Many thanks to Gordon Mitchel for this sample of Maurice Corrys lovely rendition of a Piat gunner!

This is a complex and well engineered kit but as it has no instructions I would recommend a slow and steady aproach to building it.

I decided to pin the whole piece before primer to ensure everything comes together at the end without too many tears

So anyway, I have painted the skin areas and will save the last tweaks until I do final assembly and fill in around the wrist.

Also done some work on the helmet and strap, the helmet may need a bit more work but I'll decide later....







Please feel free to comment, correct or crit

Coming along nicely

Hello Mark, Great looking face. Your painting style has really brought out his expression and character. I have always liked this bust, and, you are off to an excellent start with this one. Best of luck with its completion. Regards, SG

Very nice mark,look forward to following this

Brian

Great start Mark. Plenty of expression in that face

Always wanted to see this one painted up Mark so will see how it unfolds.

What work did you do on the helmet & inner?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

Face looks tops! Mark

What did you prime the body with.

Ron

Hey Mark
Can't wait to see the finished piece,looking good.

Chris

Great stuff Mark and unmistakably yours. Well worth following.
Cheers
Derek

The hair looks great and the eyes are awesome.

Fantastic start Mark, great skin tones.


Cheers David

Very nice Mark. The model suits your unique style. My only comment/critique is to ask if there something odd going on with his left eye brow or is it the photo?

Colin

Ken ... Cheers!

SG ... Many thanks

Brian ... Thanks

Tony ... Again thanks mate

Mike ... Cheers! Only paint ( apart from busting the rim while removing the casting block! Thick super glue and some of the patience I should have used when removing the block fixed it )

Ron ... Thanks It's Halfords primer

Chris ... Thank you!

Don ... Many thanks

Grant ... Cheers

David ... many thanks again

Colin .. Thank you! Not sure on that brow, it's in the sculpt so to speak ....

Okay so I did the windproof in Dennison and the jerkin in mostly Orange! Mozz has sculpted a lovely texture so I used many thin washes to try and bring it out.

What do you think? too orange?

:/

Also the right strap was missing ( into the mold I suspect ) on the front of our fellow. So I used a bit of rolled Magicsculp to make a new one

Hey Mark,
Was the distressed jerkin molded that way or was it done with paint only?
It's Brilliant.

I need to learn to do this in Oils.

Chris

Looks great Mark! 2 questions for you if you don't mind as I'm currently painting the same bust. The headband around his head?? have you interpreted this as being the liner of the helmet?? It appears you have so I will interpret it as the same. Secondly, were there wind breakers that had Dennison type camo. I have never seen that but I think I'd like to paint mine in the same manner. look forward to more progress on this.

Hi Mark

great Start - fine face !
I have also since the bust, they could start but not yet, because my installation of Piat was not clear.

Please some pictures of it, thanks!

Cheers

Hendryk

Chris ... Many thanks Oils? whatsthatthen? LOL

Dan ... yes I had a dig around on google looking at images of this type of helmet and the liners have that distinctive edging strip. The windproof I believe was issued during ww2 in Dennison camo and I found an example on the IWM website ... and this thread is very useful with a front and back shot of a collectors 1943 example

Hendryk ... Thank you! I'll do a few shots of how I positioned the piat on my next update

Thanks thats nice

Hendryk

tha

Thank you Mark.

Mark a great start and very much in your distinctive style. Excellent work on the jerkin and looking forward to following.

Cheers Ken