Great sculpt subject

[taff edwards]

Hi guys
I saw this on my Internet travels and thought this would make a wonderful sculpt , I feel it has everything a message and a story and speaks volumes about the enduring pain that the ones that came back suffered and the sense of guilt that overwhelms them I for one have seen my dad feel this .
This was in 2010 VJ Day London my god haven't their numbers thinned .
Cheers Chris

 

[swralph]

Yes it would make a wonderful sculpt.

 

[taff edwards]

Cheers
Ralph

 

[baronband]

I think a veteran would be a great idea, especially as you say Chris the numbers are thinning and we have lost all of our WW1 vets. Maybe a bust of Harry Patch to go with it?

John

 

[taff edwards]

Great idea John I just think that the face the hands the medals and always that blazer and tie the uniform of an incredible generation .
Chris

 

[taff edwards]

Do you see what I mean
Cheers Chris

 

[Joe55]

Yes, it definitely would.

Joe

 

[taff edwards]

I think every collection should have one
Cheers Chris

 

[baronband]

The possibilities would be endless too just by sculpting a different cap badge

John

 

[taff edwards]

Great point John , come on manufactures you know it makes sense
Cheers Chris

 

[malc]

Yes it would make a good subject, I think we forget about those who returned in the modelling world, I have old photos of my Granddad when he was in civilian life after WW1, (looked a right crook) photo was called The Mafia (London 1925ish)

 

[taff edwards]

Awesome pic Malc
Cheers Chris

 

[malc]

Cheers Chris, Granddad is top right, he was in ?The RFC, then the RAF.

 

[billyturnip]

It would look great as two sculpts side by side or back to back on one plinth, the first as a young fresh faced faced soldier and the other as the veteran like in the photo at the cenotaph.

Roger.

 

[Helm]

It would look great as two sculpts side by side or back to back on one plinth, the first as a young fresh faced faced soldier and the other as the veteran like in the photo at the cenotaph.

Roger.

I think thats been done with a Russian sculpt Rog, as for the original pic I dunno to me and this is a purely personal IMO it would be like intruding into the mans personal life if a stranger sculpted from it no matter how good the intentions a none specific sculpt along those lines I'd be fine with
Steve

 

[billyturnip]

I totally understand where you're coming from Steve, a generic young soldier/old veteran would be more appropriate.

Roger.

 

[Funky50]

Do you see what I mean
Cheers Chris View attachment 154037

I have to agree what an incredible generation ....very humbling and sad to think of their ranks thinning .....when I started my apprenticeship back in the 1970's I worked with 2 Normandy vets a Italian star vet and prisoner of war of the Japanese they all were wounded in some way but they were such great guys to talk to..... sadly now all gone I was proud to have known them all I sometimes wonder if our generation have lived up to their sacrifice?....Kevin

 

[Helm]

I think thats been done with a Russian sculpt Rog,

I was sort of right http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/yesterday-there-was-a-war.56622/
Steve

 

[billyturnip]

Cheers Steve I missed that one.

Roger.

 

[nautilas]

Was the figure made available.