WOW !! what a beautiful rendition on this great bust , i like a lot , BRAVISSIMO

cheers

stefano

Nice work Carl the red really works well.

Cheers David

Well done Carl, you've done a fantastic job on this bust. The matching coloured knitwear looks very fashionable. Just what every well dressed Tommy in the trenches is wearing in Europe this winter!!

Hi, Carl,

nice work on this beautie from Model Cellar

He turned out great!! Nice quick work.

Very nice job on this Carl!



Mark

Excellent mate!!!

Roger.

Wow exellent job on this one mate i love what you have done with it and the idea to go for the red woollies was spot on as it really compliments the leather of his shoulder straps.

exellent work carl, one of your best i think.

Steve

Excellent work Carl.
My photoreverence shows the gasmask box in khaki. and the box is used since 1916.
So, 1915 is wrong.

But you paint this bust awesome and i really get to start mine....

Marc

Very nice Carls, i like your paint a lot. I can feel the cold hehe
Cheers,
Nando.

really lovely work, very impressed

Carl, great painting and I'm looking forward to seeing this tomorrow.

Carl,I like this one a lot the poor bugger is frozen stiff. Thanks for friendship request it will be a pleasure. I hope you will come to our next meeting.
best wishes
Tom

Very nice painting Carl! Keep up the great work!

Jim

Carl, this is the information that i have.

As far back as 1915, with the realisation that the PH-Helmet was only efficient at quite low concentrations of the gas (particularly phosgene), and only physically tolerable to wear for strictly limited periods, the British decided to take another look at the original proposal for a box respirator. The result was the British Large Box Respirator. The box contained granules of pumice soaked in sodium sulphate, bone charcoal and lime permanganate (the British could not obtain sufficient quantities of the more active wood charcoal as widely used by the Germans). The respirator was carried in a canvas haversack worn over the shoulder. The filter box was connected to the wearer's mouthpiece in the fabric facemask by a flexible rubber tube. The facemask was secured by elastic tapes. The eye-spaces in the mask were covered by sponge rubber goggles, The fabric of the facemask was steeped in a zinc-hexamine solution for additional protection. To facilitate the optimal use of the mouthpiece, a nose clip was also provided.
As the Large Box Respirator was considered too cumbersome for general trench use, its issue was confined to special units such as the Special Gas Companies. However, its successful adoption led to the introduction of the British (Small) Box Respirator, a version especially designed for the infantryman. The rubberised facemask had integral goggle-type eyepieces. After a short evaluation in the field, large orders were placed, and all the British Armies in the field were fully equipped by the beginning of 1917. The PH Helmet was retained as a reserve, or back up.

So as they where fully equipped at the beginning of 1917 the box respirator was introduced in 1916.
We have it both right......
And yes it's a awesome bust, but i gonna paint the respirator box in khaki

Marc

wow! very nice and clean painting.great atmosphere!


Andreas

Hi Carl,

Great painting mate!

I'm pleased you enjoyed it, the red balaclava looks good!

Carl