Finished v for victory! bust by verlinden

[gothicgeek]

Hi all!

finally got a plinth and did final tweaks on this bust.

AND............

did some hard digging on the net and found the picture this is based on! WOOT!

imperial war museum archive.... tommy v sign

 

[housecarl]

Mark, you have been busy. Researching the origins of the bust, and painting the texture on the webbing and haversack. (I bet that was a drama) What did you use to paint the bayonet?
Top drawer painting.
Carl.

 

[Barke02]

Nice paint job Mark!

Well done on your research. The Imperial War Museum is putting more and more photos online all the time.

In a book called 'Great Photographers of World War II' by Chris Boot there is a large 2 page reproduction of this photo by Len Chetwyn. It's large enough to just make out the tattoo on the bloke's (right) arm. It looks like a buxom belle, hands on hips, wearing a union jack skirt, but I can't quite make out the name in the scroll underneath.

Cheers,
Jon.

 

[Aterz]

great job, I like it!

regards from Italy
Andrea

 

[Sambaman]

Very nice work Mark!

Jay H.
Okc

 

[je_touche]

It's not a v sign though, or is it???

 

[denducky]

i don't think it is the V sign
in belgium it is the sign for give me two beers,
it thing this one needs it also, a lot of transparation from painter and bust

well done
gr lieven

 

[RFL]

A Gem Mark ! Love the painted cross hatching on the web gear and the painted in hair on the arms.

 

[mil-mart]

Mark, superb painting and a great SBS on the various techniques used. Many thanks for showing.

Cheers Ken

 

[Christosjager]

Nice work Mark,very realistic.

 

[gothicgeek]

Mark, you have been busy. Researching the origins of the bust, and painting the texture on the webbing and haversack. (I bet that was a drama) What did you use to paint the bayonet?
Top drawer painting.
Carl.

Thanks Carl the bayonet is just GW chaos black and graphite from a pencil worked in with a bit of tissue...

Nice paint job Mark!

Well done on your research. The Imperial War Museum is putting more and more photos online all the time.

In a book called 'Great Photographers of World War II' by Chris Boot there is a large 2 page reproduction of this photo by Len Chetwyn. It's large enough to just make out the tattoo on the bloke's (right) arm. It looks like a buxom belle, hands on hips, wearing a union jack skirt, but I can't quite make out the name in the scroll underneath.

Cheers,
Jon.

thanks for that Jon i found the reference pic after finishing but i could see he had a tatoo on his arm i thought about adding it but decided against it....

great job, I like it!

regards from Italy
Andrea

Many thanks Andrea

Very nice work Mark!

Jay H.
Okc

Thanks again Jay

It's not a v sign though, or is it???

no its not

i don't think it is the V sign
in belgium it is the sign for give me two beers,
it thing this one needs it also, a lot of transparation from painter and bust

well done
gr lieven

Many thanks

A Gem Mark ! Love the painted cross hatching on the web gear and the painted in hair on the arms.

i sweat a bit on the webbing ... see above

Mark, superb painting and a great SBS on the various techniques used. Many thanks for showing.

Cheers Ken

Thanks Ken

Nice work Mark,very realistic.

Too kind Christos.....


Thanks everyone i'm trying to hunt down a good version of the tatoo and will use it on the next figure i get a chance too

Mark

 

[pheragas]

the 2 fingers or V sign came from the english archers at azincourt when the french threatened to cut off the 2 fingers used to draw back the arrow the archers held up the V sign just to let the defeated french know that they still had there 2 fingers (or was it just to say f erm you ) LOL

 

[Scott777]

Great work Mark nice attention to detail. love the dirt under the fingernails.

 

[Christosjager]

Mark because I don't understand the english language very well when you saying "too kind" you mean that you don't believe what I'm saying?

 

[davidmitchell]

Great work Mark, lots of very nice detail in your painting.


Cheers David

 

[gothicgeek]

the 2 fingers or V sign came from the english archers at azincourt when the french threatened to cut off the 2 fingers used to draw back the arrow the archers held up the V sign just to let the defeated french know that they still had there 2 fingers (or was it just to say f erm you ) LOL

yes i heard that it was two fingers and the thumb held up in medievil times... i know it was used by churchill as an "in joke" and that it is still popular today in the uk

Great work Mark nice attention to detail. love the dirt under the fingernails.

many thanks Scott

Mark because I don't understand the english language very well when you saying "too kind" you mean that you don't believe what I'm saying?

Hi Christos! .... "too kind" is an old fashioned way of saying "thank you" with a little blush, i was very pleased with the comment you left Many thanks again

Great work Mark, lots of very nice detail in your painting.


Cheers David

thanks David