Another set of storks... Yes it's true, more birds!

Again I have more birds, all of them are custom figures done by myself and another sculptor.  Recently I met (online but at some point I hope to see him at one of the dollhouse figure shows) a sculptor who does some fantastic bird figures.  He normally works in the two common dollhouse scales, 1:12 or 1 inch scale and 1:24 or half scale.  Since my diorama is 1:22 he can easily make the figures I need for my model so I ordered 4 storks.  They are so nice I can't believe my luck at getting him to work on some figures for me.  I can't wait for the next set to be done, I have a several different species of storks, heron, hornbill, and ibis coming soon.

I have also been sculpting some figures myself, last night I finished a painted stork to go along with my saddle billed stork. I have 5 more figures that are at various stages of sculpting, 3 more painted storks just need detail painting, an Asian open billed stork needs wings, detail and paint, and a southern bald ibis also needs wings and paint.  I'll post photos of them when I get them finished.

Here are some photos, these 4 storks are from the dollhouse sculptor, there are two on the ground and 2 in the nest.
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Here is the saddle billed stork I did, Ana and Harriet are trying to help me with some of the details on the legs and feet but for now I am ok with them as is.
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And finally the painted stork, right now I have this one and 3 more almost done, at some point I want a mixed colony of breeding storks and herons on the Indian diorama that will contain between 30 and 40 birds, what I picture in my mind will be very impressive if I can find the space to put that many nests up in some large trees.
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They're gorgeous!

WOW Wow Wow!!! Phantastic birds!!! BIG BIG BIG Congratulations Phil!!!

Congratulation Phil, yopu let me dream with such wonderful models.

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Phil, birds in her ambients are magnific.

Interesting work.

Thanks for showin, Phil! Those are magnificent pictures of the wonderful world you are building! Congratulations!

Marvellous birds,Phil Great to see them in their natural habitat!

the birds look great outside

I love the photos Phil and your new birds are really beautiful

Your new birds are very very beautiful Phil!!! And it's so fantastic to see Your diorama in stronger sun light, all elements looks so wonderful That grass and trees are WOW! And great photos! Many congratulations!!!

Wonderful Phil! Are you designing your diorama and birds after a photo? I would love to see a photo of 30 or 40 birds!

Congratulations.


~ Sue

They are beautyful, Phil
Congratulations with your birds, - and with your diorama

The grass looks so real, I had to look again and again.
How did you make those pictures ? They are awesome

Absolutely amazing!

very nice Phil, congrats!

Thanks everyone, I am very, very happy that you all like them. Here is a photo of all of the ones I finished painting, there are 3 painted storks, 4 custom made storks, one saddle billed stork and one black stork.

These are in 1:22 scale for my diorama, but I don't have any of the brand name figures to give a comparison. To give you an idea of size the saddle billed stork is about 2.5 inches and in life is up 60 inches. the black stork and the painted storks are the next biggest at around 39 inches, and they are just over 1.5 inches each. Finally the open billed stork is the smallest at 32 inches which makes him just over an inch on the model.

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great job Phil a feast for the eyes

Phil, those are amazing!
what a wonderful flock! these outside photos show them so well i did a double take on the first photo since at first iglance it looked like real birds, then life sized models, then holy cow! model birds and model plants!
gorgeous.
i can't get over how real your grass and dirt are. i wish my next door neighbor's lawn looked as good!

They look natural as the Nature!

Congrats! i love you last photo!

Thanks everyone, I am very happy you all like them, I have a long way to go but I did finish another bird species and have a second one well started. Again, thinking of my nesting colony I decided on a bird that might be found in the mix, the common or Eurasian spoonbill. I have a crested grebe that is sculpted but no paint yet, as I finish him I'll post another photo, but here is the spoonbill. I can't have every bird in the tree, it is just going to be too crowded, so I made a hunting pose of the spoonbill, hope you enjoy him.

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Beautiful work! Amazing! You are getting better and better in sculpting, this one is absolutely superb What a natural pose, great choice!

I love them Phil, they are brilliant

Beautiful sculpture,Phil,you are very talented!

Wow! Very buetiful photos, i'm talented!