A couple of golf trophies

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Next year is the 100th anniversary of my golf club, so I thought I would have a go at making a couple of trophies. The idea is to make a male and a female golfer of the 1920's. I will also have a go at producing a faux bronze finish for each before mounting them appropriately. Each figure is about 180 mm high (11") and is sculpted in Magic Sculpt.

Here's the man before I start experimenting with a bronze finish.

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I want to explore various local woodworkers to see if I can find a nice hardwood base for each.

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Hi John
He looks superb. Not being a golfer I have no idea if he has just hit a good shot but he looks spot on.
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Not only nicely sculpted but your figure shows great form and follow through. I have a couple of "golf sticks" from the early years, wood shaft and all. I honestly don't know how they managed to play with those things. John, you always amaze me with the originality of your modeling efforts. Looking forward to more.
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Thanks chaps much appreciated.

So I have finished a faux bronze look on the man. I started with a coat of flat black, then while drying I rubbed in some bronze powder. This was then coated with a wash of Van dyke brown oil paint thinned in some white spirit. Finally I rubbed on some AK tru metal old bronze colour and polished to a shine. I'm quite happy with the final look.

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Hi John
That looks to have worked exceptionally well. Very bronze.
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Brilliant work John, he looks spot on.
 

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Really nicely done John, I wouldn't mind having a trophy figure like that. At least the owners or winner of this won't need to polish it now and then as the look of shiny bronze will be permanent. :smiling3:

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Beautiful John.
Well done you.
 

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Wow Many thanks for all your interest and the kind words.

I have finished the ladies trophy now, (based on a photo of Joyce Wethered, probably one of the best all time ladies golfers and English as well). I' just waiting now for a couple of walnut bases that someone is turning for me.

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Thanks for all your likes guys.

I have received my bases from my local wood turner. He is quite cheap considering the size of these bases but he never quite delivers what I ask for. Anyway it's close enough so I am calling these done and ready to go to the Golf Club.

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Very nice figures John

Not sure the bases do them any favours though - look to be different heights and the one on the right appears to taper slightly
 

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I must agree with Simon I think they detract from your great work mate.
 

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Left one looks better than the right one, but I think a marble type base would look much more in keeping with the Art Deco impression...great work by the way....absolutely top notch.
 

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I agree with all the comments above - the bases are certainly rather poor, different sizes, and the one on the right has some badly torn grain. Those figures are superb though.
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