Rams Head Console Table 12th scale kit
This is a slight adaptation of the 18th century french original. The internal legs and supports have been removed making the table lighter in appearance. In images you can see the original and may also be inspired to how this console table was decorated. The gilt and cream create quite a stunning effect and serve to highlight the details of the Rams heads and the other ornamentation.
The Rams head appears in many of my miniatures and this is not without reason. Symbolically the Rams head represents many different things - strength, power. The Rams head symbolises the coming forth of masculinity, strength and its horns are a symbol of great creativity. Throughout history artists have captured this in their carvings, paintings and scultures. Here we see it played out in full force making the Rams head the central feature of the table.
The kit is in 6 parts and unpainted.
Made from lead free pewter alloy
Measurements:7.6cm tall x 3.7cm deep x 10cm wide
NOTES
As with all my metal designs the pieces will require a little cleaning using a file and/or sandpaper. The metal is very soft so this is a simple and satifying part of the build process.
I tend to use superglue (Hafixx being my favoured choice) with a super glue activator to speed things up.
To paint the item I strongly recommend a metal primer. Spray primers are the easiest and just a light coat with give the paint something to 'key' with......then the choice is yours. I use all types of paints from acrylics to cellulose spray paints. All have their own merits and so I choose according to the finish I wish to create.
After applying my coats of paint I will always add an aging layer of raw umber acrylic (water it down and then paint and wipe off to leave the dark paint in the recesses). Aging can be very rewarding and there are many options for this. One little recommendation is to use rotten stone/pumice stone powder to add what I like to describe as "dust" to the piece. It is a powder and will always be a powder unless mixed with a binder such as glue. The powder is a soft grey and if it is brished on then off it will leave a slight dusting in the recesses of the design.
A final flourish of splatter (very subtle brown/grey applied with by splattering the paint from a bristled brush such as a toothbrush) adds a little more interest.
