discussion Gordon Highlander NI 1970s

[Guest]

Hi all heres a few pics of a commission piece im doing, its a 200mm figure of a Gordon Highlander in Northern Ireland in the 70s, its for a mates Dads 70th birthday, who was in the Gordons at the time all painted in acrylics


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Ive had to re do the Tamoshanter and sculpt the cap badge, the pouches for the 58 patt webbing need some work doing to them. The face needs a lot more work, the 5 o clock shadow is too heavy and the tone variations need blending better

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[Guest]

Wow, Stunning so far. Great painting mate

 

[eddiesolo]

Stunning, as per the norm from you Paul, I am sure that your mates Dad will be well chuffed when you work your magic and it all comes together.


Si

 

[Guest]

cheers Dougie there are a few things that need changing, the pouches are not right they should be the other way round but they didn't fit so ill have to make some alterations, the colour for the webbing needs sorting as 58 webbing was a sort of browny, greeny, grey colour


Si cheers bud hopefully he will be happy with it

 

[Guest]

Wow!!! Excellent so far!!


Can I ask which colour you use for the skin...? I used the Vallejo ones and they don't convince me (the problem is me, of course). The Andrea are better, or are simply the same...?


Thanks


Polux

 

[Ian M]

First time I have seen you do a figure within living history and I like what I see.


I will enjoy watching this.

 

[Guest]

Looks great, lots of detail!

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Absolutely stunning work Paul ............ Your mate's dad is going to be chuffed to bits.

 

[monica]

Excellent,work so far Paul,real liking this one and the attention to detail is just superb,


and very nice paint work as well,


he will be real pleased with the out come of this,

 

[Guest]

Polux I use life colour flesh set with a few other colours added, but they are very good


Ian your right this is a first for me, I did 3 tours of Ireland so it brings back a few memories


Blare, Pete and Monica many thanks for the comments

 

[Steve Brodie]

Awesome stuff love the start on the 'jacket' and the face is shaping up nicely

 

[Guest]

Cheers Steve yes its coming along, the kit is very nicely detailed


Heres a few more progress pics, the ammo pouches were a strange fit and only went this way, however they are the wrong way round so I will have to remove the tool pouch and re sculpt it onto the other side, I also added the left arm and started on the cammo. I want the cammo to look faded so the colours will be quite pale


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this is the alterations to the pouches, the left pouch also needs the bayonet frog added


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more work to do on the arm, the cammo is being done the same as the cloak on King Harold, so each colour is highlighted and shaded

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[eddiesolo]

How the hell did you do that camo?! Awesome, great work Paul, the master of figure work is back with a vengeance!


Si

 

[Guest]

Hi Si cheers bud, the cammo has been done the same as i did the cloak for King Harold, each colour is added and then highlighted and shaded before the next colour goes on. heres a few more pics of the finished arm, ive also done a bit more work to the face, blending the shades a bit better


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on to the right arm

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[Richi72]

awesome great job so far Paul

 

[flyjoe180]

That's looking A1 Paul.

 

[Guest]

Hi all heres a few more pics, moving on to the other arm, painting the cammo seems to be an ongoing improvement, im still adding bits to the left arm as well as trying to get the right finished.


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still loads to do, the face is an on going progression and keeps changing every time I go at it and im going to add a bit of wear to the ammo pouches, all for now thanks for looking in

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[Alan 45]

Wow that is just fantastic Paul ,


I think I'll put my figures on eBay, I ain't never getting that good or close to it !

 

[Snowman]

AWESOME!!


The camo, the detail.......stunning stuff, bub!!

 

[Guest]

Great work so far