LaSalle

[Patrick Kirk]

...well...he's about a 90% solution...I need to touch up the belt work, the metallics (specifically the sword knot) and then hit him with some dull coat. I haven't even started the base, yet...ugh ...I'll post the completed piece this weekend..

Hope all is well, and I look forward to your comments...

 

[Hardy]

Great work Patrick

 

[fsdesimone]

Looking very nice Patrick. How'd you do the green on the jacket? (Sorry if you stated this in an earlier thread somewhere...)

 

[Patrick Kirk]

Thanks Hardy...I'll shoot you a 1/4 pic to the house...the flesh tones look a lil better in that pic than in this one...not sure why they look so "yellow," but they aren't that way on the figger. Maybe it's the filter I am using...

Really appreciate your kind words my friend...hope all is well with you
All the best, Hardy

Patrick

 

[Patrick Kirk]

Francesca,
Glad that you like him so far...
I undercoated with a military green from Vallejo and used an oil base of Cinnebar Green and a touch of Lamp Black (just a tiny bit). I added a tiny bit of Dorlands Wax and English Spirits for the base, color too. The Dorlands cuts down on the sheen and the English Spirits help it dry a lil faster.

I shaded this with the base and a lil of Prussian Blue and then higlighted with the base a Cadium Yellow. At the highest highlights, I used pure Cadium Yellow with a touch of Zinc White...

Does that help, Francesca?
All the best

Patrick

 

[fsdesimone]

Yup.

In all honesty, I don't have much occassion to paint green, but I was very impressed with how it turned out, so I was curious. Thanks!

 

[Patrick Kirk]

Glad to help Francesca

All the best

Patrick

 

[slaj]

Patrick , even though I never liked this piece a lot( personal opinion) I have to say that you made a great job of it. A big well done mate !!!

Stephen Mallia

 

[Mongo Mel]

Hi Patrick,
That's a very good looking job you did there. Especially like the lace work on the jacket. Are you using printers inks there?
I've done one Napoleonic and I think that's going to be it for me. All that fine detail gave me a headache .
Craig

 

[Guy]

Beautiful Painting Patrick........colors turned out great

 

[yeo_64]

Arggh..... ! I did it again ! That's me,BTW.Cheers.
Kenneth

 

[Larry R]

Yeah, yeah another 120mm from Patty boy Kirk! Be a man and try a 54mm would ya!! LOL!! Brother as I said at the office looks great. I think the pics you sent me look even better. I am sure in the flesh at the DC show will really make the colors jump. Maybe you could bring in those colors with you next Hawaiian shirt eh?

Other Tower

 

[Pete_H]

Larry,
"Patty Boy"? I'll have to remember that one. I think Patrick should be a man and try his hand at painting CAMO (54mm optional).

 

[Larry R]

Pete, I think that challenge would drive him to drink more than he already does!

 

[Patrick Kirk]

Stephen,
Thanks for the kind words ...I didn't like the stock hand that came with the figger, so I decided to go with a new hand. I tried working a hand resting on a post, and that was just hurtful (as Petey, he saw the inprogress pic; sculpting isn't my bag, baby!) and decided to go with this one...I made the telescope in his right hand outa spare parts...a different look.

Hope all is well

Patrick

 

[Patrick Kirk]

Craig,
Actually I haven't applied the printers ink yet...I will once I have it all dull coated, though. I'll post a pic of LaSalle once I have him on his base. I agree with you, the detail work on the belts and straps is enough to make me think about doing a 54mm..... :lol:

Whoa, what the hell am I thinking!

All the best

Patrick

 

[Patrick Kirk]

My brothers...
You two slay me! :lol:
Let me tell you, nothing would make me drink more than trying to do that detail work on a 54mm piece...good GOD, no!

But just to make "Larry" happy, I think I'll give one a go...yep the challenge is on and, uh, I am never one to back down from a challenge...

Remember my borthers, I have friends, some very interesting friends that cashing in a blue chip may bring something of biblical proportions...

:lol:

 

[Pete_H]

Gee Larry, you think? Let's make it official ....

Patrick,
I hereby make the following official challenge: paint a 1/35 WWII SS trooper (of your choice) in camouflage in time for the Chicago show.

So, whadya say, Pattyboy? :lol:

P.S - I've got cousins who are "connected" in Mexico

 

[gforceman]

Perfect painting. It isn't easy to paint a "clean" figure, but you have done it just right. All the lacing must have been an pain in the *** to paint I guess? Bravo!

Gino

 

[Patrick Kirk]

Thanks Gino; this piece was a lot of fun...learned even more, too...
The lace work was the most trying part of the figger and since (like a dummy) I attached the left arm it made the work on that sleeve and the chest that much harder...


Patrick