WIP Critique Piper Richardson VC progress

[DEL]

Outstanding Glenn, you really like to push yourself. A genuinely top drawer conversion - everything works
The paintings damn fine too. Should do very well for you.
Cheers
Derek

 

[ghamilt1]

Thanks very much Derek! I remember how much you liked the original when I had it in Scotland, so I hope this conversion is an improvement and not a step back. I can always order another McKay from Romeo.

 

[Joe55]

Your daring and skill have paid off, resulting in a beautiful piece !

Joe

 

[ghamilt1]

Thanks Joe. I looked at the original for a long time before beginning. Once you start, there's no turning back.

 

[Aveleira]

I'm very very impressed!!! Excellente work!

 

[ghamilt1]

Thanks Pedro. I made a little more progress today, making some barbed wire out of 26gauge craft wire and getting some miliput smeared onto a base for ground work. Hopefully I can get it all done by the end of this weekend.

 

[storm_zh]

Great conversion

 

[BarrieHynd]

Great conversion Glenn, sure it will do well for you and draw a lot of interest at Chicago.

Barrie

 

[ghamilt1]

Thanks very much Barrie and Jason. Just finished putting him on the base. All that is left is a few weathering touch ups and it's all done.

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Pictures!!!!

Colin

 

[ghamilt1]

O.K. Colin, here you go. If anyone is wondering why I didn't paint the white rocks a more natural colour, the Somme battlefield, like so much of Flanders is located over chalk deposits, so any debris thrown up by trench digging or explosives would be white.

 

[Colin_Fraser]

Very very nice finish Glenn.

Colin

 

[Wings5797]

Job well done Glenn.
Keith

 

[swralph]

Very nice work all round.

 

[Mike Stevens]

Nice conversion. I'm looking forward to seeing this one in Chicago.

 

[ghamilt1]

Thanks Colin, Kieth, Ralph and Mike. I'm very much looking forward to bringing him down to Chicago. I will have to weather him up a bit, but it's essentially done now.

 

[red tom]

excellent conversion

 

[housecarl]

Excellent finish Glenn.

 

[Bob Orr]

Hi I like this a lot but if I may be so bold as to offer a couple of comments. The drones and chanter on the pipes (the black parts) should have more of a sheen on them as they are made from polished ebony.. Also what reference did you use for the tartan on the pipes bag as some of the pattern does not look quite correct to me as you have parts where some of the white lines stop and start again which you do not get on any tartan I know of.

Cheers, Bob

 

[ghamilt1]

Hi I like this a lot but if I may be so bold as to offer a couple of comments. The drones and chanter on the pipes (the black parts) should have more of a sheen on them as they are made from polished ebony.. Also what reference did you use for the tartan on the pipes bag as some of the pattern does not look quite correct to me as you have parts where some of the white lines stop and start again which you do not get on any tartan I know of.

Cheers, Bob

Hi Bob. I took the pattern directly from photographs of the pipes used by Richardson, and these had some reddish tones in it. The bag itself consists of two sewn halves, and there is a fairly prominent seam going down the length of the thing, so the pattern would be interrupted where the fabric halves would be sewn together. That probably accounts for the stop and start of some of the lines as you say. Hope that addresses your questions, but let me know if there's anything else I can answer for you.

Some also Carl and Tom.