Peter D's Luftwaffe Crew Bust

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
Glad you had negative results. I'm with Mick. The face is better than the box art.
Jim

[Guest]

Lee - Oh come on, I need all the help I can get!

Jack - Thanks for the thumbs up.

Jim - Glad it's only 'flu (I think). Thanks re the face.

[Lee Drennen]

Peter. I’ll do my best my friend

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Hopefully you're feeling a bit better today?

Lovely work on the life jacket, such subtle shading, is it khaki on the flight suit?

Looks like a bit of better weather at the moment, but cooler to come!

Have another good day with the paints and a speedy recovery to everyone

Regards

Steve H

[Andy Belsey]

I wish you a speedy recovery too Mr Day.
Andy

[Guest]

Lee - :thumb2:

Steve - Still feeling pretty rotten, but no worse thank you. My son Owen is feeling pretty sorry for himself - funny how bid brawny eighteen year-olds need their mum at times like this.

As I'm using khaki for the parachute I'm going to try something slightly browner for the flight suit. Today's session will involve painting the back of the life jacket and perhaps the parachute.

Andy - Thank you.

[Neil Merryweather]

lovely job as always Mr D.
hope you feel better today

[Guest]

Cheers Neil. Bound to feel better with all these good wishes.

[Guest]

I've now painted the back of the life-vest and the parachute:



I also added the separate parachute straps at the shoulders. Painting the parachute was pretty arduous, especially making sure that I picked out all of the seams and stitching. It's quite unusual for a Young Miniatures bust to be so detailed at the back.

Next, the arms smaller parts.

[Neil Merryweather]

Ni-ii-ii-ice!

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Looks super, even more so, as you are under the weather too.

The subtle colour and detail really are stunning, again well done under the circumstances.

Hopefully everyone, even the brawny youngster are feeling a little better today

Enjoy the flight suit and more super detailing

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Neil - Pleased you like him so far.

Steve - Ditto. Nothing better for 'flu than to be able to sit quietly for a few hours and concentrate on something other than your health. One more session should see this one done - sleeves, hand, wiring etc.

Owen is letting us all know how ill he is. I managed to distract him for an hour or so by watching Anoushka Shankar at the Proms with him. Amazing stuff, that set him working out the chords on his guitar - he's starting his vocational music course at college next week and is getting fired up.

[Lee Drennen]

Pete. One word WOW

[Guest]

Many thanks Lee.

I'm calling this one finished:



I'm waiting for delivery of the helmet eagle decal, and I may add some lettering to the harness release button, but essentially it's done. I used Vallejo English Uniform for the flight suit in order to get a slightly warmer colour than the khaki and stone grey used on the parachute and harness. The hand had a very nice watch modelled on the wrist, but this was completely hidden once in place - glad I didn't bother to paint it.

[scottie3158]

Pete,
I was just about to say I'm in and your finished lol. Nice work mate.