Completed English Grenadier 9th Foot (Update)

[billyturnip]

The motto Nec Aspera Terrent got the better.... again.
So for the **th time I painted it out and had another go.

This time I used a brand new 12/0 brush, acrylic paint with a drop of retarder and off I went....again.



I think it's fair to say that the problems I had with the motto do not detract from what is a very well sculpted and cast bust, one which I would recommend to anyone.

 

[mick3272]

Vast Improvement.
Well done.

 

[billyturnip]

Vast Improvement.
Well done.

Thank you Mick, you don't know how happy that makes me feel reading that.

 

[clrsgt]

That looks much better Roger.

 

[anstontyke]

really nice rework mate.
"nec aspera terrent", does that translate from latin as "b****y fiddly letters"

tony

 

[billyturnip]

That looks much better Roger.

Thank you Michael. I wasn't going to let it get the better of me.

 

[billyturnip]

Cheers Tony.

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"nec aspera terrent", does that translate from latin as "b****y fiddly letters"
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Or words to that effect.

 

[Chrisr]

You have done a fine job with it Roger. Lovely work.
Chris

 

[billyturnip]

You have done a fine job with it Roger. Lovely work.
Chris

Thank you very much Chris.

 

[Wayneb]

Now I know what a Mitre is and it looks great along with the rest of the piece.....Well done Roger.

Wayne

 

[John Bowery]

"Try,try, and try again" and it works. Well done Roger.
Cheers
John

 

[Oda]

Liked it before and like it even more now.Great work Roger.

Oda.

 

[billyturnip]

Now I know what a Mitre is and it looks great along with the rest of the piece.....Well done Roger.

Wayne

"Try,try, and try again" and it works. Well done Roger.
Cheers
John

Liked it before and like it even more now.Great work Roger.

Oda.

Thanks everyone.

 

[Joe55]

Turned out fabulous Roger, your diligence paid off !

Hey guess what! It rained here the past two evenings! It was brief but intense and as we say here in west Texas: "like a cow pissing on a flat rock!"

Not looking forward to Saturday though, temps expected to hit 101 degrees F!

Joe

 

[billyturnip]

Turned out fabulous Roger, your diligence paid off !

Hey guess what! It rained here the past two evenings! It was brief but intense and as we say here in west Texas: "like a cow pissing on a flat rock!"

Not looking forward to Saturday though, temps expected to hit 101 degrees F!

Joe

Thanks very much Joe.
That cow must have a full bladder 'cause it stopped long enough for me to take the dog for a walk this afternoon and now it pissing again.
Temperatures that high would cause a national emergency here.