LUFTWAFFE BUST

Peter Gillson

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Hi guys

Since I have got my paint out to work on my 1/35 WW1 figures for my tank diorama I am also going to tackle the latest in my range of busts - a WW2 Luftwaffe office in full Mess Dress.

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It comes with a ribbon bar on the torso but also with a set of four full medals which can be fitted to replace the ribbon bar. he medals represented are: Iron Cross 2nd Class; Schinkel type Luftwaffe 4 Years long service award, in silvered iron; Commemorative Medal 13 March 1938, in silvered bronze; Commemorative Medal 1. October 1938, in bronze, with Prague clasp.

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More medal ribbons to paint!!
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Hooray im first in the queue,I will pull up a seat Peter,Got here before the rabble,Watching with interest.
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What a lovely bust. Lots of opportunity for a splash of bright colours. Looking forward to seeing how this goes. Good luck
 

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Hi peter
An excellent looking bust. Dress uniform is not seen nearly as often as combat clothing and so this is a bit different.
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Peter,
that looks a little different. - who's the maker? The medals look a little small ( pic for discussion purpose only )mess dress.jpg
I'm not sure, what do you think?
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Hi guys

Richard = welcome to the front row - I have the coffee, you bring the biccies.
Steve J - glad to have you along, the medals should balance the lanyard cords, hopefully.
Jim - glad you like the mess dress idea. It is my second, the first being an SS officer. Next i plan some modern British army Mess Dress - 14/20 Hussars, a Yeomany regiment and and maybe a female in Mess Dress.
Steve B - welcome.
David - welcome. Its my own brand - Sarnia Miniatures. i think i made the insert a little too small rather than the medals themselves being too small. We will see when they are painted.

this evening I am breaking out the paints and starting the face. A little diverted today, a friend who is doing up their house dropped off a car load of old floor boards so I spent a large chunk of the day cutting it and chopping ig for kindling - life gets in the way of mdelling!

Peter
 
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A quick update - found some time this afternoon so made a start with the head - here he is:

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Its been a productive couple of days, not only finished the first Tommy for my trench dio, but I have finished this chap.

The standard torso comes with a ribbon bar, so here is a photo of him with the ribbon bar painted:

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the medals depicted on the bar are: Iron Cross, Eastern Front Medal, Westwall medal and the Luftwaffe long service medal.

the bust also has a set of four medals, so here they are in place:
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I tried something a little different to emphasis the shading of the grey - powdered pastels, the sort I would use to weather a vehicle.

my intention was to paint blond hair, but it ended up looking a bit ginger

peter
 

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In accordance with the forum rule regarding the promoting of own products the link has been removed and the resulting posts are also gone as they were a bit irrelevant after the link was removed.

I am not being petty, people pay for adverts and self promotion is against the rules. If John had seen this, the whole thread would have been deleted.
 
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