Hello fellow Planeteers:

I haven't posted in a while; as I'm trying to get my entries completed for the
IPMS National Convention in Omaha, in the first part of August. I did post one
of my entries, some time back; the ECW Cavalryman in 54mm.

However, this time, I've gone completely off the deep end again,
doing a 1:6th scale bust that I purchased from Kit Kong's Model
Mansion. The casting in resin is first class. And I didn't notice a single
pin hole. The two figures when they arrived (also the War of the
Worlds Alien from Pegasus that is so creepy) were very well packed
and arrived in about 7 days or less.

The box art indicated that the sculptor is Chris Elizardo. And you can
find other examples of his beautiful work at the sculptors corner web site,
along with 61 other great sculptors work, in each artist's gallery. Here is
the web site: www.thesculptorscorner.com/

Yes, most of the offerings are not historical; and more are in the fantasy
line. I like both historical and fantasy, and I feel that the fantasy genré
offers me more freedom to expand my colour palette. And it is so much
fun as there are no hard and fast rules. So I painted my Incredible Hulk
below in Wimbledon Colours, especially since the Wimbledon Championships
are again playing out this fortnight. And it is the 125th anniversary of those
Championships. Love to watch those little yellow balls bounce around those
lawns there in the UK. Here are the photos, as I just finished the bust
today.

Ricardo Jayhawker

OOOOoooooops, I forgot to indicate for the Yanks who are not into bouncing
yellow balls on the British lawns, that the Wimbledon colours are:

Green and Purple (or violet as some people prefer that term)

Ricardo Jaywalker

I love your bust, great green!!! Bravo!!!

Great job. I like painting fantasy and horror subjects once in a while too, and for the same reason. Your free to do what you want. However I find tennis almost as boring as golf, but I do like watching cars go round and round in circles for a few hours!

Hello Winston and thank you . . .

Thank you for your kind words, Deneau Philippe:

Oh my what a wonderful thing it must be to live in your country. One of my
goals as a young man was to travel to London & Paris, as I was an
fine art major in college, so that I could see the great art treasures
of the world, plus the Notre Dame, the Seine, and all the great museums,
etc. etc.

But I've only been there in my dreams, or thru the many many movies
that have been made in your beautiful country.

Thank you for your kind remarks about my efforts. I do so appreciate it and
wish you well.

The Miami Jayhawk

Hello to Bob Davis in Owasso, Oklahoma USA . . .

Hi Bob:

I will have to admit right from the get go, that I got such a big kick out of
your note. Like me, obviously, you enjoy a good sense of humor. Yeh guy,
what a bore to follow a bunch of yellow balls back and forth on a British
lawn. And I mean no disrespect to Wimbledon. As I said, it is my all time fav
Tennis Grand slam. And I just love how beautifully the British run this
fortnight in such a tasteful way. However, it is not jour thing, amigo.
And I can cut you some slack on that; I think I understand.

Down there in the Red dirt of Oklahoma, one of my favorite cities is Tulsa,
By The Way. So for you, it is about watching auto racing.
Good for you, my friend.

However I do appreciate your taking time to respond. It seems, also like me,
you enjoy that expanded colour palette re what the science fiction, fantasy,
and these kinds of genré offer. Yes, I like the historical, but I expanded my
interests and my view about figure modeling, . . . a number of years ago.

And I try to remember the reason I am doing this, is for the sheer fun of it.
No other reason is required.

Kind regards to you Bob,

Rick Brownlee

Hi Rick!

Wonderful paintjob on the green monster.

Ah the big mean green machine has appeared on the forums

Lovely finish to this one Rick and great to see all those new ideas and techniques have worked well for you to make this a fantastic looking bust, great use of colour to bring out all the definition in those muscles, the use of purple really deepens the shadows nicely.
For me your approach with the blue shades in the hair really work so well and add to the busts overall appearance, pure black just would not have worked so well.


Another fine piece of work Ricardo, your getting rather good at this painting thing in your older(wiser) years

All the best mate, catch you soon,

Steve

Ah Pedro, it is always so good to hear from you . . .

Pedro, . . . amigo:

It is always so good to hear from you. And I hope that you and your family
are doing well. Thank you for taking time to have a looks see at my
humble efforts and for writing your comments. I do appreciate it, my friend.
It was really a lot of fun to work on . . . and follow those yellow bouncing
balls on the Telly at Wimbledon. . .

Ricardo

Ah Maestro Readdie; older yes, but ???? . . .

Hello Stevo:

It is so good of you to chime in here matey, . . . I presume you had a great
time at the lake, absorbing nature, and wetting a line to coaks the fish. (Oh
gee, I don't know how to spell coaks??? yeh well. . . . groan)

And thanks so much Steve for your detailed critique of my work. I do so
appreciate it especially from a peer of your sculpting and figure talent. It
means a lot. I hope the blue shades in the hair and the green highlights just
added work for other viewers as well. I wanted to try that, as I had not seen
that done on this bust before. BTW, in the Colonies, this bust is very popular,
and I have seen it entered in IPMS events a number of times. Like you said,
pure Black??? Duh. . . Borrrrrrrrrrrrrring . . . as I see it.

Now, . . . re the older but wiser. . . well, as I approach my . . . gulp. . . 74th
year, I am not so sure about the wiser. . . but I can definitely tell you about
the older. Each morning when I wake up and try to get out of bed, without
a lot of aches and pains. Oh gee. . . Growin' old ain't fer sissies, mate,

Rickster

Hi Rick,wow this is great mate,i hav'nt painted any marvel characters but the more i see them the more i become hooked,great painting of the green and muscle tones.
Well done on a different subject

Brian

Hello "Mr. Smith goes to Northhampton" . . .

Hi Brian:

I hope you will forgive me for adding a nod to Frank Capra's famous film
with Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur (Wow, a real looker)
entitled Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

I certainly appreciate you taking time to have a look see, Brian, . . . and for
your most kind remarks. I would encourage you to try some of the science
fiction or fantasy figures that are out there. And I don't mean to say this, as
if I suggest you to forget about historical figures, which I still enjoy working
on. It is just that this genré does release your restrictions and allows you to
think out side the box, as we silly Yankees seem to have a penchant to say
a great deal.

Doing the oils on the muscles, the anatomy was a lot of fun. And I felt I
needed to accentuate the shadow and highlight areas. And that is a lot of
fun naturally, to blend all those tones. Good luck with your ventures in this
venue. . . .

Thanks again,

Rick

Yo Carl, is it Sharapova or the Williams Sisters . . .

Hey there, Carl:

Hey mate, thanks for your wise counsel along the way while I was working
on this bust. I will tell you that I think I was successful adding the red wash
in the corners of both eyes. However, in the photos you can not see that. You
have to be close to the bust to see it. But it is there, and your suggestion
did really make a difference. NOW, I can see what you mean, and hopefully,
I won't forget that, my friend.

Ah yes, Game, Set, and Match. . . I'm pullin' fer Mardy Fish and for Venus
Williams . . . but who can tell, we have another week before the Wimbledon
Champion is decided. . . yellow balls on a Incredible Hulk Green
lawn. . . . Yawn??? Well no. . . .

Ricardo

TV all yellow bouncing balls . . .

Oh Gee, Carl:

I did NOT know that, about Wimbledon Telly scheduling in the UK. Yes, that
is fine for those of us who love the Grand Slams, but not so kewl, Cartman
for those who do not. Well, it will all be over next Sunday afternoon with
the Singles Mens' finals. Mens' Singles Final? Yeh, that is right, . . .
it is Mens' and not Men's. . . Yikes English is such a difficult language, eh??


One last tidbit, about the Lawns of Wimbledon. . . Over here in the Colonies,
most of us Yanks, call it Wimble-TON . . . in stead of Wimbledon. . . True
story, mate.

Alllllllllright - tee, then.

Have a great week, my friend,


Rick

Nice 1 Rick - so your IPMS Nats are soon - we just had ours 22 - 25 here in South Africa and also had to do much working late hours to complete entries.lol
But -- was worth it in the end.

Looks great Rick, I'm a big fan of the superhero figures and you've done this one justice.

Andrew.

Hi Rob in South Africa . . .

Hi Rob:

So good of you to post your comments here, Rob. I realize that super hero /
fantasy/ ghoulish figures are not as popular on this mostly historical figure
site. But that is OK, everyone here are such ladies and gentlemen with
excellent manners.

I have several friends who came from your Nation. And they
showed me the photographs of an extremely beautiful country. I hope that
your efforts, entries for your IPMS Nats, were a lot of fun for you.

It sounds like all that hard work paid off, from reading your note.

Kind regards, from the Old Jayhawker

Hello Andrew:

Thank you for your kind words, mate. I presume NSW refers to New
South Wales? Am I correct?

Thanks again, for taking a look see at my Mean Green Machine,

Ricardo Jayhawker