So the work on the Orc continues…

I haven’t been diligent in my postings for this SBS. A combination of work, getting a new dog and being lazy have all contributed to my lack of posts. Anyhow, I did manage to work on the Orc and move things forward a bit. It's Halloween and I've been tasked with candy duty, so I figured I post something. This is Lila, the new dog. She's part black lab/beagle/daschund. About a year old and fairly high energy. Rather high energy, she keeps life interesting.

I tackled the shield first.  I cleaned up all the seams, added wood texture to the back (I used a small X-Acto saw and scraped the metal to represent wood grain) and then used a sharpened dental pick to add a bit more detail. The front portion was sanded smooth and thinned auto-body filler (I thinned it with Testors Liquid Cement) was liberally slathered all over to fill in the many pits that covered the shield. Someone suggested to me that the pits would look good—like battle damage. Unfortunately, they looked more like a moonscape and I decided to fill them in. Battle damage will be added with a file and a motor tool set on a low setting. I’ll also use paint to simulate wear and tear. The shield had big rivets encircling the outer edge. I sanded them down and replaced them with rivets punched from lead foil. When I was in high school (late 70’s), I worked as a lowly dishwasher at a nearby Italian restaurant and was able to score quite a few sections of lead from the wine bottles. It’s real lead, not the plastic covered foil they use now. Even though I hated that job, I consider myself lucky for being able to horde a decent stash of lead foil.

The sword also needed some work. After I spent an inordinate amount of time cleaning up the sword, I wrapped the handle with some fine copper wire and secured with a few dabs of super glue gel. I then cut two thin strips of Tamiya tape and wrapped the scabbard. This was going to be a dry run (stuff never works right the first time) but everything turned out good, so I let it be. The tape is held in place with it’s own adhesive—the ensuing primer will hold the tape tight. I need to come up with some type of strap or belt so the sword just doesn’t attach directly to the belt. Maybe a few strips of lead foil will do the trick.

 So, that's that. Lot's more to do on this beast including the teeth and lower body armor. 

RJH