Neil's 1/32 Fine Molds Douglas Bader

[Neil Merryweather]

Hi Neil
Iconic figure. The work you are doing is worth all the effort.
I will always see DB as Kenneth Moore in Reach for the Sky. Any controversy does not prevent Mr Moore doing a cracking job portraying an heroic character.
Jim

cheers Jim,
I haven't seen the film for a while, time for a re-visit, methinks

[Neil Merryweather]

I had a little tweak of the helmet leads and I had to fill the left arm joint a bit, but now he’s ready for painting.

thanks for looking
Neil

[yak face]

Excellent improvements neil , hes going to look awesome . Finemolds are a japanese company up there with the best of them as far as detail and finish goes , price too unfortunately . Cheers tony

[boatman]

Should look good Neil an i dont know if it was true or not but i herd tell that as barder had no real legs he coud pull more G's an turn tighter in a dogfite as his heart dint have to pump blood down his legs
chris

[Neil Merryweather]

Should look good Neil an i dont know if it was true or not but i herd tell that as barder had no real legs he coud pull more G's an turn tighter in a dogfite as his heart dint have to pump blood down his legs
chris

I have heard that too,Chris. Makes sense

[Steve Brodie]

Cheers Steve
Didn't you do a 1-10 scale Bader in his cockpit? don't judge my painting too harshly

hahaha, and yes i did do that one. No judgements from me.

[Neil Merryweather]

First coat of paint- the Sidcot suit

thanks for looking
Neil

[Jim R]

Hi Neil
Great stuff. Given that 1/32 is pretty small the detail is good and he does have the look of the great man about him. Nice to see the first splash of colour.
Jim

[Neil Merryweather]

almost there

[Guest]

Looking very good indeed Neil.

[Neil Merryweather]

Thank you Peter

[Neil Merryweather]

Well, Douglas is all done bar the shouting- by which I mean the crazy idea of creating see-through goggles.
I thought I would show him now, in case the goggles are a disaster.

He doesn't really look like the man himself, more like Robert Duvall, to my eye. But I am just happy his face looks vaguely human. Life is too short.
Annoyingly the camera really shows the washes on the Sidcot suit, which are not so stark in real life-even under the optivisor.
So, goggles next -here is a shot of the danger zone!

thanks for looking
Neil

[stillp]

Looks a good likeness to me Neil!
Pete

[Guest]

Very nicely done Neil and looking just lke our man. Good luck with the goggles.

[Guest]

Looks very nice Neil :smiling3:.