Completed Bernard Law Montgomery from Life Miniatures

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Hello Kevin
Great approach to work! Everything is thorough to see. My Kevin advances. I spy on the continuation

 

[Warren SMITH]

Coming along nicely..

 

[Nap]

Hello Kevin
Great approach to work! Everything is thorough to see. My Kevin advances. I spy on the continuation

Thank you Peter ..you continue to spy ...lol

Coming along nicely..

Cheers for comment

Happy benchtime all

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[Osebor]

Well, a must for when I tackle mine... Great references an good beginning!

 

[Nap]

Well, a must for when I tackle mine... Great references an good beginning!

Look forward to seeing your version

Thanks for comment

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[Nap]

Hi everyone

Bit of a iffyvision update

The fur is all done now , rebasecoated the actual leather coat ready for painting , beret all completed , eyes done ( these seemed small to get to ! )

Next will be the fleshwork ....as you can see the original painting order went out the window ! ......once I'm happy with flesh it's the leather coat , final checks and fit nameplate to the Oakwood base

Click on for larger images

All comments , suggestions welcome

Happy benchtime

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[Nap]

Couple more pics in various coats

Its is a dressed version from the OSW site

This would make a great conversion of this bust as well ...not a ribbon in sight

Other references of fashionable Montyi

Denison

Jerkin

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[Nap]

Pic from Encyclopaedia Britanica

Showing a badge I am intrigued by ...looks a tank style cloth patch ...possibly polish ?

More pics for ref for ribbons

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[NigelR]

Good progress, nice work on the eyes.

 

[BRAN]

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All comments , suggestions welcome

Happy benchtime

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I think the fur deserves two more lightings. The first with a mixture of 50% orange-brown + 50% ocher yellow.... The second with bone color. You have to take it slow to see how it illuminates the character.... I think it would give more depth to the fur and allow for a difference in tones with the leather of the jacket, which will probably remain darker than the fur. To "read" a piece well, the contrasts in tones are important. I hope I helped you....

 

[Nap]

I think the fur deserves two more lightings. The first with a mixture of 50% orange-brown + 50% ocher yellow.... The second with bone color. You have to take it slow to see how it illuminates the character.... I think it would give more depth to the fur and allow for a difference in tones with the leather of the jacket, which will probably remain darker than the fur. To "read" a piece well, the contrasts in tones are important. I hope I helped you....

Cheers for suggestion will give it a go , pics not the best I took though

Can you recommend any particular colour numbers

Bit too hot to paint atm !

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[BRAN]

I went to my work table and instinctively took 5 colors that I will use for the fur.
Prince August 918, 913, 917, 981 and Scale Color SC-25

 

[Waterlooman]

Superb work - so lifelike.

W.

 

[Henk]

Excelent work so far Kev. I agree that the fur can use a little more highlight, but not to much. It's not a sheepskin... .

 

[Wayneb]

Yowsa......You just had to do those medals first didn't ya. Very well done so far.....Keep up the great work.

Wayne

 

[Nap]

I went to my work table and instinctively took 5 colors that I will use for the fur.
Prince August 918, 913, 917, 981 and Scale Color SC-25

Need to find Vallejo and Reaper or P3 equivalents.....never used the PA colours can you add a picture perhaps of the ones you mentioned?

Superb work - so lifelike.

W.

Looking better now the flesh is coming along ......been too hot to paint !

Excelent work so far Kev. I agree that the fur can use a little more highlight, but not to much. It's not a sheepskin... .

Thanks Henk , will look at the fur after the flesh is finished

Yowsa......You just had to do those medals first didn't ya. Very well done so far.....Keep up the great work.

Wayne

You know me so well .....bit of a challenge but fairly happy with them

Stay tuned

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[BRAN]

For kev...
Scale color SC 25



PA 913

PA 981

PA 917

PA 918

 

[Nap]

Hi Bruno

Thank you so much appreciate your time

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[Nap]

Very Iffyvision pics with iPad

All done just the leather jkt to do

Before


After



As always comments welcome

Happy benchtime

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[Warren SMITH]

Fantastic work...