The Making of the Rupert Thorneloe Bronze

This Blog is about a commission I received to produce a commemorative sculpture of LT Colonel Rupert Thorneloe. The basic brief was to create a 12 inch tall figure, in full combat kit, on a base with text, all in bronze.

Lt Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, MBE. 

Commanding Officer 1st Battalion Welsh Guards

In this blog I will go through the steps needed to produce this piece of work, beginning with the initial modelling right through to the final casting and finishing. I hope that this will be an insight into the amount of work that goes into a bronze figurative sculpture.