WIP Critique Usmc Guadalcanal Bust (life Miniatures)

[Tarracus]

Hi Planeteers!
I'm currenty working on this, half the way done, but the right eye is driving me crazy. Flesh with oils ( Still wonder why I didn't switched earlier to them). The rest on acrilics. Any comments/criticisms welcome!!
Cheers,
Gerard

 

[Helm]

I see what you mean about the eye mate, maybe you could paint it as a black eye which would fit with it being half closed like it is ? The rest of it looks great though Gerard, nice work

Steve

 

[Meehan34]

Man, that is looking really good. I have this guy too and wondered if that eye would be a challenge. I guess you answered that question. Excellent progress sir.

 

[DEL]

Looks great Gerard, suitably hot and sweaty
Brilliant job in keeping the lines thin and parallel.
Steves black eye could work well with some controlled yellow/purple bruising.
Cheers
Derek

 

[Tarracus]

I see what you mean about the eye mate, maybe you could paint it as a black eye which would fit with it being half closed like it is ? The rest of it looks great though Gerard, nice work

Steve

Yes, you're right Steve. At the moment it's painted just like the other eye. I guess I'll darken it with several black glazes until it looks almoust black.

 

[housecarl]

Very impressive.
Carl.

 

[Helm]

You might need to work in some blues and yellows too

 

[Tarracus]

Looks great Gerard, suitably hot and sweaty
Brilliant job in keeping the lines thin and parallel.
Steves black eye could work well with some controlled yellow/purple bruising.
Cheers
Derek

I'm afraid the sweaty effect it's only on the photos!! (Note that the jacket also shines a little) but will make use of the pics for reference and appy a little of satin varnish in some zones

 

[Sturm Grenadier]

Hello Gerard, Great start to your Marine. Love the blending of the fleshtones. The lines on the fatigue jacket look incredible. Regards, SG

 

[Joe55]

I like what you've got going so far. You pulled off the weave of the jacket very well !!

Joe

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Gerad,

Absolutely brilliant painting on this bust mate. The skin tones are beautifully blended and the Herringbone weave in the fatigues is, as others have noted, exceptionally well done. I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished piece.

 

[Tarracus]

I've got this brodie helmet of an unstarted bust, and now I'm being tempted to using it here and entitle the piece "Bataan!" or "Corregidor".
The problem is that, on the other hand, the M1 helmet would look quite weird on a WW1 tommie

 

[Gellso]

Looking really good mate. Superb efect on the leather and webbing.
Great you shifted to oils as well the flesh looks brilliant.

 

[Maki]

The Herringbone looks amazing. Great job on the flesh tones as well.

Mario

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Gerard I think thats about the best you will get out of that right eye , this highlighted when the bust was first shown .

The flesh looks great oils the only way dare I say expecting to get keel hauled now
the work on the jacket is superb also .

Ron

 

[Mike Stevens]

Nice start. The Brodie helmet is also a cool idea. Will the rifle sling match that period? They would have been carrying M1903A3's and I think the sling was different than the M1. Someone will be able answer that question.

 

[Tarracus]

Nice start. The Brodie helmet is also a cool idea. Will the rifle sling match that period? They would have been carrying M1903A3's and I think the sling was different than the M1. Someone will be able answer that question.

Hi Mike, found a good link about this:
http://www.90thidpg.us/Equipment/Reviews/TurnerSling/index.html

It seems that the old 1907 leather sling was widely used up to 1944

 

[Tarracus]

A little update:
Started whit the helmet, added some deeper shadows on the jacket to gain volume, ..but now looking at the pics maybe I went too far with the shadows around the neck and clavicles

 

[smudger1960]

Great work gerard,i love the skin tones and 5 o'clock shadow,i just dont like the way the eye has been sculpted and it puts me off buying it,you have done a wonderful job however on your version

Brian

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

This is looking Very nice and the jacket is fine .

Ron