SS Tank Commander (Bust )

[schweinhund227]

Wow man ! Your Figure painting is Bang On ! Awesome ! I wish I had the patience for that kind of work !

maybe one day !

Later buddy !

Norm.

 

[JohnSimmons]

This is awesome! ;D

 

[Chris S]

Thanks guys ,appreciate the comments

I've had to put my own builds on hold for a little while ,I have some builds to take care of for other people ,three of which are 1/16th figs ,Im starting a new thread tonight

Chris.

 

[Chris S]

Hi chaps ;D

This fella kept looking at me from the end of the bench ...so I thought I'd get the brushes going on him again ,think I'll finish him up while painting the 109 this week .
I pretty much finished the face ,then painted in the hair and eyebrows .Then concentrated on the cap ,I done the pink piping (Waffen SS commander ) then the cap badges were painted in with greys and highlighted with touches of white .The peak was given a gloss coat ,still need to add some highlights to the Black felt band .Also the throat mic has been base coated . I put a white basecoat on the winter parka too ,so I'll get it painted tomorrow

Thanks for looking.

Chris.

 

[Biskup]

Oooo man he looks superb. Great to see you got back to him.
Cheers

 

[Chris S]

Thanks Biskup , yeah I want to get him finished now ...another one down

Chris.

 

[Chris S]

Just a quick update on this fella

I set the head in place for the pic otherwise you'd be looking at ...err...well ...a coat really

I've started work on the reversible Parka ,in this case the white is on the outside ,still need another sitting at it .His commanders jacket has been painted in too ,again I want to add a few more highlights in there ,and lastly the scarf which is still a bit damp so it looks shiney .Once the White has dried I can paint in the camo on the inside of the hood .....Im off to put some headphones together now

Thanks for looking.

Chris.

 

[Biskup]

Ok Chris this white on parka looks great could you tell me how you have achieved that effect?
Cheers

 

[Chris S]

Thanks Lukasz .

The white was achieved just the same way I do all my oil painting .For the shadow areas I used MIG's Shadow Brown Abt015 . I started with a white acrylic basecoat ,then apply the shadow colour ..stipple it in a bit to take some of the paint off ,then start applying white to the mid tone/highlight areas and blend as usual . I still need to add more whit to the highlights but I will do that wet on dry in the next sitting ...Thanks for asking

Chris.

 

[Biskup]

Thanks for explaining Chris will need to give this method a try

 

[Chris S]

No worries Lukasz ....Feel free to ask anytime buddy

Chris.

 

[Quaralane]

Excellent work, Chris.

 

[Chris S]

Thanks Q


Chris.

 

[PANZERMAN]

Beautiful job, Chris. The tanker has an intense look to his face.
Keep up the good work. Bill

 

[Chris S]

Thanks Bill ,appreciate it

Chris.

 

[TRM]

Great work on this so far Mr. S!!! I be taking notes my friend!!! ;D

 

[Chris S]

Thanks T .....Last time I had someone take notes ,they were used against me in a court of law ;D ;D ....only joking :-X

Chris.

 

[Chris S]

Hi folks

I layed up the splinter camo on the inside of the hood ,still needs some touching up then the rain marks will be added before hitting it with some oils . I have used Vallejo's Panzer Aces splinter camo colours for the base colours . I think the addition of the camo completely changes the look of the bust ....

Working on the headphones at the minute too ???

Thanks for looking.

Chris.

 

[spud]

that is really cool chris

 

[Chris S]

Thanks Spud ,I want to wrap it up over the next few days now . Got a nice plinth for him to go on too

Chris.

 

[spud]

cool looking forward to seeing that

 

[TRM]

That is true Chris, it does change the feel but not how sweet it looks!!! Love the camo!!!

 

[Chris S]

Hi folks ,

Well ,I think the next update will be the last one for this chap .
I've finished up the camo ,then done the wiring for the throat mic .After that i basecoated the headphones and fitted them ,they still need detailing ,chipping etc but they are very fragile so I thought I'd finish them once in place .I then need to add the wiring for the headphones ,paint in the underside of the bust & stand ,then mount it on a wooden plinth .

Thanks for looking.

Chris.

 

[NecronautDrummer]

Awesome looking stuff, Chris!

 

[Chris S]

Thanks bud Should be wrapped up tonight

Chris.

 

[TRM]

Great work on this my friend!!! Just waiting on the mounting !!

 

[spud]

cant wait to see this fancy base

 

[Chris S]

Thanks fella's

He is now finished and mounted on a plinth ,just letting it dry tonight so final pics tomorrow

Chris.

 

[Chris S]

Hi folks ,

Well its been a while coming ,but im calling this one done . I need to get a name plate for the plinth ,but apart from that he is finished .

Thanks to all that followed along ,and Thank you for all the great comments along the way .

Thanks for looking.

Chris.

 

[Biskup]

As I already told you - Great Work. You really do have some great skills to envy