head (the non-SS head) looks like the Kurgan head from Hero Heads. He also has Connor's head too. I've bought several heads from there and never been disappointed. At 10 bucks a pop, it makes a cheapskate like moi haaaaaaappy.

 

[YANOULI]

It looks very similar to that one.
I bought mine on ebay from a seller called TK570, along with the Connor and a T1 Arnie.

Anyway, latest update on the armour.

I moulded the Neca armoured torso in 1/6 and 1/9 and made a hollow cast of the 1/9 scale torso:

Unfortunately the 1/6 torso started coming apart in the water again, so i had to mould it to limit damage.

I will have to make a casting and sculpt the missing details and repair the damage so i can make a new mould

 

[tathataboy]

Yup- tk570 = Hero Heads. Same guy. Great stuff.

PS- really enjoying your work!

 

[YANOULI]

Thanks.

I'd thought you'd like to see these progress pic's of the 1/9 (8") figure:


I've just held the armour together with clear tape and did a rough paint up to see how it would look when done.
I still need to get the right boots and a few other bits.

The 1/6 version should look much the same, if not better, as i will be using the same head and armour.

 

[YANOULI]

Yup- tk570 = Hero Heads. Same guy. Great stuff.

Is he a member here?
I'm sure when i bought the Kurgan head that i saw he had Tuco and Angel Eyes head sculpts too but i don't see them in his PDF catalogue.