The Road Agent

Just in case a lot of you aren’t aware about what is going on with this Blog, I am in the process of republishing many of my old Google  Blogspot posts I’ve done over the years onto that site.  Google has a tendency to change things it hosts with no warning and I want to make sure nothing from the old site is lost as there is a load of information and photos there that might be of use to others.  I have temporarily taken that site offline while I transfer the posts here.  Once this project is complete I will reopen that site should you want to check it out.  Thanks.

Now here is a post first  published back on August 31, 2011 about one of the best carvings I think I’ve ever done – The Road Agent!

Part 1 – Originally published on August 31, 2011

Clearly, to me anyway, this is going to be a great one.   I just hope the paint job turns out as well as the carving did.  I modified my original idea in how to do the scarf and while it appears a little shiny now it will be a lot flatter once finished.
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To make the scarf I had originally thought of using a nylon piece of cloth soaked with super glue.  But that glue sets much too fast to really allow any forming.  So I soaked the cloth in Mod Podge and  formed it using clothes pins.  Took several applications to get the exact shape I was after as I waned it to hang natural.  I think it looks pretty good and should even look better once it’s locked in place.
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I decided to go ahead and use the base I had on hand but I cut and added an additional piece to the bottom to make it more massive and stable.  He is held in place with a 3/8″ dowel painted flat black.
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So, he’s now headed to the paint table to get some color.  Will use dark colors to maintain the sinister look.   Hope you like him so far. 

Part 2 – Originally published on September 3, 2011

Well, here he is….getting ready to clean out the next Stage that happens by.   By the look of him I doubt if he’ll have any trouble convincing the occupants to fork it over.
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This has been a real blast to carve and the scarf turned out really well.  As I mentioned earlier I kept the colors as dark as possible to carry the mood of this nasty outlaw.  If you zoom in on his eyes I added a little red at the corners as he probably has trouble sleeping, worrying about some law dog hot on his trail or  maybe he just drinks a little too much Red- eye.
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Anyway, I hope you like him and hope you’ll stop by an check him out in person in Dayton.  Just make sure you keep your hand on your wallet!

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