Pilots Of Ww1

[Fex]

I would like to present as set of my new works in this blog.
I am starting a series of busts with a WW1 famous pilots theme.
The work will be published Step by step .
All of these works are commercial and will be availiable for purchase once complete. I will also accept comission during the sculpting process if you are interested in a particular item before its complete.
Please contact me directly by email if you are interested.
Some of these works have already attracted offers and in interest of clarity I will mark those that have already been sold.
Everyone who if following my work knows the effort and dedication I put into achieve exceptional likeness to the subject.


Here is a list of current candidates:
1) Peter Nesterov ********** ordered
2) Alexander Kazakov ********** ordered
3) William Avery "Billy" Bishop ********** ordered
4) Mannock Edward Corringham
5) René Paul Fonck
6) Georges Guynemer
7) Baracca Francesco
8) Godwin Brumowski ********** ordered
9) Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen
10) Göring Hermann Wilhelm ********** ordered
11) Rudolf Berthold ********** ordered
12) Von Bulow ********** ordered
13) Eddie Rickenbacker ********** ordered
14) Albert Ball ********** ordered

 

[Zastrow.cuirassier]

There's no photos of René FONCK less know than Guynemer or Nungesser or Navarre, but he was the first allied AS and some specialist are quite sure that its rel score what up then the Red Baron's one.
Here's somes :

But perhaps add to your list NUNGESSER
43 victotries/ disappeared with François Coli during an attempt of crossing Paris-New York without stopover aboard the plane l(oiseau blanc
Nickname le Hussard de la Mort, "The death hussar, due to the decoration on his plane
.

Do not forget Jean NAVARRE
The Verdun's sentinel

And why not in the German Pilot Wilhelm FRANKL, the "Jewish knight", 20 victories, awarded "Pour le Merite", not so famous due to the 3rd Reich "politic ".

Regards.
I am impatient to see your work, which is always amazing.

 

[Fex]

I couldn't load all photos of the listed pilots.
But I can't embrace immense, I can't all pilots who were at war)), But it is quite possible if there will be buyers I will make also these pilots.

Thank you for the placed photos.

 

[Redcap]

Look forward to seeing this range of busts which should look great displayed alongside the 1/32 model aircraft kits by "Wingnut Wings", "Roden" etc.
Gary

 

[Fex]

I know that many of these pilots were let already out in the form of busts, but I will do all the same the option

 

[Wings5797]

This will be a great series Andrey.
I look forward to seeing it grow.
Cheers.
Keith

 

[Fex]

I wouldn't began to call it a series, it simply will be the well-known people. Me doesn't frighten that at me can "steal idea" at me there is the style of a molding and I think my works will be recognizable, I will try to work very qualitatively and to do authentic faces.

 

[Colin_Fraser]

I look forward to s eeing your step by step sculpts. Good luck with your series.

Colin

 

[Dan Morton]

An absolutely audacious project - much more than ambitious! Wow! I look forward to seeing them all!

All the best,
Dan

 

[Fex]

These are preliminary sketches, they will be corrected still

Here first sketches of two pilots. At the first stage I will do the most difficult - portraits of pilots, then I will do all the rest.

1) Göring Hermann Wilhelm

2) Rudolf Berthold

 

[Edorta]

Great idea. These first two looks great so far.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[Zastrow.cuirassier]

Rudolf Berthold looks great, with a beat of aristocratic expression, for Göring, (perhaps because i don't like this pilot-this kind of pilot in the WWI, not what he did after, it's not the subject), i think it's missing a king of haugtiness in his face expression.
But i'm sure you will keep it.

 

[Fex]

for Göring, (perhaps because i don't like this pilot-this kind of pilot in the WWI, not what he did after, it's not the subject)

War always is murder, all of us here collect murderers. Some collect ancient such as Alexander the Great and Napoleon, Who that more modern. We consider some as heroes, others consider the same people as criminals and traitors. War it always blood therefore reasonings on this subject are excessive.
These are simply Historical characters. soldiers.

 

[Figurenfreund66]

Hi Fex

that is fantastic, WWI Pilots are one of my favorites !

Cheers

Hendryk

 

[Zastrow.cuirassier]

You right Fex, but for a lot of people who are interesting by WWI planes and pilots, somes like Göring are not considered as "knight" of the sky like Guynemer, Albert Ball, Coppens, Rickenbaker, Immelman, Frank, Roland-Garros etc...

 

[Nap]

Fex ,

Thanks for posting these are great subject sand I for one have my eye on more than one or two when they come out ...it will be fascinating to see this progress .

Great start on Goering and Berthold ...and it matters not that some of the pilots have been released before as busts ..your talent and skill will create stunning works ......and lots of wonderful details as well (medals etc)

Well done keep us all updated as I already love what you have done.

Nap

 

[stu]

Stunning work Andey.

The likeness is just amazing.

Stuart

 

[Redcap]

Excellent work so far. Before this thread goes off at a tangent about Goering and irrespective of what and who he LATER became, for the time period of this subject undertaken by the sculptor the bloke WAS a brave and skillful fighter pilot; so let's leave it at that eh? Hope to see some of these busts come to fruition so I can pop some in the cabinet along with the 'Wingnutwings' aircraft builds I have planned.

Gary

 

[Fex]

3) Von Bulow *

 

[housecarl]

Superb likenesses.
Carl.