Mike's Lufbery by Copper State Models

[Andrew Belsey]

Stunning! I just LOVE your style Mike!
Andy B

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Very real! Pretty good work, Mike! Cheers

Fantastic work Mike

I know I keep saying that the work on here by some of you guys is stunning but come on, this really is stunning Mike

Yep....that's a winner.... Wayne

Amazing work on such a small figure

ChaChing! Beauty Bro, excellent finish!Cheers, Ski.

Stunning! I just LOVE your style Mike! Andy B

Am grateful for your posts Martin, Edward, Graham, Wayne, Bagelman, Steve & Andy.
Nice to know you're liking this little guy. Couple more final photos that maybe of interest.
-Mike

Very wonderful work and amazing painting skill,Mike!!! I especially like to express the texture of uniforms by painting. Such an approach was in the past in the large scale bust model, but I saw it for the first time on the 1/32 scale.

Hi Futoshi
Am honoured by your acknowledgement too mate.
Inspired by your painting approach particularly little Yank.
Enjoy trying to mimic textures and get them looking realistic in miniature.
Sometimes it works, not always though. May also not appeal to everyone's taste
Latest projects have more variety of effects to capture too. Always learning...
-Mike

 

[arj]

He looks fantastic.
The detail you've achieved in 1/32 scale is incredible.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Steve Ski]

I have to agree with Andrew, but using a micron microscope just ain't fair! They eyes.................................


Cheers, Ski.

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

He looks fantastic. The detail you've achieved in 1/32 scale is incredible.
Cheers, Andrew

I have to agree with Andrew, but using a micron microscope just ain't fair! They eyes................................. Cheers, Ski.

Thanks Andrew & Steve for your support guys.
This was a fun wee fellow to do & will go well with Copper State's new Nieuport 17, due to land soon
And Ski - just come across a Japanese modeller renown for using a type of microscope to paint figures with!
Doing further research on this mate ;-)

Some maybe interested in what colours I used for Raoul's Horizon Blue uniform.
I use AK Interactive's WW1 French Blue set https://ak-interactive.com/product/wwi-french-uniforms/
It's reliable, dries Matt which I think replicates fabric nicely.
-Mike

 

[Viking Bob]

Bloody hell Mike, amazing detail, superb painting.

 

[Mike Stevens]

Nicely done Mike

 

[samson]

Wow great stuff

 

[lpa53]

Absolutely amazing work! I don't see this figure up on their website yet.

 

[grasshopper]

I’d like to see that Nieuport...

 

[John Bowery]

Looks good to me.
Cheers
John

 

[lpa53]

Just curious about something in your painting: have you painted a cast shadow on the cloth below the hand holding the cigarette or is it your lighting that's casting it??

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Absolutely amazing work! I don't see this figure up on their website yet.

Just curious about something in your painting: have you painted a cast shadow on the cloth below the hand holding the cigarette or is it your lighting that's casting it??

Thanks for kind comments.
Ref "cast shadow" sorry mate, I'm not that creative ;-)
Aim is to paint so that look get authentic feel from any angle.
He's been available for a while here
http://www.copperstatemodels.com/main/fullDetails/182
Added couple of dark background full resolution, zoom in shots.
May help see nothing extra added & can get pretty ugly when you get this close.
-Mike

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Looks good to me. Cheers, John

Thanks again John

I’d like to see that Nieuport...

Not far away Grasshopper - boxart looks great!

 

[lpa53]

Thanks for kind comments.
Ref "cast shadow" sorry mate, I'm not that creative ;-)
Aim is to paint so that look get authentic feel from any angle.
He's been available for a while here
http://www.copperstatemodels.com/main/fullDetails/182
Added couple of dark background full resolution, zoom in shots.
May help see nothing extra added & can get pretty ugly when you get this close.
-Mike

Re: "& can get pretty ugly when you get this close" ... Looks fabulous even up this close!

And thanks for the link. Guess I missed it because many of the enlarged images don't show.