the Baron
Ich bin ja, Herr, in Deiner Macht
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Hi, all! I've been busy lately, and I wanted to share some of what I've been working on.
Here is one of my recent projects, my first commission! A friend in the Treefrog forum sent me a casting and asked me to paint it as Confederate General Heth ("heeth") as depicted in the movie "Gettysburg". In the movie, he wears a distinctive uniform, which looks almost black.
The casting itself was made by King-White in Hong Kong, and sold through Reeves International. It represents a Union officer, and some modification was required.
Here is a picture of the original casting, primed but otherwise unmodified:
![1afront-start.jpg 1afront-start.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2643-0926922569ebedb0f355d8444b7f9e96.jpg)
There are two major details that have to be changed. First, his hat has too high a crown; it's almost a stovepipe hat. In the movie, Heth wears a black slouch campaign hat with a lower crown, creased fore and aft. Second, Heth wore a moustache but was otherwise clean-shaven. This figure is cast with a beard.
Here is a picture of the casting from behind:
![1bback-start.jpg 1bback-start.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2644-8591966e6fa776aee23b95574e757bc6.jpg)
He also has shoulder straps, which must be removed.
More in the next post...
Here is one of my recent projects, my first commission! A friend in the Treefrog forum sent me a casting and asked me to paint it as Confederate General Heth ("heeth") as depicted in the movie "Gettysburg". In the movie, he wears a distinctive uniform, which looks almost black.
The casting itself was made by King-White in Hong Kong, and sold through Reeves International. It represents a Union officer, and some modification was required.
Here is a picture of the original casting, primed but otherwise unmodified:
![1afront-start.jpg 1afront-start.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2643-0926922569ebedb0f355d8444b7f9e96.jpg)
There are two major details that have to be changed. First, his hat has too high a crown; it's almost a stovepipe hat. In the movie, Heth wears a black slouch campaign hat with a lower crown, creased fore and aft. Second, Heth wore a moustache but was otherwise clean-shaven. This figure is cast with a beard.
Here is a picture of the casting from behind:
![1bback-start.jpg 1bback-start.jpg](https://data.www.scalemodeladdict.com/attachments/2/2644-8591966e6fa776aee23b95574e757bc6.jpg)
He also has shoulder straps, which must be removed.
More in the next post...