Completed Critique Spitfire pilot 75m/m

[John Bowery]

After my long Medieval Hunter, during my convalescence, I wanted things that would go rather quicker?? So I went after this pilot in 75m/m. There was a lot of webbing to paint and I found some pictures on the web to help me out.
No box art involved.


Two piece casting with a right arm and the rest. Some clean up required but not much.

Self made nameplate and looks like it. I may change this out when I display him at a show.

My usual oil over acrylic with warm grey with Prussian Blue added to suit.

Not sure what the white lines are on the boot as they are not on the model????

A few flowers added for colour on the simple base.

This photo got blurred out a little. I tried for a young face as these guys were hardly out of short pants His rank is on his shoulder instead of his sleeve as per the casting. I found references as either or so stayed with the shoulder. Flight Lieutenant. Fr the googles lenses I used a dark blue colour for the tint followed by a coat of liquid floor polish.

All comments welcome and appreciated.
So onward and upward to the next Project.
Thanks for taking the time to look.

Cheers
John

 

[KenBoyle]

I like it John! Very nicely painted my friend.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Beautiful work and very nice painting Jonh

Mobo

 

[Blind Pew]

You have a very neat and crisp painting style that really suits this figure. A good job John.

 

[megroot]

Nice painted pilot.

Marc

 

[Viking Bob]

Nice painting John, nice blue.

 

[MCPWilk]

Very nicely done. The casting is wrong. Service dress tunics didn't have epaulettes, the later widely worn battledress tunics did, and rank was worn on the sleeve.

Mike

 

[Wings5797]

As everyone else said John; your painting is as shark as a tack.
The efforts to make the pilot young looking really paid off. Loverly flesh tones and application.
Here's to good work and good health JB
Keith

 

[John Bowery]

Very nicely done. The casting is wrong. Service dress tunics didn't have epaulettes, the later widely worn battledress tunics did, and rank was worn on the sleeve.

Mike

Mike,
I thought that I might damage the head so left the casting as it was and left the sleeves blank.
Thanks for looking and commenting.
Cheers
John

 

[swralph]

Very nicely painted John.

 

[Tony Dawe]

Well done John. You deserve to be proud of this little beauty.