It's been a while since I last posted here on PF, but I've been having a bit of a painters block over the last few months, so hit the block out into the long grass I thought I'd have a crack at this, still early days yet and I'm still building up the white face, the all red clown paint markings will be added to the face once[ the white has dried....Oh the joy's of working with oil paints!
This bust came from the U.S. it's 1/4 scale of Lon Chaney, the man of a thousand faces, playing the lead roll in the tragic 1928 film "Laugh Clown Laugh" anyway like I said, a way to go yet, lots of shading & highlighting to be added to his costume, it's certainly something different for me to try and give it go, it's a superb lifelike sculpt of the actual actor himself and is still available, if anyone is interested in getting a copy of this bust, contact Saul L Alvarez in the U.S. (on Facebook) he's a retired Policeman and an all round good bloke, he'll cast one up for you no problem but it ain't cheap.

Cheers
Jim

Thanks Kev....I think he looks more sad than scary though mate

Brilliant. The stuff of nightmares...mine anyway two things in this world scare me, my wife and white face clowns.
Face is looking great, pretty much cracked the look of skin covered in greasepaint.
Cheers
Derek

Yes Kev I will be adding a tear to the eyes, they are not finished yet, the costume was primed in grey and based coated with an acrylic pearl finish white paint mixed with some acrylic gold, same with the purple sleeves, purple pearl mixed with a darker purple acrylic, still a lot to do on it

Thanks Derek, I still need to bring up the white highlights a bit more on the face, before the red markings are added.
glad you like it so far.
Cheers
Jim

This is the finished model painted by Saul L Alvarez ( producer of the bust) I'm using this as a guide for the face but I won't be making the face so white plus the red marks & hair will be in a brighter red,
Cheers
Jim

The base comes with the bust and a print out of the poster details is supplied to fix to the base,

And here's another by Pete Watson U.K.

Blimey Jim, a complete change in direction and a bust. This looks to be a cracking bust with loads of detail, the face is looking good.
Any chance of another but with arms an legs.

Hi Bob, Yeah bit of a change of direction but no worries as it's only temporary, as for arms & legs...no chance mate
Cheers
Jim

Bit of an update for those interested, white highlights to face added along with undercoat for red & black face markings, ruff has had the shadows & highlights finished, added a black & purple undercoated double piping, still a way to go with this, ie red hair tuft, hand & skullcap to get the oil treatment and of course the base still to do, I'm really enjoying painting this seeing that it's a little bit different and outside my normal radar range of figures that I like to paint.
Cheers
Jim

Something a bit different Jimbo, really caught my eye this bust just because it is very unusual, really like it.
Nice work on the painting.
Cheers mate
Steve

Thanks Steve, glad you like it mate, like you say a bit different, hope all's good with you

Thanks Kev, glad you like it so far, I must admit I've really enjoyed painting him, next will be the hand, lots of veins to show off, and yes must remove that little blip, thanks for the heads up on it
Cheers
Jim