Just about finished this great value bust from Young Miniatures although getting on a bit still a great one for any collection.

Tried a change of mediums but didn't really work for me ,after a showing at the one of the local tribe gatherings and met with a stoney silence I returned home and gave it an acid bath which resulted in what could only be called an unholy bloody mess , or as they say south of the Roman wall in Ayrshire
thats a moga not sure of that spelling as they do have some strange ways " Bah
So after a close call with the rubbish bin this is the result.

Sprayed with Tamiya xf24 dark grey ,dusted over withxf55 deck tan then overlayed in washes of paynes grey oils ,tunic in Titanium white oils shaded with Paynes grey and sepia cross in Cad red ,sepia shading and cad orange high lights,leathers in are sepia over Tamiya XF78 wooden deck tan
ala Kagamusha RC technique,Face in oils as usual .mail is oily steel Vallejo with oil washes of sepia and black.
Concluding if it was a football match then it turned out a lucky draw



Ron

Ron, your painting is just brilliant. Nicest rendition I've seen of this figure.
Lovely job

Gorgeous and brilliant!
I think that yours is a very beautiful work.
It is a masterpiece.

　HIKARU

Lovely work!... (saving for reference)!... I do like the, cloak and the sun-burnt, skin tone. Thanks for the break-down of colour mix, very helpful!

Really nice work Ron

Steve

Fantastiqe work on this classic.

marc

Looks great, Ron!
Thanks a lot for the break-down of colour mix.
Helps a lot!
Cheers,
Zeno

thanx guys for the comments and looking .
As said before at one point was close to getting back heeled into the bin .
Still got some tweaking to do and a name plate but should be able to avoid the top shelf ala Euro Militaire

Ron

Looking very nice mate.

That is superb Ron much better than the last time. Bet you are glad you listened to those strange folk from Ayrshire (must have been Brian).
One of your best I think and what a wonderful base you found for him. Must be proud going to the crusade with such a base.

Don

Great work as usual with your figures Ron.
best regards

Maybe and just maybe all those meetings at Dave's place with you guys is beginning to rub off a wee bitty

Cheers don , Come sta mio amico "don't answer shit"

Nicely done Ron,
Cheers
John

I think you're being a bit too modest Ron. It's a superb rendition of a very popular bust and clearly deserved to be saved from the bin.

Thanx Tony
It was originally painted in Acrylics over G/W chaos black ,I wasn't happy with the outcome as I am an oil painter and my acrylic technique is somewhat shall we say duff budgies so i striped it back and was left with a god awful black gunge, thats when it nearly hit the bin so I suppose it is a mini miracle of a recovery. the only part that survived the acid bath was the face which had been done in oils and the design of the bust allowed that part to be separated so it was off with the head off with the turban and out with the face.

Ron

Looks very good Ron

Love it! ...And the base works particularly well on this bust

Glad you pulled it back from the brink Ron and did not go to the dark side after all

Cheers Davie

It was your doing o master of the oils