WIP Mike's WW1 NZRB Lewis Gunner Bust in 1\6th

[Wayneb]

Keep pushing Mike....With patience ye shall prevail..........Wayne

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

NZ Rifle Brigade uniform was differentiated from other regiments with blackened brass badges & buttons.

I've tried to represent this with 4 different types of acrylics layered over each other to show weathered & chipped effect.

Next step onto webbing.

Mike

 

[Wings5797]

Great result with your method of achieving the blackend brass Mike. First Class.

Cheers,Keith

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Great result with your method of achieving the blackend brass Mike. First Class.
Cheers,Keith

Thanks Keith, although small this is an important element of him as an NZRB Rifleman.

Onward we go...

 

[alamac]

Taking shape nicely Mike , love your work mate , how'd you get the shoulder flashes done ?
Cheers
Al

 

[housecarl]

Superb progress Mike.

 

[SLR]

it's very realistic ! very good painting ! the result will be fantastic ...

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Taking shape nicely Mike , love your work mate , how'd you get the shoulder flashes done ? Cheers
Al

Thanks Al it's turned it to quite a bit of work, but still enjoying doing him.

Shoulder titles are Scale Link brass letter set.
Slightly larger than I would have liked but do the job.

Would you like some of these?
got way too many in fret I bought & lots left over, except Z's

Happy to send over for your projects if you want

Stay safe
Mike

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Superb progress Mike.

it's very realistic ! very good painting ! the result will be fantastic ...

Thanks Carl & SLR
slowly but surely, may have to take a short sabbatical on him soon & do some small pilots for another commission due before Telford.

Bit of a shame, however may avoid if I get a some more done in next week or two

Stay safe
Mike

 

[kiwi45]

Great detail in the brass Mike, its little details like this that will make this project stand apart. Nice work all round.
Les

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Keep pushing Mike....With patience ye shall prevail..........Wayne

Great result with your method of achieving the blackend brass Mike. First Class. Cheers,Keith

Great detail in the brass Mike, its little details like this that will make this project stand apart. Nice work all round.
Les

Hi Wayne, Keith & Les

Appreciate your supportive comments guys, pressing forward & laying in webbing black undercoat tonite.

Stay safe

Mike

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Another "no frills" photo as webbing starts to evolve.
Using ~9 different flat & pointed brushes to develop a texture on this.

iPhone photo is a little unforgiving for some areas but also allows me to get a feel for how this looks albeit in slightly overexposed state.
Chosen a large scale photo to again get feel for detailing.

Trust this is of interest, questions welcome.

Mike

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[Joe55]

I'll be damned if it doesn't look like you've got some uniform cloth stitched on there !

Joe

 

[amcairns]

Wow,Fantastic.
Andy

 

[Wayneb]

Still here Mike,...a nice break might have been the best thing you could have done.Keep that bugger goin......Wayne

 

[Ferris]

That really looks like wool Mike. The stitching is very convincing as well.

Cheers
Adrian

 

[tonydawe]

OMG you've painted each stitch separately. That is above and beyond Mike. The stippling technique is really producing beautiful results mate.

 

[Wings5797]

Superb painting Mike.
Those textiles are in a class of their own.
Great work.
Keith

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

I'll be damned if it doesn't look like you've got some uniform cloth stitched on there !
Joe

Wow,Fantastic.
Andy

Still here Mike,...a nice break might have been the best thing you could have done.Keep that bugger goin......Wayne

That really looks like wool Mike. The stitching is very convincing as well.
Cheers Adrian

OMG you've painted each stitch separately. That is above and beyond Mike. The stippling technique is really producing beautiful results mate.

Superb painting Mike.
Those textiles are in a class of their own.
Great work. Keith

Goodness guys, didn't expect that reaction for this quick photo. Thanks heaps to each of you!
Reassuring to hear time & effort going into detail here looks OK .

Stitching pretty straight forward & based on good photos I've got of real uniform built up by Kiwi author Malcolm Thomas.

Webbing takes a lot of work trying to simulate the weave.
Back to the paints & flat brush stippling

Mike

 

[Blind Pew]

That hyper-realism is putting me to shame. While people like you are around, I'll stear clear - you're way too good! Lots to learn there. Thanks for posting.