Young Miniatures B-17 Waist Gunner Bust

[Guest]

Thank you so much Peter :smiling3:.
Yes it has been rotten and worse but it will take a while.
I hope you are doing well.

[Guest]

Touch of 'flu Ralph, but otherwise not too bad. Take it easy and recover in your own time.

Not much done on this today (see my 1/16 US Infantryman thread), just some touching-up and varnishing:

[Guest]

I've got thus far:

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Still the back to do today and some more texturing to the fur.

[Guest]

Looking great :smiling3:.
I have been working on some GW minis today that I started before I went to hospital.Back to basics for me ie,base colour, dry brush then wash,great fun.

[Guest]

Cheers Ralph. Painting small scale figures and having a bit of fun is a great way to get back into things. Enjoy.

The torso is now done:

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I'm having a lot of trouble photographing this. You'll have to take my word for it that the collar is a lot more textured than it seems here - the detail keeps getting bleached-out in the photos.

The final stage will be fixing and painting the various straps and wires, and painting and adding the oxygen mask.

[scottie3158]

Pete,
I am always amazed at the quality of your work and the speed you can do them. This is no exception a great result mate.

[Guest]

Many thanks Scottie. Not finished yet - one more session should do it.

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Lovely leatherwork and great progress.

Looks like a simple day ahead to cross the finish line, and start to look for the next victim or back to your 1/16 US figure?

I guess the 1/16 head will always be the acid test with your sight?

Hopefully both you and Katherine are on the road to recovery?

The cold weather wont help so keep well wrapped up if you venture out today, its only 8 C at the moment!

Have a good day with the paints

Regards

Steve H

[colin m]

This looks amazing. Quite timely, I'm just researching my next build, A B17.

[Guest]

Steve - Morning. A lot of steam-bending of parts today in order to get the straps and lines draped properly. The oxygen mask has to be placed just right, so that the straps connect with the helmet, which could be tricky. I think I'll get on with the 1/16 Alpine US infantryman next, as at least the head is out of the way. Quite warm here as it happens, and sunny - my granddaughter's 2nd birthday as well - hopefully seeing her at the weekend if we feel well enough.

Colin - Glad you like him. I've been looking at a lot of research , part of which has been an amazing array of 'combat' footage on Youtube, both USAAF and German camera gun. One sequence showed that immaculate belly landing of a crippled B-17, easily comparable to Sully's landing on the Hudson.

[Guest]

This one is finished:

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The final session involved fitting the oxygen mask with it's four separate straps and tube. The tube didn't like being bent over a steaming kettle, threatening to split in a couple of places, but it worked out reasonably OK. I broke the microphone cord trying to bend it, so I replaced it with some Verlinden rubber tube, supplied with a 120mm USAAF figure, and which has proved very useful.

Also added were the life vest strap at the back, helmet chin strap and the jack for the microphone.

[Guest]

Beautiful painting Peter :smiling3:.
I do so love your work.

[minitnkr]

Just excellent. One of your best IMHO. PaulE

[papa 695]

Fantastic work Peter

[adt70hk]

Peter

That really is rather very special indeed. It might indeed be the best I have seen you do.

Top job all round.

All the best.

Andrew