Completed 1/9th Nigel 'Sharky' Ward Falklands war 1982

Warren SMITH · Apr 2, 2021

Great work.. looking forward to seeing this come together..

KenBoyle · Apr 2, 2021

Very nice Steve! Looking forward to more.

Cheers,
Ken

Steve Brodie · Apr 2, 2021

Warren SMITH said:
Great work.. looking forward to seeing this come together..

KenBoyle said:
Very nice Steve! Looking forward to more.

Cheers,
Ken

Thanks

Steve Brodie · Apr 3, 2021

Beard blocked in , so will now start on the flesh highlights and shadows

Steve Brodie · Apr 5, 2021

Highlights added to the left of sharkeys face

Steve Brodie · Apr 6, 2021

Both sides have highlights applied, shadows next followed by various glazes.

Nap · Apr 6, 2021

HI Steve

Catching up on this and the interesting info others have posted

Coming along very nicely , will you push the flesh any further

Why not enter a piece into the class of your choice in our FOTM comp and also vote in previous months classes as well as voting in Vignette & Diorama comp #2

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to the next update

Happy benchtime

Nap

Steve Brodie · Apr 7, 2021

Shadows and glazes added to the face.

Need to tone down the red on his nose down a little

Nap · Apr 7, 2021

Hi Steve

Very good update , the face is coming to life really well with shadows, glazes being added

Beards looking good as well

Thanks for updates

Happy benchtime

Nap

Steve Brodie · Apr 8, 2021

Calling the face done, don't want to mess to much more, else I will really mess it up. Did a bit more blending, added a bit of a dark glaze around his cheeks. Matt varnish on his face, semi and then gloss on his eyes and lips and a couple of spots of gloss for a bit of sweat. After a long patrol, it must have been melting inside that immersion suit.

Peter Day · Apr 8, 2021

A very nice face that Mr B. Looking great.

Nap · Apr 9, 2021

Peter Day said:
A very nice face that Mr B. Looking great.

Agree there , looking good Steve

You did right to call fiesh finished , always difficult knowing when to stop !

Thanks for updates

Look forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

Steve Brodie · Apr 9, 2021

Peter Day said:
A very nice face that Mr B. Looking great.

Cheers Mr.D

Nap said:
Agree there , looking good Steve

You did right to call fiesh finished , always difficult knowing when to stop !

Thanks for updates

Look forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thanks

Steve Brodie · Apr 9, 2021

Found a Mk3c helmet for sale with a load of reference images, so should help in getting all the little bits painted in the right colours;

Steve Brodie · Apr 9, 2021

The helmet with its reflective tape , makes it easier to see i suppose, god forbid, in search and rescue efforts.

So how best to portray this on the figure, I could paint the stripe, after some masking but it wouldn't be 3 dimensional, so got out some masking tape and tried some 2mm 2mm, 3mm and 4mm. 3mm is about right, but painting it would be a pain. I rememberedTamiya make compound masking tape , for curves, in a white gloss material. So some 3mm tape has been ordered.

KenBoyle · Apr 9, 2021

Looking really nice Steve!

Cheers,
Ken

Steve Brodie · Apr 11, 2021

Face and 'Bone Dome' completed. All the little details on the helmet painted according to reference images. Reflective strip from Tamiya curved masking tape