The Shakespeare Bust is about to give up it's secrets!

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Fantastic Chuck ! :o
I can not wait to see what you your talents do to it .
I know it will be phenomenal !
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A 10 second masking tape makeover... :D
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I'll share this here with my hard core Bat friends and detail nuts like me...

Comparing this to the bust on the show, I found the same flaw on the bottom lid of the left eye.
It flattens out and has a thinner lid.
The fiberglass casting created an air bubble there but just looking at this "Negative" of the bust in comparison, there is no doubt these came out of the same mold.

The fuller eye-bag on the left side, The fleshier area above the right eye, the pupil highlight shapes ,the asymmetry of the nostrils and tear ducts, etc...

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Seeing him side by side with that Shakespeare bank this bust is even bigger than I thought. How big is it exactly?
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Chuck Williams wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:32 pm You see it here first!!!

My view from cloud 9!!!


It is the German poet, playwright, writer, historian and philosopher Friedrich Schiller.
He wrote "Ode to Joy".

But he plays Williams Shakespeare on TV.

Get ready for the most accurate busts available!!!
Oh my gosh, this is so cool!!! I can't wait to see what becomes of it!
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Meule wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:47 pm Seeing him side by side with that Shakespeare bank this bust is even bigger than I thought. How big is it exactly?
It's between 20 and 21 inches tall. Once he get's his hair cut he will probably be a hair over 20 inches tall.

The proportions and angles are quite different from the licensed bust.

When I saw the real thing it struck me what a nice piece it really is! It made me want to sculpt it.
Much more subtle and balanced than what I expected.

This just saves me hundreds of hours and brings in the multitude of things a copy from scratch couldn't do.
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This is very interesting. Are you planning to have the liftable head and switch? Will the switch be able to do anything?
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Are you just changing the one you just got or are you making your own
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Absolutely will have the hinged head. I'm in contact with Chris, the fellow that made those spot on metal dials awhile back to see if he can supply them. I also found the amber beehive lamp!

I'm hoping to have the light working but that's about it at this point.

I'm also considering kits or the raw fiberglass casts for the DIYers...
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How about a hollow cast bronze version, limited edition?

That will keep the weight down, and allow internal customizing like the piggy bank version.
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It's between 20 and 21 inches tall. Once he get's his hair cut he will probably be a hair over 20 inches tall.
:lol: Punny
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Chuck Williams wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:11 am
I'm also considering kits or the raw fiberglass casts for the DIYers...
WOW That's Great Chuck. This is a MUST for my collection anyway I can get it.
I can't wait to see the results.
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Thanks guys!!!

It will definitely be hollow. The original unmodified is but it's 1/2" thick cast bisque porcelain and weighs between 15 and 20 pounds!
I know that the fellow that made the Whiz Bang bust did a cold cast bronze version for around $1500. each...
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My amateur detective skills are having a lot of fun with this bust!!

I found an etching and a painting that I think was the inspiration for the bust.

Yesterday I received the documents from the European gallery I got the bust from AND a catalog from the studio that made it back in the day.

According to the gallery, the bust is circa 1850!

The catalog that shows it and two smaller versions is from 1885!!!

So this is actually somewhere between 170 and 150 years old!!!

If you look on the page with the smaller busts, it is shown directly under a Shakespeare bust! LOL!
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Just for giggles, can we see a blow up of the Shakespeare bust?
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