WIP KGL 5th Ln Bt - La Haye Sainte - Waterloo 1815

[smudger1960]

Managed to make some good progress on this project with some days off work,about 80% of the bust is complete with some work on the bread bag,water bottle and horn to complete.
The belt needs some more attension as do the cuffs and rank chevrons.
Weathering of the piece will be done on completion of the whole piece.
The baker rifle has been under coated with some acrylic dark colours,I want to portray this baker rifle as really dark in colour,rifle fittings still need to be painted yet as well,I'm finally beginning to see the finish post as this has been on my bench for quite a while.
I did some test fitting onto the backdrop to get a feel for the completed piece,I'm very happy with the progress over the last 2 days.



Brian

 

[Aveleira]

Amazing work Brian!!! You never disappoint

Regards
Pedro

 

[Nap]

Agree with Pedro ..said it on FB as well but it's awesome work

Nap

 

[Ventress]

Brilliant piece, looks great and shows what can be achieved with a bust.

 

[smudger1960]

Amazing work Brian!!! You never disappoint

Regards
Pedro

Many thanks Pedro for your kind words

 

[smudger1960]

Agree with Pedro ..said it on FB as well but it's awesome work

Nap

Many thanks Kev

 

[smudger1960]

Brilliant piece, looks great and shows what can be achieved with a bust.

Many thanks mate for your kind comments

 

[misfit151]

We all knew it was going to be a cracker Brian ...congrats on a terrific project...lovely painting...thanks for sharing throughout...Mike

 

[bucsfan21]

Brian, Great work! Your KGL bust is turning out nicely. Love the way you staged it! You have taken painting a bust to the next level!

Kindest Regards, Terry Martin-Atlanta Miniature Figure Society

 

[smudger1960]

We all knew it was going to be a cracker Brian ...congrats on a terrific project...lovely painting...thanks for sharing throughout...Mike

Many thanks Mike for your support and kind words,they are very much appreciated

 

[smudger1960]

Brian, Great work! Your KGL bust is turning out nicely. Love the way you staged it! You have taken painting a bust to the next level!

Kindest Regards, Terry Martin-Atlanta Miniature Figure Society

Many thanks terry,glad you liked the result and the setting,not much to do now

 

[Claude Portsmouth]

As always mate your work on this is superb. You have a very distinct style of your own, the ability to use commercial offerings and a level of creativity to convert them to something unique is a rare talent, coupled to a painting style that places them at the scene in the battle with the grime and dirt.

Looking forward to catching up with you and seeing this at Figure World.

Claude

 

[smudger1960]

As always mate your work on this is superb. You have a very distinct style of your own, the ability to use commercial offerings and a level of creativity to convert them to something unique is a rare talent, coupled to a painting style that places them at the scene in the battle with the grime and dirt.

Looking forward to catching up with you and seeing this at Figure World.

Claude

Many thanks Claude,look forward to catching up at figureworld

 

[megroot]

Amazing work.

Marc

 

[Grod]

Great stuff as always Brian.
Gordon

 

[ellie]

Great job mate as always love it.

ian

www.elliesminiatures.com

 

[Viking Bob]

That is looking fantastic Brian, love the idea of the brick house, it's all coming together.
You must have a large display cabinet.
Regards

 

[MCPWilk]

Outstanding in all ways.

Mike

 

[Wings5797]

Superb work Brian.
Well done Mate
Keith

 

[Gellso]

Lovely work Smudge.