Cossack bust (via MMM).

[arj]

Hi Folks,
This is a bust that I bought at Bugle Call earlier this year from Gordon Mitchell (Grod on PF) on the MMM stand. It is not part of the MMM range and, I understood from Gordon, was something that he'd commissioned and was selling castings that day. If you want more details, he's the person to ask.
Anyway, I rather liked this item (comprising three parts:- body/head, mace and feathers), and bought it for the princely sum of £15.
With no boxart provided, I let my imagination take over and really enjoyed not having to follow the constraints of a uniform.
The paints were my usual mixture of oils, enamels, acrylics and printers ink.
The photographs, being digital and with no additional lighting other than what happened to be coming through the window, tend to show a lighter and brighter image than what is viewed directly. If anyone has any advice on how to get a more realistic result, I'd love to hear it.
Over to yourselves for your comments, in whatever vein.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[swralph]

Very nice paintwork Andrew.

 

[arj]

Many thanks for your kind comment Ralph.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[ChaosCossack]

Nicely done. Interesting piece, great deal and really nice paint job.

Excellent

Colin

 

[arj]

Thank you very much for your kind comments Colin.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Grod]

Nice job Andrew.
Gaudin sculpted this one for me some time ago.
Cheers
Gordon

 

[arj]

Thanks for the comment Gordon, and well done Gaudin for his sculpting of this interesting subject.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[garyhiggins]

Nice work Andrew, he looks great. You've got the colouring just right .
Best wishes, Gary.

 

[arj]

Thanks Gary, I'm pleased you liked it.
Thanks for looking.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Nap]

Hi Andrew,

My apologies thought I had posted on this ...looks great , really like the colours very Cossack ......

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[Dekiman]

He looking great.
I like colors and he look alive.

 

[arj]

Hi Kev,

No apologies necessary. There are so many excellent presentations on PF that it's too easy to lose track.
Anyway, many thanks for your comments.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[arj]

Many thanks for your comments Dejan.
The excellence of Gaudin's sculpting made the painting so much easier.

Cheers,
Andrew