Meet Haunch and Morsel.. but which is which?
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For the hat I smooshed a round piece of green stuff flat on some baking paper, then carefully pealed it off and stuck it to the ogre’s head where the top had been cut off. You can tease the shape here a little bit as the green stuff cures if you want some floppy or bent angles. Then patiently allow this part to cure completely or you’ll have a bad time in the next step.
Next I added a second chunk of greenstuff to represent the main area of the hat which the head would be inside. If you want greenstuff to stick better use a little more yellow in the mix. At this point he’s looking a little Madeline, or possibly an old fly fisherman. Let this cure for a while or if you’re confident just forge onward to the next bit.
Next I made four blobs for the flaps of the hat. I was looking at an existing empire soldiers hat for some inspiration. I stuck these on and began smoothing and shaping them. It’s important to get the edges between the fresh and cured greenstuff super smooth so they don’t show up during painting. I started on the outward face side of the hat and then worked on the inners side. As you work you will push the green stuff out of shape with your smoothing efforts so often there will be some back and forth on two sides of a sculpted object before you get it in to exactly the shape you want. I used clippers and a knife to cut some sections out of the back of the hat.
One of the most important pieces of an empire style model is the codpiece. Cod is actually old English for scrotum, if you weren’t aware, so imagine trying to fight workout one; your balls would be all over the place. Crafting one is pretty simple. I mashed a piece of green stuff on the crotch of the model, then roughed in the shape with a sculpting tool. The excess green stuff that isn’t a part of the rough shape is cut away using a sharp scalpel blade. If the blade isn’t sharp you’ll risk sticking and pull the whole piece off. Then it’s a simple matter to refine the shape slightly and finally cut a line in to it with your sharp knife because…they always have a line?
