Period custom from the TV series SHARPE

steelbonnet · Post by **steelbonnet** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:12 am

Hey all,

Well not a new custom as I made this on commission a couple of years back for a Sgt Harper fan from the series.

What we have here are 2 actual versions of Sgt Harper,One in full dress & the other the more scruffy portrayed version.

All the acc`s & weapons i made & the Sword-bayonet fit`s the Baker rifle & also the leather scabbard.

The backpack is Actual Leather i glued to shape & painted Regt ID on.

The multi barrel rifle was a bit of a pain to make though overall looks pretty good

I sculpted the water bottle then added cloth straps.

The parts used to make Sgt Harper are:-

HEAD: GI Joe ARAH Cross country.One having a Shako sculpted on too.
TORSO: A TEAM Mr T. Sculpted jacket front & buttons.
ARMs: A Team Mr T.
Waist: GI Joe one with cloth Sash added.
Legs I don`t recall.

The photos were taken on a flatbead scanner that`s why the acc`s don`t sit well in the pictures. They were taken by the new owner of them.

I present SGT HARPER from the TV Series SHARPE.

Well there you go something a little different from me even though a commission I`m rather happy with how Both versions turned out

Ja
Steel bonnet

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sat May 20, 2006 5:31 am

Nice work there Steel, wonderful detail and great choice of colors, I remember watching that TV series SHARPE, I always enjoyed it. The guy who plays Sharpe is a fine actor, can't recall his name at the moment, but he once played an IRA terrorist in a Harrison Ford flick, which I don't recall the name of either

Keep up the great work. Cheers,

Scott

steelbonnet · Post by **steelbonnet** » Sat May 20, 2006 12:07 pm

Hi Scott,

Thank`s very much mate I really appreciate the very kind words.

I`m rather impressed with how they both turned out even though awhile ago I did them & the Best part was the customer who commissioned them was Astounded & truely loved them.
That makes it moreso well worth the work put in on the figures & acc`s & weapons.

The figures were pretty easy to do the shako being the hard part to get right. The accessories & rifles though took a fair bit of time to do & the multi barrel rifle was a chew on as it`s from scratch.

Ja
Steel Bonnet

Morian Miner · Post by **Morian Miner** » Sat May 20, 2006 1:23 pm

Very nice period custom. Always dig the historical figures.

steelbonnet · Post by **steelbonnet** » Sun May 21, 2006 3:35 am

Morian Miner

Thank`s very much mate

I may actually do Sharpe & all the Chosen men along with other Napoleonic customs (Some Cav

) One Day

Ja
Steel Bonnet

Razor17019 · Post by **Razor17019** » Sun May 21, 2006 4:55 am

WOW! I have not seen this show before, but I really like your custom. The detail on the weapons are really good!

steelbonnet · Post by **steelbonnet** » Sun May 21, 2006 5:38 am

Thank`s mate I`m really glad you like this

Gives you a solid idea what to expect

Ja
Steel Bonnet