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Posted by Carlos on 01 Jun 2017, 23:01

Exellent work!!!! :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Do you ever think to do a "Miura" bull? these ones that spanish use for the festival of San Fermin?. I need one .... :oops:
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Posted by stenfalk on 07 Jun 2017, 15:20

Thank you all for your kind comments, it's always a great pleasure to hear you like my animal figurines. The animals are also delighted... :-D

Carlos wrote:Do you ever think to do a "Miura" bull? these ones that spanish use for the festival of San Fermin?. I need one .... :oops:


I will model more cattle in the foreseeable future. Yes, i have planned so. Various so-called primitive breeds are to be created, relatively few modified breeds with great similarity to their ancestors. The Spanish fighting bull belongs to it, but as first i wanted to sculpt some Podolian Cattle like the Hungarian Grey or the Maremmana. So if you have some patience..??? :eh:
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Posted by udospreng on 07 Jun 2017, 18:36

Hi torsten... i love your animals.... dont forget my sweet pig
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Posted by stenfalk on 12 Jun 2017, 10:59

My new "meeting point" for prepared but not needed modeling clay (the brown bear mother is now ready preformed, she only needs her fur and the claws :oops: ) at the end shall to become a strong African elephant. Gradually it can already be seen that it probably will succeed. He was originally to be the pilot project for an africa series. But he was replaced and one of his children now takes over his role. I decided in the short term to prefer its sculpting, because i wanted to try out whether i successful to replicate the physical proportions, the dynamics and especially the skin of an elephant at our scale.

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Here the calf stands in front of the adult elephant under construction.

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I am quite satisfied...
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Posted by sberry on 12 Jun 2017, 11:22

You are right to be satisfied - this elephant calf really looks very realistic! I like it!
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Posted by dirk on 12 Jun 2017, 11:53

:yeah: :yeah: :yeah:
Wow, this young elephant looks very realistic - good work Torsten !
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Posted by Kostis Ornerakis on 12 Jun 2017, 12:11

My friend: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: and :notworthy:
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Posted by Wiking on 12 Jun 2017, 14:56

I need it :-D ! I want it :winky: ! Right now :mad: !
Where can I get it?


Great done Stenfalk!
Nice made kangaroo :mrgreen: .
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Posted by Graeme on 12 Jun 2017, 17:00

Great looking elephant and the hide is excellent.

I was a bit dubious about the position of the eye but I looked at some pictures of baby elephants online and discovered that it's exactly right.
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Posted by Alex on 12 Jun 2017, 19:58

Lively !!! :yeah: :yeah:
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Posted by Cryns on 13 Jun 2017, 09:31

stenfalk wrote:My new "meeting point" for prepared but not needed modeling clay

:-D :P :o

Never thought meeting points could look like this Stenfalk!
I am fascinated by sculptors making 'secondary' objects just by using their leftovers before hardening. :yeah:

Now elephant skin is a completely new thing to me. I watched such skin many times but never thought about how to sculpt it. My compliments to the cute little creature. You did a great job in making both the very raw body skin and the smooth skin of the ear.
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Posted by Beano Boy on 13 Jun 2017, 23:12

Very Cute & Interesting,Spellbinding Work! BB
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Posted by Ray.Caruana on 15 Jun 2017, 09:38

Beautiful!
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Posted by Taipeh on 23 Jun 2017, 11:37

Hi torsten

According to a rumor a herd of Scottish highland cattle, pursued by several large dogs have been screened on the way to Germany's east

Much fun with the capture of the animals :-)
Ciao Michael
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Posted by stenfalk on 23 Jun 2017, 18:44

Taipeh wrote:Hi torsten

According to a rumor a herd of Scottish highland cattle, pursued by several large dogs have been screened on the way to Germany's east

Much fun with the capture of the animals :-)
Ciao Michael


Michael, those are good rumors, really good rumors... :yeah:
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Posted by Wiking on 24 Jun 2017, 06:06

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Blondi ! Stand up you get close new friends. :mrgreen:
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Posted by stenfalk on 24 Jun 2017, 20:36

I managed to put a female to my stately aurochs bull. The girl has a shoulder height of about 150 cm and is thus considerably smaller and more elegant than her "master in the forest". This pronounced dimorphism, however, was a characteristic of the race, as evidenced by skeletal excavations.

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The original distribution area of ​​the Aurochs contained large parts of the temperate and subtropical Eurasia, the Aurochs also occurred in parts of India and North Africa, where however each other subspecies lived.

The Aurochs has been mystified as the most important hunting prey of man ever since. The oldest cultural references in Europe can be found in the cave paintings in Lascaux or Chauvet, where the Auerochs is depicted alongside other ice age wild animals. The Aurochs can also be found on North African wall paintings and stone engravings.

Even in ancient times the Aurochs enjoyed a high place. Thus Ur-horns often were used by the Romans as hunting horns. Aurochs were also among the wild animals which were caught for fighting in the colossi. Caesar reports in "De Bello Gallico" the Germans made a great effort to catch and kill them in pits. Young men then presented the horns to the people which gave them great honor.

With increasing rarity of the Auerochsen hunting for the wild cattle became a privilege of the nobility and signs of high status. The result is known: in 1627 the last animal of this species died.

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Posted by Wiking on 25 Jun 2017, 06:19

It was really at the time that someone start building nice animals.
And there are so much options. Elephants, oxes, hores, donkey in towing pose for instance.

You always impress me with your ability to form these animals so live like.
After your small superb elephant now this beautiful made aurochs.
And additionally a very interesting historical report.
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The last auerochs died in 1627.
Fake News.
Dozens ... on my daily way to work!
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Posted by Beano Boy on 25 Jun 2017, 08:46

Forgive my ignorance,but where does one buy these animals?
Somewhere in Germany i suspect? Therein could lay a potential problem for me.BB
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Posted by Kostis Ornerakis on 25 Jun 2017, 09:17

Wonderful as usual Torsten! :thumbup: :-D
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