Completed 12th Foot, (East Suffolk) Regt, 1815

[Viking Bob]

The "old dozen", The 12th of Foot, now completed. Nice little figure from Elan13 miniatures.
Painted in oils and acrylics, my first face in acrylic, not happy so will go back to oils for the next one.

 

[Wings5797]

Super work Bob.
Exceptional finish on the ware and tear to the uniform.
The face looks fine Mate but like you my efforts to paint faces in acrylics never quite does it and out come the oils.
I think the blending and use of thin glazes are difficult to achieve in anything but oils. For me any way.
It still looks great though.
All the best.
Keith

 

[Windy]

Looks great Bob. Love the wet knees!

Windy

 

[Tommi]

Cracking job Bob, this is a very nice piece and in my collection to paint

Tommi

 

[Chrisr]

Nice one Bob.

Chris

 

[Viking Bob]

Super work Bob.
Exceptional finish on the ware and tear to the uniform.
The face looks fine Mate but like you my efforts to paint faces in acrylics never quite does it and out come the oils.
I think the blending and use of thin glazes are difficult to achieve in anything but oils. For me any way.
It still looks great though.
All the best.
Keith

Thanks Keith for the compliment, much appreciated, I'll stick to oils too.

 

[Viking Bob]

Looks great Bob. Love the wet knees!

Windy

Thanks Windy, like you doing parts of my old regiment, the Royal Anglians.
Thanks for commenting.

 

[Viking Bob]

Cracking job Bob, this is a very nice piece and in my collection to paint

Tommi

Cheers Tommi, its a nice clean figure the rifle is a bit thin but will not detract from the finished figure. Thanks again.

 

[Viking Bob]

Nice one Bob.

Chris

Cheers Chris

 

[billyturnip]

Very nice Bob, I like that.

I was going to suggest you extend the wetness on the knees down a bit and looked for a photo to demonstrate what I meant, legs on the left but as yours look like the ones on the right I won't.

 

[megroot]

looks great.

Marc

 

[Grod]

Nice job on this lovely sculpt Bob and a great subject.
Gordon

 

[Windy]

Thanks Windy, like you doing parts of my old regiment, the Royal Anglians.
Thanks for commenting.

Ha! I should've made the connection. Vikings - 1st Battalion isn't it?

 

[Viking Bob]

Ha! I should've made the connection. Vikings - 1st Battalion isn't it?

You are not wrong Windy, hope to do a drummer next from the 9th or 17th.

 

[Viking Bob]

Nice job on this lovely sculpt Bob and a great subject.
Gordon

Thanks Gordon, again your input is appreciated.

 

[Viking Bob]

looks great.

Marc

Thank you Marc, much appreciated.

 

[Viking Bob]

Very nice Bob, I like that.

I was going to suggest you extend the wetness on the knees down a bit and looked for a photo to demonstrate what I meant, legs on the left but as yours look like the ones on the right I won't.

Thanks Roger, yep your right, I will do it right away. I thought it looked a little odd.
Thank you , much appreciated

 

[billyturnip]

You're welcome Bob. It was just an observation and not a criticism. I suppose it all depends on how wet the ground is and how long you've been kneeling on it but the bigger wet patch looks more convincing.... ermm, if you know what I mean.

 

[Viking Bob]

I have had quite a few wet knee's in my time, so I should have noticed.

 

[peedee]

Lovely that 'un our Bob.

A really nice job all round.

Paul