WIP Jean Bart, Corsair du Rio Soleil.

[Cannonball]

As I’ve nearly finished on the Into the jaws of Death WIP I decided to start on something I recently purchased from Paul at Model Cellar. It’s a 1/9 scale bust of the French Corsair, Jean Bart. The bust is sculpted by Pavol Ovecka and it’s a cracker. The face is so full of detail and character and this is partly what attracted me to it in the first place. The casting is great, there only being two parts, the main body and the hat. I’ve started on the face (the oils are still a bit wet) and need to go back to finish off the eyes. The wig and hat are just blocked in with enamel basecoats at present. Depending on how quickly this progresses I may get chance to tackle Paul’s Lewis Gunner bust, sculpted by Carl Reid, which I picked up at the same time.

Any comments as always are welcome,

Neal.

 

[peedee]

Love that character face Neal.

 

[misfit151]

Ooooooooo now that looks nice Neal.......?my wife has forced me on holiday at the moment....looking forward to your progress...Mike

 

[Cannonball]

Love that character face Neal.

Thanks very much Paul.

 

[Cannonball]

Ooooooooo now that looks nice Neal.......?my wife has forced me on holiday at the moment....looking forward to your progress...Mike

Thanks Mike. Enjoy the holiday.

 

[ModelCellar]

Hi Neal,

Glad you like it =). That face looks GREAT!! I'll be watching with much interest.

Paul

 

[Cannonball]

Hi Neal,

Glad you like it =). That face looks GREAT!! I'll be watching with much interest.

Paul

Thanks Paul, glad you like how it’s progressing.

 

[Nap]

Hi Neal

Right in the front row on this ...great looking sculpt

Looking forward to seeing the hair being done as well as armour

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Cannonball]

Thanks Kev. If you haven’t already got it in your stash then I would heartily recommend it. Hopefully I’ll get chance to put some oils on the hair tomorrow (not my own I hasten to add!)

Neal

 

[Wayneb]

Great looking character and paintwork so far.....even sideways I still like it....

Wayne

 

[Cannonball]

Great looking character and paintwork so far.....even sideways I still like it....

Wayne

Thanks Wayne it’s really appreciated.

 

[KenBoyle]

As others have said, a great character piece! I love way you did the face.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Cannonball]

As others have said, a great character piece! I love way you did the face.

Cheers,
Ken

Thanks Ken. As always, your comments are really appreciated.

Neal

 

[Cannonball]

Managed to do a little bit more on this today. So far I’ve finished off the eyes and started on the wig. I referred to Geoff’s recent WIP on elan13’s Old Major bust of around the same period regarding the wig colour scheme. As it dries a little I’ll push the highlights a bit more. I’ve started to block in the main colours and completed the tunic in oils. I’ve also started the oil coat on his hat. Both are still wet but hopefully will lose the sheen as they dry out.

 

[Nap]

Hi Neal

I like the flesh tones especially the ruddy cheeks , this this fine fellow like the better things in life !!

Nice start on the hair as well

Very tidy blocking in as well

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[NeilW]

Love that florid face but I'd tell him to lay off the claret (or sack?) for a while.

 

[Cannonball]

Hi Neal

I like the flesh tones especially the ruddy cheeks , this this fine fellow like the better things in life !!

Nice start on the hair as well

Very tidy blocking in as well

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thanks Kev. It’s all The privateering he’s been doing, must be rich pickings on those English and Dutch merchant vessels.

 

[Cannonball]

Love that florid face but I'd tell him to lay off the claret (or sack?) for a while.

Thanks Neil. I think he’s past being told now, he’s a lost cause.

Neal