"BOKI 1:100 Horses" Topic

Another attempt to create horses in 15(18)mm scale. Doll on progress..

Yes Boki!

Awsome!!

Doll in mould matrix..

Doll in metal..

good progress

The legs on the far right look a bit stocky – almost like a robot horse

Take a look at Mr Barton's masterpieces again to see where you are going too big.

Don't mean to sound nasty, just observations as I LOVE your Russian generals so I know you can sculpt

well let's be patient and watch the progress – then comment

Yes, I am aware that legs looks too big. I may cut them down by knife later, when all proportions are visible.
But here are the comparison with AB horses legs.

so far a great job, congratulations – legs have to the stronger than in reality otherwise the cast horse would brake off the legs, and indeed also ABs horse legs are too strong – as most other miniature horses in metal as well

Those with eastern saddle I try to sculpt with thinner legs..

Looking good Sho!!!Cant wait to see the result!

Dr J

very nice progress

I collected my courage and sculpted horses head today..

the head looks good in my view, but the neck seems too long

Appears that the length of a horses neck should be about the same as its head.
Maybe this would be of use link

Good luck, overall it looks good.

Thanks! Now better?

so by adding the reins you achive optical shortening of the neck so it looks right – at least it works well for me, I am looking Forward to see the finished horse, again, well done

Horse is finished, I suppose.. only face seems too wide.

looks good to me, maybe the opening of the nostrils a bit wieder as well – the cavalryman is sitting on a high saddle, like cossacks?

Yes, this is the eastern saddle, very high.
Actually I suspect that some European hussar saddles must be high ones too..

Next head sculpted..

Maybe the head is a bit large – I like the nostrils – also I would bent the front left leg a bit – a very streight leg on a horse looks like a parade step of infantry

This pose is from Muybridge and leg is straight there.
But metal is soft and everybody can bent any those legs as they wish.

Wow, You are doing a beautiful job on your horses. I particularily like the harness detail on the heads.

Thanks! But I still fear to sculpt these animals..

Heavy cavalry I assume?
I am looking forward to see those cast and paint some.

I classify these as Line cavalry and Train horses.
On some day I plan to sculpt one eastern horse doll too for Cossack ponies, Samurai horses and Light cavalry.

Very nice Sho!!!!

Last horse of first set. Mouldmaking starts tomorrow.

The last one with the rider looks great.

Casts looks wonderful.
Too shiny for photo, I will paint these before photoshoot.

Have problems with pricing policy.
AB horse figures cost is equal with human figures cost, but my prices depends on weight (thanks to Postage rates and PayPal) and horse figures are two times heavier than human figures.
So, as result, I must count one horse as two men.

And even considering the fact, that my metal and producing is expensive, I may produce and sell horses cheaper than that. They cast well and need therefore less work for prepare.

Any idea how to solve this?
PayPal offer opportunity to set some sort of separate postage cost for separate items, but I don't understand, is this useful and how this work together with other items.

I am not understanding exactly your problem

for usual manufacturers – you order figures – then posting is calculated extra by amount of the bill.

Lets say 100 Euros figure cost plus 15 % costs for post and packing – would be 115 Euros total.

Post Office charge me by weight steps.
Approximately 60 or less my 1:100 human figures is first step, over this until next 60 figures is next step etc.

PayPal allows to use the same system, but by prices. I don't find there possibility to mark the weight of items.

So I taked price of my 60 human figures as base steps for PayPal postage rates calculation.

And if I use this principle for horse figures, then their price must be twice bigger than human figures to fit in fixed price/weight system of postage calculations.

I maked decision.
Instead of 10.80 EUR the 6 horses set will be cost 7.20
I add only extra materials expenses.

Because superior AB horses are available with cheaper prices, there are little possibilities, that somebody will buy my horses with big quantities and exceed the package limits.

boki.ee/Painted_Figs/HORSES/Boki_Shop.htm

And first order with horses already brokes the limit. :-)

I checked, my Krakus Cavalry and Prussian Towarzcys fit on my new horses without problems. But Cossacks and Generals need to trim horses bellies with knife.

but you wouldn't mount a Krakus on a heavy cavalry horse??

This is true.
But I just checked the compatibility, because in future my light horses will have the same shape for riders. So I must not resculpt Krakus and Towarzcys for new horses.

no problem…I am not picky. No one has ever remarked that my cavalry riders were on the wrong size horse in over 45 years of gaming.

And they rode what they could get, IMO.