Incredible realism,fantastic

Thanks Richie, Carl, Joe, Tony, Fabrizio & Andy.
You guys are all way too kind considering you're only looking at the bottom half
Hopefully the whole fellow delivers on your expectations. I'm just stoked I've finally finished him.

More soon,
Mike

Mike,
I know where you're coming from mate. It's a huge committment of time and energy (and paint) to complete one of these Naked Army figures. There's a feeling of joy and relief involved in completing one, mixed with a sense of exhaustion and that awful sinking feeling in your gut that you'll almost certainty do it all again. Can't wait to see the final pics.

"Awful sinking feeling" ;-) Not sure there mate, but yep get we're you're coming from.
Final photos coming soon...

Woww, it's alive!!!!
Congrats.

Thanks Cristiane for posting. Especially nice as there are so few women modellers here too.

As a way of closing this thread final version can be found here:
http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/mikes-28th-maori-bn-sgt-finished.55883

I used following paints & mediums in this project:

Acrylics: flesh, greatcoat, webbing & equipment, gaiters & boots - added Tamiya XF20 with Winsor & Newton water colour Blending Medium to extend paint & for different effects

Oils over acrylic: scarf, rifle woodwork, jerkin, entrenching tool handle

Enamels: base, bayonet scabbard

Metal lacquers - rifle parts

Pastels - helmet cover, base & boots

Enamel metal - details on webbing & rifle

Hope this helps everyone try different paint types. Life's to short to only taste one flavour ;-)