Confederate Soldier in Comic Style: Mounted General + Blender Rig
This is a request from Woker. These characters are inspired by the cartoons of Zhang Xing (the cartoonist--see https://miniaturasmilitaresalfonscanovas.blogspot.com/2015/08/los-soldados-nordistas-en-la-guerra-de.html; as opposed to the other Zhang Xing who is a painter; See also https://miniaturasmilitaresalfonscanovas.blogspot.com/2015/08/los-soldados-sudistas-en-la-guerra-de.html which I didn't use as a reference but which has question about the comic's origin).
There are 6 other models so far in this style in my Soldiers in Zhang Xing Comic Style collection.
The scale is 1/60, as each character is approximately 1/60 of 6 feet high (30.48mm), not including the hat and the 3mm base.
The horse shape is slightly less exaggerated so it is more practical, but he legs are thicker.
Reference photos (not used directly):
- Civil War U.S. Colt Special Model 1861 Contract Rifle-Musket
- Remington Army Revolver from https://historicalarms.com/civil-war-guns-revolvers-pistols-for-sale.html
- CIVIL WAR ERA SHAKO & KEPI HATS
- https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-confederate-general-at-a-civil-war-reenactment-40233106.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McClellan_saddle#Confederate_variants_in_the_Civil_War
License
- Creative Commons - Attribution - Share-Alike
(CC BY-SA 3.0) - by gkhellas (horse only) and Poikilos (everything else, and posing horse)
- The horse is [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3396496](Cartoon horse bank by gkhellas) which you can obtain the original version of it at that link under the Creative Commons - Attribution license (CC BY 3.0).
Development Notes
Time
- 21:05-22:08 work on base
- 22:12-0:11 hat, boots, gloves, hat tassle, large beard, waste scarf, hat feather
- 0:11-0:56 modify horse, pose general
- 0:56-2:15 post-process mounted general