Spotted Flycatcher actual size

Been a while since I made a life size sculpture.  A commission I did last week, spotted flycatcher.

The rock it's standing on is from the Orkney Islands and was provided by the client.

Flying Peacock 1:22 scale

This sculpture will be suspended above an 1:22 scale Asian diorama in America.

The bird measures roughly 6" long (15cm) from tip of beak to end of tail.

Sable Calf 1:22 scale

Most of my wild animal sculptures are commissions for miniature dioramas (scenic layouts) in 1:22 scale.

I enjoy making bigger animals in this scale, smaller creatures in this scale become more difficult and fiddly.

Here is a Sable calf I made last week, she's an older calf.

Pictured here with an adult Sable, made by a toy animal company called Mojo

Mouflon Rams

Made for a 1:22 scale diorama for a regular customer in America.

The two fighting rams are specially made so that they can stand on just two legs.

The Making of a Gemsbok Antelope

Last year I had a limited number of copies made from one of my sculptures, a Gemsbok antelope or Oryx.  This was quite a special one for me as it was the first time I had replicated any of my work.

I sent my Gemsbok off to be moulded from and over about two or three weeks I received 25 exact copies of my original Gemsbok, it was fantastic!

My Brother, Jesse Knibbs (Trigger Happy Entertainment) filmed me painting the copies and put together this beautiful film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6yr_-hKH-c&feature=plcp
The first scene is of the Gemsbok with their horns glueing, they remained like this for 24 hours.
Fettling is a hard task!  Fettling (if you don't know what it is!) is removing any excess plastic from where the casting was cut out of the mould.  Then I washed the models to get rid of grease and dust.
Next I put the primer coat of paint on, which in this case was white.  Then the base colour for the coat, after this is on I gradually build up different layers of colour using the dry brush technique.  Finishing off with the pattern details, horns, hooves and eyes.

Hope you enjoy the film!

Cross-breed dog

A friend asked me to sculpt her dog she had to leave behind when she moved here to England.

The figure is in 1:9 scale and painted in acrylic, here is a photo of the real dog:

Smooth-haired Dachshund

1:12 scale Smooth-haired Dachshund female - dollshouse scale.