Completed Critique 1-10 Scale AFS Blitz Fireman bust

[Airkid]

That is excellent! it tells the story exactly. Fine work Neil

Phil

 

[1969]

Nice job Neil.
Steve

 

[gazer]

Your execution of this figure is just superb.
IMO, this is one of the best, if not THE best rendering of an old man's face and flesh I've ever seen - the watery, somewhat injected eyes, the atrophic skin of old age, are amazing!
Would love to learn some of your secrets here

Cheers,

Benny

 

[KenBoyle]

Nicely done Neil!

Cheers,
Ken

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Excellent work

Mobo

 

[Merryweather]

Hi Neil

It's a great subject , the fieshtones look really good in keeping with his age IMO

Like the weathering you've done and the helmet badge

If I may ask ...bit unsure about the shirt is it blood stained in the original picture ?

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to the next one from you

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thanks very much Kev.
You may be right about blood - I wondered about it myself but I decided not to. There is no blood on the jacket lining, so I decided the dark colour was the shirt underneath

 

[Merryweather]

That is excellent! it tells the story exactly. Fine work Neil

Phil

Cheers Phil

 

[Merryweather]

Nice job Neil.
Steve

Thank you very much Steve

 

[Merryweather]

Your execution of this figure is just superb.
IMO, this is one of the best, if not THE best rendering of an old man's face and flesh I've ever seen - the watery, somewhat injected eyes, the atrophic skin of old age, are amazing!
Would love to learn some of your secrets here

Cheers,

Benny

Wow Benny that's very kind of you to say!
'Secrets'....very flattering but that is exactly what they are, even to me! I have no formula, I flounder around mostly. I'm a very instinctive painter, and as I said this is the first time I've painted anything this big since the old Airfix 1-12 scale figures in my teens( in the seventies...).That was using Humbrol enamels(and certainly not something I would post on this site!). I'm still getting to grips with acrylic techniques.
I can't pretend I am not very pleased with the result, but there's no guarantee the next one will be as good. Must be beginner's luck!
But thank you again for such a kind comment

 

[Merryweather]

Nicely done Neil!

Cheers,
Ken

Excellent work

Mobo

Thanks a lot, chaps

 

[Steve Brodie]

Very Nice Neil, can vouch for the casting, its superb.