USN Carrier Pilot, 1943

[Canoehead]

Young Miniatures' US Naval Aviator in 1/10 scale in my usual oils and acrylics. The colourful flying helmet is based on an Edward Steichen photo of VF-16 pilots on the USS Lexington in late 1943:

 

[sd0324]

Fantastic work, very well done!

Steve

 

[clrsgt]

Nicely done.

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Excellent paintwork

Mobo

 

[misfit151]

Fabulous painting..... Mike

 

[KenBoyle]

Outstanding painting Brian! I love it.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[dmcHobbes]

Great work. Love the way you painted the clear goggles. Interesting photo as it appears some of the pilots have clear goggles and some shaded (unless the different angles to the sun give that impression). Doug

 

[DaddyO]

Lovely bit of work there young fells

Paul

 

[Canoehead]

Thanks folks for the kind comments - much appreciated!

 

[theBaron]

Beautiful finish, and as others mentioned, your finish with the goggles is excellent! That's a tough detail to replicate, and yours look real.

The coloring is an interesting detail, too. I didn't know that any USN aviators did that. I guess they painted the stripe down the middle of the helmet. I wonder if that was to find those pilots quickly in the crowd on the flight deck. It was probably relatively visible to someone flying alongside, too. I'll have to look it up.

To Hobbes' point about tinted goggles, that's my trick for my 1/48 and 1/72 flight crew figures-I paint the lenses brown and call 'em tinted. Easiest way to deal with them in smaller scales

Prost!
Brad

 

[Peter Day]

Beautiful, beautiful work.

 

[China Dave]

Well I think it's already been said..... beautiful painting. Maybe one day I will be able to create a peice so perfectly done (I've got all of my fingers and toes crossed)

 

[Nap]

Hi there

Great to see you posting , really like the textures on the straps and the flesh tones, with the helmet adding more interest as well ...learnt something as well

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to seeing more

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[theBaron]

Nap with the pitch for the competitions!
Seriously, this one is a winner!

Prost!
Brad

 

[Nap]

Nap with the pitch for the competitions!
Seriously, this one is a winner!

Prost!
Brad

I'm just trying to get more support Brad ! ..LOL

This is mighty fine painting as you say

Nap