Completed Critique Australian Light Horse Trooper

[PHIL WALDEN]

Hi!..mate he polished up very well for a wee resin Aussie,..l can see you've enjoyed doing him..mate there's more guts to in your in your colour mix,than you've had for a while..

good stuff cob..Phil..

 

[Mark S]

Great work,Tony
Beautifully painted.Very nice use of colour.
Cheers mate.

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Ken, thanks mate, I appreciate your comments, as always.

G'day Phil, Kudos to you for a great sculpt mate. I really did enjoy painting this bust, and I'm pleased to see it shows.

Hi Mark, thanks mate, I really do appreciate your comments about the colours.

 

[megroot]

Great work Tony,
Really like it.

Marc

 

[gothicgeek]

Very nice Tony!



Mark

 

[Dennis]

Hello Tony,very well done, he really does have that hard, self reliant look about him great result.

Dennis

 

[RFL]

Tony, this is one of the best works I`ve seen from you, most especially the eyes.

I`d like to see a wee bit darker/and or more contrast photo of him with perhaps a darker red-brown or even black background. The bright blue kind of overpowers the subtle painting that you have achieved.

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Marc, thank you my friend.

Cheers Mark, thanks, I appreciate your comment.

Hi Dennis, thanks, that was the look I was trying to achieve. I'm pleased you think I pulled it off.

Hi Richard, it's very generous of you to say that, thank you. And because you were so generous, here's a photo I've taken just for you. I hope it shows the bust in a better light, without the distraction of the bright blue background.

 

[Gellso]

Very Nice

Great tones and leathers Tony.

 

[pmfs]

Stunning paint Tonythe eyes are show!

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Grant, thanks mate. Glad you like him.

Hola Pedro, thank you. I really appreciate your comments mate.

 

[dancap3286]

Great work Tony...

It all came together really well.

 

[unknown01]

Hi! Tony.
SUPERB WORK!
Indeed I'd like the fresh tone.
A jacket is also the wonderful finish.
I liked it very much.
I think this work enters in your masterpiece at best.
I congratulate completion.

Mitsutaka

 

[blabsy]

Hey Tony,
nice work mate, The Light Horseman warts and all.......
He's got a good face, nicely done,you've been very busy, it must be costing a mint on brushes....;-)

Best Regards
Paul

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Dan, thanks very much for your comments mate. I'm pretty happy with how it came together in the end.

Hi Mitsutaka, I think you are being very generous to me. This is no masterpiece, but I did find it very enjoyable to paint, and I'm very pleased with the final results. If anyone deserves praise it's Phil Walden who sculpted this magnificent bust. Thank you very much for your very kind comments; you make me blush.

G'day Paul, yeah mate, I go through a brush every week or so, but I buy the cheap crappy Taklon ones that only cost a few bucks each so it's not that expensive. Thanks for your comments on the Lighthorseman. They are my favourite military subject, so its great to finally have a definitive and accurate version to paint and add to my collection.

My next bust will be Carl Reid's "Winter In The Trenches", but I'm converting him to an ANZAC.

 

[Nap]

Lt Horseman

Tony ,
I have followed this from the start and I love the completed model , he just has that hardened look , great painting , nice fleshwork in particular and attention to details .

Being a bit of a thickie could I ask you to post some details on the feather plumes that were worn ....colouring etc ....thank you (I have googled but want to get it 100% right)

I have the Pilipili version but really like this one as well (can't have enough busts can you !!!) , where can I get this from .

Really looking forward to the WIP on the "Winter in the Trenches" ..naturaly converted to ANZAC .

Nap

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Kevin,

Firstly thanks very much for your comments mate, I greatly appreciate them.

The bust is available from Jason Miller (jasmils) here on pF. Perhaps you can send him a PM and enquire about availability and price.

The plumes worn by WW1 Australian Lighthorsemen in the pugaree of the slouch hats (and indeed still worn today by members of the Australian Army's armoured cavalry units, which are still designated Light Horse regiments even though they now ride around in ASLAV's) are emu feathers.

Emu's are a large native flightless bird of Australia and the colours of their feathers can vary from white to black. Typicaly most emu plumes are light brown in colour with darker brown and blacks flecks towards the tip, and lighter colours towards the base of the feather. I've attached a couple of pics that might help you.

If you are doing the Pili Pili bust (which I've done too) please remember to add the Rising Sun badges on both collars and the "Australia" shoulder flash on the epaulettes.

It is typical of the Australian sense of humour that when the Light Horsemen were asked by the British troops in the Middle East what sort of feathers they wore in their hats, the Diggers replied "Kangaroo feathers", knowing full well that very few people outside Australia would know the difference between these animals.

 

[housecarl]

As the emu got relations in antarctica?
Carl.

 

[tonydawe]

Emu's are vicious 5-6ft tall predatory birds that can chase down their victims at 60kms an hour, rip them open with their sharp claws and then maul them with razor sharp teeth.

They look harmless and stupid from a distance, but get up close and see those teeth, and you'll wish you were somewhere else. Think of Velociraptors with feathers.

They are related to the Australian Drop Bear which has feasted on gullible and unsuspecting tourists for decades.

 

[housecarl]

I P***ed myself laughing at that.
Cheers, Tony.
Carl.