Lt.-Col. “Joe” Vandeleur, 1944

[Canoehead]

Latest painting project just finished: a bust of Lt.-Col. “Joe” Vandeleur as portrayed by actor Michael Caine in the 1977 film, “ A Bridge Too Far”. It’s in 1/9 scale from Mitches Military Models, painted up in the usual oils and acrylics. Whether it ended up looking like Caine I leave up to you but the raw sculpt sure looked like him - perhaps I should just call mine, “Officer, Irish Guards, Sept. 1944”

 

[Warren SMITH]

Simply stunning brush work...

 

[sd0324]

Very well done. You have a unique style of painting. Nice work!


Steve

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Great paintwork

Mobo

 

[Nap]

Hi Brian

Love it

You've really captured the actors look , nice work on the badges and the neck scarf


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Thanks for sharing

Look forward to seeing more from you , ENJOY the hobby

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[macuk]

Absolutely stunning work

 

[WarhammerAdjacent]

Beautiful work!

 

[MalcC]

Really nice work.

Malc

 

[marco14]

Love it very very much,how beautiful is this one ,very nice painted

Mario

 

[marco14]

I absolute like to do this one also

 

[Joe55]

Beautiful piece!

I especially admire how handled the black beret. It has texture and definition that gives it added realism.

Joe

 

[Briggsy]

Stunning work, the lettering is really impressive.

Cheers Simon

 

[Canoehead]

Thanks folks for the kind comments - much appreciated!

 

[Nap]

Thanks folks for the kind comments - much appreciated!

Look forward to seeing more from your bench

Nap

 

[Steve Ski]

Fine work, Brian, I really like how this bust came out! And I agree with Steve, your style is unmistakable!

 

[Canoehead]

Look forward to seeing more from your bench

Nap

Thanks Kev - there’s a fair sized grey army waiting so I’m planning on being around a while

 

[Canoehead]

Fine work, Brian, I really like how this bust came out! And I agree with Steve, your style is unmistakable!

Thanks, Ski - kind of you (and Steve et al) as always. As for a style, I prefer to call it sheer dumb luck

 

[Mike Stevens]

Nicely done.