The Long Arm of the Law...

Hello again, I have once again been busy with the Milliput etc, constructing another policeman figure... well, someone is evidently needed to deal with the recent upsurge in the numbers of 'anti-socials' in the area!

This is another in the vein of 'scratch-built body, Preiser head' types.

So, to start, our copper skeleton - thinner wire than last time, much easier to bend:


Then the bulking up of the basic body shape, with Milliput:




Try the head for size, with a bit of Blutak to hold it in place. Carl and Mikey will probably note the facial resemblance to certain other law-men in their respective vicinities!:


Continuing to bulk up the body and legs:




Then the formation of the feet:




Then finally (for now) the formation of the distinctive helmet:


To be continued!

Remember... "keep 'em peeled"...

Ah...Brothers in arms!

Excellent head pose. You can already imagine what he's saying.

I have an idea he is going to be moving the beggar on! (hope so , they're a bl""""y nuisance!!)

mikey

Some more progress...

The collar and tie are added, as indeed are the beginnings of the helmet emblem:


Then the lapel detail of the tunic are added:


The Eagle-eyed amongst you will notice that the face, as yet unpainted, has nevertheless acquired eyebrows! This was the result of an experiment with a thin marker pen, of which I have managed to obtain several in various colours and shades.

At the back, he now has hands (and is indeed ready for any back-chat!):

The hand holding the truncheon is a Preiser 'off-cut' left over from a previous figure. The other is a blob of GS mangled into something which, with eyes sufficiently squinted and devoid of spectacles, could indeed pass for something resembling a right hand...

Finally, for now, the tunic has been augmented with belt, pockets and shoulder-tabs; the helmet badge has been shaped into the 8-pointed 'star' with the crown on top - sort of! You will have to take my word for it that the badge has "E II R" in the middle of it!:

Ah ha! A british counterpart to the Gendarme you made for me!

Rumour has it they are related, Brian! Not only that, but it has also been postulated that a certain Demiel-based lawman's memoires would make interesting reading!

Well, folks, here is our finished law-man:



I forgot to take a photo of him all sprayed grey with primer but, hey, you've seen one...

Amazing work yet again Clive, always an inspiration to see.

As you may or may not know I spent 16 of 25 years in a suit like that and apart from the jacket being a tad too short, you've got it spot on Clive! I would say that his truncheon is a little too pointed but after being told many times where i could stick my truncheon, perhaps insertion would be easier!!!

mikey

Thanks Peter, for your most kind comments.

Mikey, it's a fair cop! I forgot the 'behind' view...



The truncheon is now a small bit of Milliput, drilled through at one end and threaded with some thin black cross-stitch thread.

Point taken about the tunic. If I were to express some criticism of my own, it would be that the body looks a bit too long in relation to the legs - having said that, people come in an infinite variety of shapes and sizes, so I won't be beating myself up about it - too much anyway!

Seriously it's an excellent figure Clive! Curious about the colour: did you mix it or was it 'straight out of the tube'?

mikey

The colours are all 'out of the tin' - the black is Humbrol matt, the rest are Games Workshop acrylics. I still need to spray it with matt varnish, but i am concerned that it might dull the black to a grey...i might try a test on something else first

You, sir, are an artist. What a great figurine. I like the details- especially the TPR.

It's excellent Clive! Very nice details. Beautiful!