German WW1 Pilot Bust

[elanlane13]

Below are some smudgy snaps of the last bust I sculpted, which will be produced by MDC in the future.

It is of Leutant Edgar Scholtz, who was born in Thuringia on 21st September 1898 and was killed in action in France on 2nd May 1918, whan flying for Kampfstaffel 10, Jasta 11. He is credited with 6 victories.

He is depicted wearing a fur coat and fur flying helmet.
Sculpted largely in Super Sculpy, with details in Magic Sculp and Duro.
The mounting plinth has a reproduction of his flying badge sculpted on it.

As always comments welcome.

 

[housecarl]

Excellent bit of sculpting Rob.
Carl.

 

[Dan Morton]

Marvelous sculpting!

All the best,
Dan

 

[Bert Takken]

I really like it, it's a bit sad that I see all this masterpieces as a beginner in sculpting..:lol: ..................I want to do this also, but missed the skills till now.

 

[1969]

nice bit of work Rob, i like the look of this one.

Steve

 

[mil-mart]

Rob , nicely done and I like the idea with the plinth.

Cheers Ken

 

[megroot]

Very nice work Rob
He scored one victory in Kest 10 before he goes to Jasta 11 where he scored his other 5 victory.
For who are interest here is his picture i believe you have used for the sculpting and some more of this ace:

Name:Edgar Scholtz Country:Germany
Rank:Leutnant Units:Jasta 11
Kest 10 Victories:6
Born:21 September 1898 Place of Birth:Suhl, Thuringia
Died:02 May 1918 Place of Death:Cappy
Cemetery:Vermandovillers, France

 

[elanlane13]

Thank you all for your comments.
Marc you are a star That is the photo that was the inspiration for this piece.