200mm Imperial Guard Bust

[Neil Merryweather]

Gorgeous!

[Tim Marlow]

Looks great, nice job on the reds in particular. Only comment I would make is to ask if the five o’clock shadow would be that dark on a guy with ginger hair?

[Mini Me]

The cordage and whiskers do tend to compliment each other....nice warm tones on the skin really sets it off Peter. Rick H.:thumb2:

[Guest]

Scottie -Thank you. No need for superlatives.

Neal - I didn't know you cared!

Tim - The five o'clock shadow should probably be lighter, but I'm going to leave it now - I like to exaggerate a bit.

Rick - Thanks. There will be a lot of blue and white on the rest of the figure, so this should warm him up a bit.

[Neil Merryweather]

Neal - I didn't know you cared!

What? after all this time?:rolling:

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Or mid morning, running late with domestic duties to be cleared before work!

Sat watching a spinning dial as my systems try to log on!

Going to be a slow day, good job I have some figures to scribe!

Lovely work on the reds.

Your palette for today sounds exciting, shame the light isn't that good and the weather is appalling!

Have fun with the blues and white

Regards

Steve H

[Steve Jones]

Coming along nicely Mr Day. Liking the ginger and red combo

[Guest]

Steve H - Hope you've got through the spinning dial stage - what a pain, though at least it gives your time for a little modelling.

Stevie J - Thanks for looking in.

On to the torso:



Quite a slog, especially with the white. The camera has bleached out some of the shading, but basically, the only pure white is on the shoulders and top of the chest - the rest is done in various greys. I hate big empty areas like where the back-pack will fit - always looks a mess until everything is in place.

[Jason Crausby]

Wow... is the braid real?????

[Guest]

Hi Jason - It had obviously been made with plaited wire, as Neal has done with his grenadier. Great detail and nice to paint.

[Jim R]

Beautifully done. You know how I like these colourful figures.
Jim

[Steve Brodie]

Looking superb

[Lee Drennen]

Peter. Museum Quality again you are the fig man

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Another master class in drapery, Well done

Great palette too, so patriotic, Red, White & Blue, but the wrong side of the channel LOL

Just the accessories left, but still quite a few bits left?

Looks like a real pea souper up t'North

I have another 4 hours of screen watching today, with a little scribing to fill the time!

Have a good day with the bits

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Jim - I must admit that it is nice to work with a bit of colour now and again.

Steve B - Thank you.

Lee - Thanks also. Way too much praise.

Steve H - Still the back-pack, cartridge box, sword and bayonet and hand/musket combination to do. As I'm suffering horrendous hayfever at the moment, I reckon another 2-3 days work in shorter sessions. The sun is shining here, pollen is filling the air (maize and hay-cutting in the local fields), and the temperature is on the up. Enjoy today's screen-watching session.