QOOH 4

The saddle seat was converted from a 1/35 scale Dragon kit saddle. I carefully fitted the saddle seat to the saddle, by means of drilled holes.

The figure was test-fitted to this saddle. The fixed saddle made this process very easy.

The fit looked generally very good but I decided to lower the height of the saddle a little and also added more putty to the saddle flaps. This will be sanded smooth later. The tail was a modified Historex tail, detailed with the pyrogravure.

Addition of the tail helps in the overall proportions and visual presentation of this figure. The figure was later sanded down to seat lower in the saddle. On rechecking my visual references and notes, the seat is still too high. I will also have to sculpt it to reveal the arch and spoon. Also, my notes suggest that the crupper was not always used.