Peter Day's 120MM Spitfire Pilot

[SteveH]

Morning Peter
Lovely work so far, excellent goggles too, which might have already been noticed? LOL
The colour palette is a welcome surprise as I am currently painting a 1/72 Airfix pilot, as part of the overflow £5 kit clearance.
I bought 4, just in case!
Looks like a nice day ahead too.
Enjoy the painting and keep up the colour callouts, I will certainly appreciate it.
Regards
Steve H

[Steve Jones]

WOW and thrice WOW. I've just popped in to see how this is going and the face is outstanding. One of your best by far. I appreciate it was a beatch to do but it really is the DBs. Terrific work my friend

[Guest]

Lee - Me too. Hope I don't mess it up.

Richard - Funny what people focus on. My concern with the goggles was actually that the damaged rim I'd had to repair would paint up OK.

Steve H - The leather looks much redder than it is in reality, but I hope the colour guide is of use. On to Luftwaffe Uniform today, though my granddaughter's presence may slow things down;

Stevie J - Thank you. As I've said, Moz Corry sculpts can be odd and you have to keep going before the paint job comes together. I nearly lost patience with this one and binned it at one stage.

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
Very, very nice indeed.
Jim

[Guest]

Thanks Jim. This one seems to have struck a chord with everyone. Working on the uniform at the moment.

[boatman]

HI Peter very nice job youve got a steadyier hand for paintin than me brill
chris

[Guest]

Cheers Chris.

[KarlW]

Excellence as usual, and really like the way you're doing goggles, especially on that tanker.

[Guest]

Peter those goggles are perfect, until it was mentioned I had just accepted it as correct, as didn't stand out as wrong.

Helmet off now as Marton has given me a tablet. New hat / great for keeping people away.

[Guest]

Karl - Glad you like him so far.

John -Thank you, but please take the medication, please.....

The uniform and boots:

[ATTACH alt="100_7813.JPG"]392902[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="100_7814.JPG"]392903[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="100_7815.JPG"]392904[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="100_7816.JPG"]392905[/ATTACH]

I went to work with Vallejo Luftwaffe Uniform, darkened with Matt Black and lightened with Off White. After the first coat of matt varnish it was all looking a bit flat, so I went over it adding extra highlights and darkening the shadows.

I panicked a bit about the resulting colour, as most of the versions of the figure I've seen use a much bluer colour, but referring to my main reference I felt reassured:

[ATTACH alt="100_7819.JPG"]392906[/ATTACH]

This is from the Dorling and Kindersley book Soldier which was kindly given to me by an ex-member. It features soldiers and their uniforms throughout the ages, with most of the examples being drawn from museum collections. This is the reference page for the equipment:

[ATTACH alt="100_7817.JPG"]392907[/ATTACH]

Reminds me to see if I've got a pistol holster...

[Guest]

Looking good Peter, leather work looks perfect.

[Guest]

Cheers John.

Just been trying to work out the wiring for the oxygen mask. Turns out that a rare Type D is depicted, so it will need an intercom wire that connects with the front of the mask and the back of the helmet. It looks as though the oxygen tube was disconnected and left in the cockpit.

[Guest]

More in this than than meets the eye Peter.

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Super work and looks spot on with the highlighting too, I'll have to find that blue next?

Perhaps a 1;16 Spitfire or Hurricane for him to stand next too!

That would need another whole display case on its own, though they do make 1:16 planes out there!

I watched a You Tube vid of a 1:16 Bf 109 yesterday, what a monster to buy and build!

Looks like another bright day, and I'm in the bedroom/office until 4!

Then its the weekend, and I might just................................?

Enjoy the family and finishing your BOB figure, surely in the top 10 for this year?

Have a good one

Regards

Steve H

[colin m]

Splendid work Peter. If I keep watching your work long enough, I might just try one myself.