Neil's 1/32 WWI Nurse

[Geoffers]

Nice save with the pencil Neil :thumb2:

I’ll be following along too :smiling4:

Geoff.

[Tim Marlow]

False modesty aside, Jim, I don't know what you're going to learn from me on this. My painting process is always a 'fingers crossed' affair, unless it's some history you're expecting :tears-of-joy: .
I have to agree about the box art though- it's rather a high bar for me :tired:

Isn’t everyones?

[Neil Merryweather]

I believe she IS shorter than the men in the range, I'll take a pic later as a comparison.

Considerably shorter!
She is 54mm he is 63mm
that would make her 1.728 meters (5'7 3/4"), and him a massive 2.016meters (6'71/4")
So possibly not strictly1-32 scale, then....

[Tim Marlow]

Good grief…..don’t remember the figure I compared her with being that much taller…..she is pretty much spot on though….

[Neil Merryweather]

Good grief…..don’t remember the figure I compared her with being that much taller…..she is pretty much spot on though….

she's actually quite tall for a girl of the time. My Grandson (16) is 6'7" and I'm 5'8" so it's not inconceivable at all.
When he hugs me I feel like a hobbit hugging Gandalf :tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:! (he's not allowed to do it in public now)

[Neil Merryweather]

I'm pleased to say that I've painted Fanny's face, and it's come out rather better than I had dared hope


I've started on the dreaded white bits (not THOSE white bits :rolling: ) as well, and I'm happy with them too. Now you can see that the primer is actually grey (Vallejo) and not white.
I'm using Peter Day's approach of working from the top down to avoid leaving finger marks or rubbing the paint off.
I must say I had thought about removing the head to make it easier to paint but I decided to just crack on. I kind of wish I had done it now because I found painting the definition between neck and collar very tricky- it would not have been a problem if they were separate.
Note to self....
Cheers
Neil

PS just in case some of you have not joined the dots, there was also a unit called the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry...or FANY

[Tim Marlow]

Like that a lot Neil. Eyes are excellent :thumb2:

[PaulinKendal]

That looks very good indeed - great job.
Have you considered including a bottle of paint in a pic, for scale? You'll boost levels of appreciation for sure!

[Tim Marlow]

That looks very good indeed - great job.
Have you considered including a bottle of paint in a pic, for scale? You'll boost levels of appreciation for sure!

Agreed…she is only a bit bigger than a Vallejo bottle after all……

[Neil Merryweather]

Agreed…she is only a bit bigger than a Vallejo bottle after all……

54mm to be precise

[The Smythe Meister]

Lovely stuff,.....
..... I'd certainly take my medicine if  SHE was the one telling me to!!

[Neil Merryweather]

Like that a lot Neil. Eyes are excellent :thumb2:

Thank you Tim, they are always a worry.
It really helps that this is a truly excellent sculpt

[Guest]

Nice Neil, of course not a patch on Matron figure wise.

[Neil Merryweather]

Nice Neil, of course not a patch on Matron figure wise.

each to his own, John

[wotan]

Nice Boat race Neil.

John