Thanks so much Roger. I'm trying to get my painting eye in while I wait for Dan's "Man's Best Friend" vignette to arrive.

Here a few more pics showing where I'm up to at the moment.

Hope you like.

Alot of work to do Tony.
But the results of your brushwork so far on this figure are absolutely great.

marc

I think by time i see you at the next club meeting your going to have this done. This figure has been put together so quickly and yet it has been done with good quality. I looking to see this finished or even not finished

Daniel

Looking great, a real 'British Empire' face to it. A touch of weathering and you'll have a real stand out figure.
Best Wishes
Derek

loking good tony
am doing this one myself at the moment.great figure to paint only problem with mine was a casting bubble right on the gun barrel which made it very weak and of course
with all the handling for paintng broke off.hopefully when its finished you wont see the join.when its finished i will post it on this forum.
all the best
Martin

Marc, Daniel, Derek and Martin,

Thanks for your comments guys, they are greatly appreciated.

Daniel, I doubt this will be finished in time for our next club meeting, as I'm working on two other figures at the same time.

Martin,I'm looking forward to your version of this version.

Looking good Tony!

georges.

Thank you for your kind words Georges.

Here are the latest pics.

J'adore pour l'échelle, le sujet et la peinture même si elle n'est pas encore totalement terminée!!!
... sorry for my comment in french Tony but I'm better in this language

georges.

Great work Tony. He looks a bit clean are you going to add some weathering?

Definately looks the part, very Victorian and has a bit of a look of Flashman about him.

Roger

Georges, thank you once again. I can't read French, but I appreciate your comments anyway.

Roger, I haven't started to weather him yet, but I will onceI've finished the painting. The bootsand lower half of the trousers will receive a solid dusting with pastels, and the helmet will be stained.

I had a feeling when I was typing that comment you would have it in hand

Roger

Oh, and Georges says he adores the scale, subject and painting even if it isn't finished yet.

Thanks my friend, you have made progress in French

georges.

Hi Georges,

Thanks for your comments (and Roger for the translation).

In between attending the Red Bull Air Race, gardening and trying to get some sleep I've managed to get some more work done on this figure over the weekend.

It's still along way from being finished and there are plenty of touch ups required, but it's coming along.

Comments welcome.

It's looking great, Tony.
Looking forward to seeing the final weathered piece.

Excellent work Tony!
Only the trousers look still a bit shiny.

Marcel.

Hi Mark and Marcel,

Thanks guys, it's great to get your feedback. Yes Marcel the trousers are too shiny. I'll give them a dusting with pastels soon and add some weathering effects.

The fit of the left hand and the sword belts needs a bit of repair work before I move onto the weathering.

Fantastic work so far Tony.

Tony,
Looking great so far and smart colours.
Cheers
John