Scarlet's new look

Well here she is with her new look. The hardest thing of remaking a resin like this is to make sure the new sculpted areas look like the old. The new hair is texture with the same ropey style as the original. I like the new look of the forelock being towards the near side. There are many Scarlets out there, so even if Jen wimps out of putting her in harness, she should stand out on the table...(oh crap, I still need some NAN tack......where is the delete button LOL)

The off side. Note how the bridle now lays flat behind the ear. I also filled in some of the harsher sculpted lines down her throat on that side. Not that I had to, but I thought it looked nicer

Now the crupper fits around her tail. She also has her mare parts under there. This way the harness can be properly tightened up much more so than sticky waxed on breeching

Don't ask, I still can't get pictures to delete.....oh well

And lastly a full body shot. The tail has the same texture as the original, but the new position does add just a hint more character, don't you think?

Now she just needs color!

Run Scarlet Run!

Many people have asked how I get things done with a full time job and two kids...easy, I built them cages!
Actually this is a new house for the baby turkeys that are coming home today but Payton seems to like it!


Okay so poor Scarlet, she needs to be tack friendly. Now to me, I don't like putting bridles over bulky forelocks and an furry bridlepath area. You can see how the forelock and the mane behind the ears pulls the bridle up and foreward, giving it an ill fitting appearance.

A top view of how it sits incorrectly up on the back of the ears. Now this may not seem like a big deal, but in a highly competitive class, it can be the difference.

So I remove the offending mane area and the forelock. I use a small sanding drum and an oval cutter bit to do this. Notice I take extra off the neck so the sculpted in new area can be blended evenly.

Her tail is also a problem, that big poofy tail would be difficult to even put a fake crupper on since its so wide. That, and fake cruppers never look as nice as a real one since its difficult to tighten up the crupper and breeching strap without pulling it loose. And the wax build up gets into the tail hairs, which is damaging if you want to show your horses in halter. So off with her butt!

This is a hollow mold, so once the tail is removed I fill in the area with aluminum foil and a wire for the tail. Using foil saves so much apoxy!

Here is the basic fill in of her butt. For the first layer I make is just flush with the edges of the hole. I wait for this to set up before I sculpt in the "cheeks"

This wire is highly flexible, once the base it set, you can move it to decide on tail position. I plan for her to have a gently swished tail, like she is swatting at bugs waiting to move out......

More Friday, have Great America Physics Day tomorrow (I am the Physics teacher) so won't have time to post. Thanks for looking!