Young’s Templar Knight in Jerusalem

[Graham]

This bust has been ‘on the go’ for over three years. I bought it well before I should have done and i have lost count of the number of times it has been in the stripper bath. At one point, it actually ended up in the dustbin but I relented and retrieved it the day before the bin was emptied.....

My only aim today was to finish it. I could have stripped it again and started over but my heart wasn’t in it, I just wanted it finished so I could move on. This is the last of my old stash apart from a couple of figures. It is almost therapeutic to have put this in the cabinet no matter how badly done. I now can honestly say that the old days are gone and I can look forward to new challenges.

 

[Viking Bob]

He a good bust to have in the cabinet and at least he is finished, nice one.

 

[arj]

Three years, eh? .... That's what I call perseverance.
It's a nice and popular bust, so well done for digging it out of the dustbin and finishing it.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Graham]

Three years, eh? .... That's what I call perseverance.
It's a nice and popular bust, so well done for digging it out of the dustbin and finishing it.

Cheers,
Andrew

Yes, I prefer it not to go over three weeks lol

 

[bagelman1952]

Hardly badly done. Deserves a place in the cabinet

 

[Graham]

Hardly badly done. Deserves a place in the cabinet

Thanks again Ken. Great to see your posting again

 

[phil_h]

I think you're not giving yourself enough credit - it's looking good!
I have the same bust sitting on a shelf, and have no idea when I'll get to it...

Phil

 

[Graham]

I think you're not giving yourself enough credit - it's looking good!
I have the same bust sitting on a shelf, and have no idea when I'll get to it...

Phil

Thanks Phil

 

[Whitney]

Yep I got this one just don't think I can do justice on it so I have never painted it great job brother

 

[Graham]

Yep I got this one just don't think I can do justice on it so I have never painted it great job brother

Just give it a go Whitney, what's the worst that can happen?

 

[Wayneb]

It actually looks good Graham....sometimes when you just wing it...good things happen...

Wayne

 

[Nap]

Graham

That's a good result there , I agree about putting something in the cabinet !!

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[swralph]

Very nice painting Graham.

 

[Graham]

Very nice painting Graham.

Cheers Ralph

 

[sippog]

You're being too hard on yourself, in my opinion. It's far from bad work.
I sympathise about getting exhausted with working on one figure for too long - happens to me all the time.
My advice: put it away. You'll learn more and maybe get the impulse to tackle it again one day. If not, well, chalk it up to experience.

 

[Graham]

You're being too hard on yourself, in my opinion. It's far from bad work.
I sympathise about getting exhausted with working on one figure for too long - happens to me all the time.
My advice: put it away. You'll learn more and maybe get the impulse to tackle it again one day. If not, well, chalk it up to experience.

Many thanks, its in the cabinet now so it's out of the way now

 

[Geoff Charman]

I agree with sippod, it looks really good, I would never throw away a bust/figure, luckily you didn't in the end and I would have been pleased with your end result this time. It is a worthy addition to your collection.

Geoff

 

[Graham]

I agree with sippod, it looks really good, I would never throw away a bust/figure, luckily you didn't in the end and I would have been pleased with your end result this time. It is a worthy addition to your collection.

Geoff

Thanks Geoff