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Worked a bit this pm. New base coat and eyes. Will post pics presently. Thanks for comments.

Finished up the face with oils the other night and HATED it. About to start over if the humidity in my cellar gets low enough that my hair drier stops generating vapor trails!

Hmmm screwed up again. Above post seems to be a strange looking helmet. The coat was done with brushes and not the air brush as I ran out of nerve. Here is the helmet and first coat on the face.

A chance to get caught up. Lewis continued flying into the late 1920's including an attempt to be part of the startup of the first Chinese air line. he was also one of a small group of men who started the BBC. Later in life he wrote a book called "Sagittarius Rising". It is a wonderful book...

Lewis was credited with eight kills over the course of the war. He received the Military Cross for actions during the Battle of the Somme. The sculpt of the helmet and flying coat are very interesting in that they allow for some interpretation as to color and material. The helmet is common to...

This is a resin bust by Hawk Miniatures. It was sculpted by Robert Lane. It is a bust of Cecil Arthur Lewis, MC Lewis flew from 1915 until the end of the war in 1918. A significant achievement, when the life expectancy of a pilot was measured in days or weeks. The sculpt was excellent but I...

I've started a bust for a project that Kevin Dunne is working on and I'm going to try and get it to work on V Bench. Please bare with me.

A little late in reply but have been off line for a bit. His seagoing gear would be stuff that was well worn and would really not be approved of ashore. I think that Einion is closest with the idea of replicating the base color of the felt showing through the black dye. I'm not sure that you...

Gary, Sorry for the long delay getting back to you. Have not returned to this part of the site for a while. I started using the Humbrol carrier by chance. Carriers from other good metallcs should work as well. I have used the carrier from Mr Metal paints a couple of times but they are so...

I'm going to try to post a couple of photos of the Young Miniatures bust I finished a week late for MFCA. This is a great sculpt down to the fouled anchor in the buttons of his undress coat! Comments and critique welcome Herb

Thanks Guys, Glad I was able to stir up some stuff. :) Mike, What a great figure. Am having a great time with it and hope to do it justice. Will check out the Vallejo color. I work in oils so I will use it al a base for future figures. Have tried to take a little from each thing I have found...

Thanks guys Will keep ya posted. Herb

I've started a new piece and am looking for some good references for Rittermeister Richtoffen's undress uniform. Understand it was "field gray" but some seem to have a bit more green in them. Thanks Herb

I won't be much help in finding printers in the the UK, but I have had a great deal of luck with application. I use the carrier from Humbrol brass to mix my inks with.Open the can WITHOUT shaking it up, add an amount of ink about the size of a match head to the carrier and mix well. If you are...

I cant think of any but there are a couple on Rt 95 on the way out of Boston. Herb