WW1 Pilots from Hawk Miniatures

[Nap]

Hi guys ,

Finally got round to taking some pics , not the best but they both look a lot better in the flesh so to speak ( ie Albert Balls mouth is not at an angle and the flesh has lost a bit of the highs for instance!!) .

Reworked the medals on both wanted a difference in the uniform colour

Painted in Acrylics and water soluable Oils

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Thanks for looking in

Nap

 

[mick3272]

Great work Kev. Well worth the effort.
Mick

 

[MalcC]

Nice work Kev.

Bet you had a ball with Ball, and NO I won't stand in the corner.


Malc

 

[Viking Bob]

Fantastic work Kev, you have done a very good job with the paintbrushes

 

[Nap]

Cheers Guys ,

Had these in the GA for a long time so ......on the bench they went !


Malc there is still 3 other corners so the choice is yours ...oh YES I had a ball...lol

Bob ..thank you for the comment ...I am particularly happy with those medals and the uniform colours

Thanks for looking in

Nap

 

[peedee]

I like the difference in uniform tones between the two figures Kev, a nice touch of the real world that.
Whenever you see a group of US WW2 guys they are painted in different kit, but many people seem to forget in WW1 there were variations in service dress colours too.

A really nice duo, have another medal mate.

Paul.

 

[peedee]

PS.

The detail on the 'watered' silk medal ribbon is a clever touch.

Paul

 

[ellie]

Very nice mate, more meddles and ribbons you love them

Cheers mate

ian

www.elliesminiatures.com

 

[arj]

They make a very nice pair Kevin.
Having seen them up close, I can confirm that the ribbons look even better than in the photos.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Hawk_Uk]

Hi Kevin,
You have done a fine job on these two busts, sharply painted and nice tones on the uniforms, Jame McCudden was the first kit we released back in 2008/2009.
Look forward to catching up with you at a show somewhere..

People often forget that at the outbreak of WW1 the British had a stock pile of Khaki cloth for uniforms but as this dwindled they needed to replace it. But the original cloth was died using a Germany die so they had to go to another supplier. And we all know that you cant match colours exactly so there is a difference between early uniforms and later ones. Plus the fading of uniforms due to wear and tear

 

[Jimbo]

I've seen these busts close up and I must say Kev's done a real neat & tidy job on both of them, picking out the detail very precisely nice one ..I mean two mate!
Cheers
Jim