Sunday, March 16, 2008
To hopefully keep your interest in this Blog here is a smaller carving similar to the Doc used on his rural rounds. This figure stood about 6 inches tall.
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The Buggy was a real fun project. I made the folding top out of a piece of cotton cloth soaked in shellac and then allowed it to dry. I spray painted the inside surface white and the outside flat black. It was then cut to shape and formed over the metal frame and glued in place. I also used this fabric on the mud protector just in front of the driver. If you look on the buggy floor you’ll find the Doc’s bag and on the seat his coat and hat. While you can’t see it there is a bag of oats and a bucket just behind the buggy’s cab. Underneath, hanging from the rear axle is a grease bucket.
Smaller figures are fun to make and fairly easy to carve. The details are a little more tricky but still possible.
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