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Mike's "Cobbers" at Gallipoli, AC Models

Discussion in 'vBench (Works in Progress)' started by Mike - The Kiwi, Sep 2, 2013.

  1. Mike - The Kiwi A Fixture

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Just finished boxart for Andy Cairns, ready for release this weekend in Brisbane at QMHE.

    Tried to get effect of young men lumbering down a slope in No Man's land on the peninsular.
    Ground & dust based on colour photos from location, bit bright in the photos unfortunately.

    What do you think?

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  2. Richie A Fixture

    Country:
    United-Kingdom
    Hi Mike,
    Very well done you certainly have captured the essence of the situation, great paint job and weathering.
    cheers
    Richie
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  3. flart1943 Active Member

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    England
    Great paint job.
    Pete
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  4. Mike - The Kiwi A Fixture

    Country:
    New_Zealand

    Thanks Richie & Pete, just wanted to try and do justice to these young men who gave so much.

    Stay safe,

    Mike
  5. Richie A Fixture

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    United-Kingdom
    You certainly have done this piece justice.(y)
    cheers
    Richie
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  6. Wings5797 A Fixture

    Country:
    France
    Superb work Mike.
    Cheers,
    Keith
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  7. Rich Sculpts A Fixture

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    United-Kingdom
    Words fail me - love Andy's work, you really have put the icing on the cake (y)

    Top job!

    -Rich
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  8. tiberius57 A Fixture

    Country:
    Canada
    Awesome work and vignette, Mike! Great tribute to the folks! Very powerful! No words are required to tell the story!
    Cheers,
    Zeno
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  9. pmfs A Fixture

    Country:
    Portugal
    Andy´s work is really unique, his poses are very natural.
    Looks good Mike and the B&W photo is almost real.
    Pedro.
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  10. Kreston Active Member

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    United-States
    Nice work! I have to get this set!
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  11. Joe55 A Fixture

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    United-States
    Yup, you did them justice alright (y)! Spectacular!!

    Joe
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  12. ACCOUNT_DELETED A Fixture

    Country:
    Canada
    Great sculpt and paint. I like the little touches like the casualty's shorts pulling up above his puttees. Plus the proper sense of weight and balance can be seen.

    Colin
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  13. tonydawe A Fixture

    Country:
    Australia
    Fantastic collaboration between Andy and Mike. Mike you've certainly captured the essence of that famous scene and brought out the best in Andy's sculpt.
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  14. Sturm Grenadier Well-Known Member

    Country:
    United-States
    Hello Mike, You have really captured the mood with your excellent painting, of Andy's great looking piece. I think this is one of your best efforts. The weathering on the figures is very realistic, the black and white photo, looks like it came from a book on the subject. A very moving piece. Great work Mike. Congrats, and Regards, SG:)(y)(y)
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  15. Mariobusta A Fixture

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Awesome Mike , as usual amazing attention to detail , love the weathering on the figures .

    Neil
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  16. kiwi45 Active Member

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Mike, these pics really show the piece well, love the weathering, which is sometimes missing from pieces from this period. Well done and look forward to viewing this in Nov. Les
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  17. Captain Lol A Fixture

    Country:
    Belgium
  18. Ventress Well-Known Member

    Country:
    England
    UK stockist? Great piece all round. My great uncle died of wounds in Gallipoli and was buried at sea. Very poignant.
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  19. Mark S Guest

    This is certainly one of Andy's best pieces imo, and you've really brought it to life with a great paint job Mike, well done mate.
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  20. Mike - The Kiwi A Fixture

    Country:
    New_Zealand
    Keith, Rich, Joe & Captain Lol - hey guys! Thanks for taking the time to post your impressions, always reassuring get this support.

    Stay safe

    Mike
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