Rommel Bust-My First Attempt at Sculpting

[dave mosher]

I found out about this forum from a couple of friends and was staggered by the quality of the figures and helpful information. I hope you like my first attempt at sculpting from scratch. The bust is approximately 1/9 scale and was made with sculpting clay for the head and A&B two part putty for the clothing. The figure was painted with a combination of enamels and oils (sometimes a mixture of both). I still need to finish painting the shoulder boards and add the goggles. I will hit the clothing areas with Humbrol flat.

Regards

Dave

 

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[Colin_Fraser]

Wonderful portrait of Rommel Dave. I think this is a better sculpt than any of the commercial busts I've seen. Absolutely superb job! I particularly like the angular bottom - very imaginative and artistic!. But best of all it just looks like Rommel - not an easy thing to do in any scale.

The cap is spot on and the face brings across Rommel's seriousness to his profession but also his humanity.

Cheers and keep it up.....please!

Colin

 

[Roc]

Looks fantastic, I like it.

Keep up the good work and a big welcome to the planet.

Cheers
Roc.

 

[garyjd]

Dave, What a fantastic job on the Rommel bust. I too like the angular cut across the figure. Welcome to Planet figure, I'm sure you'll enjoy your visits.~Gary

 

[dave mosher]

Thank you both for your comments. I will be working out of town for the next couple of weeks, but I hope to finish the bust when I get back.

Regards

Dave

 

[captnenglish]

WOW

 

[Guy]

Excellent work Dave.........I like the way it mounts to the base as well.

 

[yeo_64]

WOW,WOW,WOW !!! An EXCELLENT rendition of the man himself !! WELL DONE and welcome to the "planet". Cheers !
Kenneth.

 

[Rob Brown]

great likeness Dave. Well done

 

[Anders Heintz]

Beautiful work! Very nicely sculpted and painted, looking forward to see the final version.

 

[Dan Morton]

Welcome to the Planet, DAVE! This is your first attempt at sculpting? You gotta be kiddin'!! I completely agree with Colin. This bust is a MUCH better likeness than any of the other busts or figures on the market. Commercial figure makers - take note!

All the best,
Dan

 

[jjgurk]

Stunning work Dave. You've sculpted and absolutely spot on scale version of Rommel. And it's your first effort? Wow....

John

 

[Jacek Spychalski]

WOW! Great start Dave! Awesome liknes!

Congrats and best regards

Jacek

 

[LCoote]

WOW!!! Welcome to PF Dave, what a superb sculpt! the likeness is spot on and I agree, better than anything commercially available. Magnificent!!!

Leigh

 

[Einion]

Good job on the face Dave

Not that the rest of it is chopped liver :lol: but Rommel has a subtle face and it must be difficult to capture a likeness.

Einion

 

[rej]

STUNNING Dave ...........

Wellcome to the Planet and keep it up

Ray

 

[microsculpt]

Dave:

That is a truly superb likeness!!! You nailed him! I have tried my hand at Rommel, and found his features somewhat elusive. You however have got the relationship of all the features just right. Bravo!

Welcome to the Planet and I hope to see more of your work.

Tom