Verlinden 120mm U Boat Captain

[Guest]

So, back to this 'un:



This turned out to be a pretty nutty face, but then the whole figure's going to look strange.

[JR]

See what you mean Peter.
looks like he has a swollen mouth on one side, the only consolation is the painting is tops.
Keep going as the concept is good .
John.

[Guest]

Cheers John - I believe he's meant to be chewing something, hence my addition of the sandwich. The head came with this figure who's eating a sausage:



(I inherited the head from Richard P).

[JR]

Cheers John - I believe he's meant to be chewing something, hence my addition of the sandwich. The head came with this figure who's eating a sausage:

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(I inherited the head from Richard P).

I see what you mean Peter .
John .

[Guest]

John - :thumb2:.

I've now done the leather coat:



Quite a struggle, mainly because the base I was using, Vallejo Light Grey, kept curdling for some reason. Also, there was quite a lot of lining to do with so many seams. There is a slightly shiny finish, but I'm going to leave it in order to simulate the shine on the leather (why is grey leather always so naff looking? Very 1980s).

[Lee Drennen]

Peter. I know those old Tamiya figs I was working on I just couldn’t get the look but in the 1/72 figs the sculpture were so much better and look so much better

[Guest]

Lovely painting Peter:smiling:.

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
He is looking good :thumb2:. I do like the base.
I don't know whether you remember but on the old forum there was a figure painter called Carl Startin. He did a U-Boat capt on a similar base.
Jim

[Guest]

Lee - It is funny how scale doesn't really decide the quality of figures - it's all about the sculpt. A good sculpt will always be paintable.

Ralph. Thank you.

Jim - Thanks. Do you mean Carlos Figureart? I do remember his superb U-Boat captain - the Alpine figure, I believe. His work was such an inspiration to me.

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
That's the guy. He worked in oils and yet there is, to my eyes anyway, a similarity between your work and his. This leather jacket is an example.
Jim

[Guest]

Jim, if my work had just 1% of the quality of Carl's I'd be a happy man. A true master.

[Steve Jones]

I know Carlos was before my time but did he not do a lot of armour blogs on MM as well as figures?

[Guest]

Steve - I think he did a few armour builds, but his speciality was figures. He went professional a while ago.

[JR]

I know Carlos was before my time but did he not do a lot of armour blogs on MM as well as figures?

Excuse me Peter.
Steve he was on when we first joined

He had an avatar like this.his work can be found at https://www.puttyandpaint.com/Carlos-FigureArt-Startin
I have been looking at his work Peter I think you are comparable to him, you paint in acrylics, he in oil, that to me is the only real difference.
John.

[Guest]

That's him John - though I always wondered about that avatar! Thanks for the kind words, but he's a million miles better than me. Something to aim for....