My latest...RCAF flyboy in Sicily, 1943-44

[bwildfong]

Hey all,
Just finished up this one. The base figure is the Alpine 1/35 British 8th Army tanker. I added an Ultracast head, added RCAF breast wings and re-badged the shoulder insignia. Painted in the usual oils over acrylics - please forgive the wretched quality of the photos:

As always, comments and advice appreciated.
Thanks for looking,
Brian

 

[ChaosCossack]

Lovely
Wish I could've seen this in the flesh yesterday... or did I somehow miss it?
Highs and shades are very subtle yet effective, the red neckerchief is a nice touch of colour and gives a hint of the swagger of the RCAF pilots.

Well Done

Colin

PS- Again, great show yesterday, I had a ball

 

[Alex M.]

Brian! You've got it mate! That looks great, not to mention it's not a conversion that would of even crossed my mind! Sorry I missed the show yesterday, The Boss was calling

Keep it up!

 

[T50]

Looks great!

 

[housecarl]

Excellent idea, and very well done.
Carl.

 

[Dennis]

Simple yet very effective, well done Brian.
Dennis

 

[bwildfong]

Lovely
Wish I could've seen this in the flesh yesterday... or did I somehow miss it?
Highs and shades are very subtle yet effective, the red neckerchief is a nice touch of colour and gives a hint of the swagger of the RCAF pilots.
PS- Again, great show yesterday, I had a ball

Thanks Colin - great to meet you as well. The figure was there...hmm... Thanks for the kind comments!

Sorry I missed the show yesterday, The Boss was calling
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The Boss? Really? I'm seriously questioning your priorities dude! He better have been worth it!

Looks great!

Thanks Taesung - always feel a little sacriligeous (sp?) whenever I convert one of your figures, but I'm glad you like it. Just to make myself feel better, I bought another one this weekend at the Guelph show to paint up stock!

Cheers, all and thanks again,

Brian

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Brian

Looks great but to Colin S's point, it does look quite a lot different in pictures than in the flesh due to "wretched" photographs....which are not wretched at all by the way. Just more contrasty than real life.

I thought you painted in acrylics. Your oils must be very sparingly applied given what I saw on the table Saturday. My oils get slapped on thick and shaded wet-on-wet on the figure while yours are very delicate. Something for me to try to achieve.

Thanks

Colin

 

[LVM]

Simple yet very effective, well done Brian.
Dennis

Good summary ... I agree with Dennis

Laurent

 

[ChaosCossack]

I missed it completely I think I was in sensory overload... I couldn't give a reliable witness statement, even under the light. They say the less you remember, the more fun you must have had

 

[bwildfong]

Thanks again all for the kind comments. Thanks Colin (BOTH Colin F and Colin S) for coming to the show and bringing your work - it made the judging that much more challenging this year.

I thought you painted in acrylics. Your oils must be very sparingly applied given what I saw on the table Saturday. My oils get slapped on thick and shaded wet-on-wet on the figure while yours are very delicate. Something for me to try to achieve.

Thanks

Colin

I do apply very thin layers of oils over the acrylic base coats - I'm always striving to spread them as thinly as possible - it does make the blending tougher sometimes but it also cuts down on brush marks. I also give the finished figure a good couple shots of Dullcote as well - it does give the oils more of an acrylic look/finish. Then again, your technique produces stunning results as well! And you were already at a high level way back when I was just starting out!

Thanks again all,

Brian