Verlinden 1/5 British Redcoat American Revolution

[Guest]

Hello Peter,
Hope you and Owen are well on the mend.
Very true about the 'new' Dunkirk film, turned a tragedy into a travesty. If you like a bit of action try Black and Blue, and 21 Bridges, SWMBO has to have her weekly dose of blood and guts...
By the way, yet another masterpiece from you.
Mike.

[Guest]

Thanks chaps - glad you approve so far.

Mike - Never been more disappointed in a film, especially after all the hype. Not one character you care about, poor dialogue, spitfires with bottomless fuel tanks that fly without fuel anyway, not the grizzled BEF but boys just out of school, buildings with modern cladding and double glazing, etc etc. Said nothing that was new and just went with the cliches. Gave up when Kenny Branagh staring out to sea says he can see ''Home'' as the little ships hove into view and the whole army starts cheering - so corny I nearly choked on my sandwich. I could go on and on...

On to the bust and the cap done bar the crest:

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And with the crest quickly painted:

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[scottie3158]

The hat is a thing of beauty.

[Jim R]

Hi Peter

The hat is a thing of beauty.

ditto
Jim

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Lovely progress with the headgear and the tidy up on the eyes.

I guess you can't avoid the weight lifting for ever LOL.

Hopefully better weather down South as its freezing fog up't North at the moment, just waiting for Storm Ciara too!

Enjoy the day and painting the big bit!

Off to try some more painting myself

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Scottie and Jim - thank you.

Steve - Frosty and bright here. Worried that Storm Ciara may delay my wife's flight home from NZ, but hopefully it will have passed by mid next week (whether the US lets her through after having passed through Shanghai airport six weeks ago is another thing)..

On to the torso, and will take it slowly and enjoy the detail. I was troubled by the caricaturish nature of the head, but last night watched Andrew Graham-Dixon's first programme on German art and realised that it is very similar to the limewood sculptures of the C16th and therefore acceptable as an artistic representation!

Hope the painting goes well.

[Steve Jones]

Nice hat Peter. I'm hunkering down for the storm. Should hit Plymouth tomorrow afternoon.

[Guest]

Cheers Steve. Beautiful sunny, calm, clear day here. Hard to believe there's a storm on the way (the calm before....).

The torso so far:

[Guest]

Lovely paintwork Peter :smiling3:.

[Guest]

Thank you Ralph.

I've also got one of the sleeves done. Still a bit shiny:



Couldn't resist seeing what the head looked like in place:

[Guest]

Finished:

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[Peter Gillson]

Nice job. Anychance of a photo with a coin or something to guage just how big it is?

peter

[Guest]

Thanks Peter. I've added a picture with a 1/35 figure included for comparison. See above.

[Peter Gillson]

Don't know how I missed that one - it is a big lump of resin.

peter

[Guest]

Hi Peter. I added it after your request. Yes, it's big and quite heavy. That's the last 1/5 for a while - they've spoilt me with regard to the smaller scales, so on to the ICM Roman next.