SimonT - 54mm RFC Figure 'Anyone for cricket?'

[papa 695]

Looking good Simon.

[Guest]

Nice job.
Now, did any cricketing pro's join the RFC? I'm not trying to catch you out - pardon the pun - just raising the option of giving this guy a name...?
I know what you mean about blown up photos. They scare me too.
Enjoy...

[Steve Brodie]

looking rather spiffing old boy :-)

[Fernando N]

Paintwork looks very nice Simon.:thumb2:

[SimonT]

Thanks all - did a little more on this yesterday

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still looks rubbish at large blow up scale

It does look better in real life, honest, but I'm no figure painter so it was never going to be brilliant

[papa 695]

Looking great Simon

[SimonT]

Thanks Ian - I don't know how proper figure painters manage to get theirs looking so good at any zoom level

[rtfoe]

Hi Simon,

:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy: I'm having similar problems with my close up shots too. I suspect I shouldn't crop the images as the pixels get distorted when blown up or I must be horrible at blending.

Your figure is looking good despite of the close ups.

Cheers,
Richard

[Peter Gillson]

What a great idea for a figure, one /i had not seen before. You are doning it justice, especially the leather of the boots.

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
"Our own worst critic" - so true here. He actually looks rather good. Photos blown up to greater than actual size just ain't fair!
Jim

[Steve Jones]

Looking better now you have lightened it up a bit. It will always look better once finished and all the separate colours work together to form the whole picture. Terrific stuff sir.

[SimonT]

Thanks everyone - did a little more on this one last night

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a little more highlighting done on the coat and helmet. The stumps also got whitened a bit more

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flesh base coated in dark shadow, buttons and piping picked out

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also cast one of my scratched base plinths - he should just fit on top

[Guest]

A lovely job so far Simon. Beautiful painting.

[Tim Marlow]

Coming on nicely Simon. Great tones and contrast.

[Steven000]

Great progress Simon, have fun
Cheers, Steven