WIP Critique Roman Vexilliarus bust, Castle Minatures 200mm

[tonydawe]

Hi guys,

Now that I have my painting mojo back, I've dived into a bust that I recently bought and always loved; Castle Miniatures 200mm Roman Vexilliarus. Most of you know I have a weakness for Imperial Roman figures.

The bust is very simple to build. You add the cheek guards and its done.

I painted the base colours in acrylic and then apply thin washes of oils over the acrylics to add depth and tone to the colours.

The face is more or less finished and now I'm moving on to the metallic colours on the cheek guards and the helmet. Aft that I'll tackle the bear hide.

As always I welcome any comments or questions.

 

[NickM]

Nice one, Tony. It's been a while since I've seen you do a Roman. He's looking beaut already

 

[Reddo]

Coming along good Tony

 

[megroot]

Done this m yself, and its a stunning bust to paint.
Looking forward to yours when it is finished.

Marc

 

[arj]

That's a very thoughtful look you've achieved in those eyes.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[tonydawe]

Thanks for your comments Nick, Peter, Marc and Andrew.

Bit of work done on the cheek guards of the helmet last night.

Now on to the bear pelt.

 

[Joe55]

He's progressing rather nicely Tony !

Joe

 

[Huw63]

He's definitely coming to life. Love it.

Cheers

Huw

 

[Perseas]

Excellent work Tony, the face looks amazing!

 

[tonydawe]

Thank you Joe, Huw and Perseas.

Here are some further updates, based on where I got to last night.

The bear skin still requires some additional oil washes and some highlighting.

I'll also add a leather tie between the cheek guards.

 

[Nap]

Tony,

Great painting especially on that face and the pelt ..it's great when the mojo is back eh!

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[smudger1960]

This looks like another great bust from you Tony,great work mate

 

[tonydawe]

Thanks Nap and Brian,

It's almost finished now. Just a few minor tweaks to go and then its time to pack up the tools and convert my hobby room into a spare bedroom so my mother can stay with us for a week.

 

[OldTaff]

That's a face that seen some service, great painting, very effective

Alan

 

[jimz66]

EXCELLENT work Tony. EXCELLENT work...

 

[Mark S]

Brilliant stuff Tony....I love this bust, best face you've ever done imo.

Yeah as if it's only a week?.............

 

[Chrisr]

Bloody good Tony. Excellent work, and love what you have done with the face.

Cheers
Chris

 

[megroot]

I tip my hat for you.
Great painting.

marc

 

[franceso sbarile]

Great painting
Francesco

 

[arj]

That's coming along very nicely.
I'll be keeping an eye on your finishing of the bearskin as I'm about to start painting the fur on my CM viking.

Cheers,
Andrew