This is a work in progress of my first attempt at large scale NMM.
I've had the bust for a while and have seen many true metal versions so was looking to do something different. It has turned out to be a lot harder than I thought, but I hope I'm on the right track. I have some images of Kirill Kanaevs version, so I have used that for inspiration whilst using my own blending style.
I have included an image against a wax metal Spartan for comparison.
Sorry about the orientation - whatever i do with the images they are posting at this angle - not sure how to fix it. They are the right way up in my PC.

Looks great.

well done.

Great progress. I've not made an attempt at NMM yet. I feel it suits the wargaming/fantasy subjects well, but you are doing it somewhat different, and certainly pulling it off.

Did you do that - cheers

Thanks - not game to try it on full factual piece - but this is kind of fantasy/reality mix.

Good progress. Your NMM armor looks. Most interested to learn how you dealt with or are dealing with the technique. Never had any success with NMM myself in any scale, try as I might.

I decided to try to paint what i saw. Stick a helmet in the sun on a cloudy day. see what the reflected sky looks like and paint that with blues grey and white - that was done with paints mixed with retarder so they paint like oils and can be wet blended. Then, once i added the blacking and oxide on the panel lines the effect started to work. The areas where i imagine direct sunlight hitting are painted pure white with scratches of midtone to present a worn look. It really was an exercise in letting go, and just painting a blurry landscape on the armour.

Regardless which technique you are using, this looks great. I love that jolly smile he's got going on there. I've never tried NMM either, don't do enough armor tones to work it, but I have several brands of metallic and not all look realistic. Standing by for more.

Cheers, Ski.

Love the bust you’re working on. I’ve admired this piece. What colors did you use to get the leather so well done

Nothing too special. Black Leather/Brown Leather/Orange Leather. A few inks to add depth and some khaki yellow for wear.