Hi Guys,

Just posting this roughly sketched out figure Ive started, depicting a club mate's dad on National Service, somewhere in the Middle East. The figure Im working on is the one on the right of the pic in the fetching white trousers!

Loads to do, the head is borrowed from a Tamiya Adolf Galland, ATM and is just for scale!! Done in my usual Milliput over a wire armature, boots in resin, cast from my originals, when I did the figure of my old man on NS...

Thanks for looking

Some more progress pics. Almost there, head and detailing to do. Arms borrowed and heavily modified Miniart ones, from my Roman conversion and the left hand is from a Tamiya Rommel I used for conversion, too!! I shall be working on the head and neck today, then hopefully, final tidying and painting later in the week!!

Thanks for looking

A great project Steve.
Taking shape very nicely and looking forward to your next steps.
All the best
Keith

Thanks, Keith - not something I would have usually chosen, but an interesting study, nonetheless!

Almost there - just the eyes to add, then a final tidy up before painting.

Thanks for looking

Brilliant progress Steve.
Are you a hairdresser when you are not sculpting?
Glued to your progress here.
Keith

Keith - no, not a hairdresser in my spare time - its quite a distinctive style on the pic, so it had to look right!! Apparently, it resembled a Teddy Boy pompadour on the top, but without the DA at the back...!!

DA Mate, A few decades past since I heard that style.
Keith

I see that Google shied away from the correct meaning of the acronym DA........Ducks Tail indeed.
Asses.

For those who are wondering WTF we are on about!! Cant see the DA on this one - it's at the back!!

All done, apart from paint! Grey stuff in Mr Surfacer, applied with a brush, then flatted back to blend any irregularities - needs a final coat of primer, then a final once over, prior to painting.

Thanks for looking

In a word, WONDERFUL, Steve
10/10
Keith

Many thanks, Keith - I just hope the painting goes well!!

Thanks chaps!! Hopefully, Ill be able to make a start on painting tomorrow night, fingers crossed...