WIP 1st british airborne buste

[VisjeMar]

Hi all,

After some time without painting I want to share my latest project. Again a young miniatures this time with a face full caracter.

All painted with vallejo

Thanks for watching and Happy painting
Martin

 

[Nap]

Hi Martin

Sat right here watching this thread ...nice choice of busts , good start with the flesh and helmet

Look forward to seeing more on this

Why not enter a piece into the class of your choice in our June's FOTM comp and also vote in May's classes as well

....And enter in Vignettes & Diorama #3 which will be running till 31/12/21 with voting till 31/01/22

Always good to see the artwork

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to the next

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Steve Brodie]

very nice start

 

[Chris Oldfield]

Lovely work so far, Martin.

 

[VisjeMar]

Thanks all,

The helmet is also done

Next-up the rest of the body

 

[Henk]

Oh, very nice. You are doing a splendid job of the the paint work, the skintones are superb.. I just think the sculpt has made him a little bit to "well fed" to be a para... lol

 

[VisjeMar]

Thanks Henk. Well I guess not all para’s were skinny guys. I love that this face is different form other Young miniatures.

Some progress on the bust itself.

 

[Nap]

Hi Martin

As always lovely skin tones .....dare I ask your mix please ?

..... nice work on the helmet camo and netting

Good start on the smock as well .....look forward to seeing this continue

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[malc]

Great bust this, like others have wrote.... face looks very para like

 

[VisjeMar]

Thanks all, I will show the paints later. For now the scetches of the camo pattern

Martini

 

[Henk]

Wow, that camo looks absolutely superb. You've nailed the 'overlapping brushstrokes' perfectly. Fantastic work.

 

[Nap]

Hi Martin

As usual the camo is coming out rally well , you certainly have a knack with this

I would add a set of wings to the right shoulder

Look forward to more

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Steve Brodie]

Great work on the camo

 

[VisjeMar]

Hi Martin

As usual the camo is coming out rally well , you certainly have a knack with this

I would add a set of wings to the right shoulder

Look forward to more

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thanks I might do that

Some small steps on the camo but the right side is done

 

[Nap]

Hi Martin

Small steps perhaps but the right side is looking the tops ...you've a real knack with camo ...always good to see

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[VisjeMar]

Thanks Nap

The front is almost done. Only I have to add the bren ammo bags

 

[VisjeMar]

Back is also done. Some structure on the backpack

 

[Nap]

Hi Martin

Catching up a little here ...WOW!! does the camo,look impressive very well done as is the equipt ...good texture work on the rope and webbing

Thanks for updates

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[VisjeMar]

It’s almost done.

The front ammo bags are also done.

I want to call it finished but I want to take the advice to add the para wing do you have to wait..

 

[Henk]

Are you sure that's not real rope.... outstanding in every way, the texture of the rope and webbing is superb.

I'm in two minds about the wings. Officially no badges or rank insignia were allowed on the smock, but (as usual in almost any army..lol) that regulation was widely ignored. Photographic evidence shows that either no markings were fixed at all, as well as a wide variety of wings, airborne shoulder banners, pegasus badges, rank insignia, either would be right, but to keep in scale, you need to sculpt the wings with putty, as just painting them on won't give the effect of a sewn on patch..