Private 91st of Foot South Africa – 1846

[rustyratliff]

Good Day All,

Here is my latest figure. It is an older piece from Art Girona. I have been having trouble finishing a project lately, so I decided to push through and get this finished. The result was a little sloppy, but it is done.

Rusty

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Classic from Latorre I think & know what you mean - sometimes you just gotta push through.
What are you most happy with?
MikeTheKiwi

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Beautiful work

Mobo

 

[MCPWilk]

I don't know what you consider to be 'sloppy'. I'd be delighted to produce a paint job as good as that !

Mike

 

[Briggsy]

Great job Rusty, love the diced band on his Kilmarnock, or is it a Hummel Bonnet in this era? Great figure despite the age and a great paint job to boot, hope it's sorted your painters block now.

Cheers Simon

 

[rustyratliff]

Classic from Latorre I think & know what you mean - sometimes you just gotta push through.
What are you most happy with?
MikeTheKiwi

Thanks Mike, I would say the part I am most pleased with is the head. It was the first thing I painted. Then it set on my bench for a couple of weeks. I decided I wanted to get this finished to take to Atlanta, so I completed the rest of the figure in a little over a week, which is really fast for me. I took some short cuts, but it turned out okay. The white gave me fits for some reason.

Rusty

 

[rustyratliff]

Simon, Mike and Mobo,

Thanks for your comments, I am glad you like this figure. Finishing a figure feels good. I have started at least five projects and put them up lately. I hope this and a trip to the Atlanta Figure show this weekend gets me back in the groove.

Rusty

 

[Briggsy]

Simon, Mike and Mobo,

Thanks for your comments, I am glad you like this figure. Finishing a figure feels good. I have started at least five projects and put them up lately. I hope this and a trip to the Atlanta Figure show this weekend gets me back in the groove.

Rusty

Something I have found, go to a good show and it revitalises ones enthusiasm for the hobby, so have a good one.

Cheers Simon

 

[clubcat]

Good job Rusty, I do like the way you painted his face. Full of character.
Melanie

 

[MalcC]

Doesn't look sloppy to me, I'd say it looks good.

Malc

 

[Steve Ski]

Perseverance paid off, this is a beauty!

 

[Ferris]

Not sloppy at all, very nice paintwork! The white is really well done. I also like the tight outlining.

Adrian

 

[Nap]

Hi Rusty

I want to paint sloppy .....i f this is the result !!......

he looks really good , do like the red and the weathering on the trousers

Nice overall presentation

Looking forward to seeing more from your bench

Have fun

Nap

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

Simon, Mike and Mobo,
Thanks for your comments, I am glad you like this figure. Finishing a figure feels good. I have started at least five projects and put them up lately. I hope this and a trip to the Atlanta Figure show this weekend gets me back in the groove.
Rusty

Do tell us what Atlanta is like - heard good things about it as a show.
MikeTheKiwi

 

[rustyratliff]

Thanks for the replies, I appreciate the feedback.

 

[rustyratliff]

Do tell us what Atlanta is like - heard good things about it as a show.
MikeTheKiwi

Mike, I used to go to Atlanta on a regular basis, but stopped going, as it is a twelve hour drive each way. Last year was the first time I had been in several years, and it was just as I remembered. The people there are great, and the show has lots of great work on the tables.

 

[KenBoyle]

Really nice work Rusty! Well done!

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Blind Pew]

Glad to see you pushed on with this, thanks for sharing it with us. This is better than I could do with it. Top job.