WIP Critique Aquila bust, Nuts Planet 1/9th scale

[tonydawe]

Hi guys,

Here are the first pics of my version of this great bust from Nuts Planet.

Early days. The face is coming along and will receive a treatment of oil washes before I fix the cheek guards and fix the head into the helmet. There's some additional shading needed around the nose and cheeks.

I'm painting him in a pale skin tone to reflect that he's the Aquilifer of the 9th Legion stationed in northern Britannia, carrying the rescued Eagle on his back in secret

I hope you like it.

 

[Bootneck]

Tony, that is so lifelike. Great painting.
Well done.
Peter.

 

[smudger1960]

Great work tony,love the beard,it looks great,any chance you could load you pictures upright,when I open them they rotate to a different angle?

 

[Alex Long]

That face is looking very good Tony. Nice choice of skin tone. Will look forward to seeing how you progress with it.

Alex.

 

[Karlosfandango]

Brilliant, quality painting in the skin tones.
Smudger, you could rotate whilst holding flat if it's a tablet or something your using.
Karl

 

[Mark S]

This has all the makings of yet another Dawesome piece.

 

[megroot]

Like the face very much.

marc

 

[Ferris]

Even if early days, it's looking great already Tony.

Cheers
Adrian

 

[Aveleira]

Nice face! Keep it up!

Regards
Pedro

 

[debrito]

excellent face....beautiful eyes also....

 

[maco61]

Great Start!
I like the face and the eyes.
Ciao by Maco

 

[swralph]

Very nice.

 

[Mike Stevens]

Super nice. I'll follow this one as well.

 

[brian]

A cracking face Tony.Look forward to seeing him progress.
Brian

 

[Bailey]

Really nice job with the face. Is it just me or does he kind of remind anybody else of Sean Bean? I think he looks a bit like Sean as Ned Stark from Game of Thrones.

 

[storm_zh]

Very nice start. Like the skin tone that fits with the cold weather very well.

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Looking forward to the progression of this New classic .

Tony I am not sure the 9tth vanished in Scotland they turned up in Sweden I believe much much later I think

 

[bogusman53]

Sean Bean !!!! I like it!

 

[tonydawe]

Thanks everyone for your comments. Glad you like the bust.

I hadn't previously seen the similarity to Sean Bean but now that you've pointed it out, I can see it. Wasn't what I was aiming for, but its in the eye of the beholder.

Ron, this particular Aquilifer from the 9th Legion will turn up on one of your outstanding bust plinths in Australia Those Romans do get around don't they.

 

[Wings5797]

Super painting Tony.
As we have come to expect from your brushes.
Looking good Mate

Keith