Verlinden 1/5 British Redcoat American Revolution

[Peter Gillson]

''I added it after your request" thank goodness for that - I thought fof the moment that I was losing it!

Peter

[Jason Crausby]

Wow ... Great job Peter... I dont think I've seen anything in that scale before!?
Jason.

[Guest]

Peter - :thumb2:

Jason - Thanks. Verlinden also did a few 1/4 busts, but that's going too far I think.

[stu1664]

Exquisite work Peter and I can only admire your blending technique. Trying to crack on with Blondie Halser but making a bit of a pigs ear with his torso. Any chance of a UTube demo?

[JR]

Greeting Peter .
Sorry I missed the start, certainly massive compared to the 1/35, glad you did the comparison photo.
Do you have to work quicker on large areas due to paint drying, or do you add a retarder.

[Guest]

Stuart - Thank you. I'm very camera-shy so no video I'm afraid, and anyway there are about a million videos out there by people much better than I. The only way to really get to grips with it is practice and working out a method that works for you.

John - I didn't find I had to work quicker, just make larger stokes, which seems obvious. In a way, I find painting drapery at this scale a bit easier as you can let the brush follow the folds in a natural way. I never use a retarder by the way, as it thins the paint too much.

[Richard48]

Late im afraid Peter.Busy painting our stones all week and gathering more stones from beach.Run out of superlatives for your creations,Stunning doesnt come close mate.
Hope heads arent too manky i dug out.
Rich le rock.

[Lee Drennen]

Very nice Peter

[Guest]

Richard - You're excused. There's a Robert Graves story about stones on a beach, adapted into the film 'The Shout' - bit different from what you're up to!

The heads are great thanks. Also found out that Reedees do some 200mm character heads:



Promptly ordered.

Lee - Many thanks.

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Great bust, awful weather!

No real damaging winds but heavy rain all night.

Looking forward to your legionnaire, hopefully no built and fit issues.

Have a good day with the glue and paint

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Morning Steve

Glad you like the bust. High winds here, though it looks like we'll cope (soft Southerners). Hopefully it will have passed before Katherine flies home from NZ on Tuesday/Wednesday - missing the old girl.

[SteveH]

Peter

Edit the "old" and Text her the rest!

Steve H

[Guest]

:thumb2: :tongue-out3:

[Guest]

Lovely painting Peter :smiling3:.

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
He is a cracker. Like John I'm glad of the 1/35 comparison.
Jim