Mitches Flying Aces Busts

[Guest]

I've just had a look at the bust on the Mitches site and they've changed the title to one USMC Pilot Joe Foss:

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A much better likeness, and a stogie to boot.

[Neil Merryweather]

I thought it was modelled on Harry Dean Stanton

[Guest]

'' Here, kitty, kitty, kitty...''

[Peter Gillson]

Great work. As always

Peter

[SteveH]

A film "noire" classic

And a character full head too, the sculptors style is clearly there with this and the previous Johnny bust

Apart for filler or Oil of Ulay, it is what it is and well painted too.

Seems we have a run of clear and bright weather ahead, should be quiet at work, hopefully!

And 2 busy nights for me, I am being conscripted to the cat ladies night out tonight with Anna, all the volunteers at our local cat rescue hit Witherspoons for "tea"

Save Me LOL

And the stage play, Girl on a Train tomorrow, this should be good.

Have a good day with the paints

Regards

Steve H

[Jack L]

Here's Pappy's head:

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I don't know what Pavol Ovecka was on when he sculpted this, but we have one wrinkly dude. Looks nothing like Pappy Boyington, and a b****r to paint, but it will work (I think).

In my opinion, this has to be my favorite of your face paintwork that I have seen Spectacular...although the sculpt looks like there is a loop of skin over a monobrow!

[Guest]

Peter - Thank you

Steve - I'm glad Mitches resolved who this is meant to be. Ovecka doesn't always capture a complete likeness, but he was never that far off. 'Alien' has got to be one of my favourites - an almost perfect film. I've seen it so many times.

Enjoy tea with the cat ladies - sounds a scream - and hope the play lives up to expectations.

Jack - Glad you approve of the painting. It's a real shame about the brow issue. I've done some more work on it, but am going to leave it now.

[Steve Jones]

What Jack said. Stunning. You certainly have the bit between your teeth now

[JR]

Thank you chaps.

I always remember the furore I caused with one of my early builds on another site, where I had apparently painted a Luftwaffe life-vest too yellow. The uniform police were not happy and gave me hell about it. Since then, I've approached life vests with trepidation, though Vallejo Buff highlighted with Light Yellow seems to be acceptable.

Oh I remember that well , nearly as bad as my incorrect barrel !
Think this is one of your top busts, that jacket is just perfection.:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2 :

[Guest]

Steve - Thank you. You've always encouraged me with my bust work and I really appreciate it.

John - Thanks also. The uniform police - who needs 'em?!!

[Guest]

The head's finished:



Very rare that it takes me two sessions to finish a head, but this is one detailed bust.

I've fiddled about a bit with the brow, to try and make some sense of the wrinkles, and I think this is the best it's going to get. I've also made a chin strap and a cigar, which nicely fills the odd gap on the right side of the mouth, as was obviously intended by the sculptor. I've tried to give the glass of the goggles and orangey shine - I did go brighter, but it looked a bit OTT, so it was toned down somewhat.

[Guest]

Further adjustments:



I'm going to leave it alone now.

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
Great painting and the cigar is spot on.
Jim

[Guest]

Thank you Jim.

Niggle, niggle, niggle and I think I've sorted out that pesky brow:

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I decided to see what would happen if I moved the corners of the eyebrows over some of the creases at the top of the nose. I think it looks much, much better. I really will leave it alone now.

[stu1664]

Hi Peter

As always cracking work - how do you do the 12 '0' clock shadow? very subtle

Thanks
Stu