1/10th 3 SBS 'Fanning Head' Falkland islands, circa 1982

[Steve Brodie]

Whilst eating tea last night, had some Lamb kebab skewers (Tesco's) and thought these skewers look just about the right size for making handles to hold small parts, so instructing everyone not to throw their skewers away, i washed then all and with a pait of snips, chopped of the tips and attached mini crocodile clips to the ends and crimped with a pair of pliers. 6 skewers has given me 12 handles, waste not want not.

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[Guest]

Hi Steve

Great to see you having a crack at this. I think the photo is interesting, since, as you say, there is quite a lot of variance in the camo and webbing colours. A couple of people criticised my colouring on PF - the brown was too red, the webbing too light etc etc. There will always be critics (especially on PF!), but it got to me at the time.

I'm sure you'll do a great job.

[Mr Bowcat]

Steve, great mind think alike. We also recently had kebabs (from Sainsburys though) and I also re-purposed the skewers.

[Steve Brodie]

Hi Steve

Great to see you having a crack at this. I think the photo is interesting, since, as you say, there is quite a lot of variance in the camo and webbing colours. A couple of people criticised my colouring on PF - the brown was too red, the webbing too light etc etc. There will always be critics (especially on PF!), but it got to me at the time.

I'm sure you'll do a great job.

I saw those comments on PF, sometimes a bit ,dare i say, elitist with some views. And your right things can and do get to us, we are only human after all. Mind if you think your reds/browns got criticism, just look up a SBS on British DPM from the 80's, boy did that poster come in for some stick from a couple of people.
And anyway, give 10 people the same bust/figure to paint and i guarantee you won’t have 10 identical finishes. Jealousy is a nasty shade of green.

[Richard48]

I tend not to post much on Social media and forums.Means every know it all asswipes can have five penny worth.Some derive pleasure from being negative for the sake of it.They are the ones who make very little.My sculpts get some critisisms but i just say well dont buy them them.Its jealousy usually if say Peters painting is much better then a so called experts.Its a hobby after all and im a producer of a few items but i cant retire on my sales so far.I enjoy what i do and proud to have a little company.Ive been told to develop a thick skin but its hurtful sometimes as a lot of work and time.and exspense goes into my.productions.ENJOY your projects Steve etc its fun and most are ok guys just a few who are something that sounds like ANCHORS.
My soapbox time over.
Richard

[Steve Brodie]

Totally agree Richard. Companies like yours keep people like me interested in painting Busts, with items some of the "Big boys won't cover for whatever reason.

[monica]

liking the look of this one,Steve,should be a nice paint,
also very intresting reading along the way,:smiling:

[Steve Jones]

Arrived just in time. A great bust for you to have a crack at and a wonderful photo for the research too boot. Good luck

[Steve Brodie]

Quick update; so got all the bits out together and blue tacked the ammo pouches, side-arm holder, canteen, compass pouch and escape pack to the torso, to get an idea of where things will go;

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Then added the arms and the weapon in place to see how that all sat together - and it all looks good.

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All the pieces were then 'pinned' with cutup paper clips, so that when i put everything together, i should be able to match the pinned items to holes i will drill into the torso. Hopefully this way will also give me a bit of 'playing time' when i add the hands to the arms and fix in the M16. Well thats the theory anyway.

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Everything has now been primed, so onto the face next week. The pouches and backpack, will be sprayed and using methods very similar to painting tanks will follow the black and white method.

[Steve Brodie]

Having found the following image, quite a lot of images about the SBS on the Falklands, good for my research. I enquired on a closed Facebook group about the camouflage on the hand grip of the M16, general consensus being that it was coloured tape/ black duct tape, though scrim, bits of cut up sandbags/ old uniforms were also used. The 'pouch' under the rifle been a Field dressing. I will add suitable sized painted tape to my M16, along with the field dressing, and also adding camouflage paint to his face;

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[Steve Brodie]

Dont know about anyone else, but found this heat in the uk to hot to paint in. Maybe because when i get home from being in a glass building on the 10th floor facing the sun for 8hrs without any air con i am totally whacked and dozing off by 8pm, plus been continually warm (shorts even in the winter). Anyhow the paints have arrived for the DPM. Hopefully it will snow soon and i can get back to painting.

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[Richard48]

Still watching with interest Steve.
Richard

[Steve Brodie]

First time for a few weeks where i havent been busy, and it was cool enough sitting outside last night to get cracking on with this bust. So first off, getting the eyes sorted, after about an hour / hour and a half got to this;

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Looking a bit like Boris Karloff in the 1932 classic 'The Mummy'

But once cut back, looks a little more 'human';

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[Guest]

Very nice work on the eyes Steve.

[Steve Brodie]

Very nice work on the eyes Steve.

Thankyou