so has anyone got a big stone eagle ?

[arther dailey]

There is this at a park not far from me. No problem taking pictures next time I walk the dog there.

File:Eagle in the walled garden, Crow Nest Park, Dewsbury - geograph.org.uk - 7560621.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

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thanks but not the same design ,appreciate the offer though.

 

[arther dailey]

Have you got a photo of yours? I know there's one at Crewe Heritage Centre, though I don't know whether they'd let you take a cast from it, or indeed how easy it is to access.

pic added ,thanks

 

[gaz1]

with stone less is important too much detail becomes wear but designed right becomes a less wear over the years

 

[arther dailey]

with stone less is important too much detail becomes wear but designed right becomes a less wear over the years

we ccan agree to dis agree, I realise what your saying though and some detail like feathers have to have an exagerated depth to actually show from a distance , the same as statues made for putting on roofs etc , they have much larger noses than normal to look in perspective from that distance. on everything I used to cast I would go over the mmaster before making the master mould and go into fine detail , statues would have toe nails etc etc , otherwise you get into the balloon faced rubbish you would see at some places for sale , distorted faces stained to disguise such poor quality moulds . my theory was all your overheads are the same if you cast into poor quality moulds as they are into quality moulds , yes they cost twice as much, but you gained that back by no labour correcting faults on casting , then made more by selling more due to quality . yes loved my work! the other benefit of better moulds is they stay cleaner longer .

 

[Kram]

does it always reverse the image ? and preferably I would need more neck if possible (that sounds wrong) but thats the correct pic for sure.

Its a 3d model, you can view it at any angle you want.
it would be printed in 3d as a positive to take a mould from, that youd then use for the repair.

The pic I used, didnt show the whole thing, so to have all would need a different pic.

 

[arther dailey]

Its a 3d model, you can view it at any angle you want.
it would be printed in 3d as a positive to take a mould from, that youd then use for the repair.

The pic I used, didnt show the whole thing, so to have all would need a different pic.

where did you source the pic? thanks

 

[Kram]

I googled that place you said with eagle on the end, 7th one down.

 

[oldbikedavey]

Maybe the German Embassy have some in their basement.

Better not to ask......

 

[arther dailey]

I googled that place you said with eagle on the end, 7th one down.

ok , thats brilliant , great detail seeing how far its enlarged eh. thanks

 

[arther dailey]

Soo, loads of thickness of paint come of the head , including a pair of plastic eyes some one had drilled holes for and fitted , in the wrong place...! no wonder it looked weird , so head is original ,possably extra padding around neck from damage ,time will tell. but looks like beak has had a bit pugged on , lower beak, loads of paint and filler came out , now you can see a tongue ,happy happy . underneath wing starting to show depth of feathers as layers comes off , so all in all better than I was expecting . just gave another coat of stripper and bagged it up , so leave for 24 hrs and go again weather permitting .
thanks for all the info and interest guys ,appreciated .

 

[arther dailey]

I googled that place you said with eagle on the end, 7th one down.

must be doing something wrong , I zoomed in on the original pic and it pixelated , need to tinker with setting i geuss.

 

[Kram]

If you look on first page of this thread, theres the image I used.

 

[arther dailey]

I found some ones already done a 3d scan of the eagle in 2022 !