Colin_Fraser
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Here is my completed Stormtroopers Exclusive Series 1/9 bust of a Lieutenant and battalion bombing officer of the 2nd Tyneside Irish (25th Service Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers) on July 1, 1916 – the First Day of the Somme. This unit was brigaded with three other Tyneside Irish battalions as part of the 34th Division, which suffered enormously on July 1.
The bust is called “Zero Hour,” signifying 7:30 AM, the time when about 60,000 British infantry left their trenches and went over the top to start the worst single day in British military history. The Tynesiders left their trenches almost a mile behind the British front line and had to advance a great distance towards their objectives at La Boisselle and Contalmaison. They were forced to advance at the walk in the open and under constant German MG fire. A famous photo of the attack shows men marching with sloped arms and in some cases smoking.
The model’s watch hands have been painted to show the time as 7:30. That fits the look on the officer's face, a mix of resignation, tension and a fear.
This was a great bust the to paint. It was beautifully sculpted by Igor Danilkin. Painted in acrylics and inks.
Colin
The bust is called “Zero Hour,” signifying 7:30 AM, the time when about 60,000 British infantry left their trenches and went over the top to start the worst single day in British military history. The Tynesiders left their trenches almost a mile behind the British front line and had to advance a great distance towards their objectives at La Boisselle and Contalmaison. They were forced to advance at the walk in the open and under constant German MG fire. A famous photo of the attack shows men marching with sloped arms and in some cases smoking.
The model’s watch hands have been painted to show the time as 7:30. That fits the look on the officer's face, a mix of resignation, tension and a fear.
This was a great bust the to paint. It was beautifully sculpted by Igor Danilkin. Painted in acrylics and inks.
Colin
