Here's the latest 120mm Flat I'm working on, it's taken from the painting by Kevin Lyles of a Major in the Royal Army Medical Corp attached to the Paras at Ajax Bay in the Falklands.
Still in it's early stages yet with lots more blending and detail to be added and
if it looks a little discoloured or patchy that's because I'm experimenting and using a 50/50 mix of Super Sculpey Firm Grey and Sculpey Living Doll. A lot smoother and softer to work with however I'll reserve judgement until it's finished.
Many thanks for looking and I welcome any comments and critique.
Cheers Ken

He looks a little fat in the fizzog but I really like how that is looking!

And painting that apron is gonna be a challenge Ken, you B*&$£"d!

Carl and Mark many thanks and I think you're right about head although it could just be that his face is too big Will have another go and post updates later.
Ps It was Carl's idea regarding the apron, honest

Cheers Ken

You quiet Carl..... never heard that one.

Coming along nicely ken

Stu

I agree that is going to be a challenge, would love to see how it is achieved by some of the great painters on here.

Apart form the head it is looking very good Ken, not a subject often covered in the Falklands war. I think during this period the Major would of been a member of Parachute Clearing troop(PCT) 6 Field force Ambulance, later to be designated 23 Para Field Ambulance after the Falklands war.
Carl might have more confirmation on this

Steve

Thats the best one you've done mate IMHO

Challenging paint job on that apron mate :lol::lol::lol:

Carl

Yeah unless they are BFT or CFT

Stu, Steve and Carl many thanks guys appreciate the comments.

Cheers Ken

Transparent plastic apron! Whoever's idea that was, either Farrer or Barton, you crazy *******.

Did they have proper non see through one's for us not so great painters?

Roger.

Ken,i remember those illustrations after the Falklands/Malvinas war.
I had my room decorated with the Argentinian and British color plates.
Long time ago thou,i was a spring chicken :lol:.
Yours looks really good!.

Hi Roger can't answer your first question as I don't want to incriminate Mr Barton
and in answer to your second question Carl should know that one although you could try this.

Daniel, many thanks and there's approx 6 others by the same artist which I want to complete over the coming months,superb illustrations.

Cheers Ken

Now that definitely calls for Gordy's Jean Luc Pecards picture

Small point, it was deployed as 16 Field Ambulance, having changed from 6FFFA earlier in the year- it was my first unit- a "penal unit"!!

Rob thanks for looking in . The description by the artist is as follows :-
Pictured here is a surgeon who is a major in the Royal Army Medical Corps, attached to the paras at the refrigeration plant at Ajax Bay.
This makeshift hospital was known as ' the red and green life support machine' as it attended to the red -beretted paras as well as the green-beretted commandos.
He is wearing an olive green heavy duty woolen pullover with blackened majors crowns on the rank slides and a para brevet on the right sleeve, lightweight trousers, standard issue DMS army boots and puttees. He has a surgeon's protective face mask around his neck and a disposable plastic apron.

Cheers Ken