WIP Sikh Infantryman WW1 bust by Stormtrooper

[Geoff Charman]

Another one I purchased a Bugle Call from Steve at SK, this one a lovely bust from Stuart at Stormtrooper sculpted by Carl Reid of a Sikh Infantryman of the Indian Army in WW1.



If I can find a small enough washer to fix to his turban I shall do him belonging to the 15th Ludhiana Sikh Regt. as in this ref. pic.



As usual I have started with his face in acrylics for his eyes, not that you can see much of them, and Artist's oils for the flesh.



I shall now leave him to dry before continuing with the fungal growth around his chin and under his nose.

Cheers for now,
Geoff

 

[KenBoyle]

Looking good Geoff!

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Geoff Charman]

Looking good Geoff!

Cheers,
Ken

Thank you Ken, I love painting faces.

Cheers
Geoff

 

[Cannonball]

Great start Geoff. Like the flesh tones.

Neal

 

[Viking Bob]

Nice tones on the flesh, following Geoff.

 

[Geoff Charman]

Great start Geoff. Like the flesh tones.

Neal

Nice tones on the flesh, following Geoff.

Thanks you, I used Vandyke Brown for the base mix instead of Burnt Sienna with the white.

Cheers
Geoff

 

[Chris Oldfield]

Very precise & neat work on the fleshtones, Geoff.

 

[NeilW]

If I can find a small enough washer to fix to his turban

I've checked online and in my bitz box and I suspect that most washers will be too broad (ie between the inner vs outside diameters as below)

Best bet may be to either flatten out an O-ring or cut a section from some thick-wall tubing: a trip to a model railway/engineering shop may well produce results?

 

[Geoff Charman]

Very precise & neat work on the fleshtones, Geoff.

Thanks Chris, I do like faces.

Cheers
Geoff

 

[Geoff Charman]

I've checked online and in my bitz box and I suspect that most washers will be too broad (ie between the inner vs outside diameters as below)

Best bet may be to either flatten out an O-ring or cut a section from some thick-wall tubing: a trip to a model railway/engineering shop may well produce results?

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Thanks for looking Neil, I will have a look in my old railway toolbox in the garage there may be something in there but weather too bad this afternoon to go to bottom of garden to look.

I do have some plastic tubing that might work but that can wait until tomorrow now.

Cheers
Geoff

 

[akaryu]

Excellent skin, on its way to become another masterpiece!

Cheers,
Pierre

 

[Geoff Charman]

Excellent skin, on its way to become another masterpiece!

Cheers,
Pierre

That is very kind of you Pierre many thanks.

Geoff

 

[Barrie Harris]

Geoff,
I know most of Historex is 54mm , but would there be anything in their spares ?
Apart from that great painting , like your spare heads as well
Keep on Painting ,over the Christmas holidays.

Barrie(Newbee)

 

[Geoff Charman]

Geoff,
I know most of Historex is 54mm , but would there be anything in their spares ?
Apart from that great painting , like your spare heads as well
Keep on Painting ,over the Christmas holidays.

Barrie(Newbee)

Thanks Barrie, I did have a load of Historex spares but cannot remember if I threw them out when I had a cleanup, will look tomorrow, great idea.

I wondered what to do with the heads and hats so thought it would be a good use and a bit of practice.

Christmas Day and Boxing Day we have friends here but no doubt I shall be having a few hours painting the other days.

Cheers
Geoff

 

[valiant]

A slice of plastic tubing would probably be the best bet, IMO...

 

[Nap]

Hi Geoff

Great fleshtones on this and a fine subject matter ...interesting the Regt choice ...I would use putty for the circle ...is it a badge ?

Following with interest

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Paul Kernan]

Nice skin tone Geoff. What are you using for your undercoat?

 

[Geoff Charman]

A slice of plastic tubing would probably be the best bet, IMO...

Thanks, I managed to find a bit of sprue type stuff that I drilled out and sawed a thin slice off, my tubing wasn't big enough.

Cheers
Geoff

 

[Geoff Charman]

Hi Geoff

Great fleshtones on this and a fine subject matter ...interesting the Regt choice ...I would use putty for the circle ...is it a badge ?

Following with interest

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thanks Nap, I am pleased with his face too, nice sculpting helps. The choice of Regt. just means it's different with the metal circle which is just plain and it is a symbol, but a larger one, that they used to throw as a weapon abit like a frisbee many years previous, I believe.

I managed to find a bit of sprue type stuff that I drilled out and sawed a thin slice off, my tubing wasn't big enough.

Cheers
Geoff

 

[Geoff Charman]

Nice skin tone Geoff. What are you using for your undercoat?

Many thanks Paul, I used a white rattle can primer and then as a base colour I used a mix of Vandyke Brown and Titanium White Artist's oils.

Cheers
Geoff