Hi Guys,

this is the result of a recent conversation with the son of a convoy veteran.

Sculpted in Miliput and Pro Create, there is still much to do, including cap badge, duffel coat hood, binoculars, toggles,refining, etc. I will add a plinth, in time, when I get round to it!

I hope you like it, so far!

Steve

Love it!

It will be interesting when you sculpt the duffel coat hood, I think it will be a defining element of the sculpt. Great start - will follow this project with interest.

-Rich

Nice piece Steve, My dad served in the Atlantic during WW11, but he didn't look this grizzled

Cheers guys!
Rich - I hope I can do it justice - I am basing it on film stills from The Cruel Sea, et al, to get the duffel coat right!
Rob - many thanks, perhaps I've overdone the grizzle?!

Steve

You can never have too much grizzle Like the look of this mate,and much overlooked subject, will be a one off or commercial ?
Steve

Hi Steve,
Love what you are doing with this one, are these any use mate.
cheers
Richie

Richie - cheers mate, they're the dog's do-dah's, just what I needed for the seams and the lie of the hood!
Steve - Im hoping it will be commercial, if there's enough interest.

many thanks again, chaps,

Steve

Top subject Steve. Will he have a mug of cocoa?
Great stuff
Gordon

very nice conversion

many thanks for the encouragement, guys!
Grod - not sure about cocoa, tea, maybe! Have even considered giving this one legs!
Fabrizio - thanks, but this one is original!

Steve

Steve a great start and a nice idea for a sculpt , will be following.

Cheers Ken

Hi guys,

many thanks for the kind comments, so far! Here are some more (not very good!!) pics. Apologies for the lurid sepia colour, its the crappy low energy bulbs we have in the kitchen!

As you will see, he has sprouted arms so that he can hold a tin mug of cocoa and his trusty pipe. The actual plinth will have a little more height to it, that was the first one I came to in the garage! Still much to do, hope you like it so far!

Steve

When you do the cap badge, remember to sculpt a King's crown, not a Queen's crown.



I'm looking forward to this becoming commercially available, and to a full length figure in a reasonable (120mm?) scale.

Mike

Mike, many thanks for the detail pic, it'll be really useful when I get to the cap.
Maybe someone could advise me of the type of gloves that he may wear - I thought possibly fur lined leather, or knitted? (or mittens?) WD issue or personal choice?

cheers guys,

Steve

Hi Steve,
Here are a few photo's mate , there are a couple of different varieties looking at the photo's knitted, fur gloves and mittens on show. I bet a lot of naval crew officers included, obtained fur gloves and Ushanka's whilst in Russia.
cheers
Richie

Cheers Richie, you've come up trumps again! Looks like I can crack on with it again, tonight!

thanks,

Steve

Hi Steve
Love this subject matter and off to a cracking start. I hope he does become available commercialy. I will follow with interest.
A much neglected area of very brave men.
Peter.

Hi guys
here are some (hopefully) better pics of the progress so far. More details added, cap badge, seams, toggles, press studs, etc. Still a way to go with binoculars to be made, handle added to mug, bas-relief added to plinth, seams added to sheepskin gloves, etc, along with some final tidying, but I hope you get the picture?! Forgot to say that this is 1/10 scale, approx.

Thanks for staying with it!

Steve

Hi Steve,
We are staying with it mate. Excellent progress so far, I'm looking forward to the next update. He will look superb painted up.

As an aside I can also point you in the direction of some stills from Zulu, never miss an opportunity - one can but try

cheers
Richie
P.S. if you are going to Telford mate make sure you come along and say hello.