Tomb Raiding with the Great Belzoni
Bit of Sculpting & Working on Desert Board
Tried a bit of sculpting with air-drying clay and did my best to copy the ruined seated statues of Rameses’ at the Ramesseum Temple. Used the 3D printed head from the British Museum as a guide for scale but definitely tricky working in clay. Its a bit basic looking but once its fully dry I think I’ll be able to carve into them and maybe put a few hieroglyphs in there.
Continued working on the desert board using good old Polyfilla to cover over the wooden supports and any wee cracks or gaps. I then did a mix of cheap PVA, sand, and burnt umber craft paint and slathered it all over the place. I sprinkled in patches of more coarse sand and gravel and then left it to dry. After that, I gave it a patchy spray with a khaki rattle can and then sponged on light browns and sandy colours and finished off with a light dry brush. I fought the urge to use a wash but I will need to see how it looks in daylight.
Looking forward to seeing how you get on with this project. I really need to sort out some more terrain for my own Silver Bayonet Egypt stuff, so I’m hoping for a bit of inspiration.
Got my head in lots of Egyptology books at the moment Scribbs looking for more ideas. Good luck with starting up your own Egypt project
Really nice project. Are you going to model the statues like the picture of the Great Temple dedicated to Ramesses II with the sand ‘glacier’ in your project picture – because that would look cool. I also majored in archeology and the memes are true – my career does lie in ruins! If I could go back in time I’d take up accountancy, become a chartered accountant and keep Archeology as a hobby. Especially, when you consider that the lecturers are needed for only about 10 percent of the course. But that is me being salty! Love the project.
Cheers Nightrunner, I would love to have a stab at the temple of Abu Simbel on the cover there, though it might be tricky at 28mm scale as that thing is huge. I think I might have to move house or lose an armchair to make space for it 🙂 Also picking archaeology as a full-time occupation is never the wisest decision as my wrecked back, knees and bank balance will attest to. It might not be too late to go into plumbing where I can make a bit of money 🙂