Cheers Simon , appreciate the comments , I didn’t even think of the shirt showing ...too fast with the razor saw !....I have added putty , will wait and see how it looks and go from there

On lace I used a Black Gray and a touch of midnight blue .....it’s getting there but think once the blues done will readjust if needed

Thank you Stefan for the hat comment ...I like to tweak a bit !

Appreciate your comment Melanie, nice to have you looking in

Happy benchtime everyone

Nap

Thank Nigel

Added the shirt edging , tried tacking with a glue ...took the flesh paint off above it ! ....repaint time , now basecoated that and collar and central sections on front of torso ...so will finish and tidy everything up then post pic !

.....then it’s the blue and a couple of straps !

Thanks for looking in

Hope we see more from your bench as well soon

Nap

Hi everyone

Progress continues in between life’s agony!

I reworked the collar lace and added shirt peeking out .....



Painting has started



Nearly finished the blue , will push the highs and shadows a little more , lace all done



Need to tidy up the shirt edges

Then it’s the belts and lanyard , and rank pips

Repaint the hair edges at the back and the neck flesh .....

Forgot the eyebrows !



He will be completed ! ....

Stay tuned

Nap

Found some great references if anyone fancies a conversion project

Nap

Thanks Simon ...your not wrong , next won’t have no rework mid benchtime! ...eyebrows will be interesting ..but closing your eye fast work ...lol

Thank you Malc , hope decoratings going okay ......can’t beat eyebrows ! ......might change the hair colour ........

Appreciate your thoughts, I like finding pics like these , fascinating, the first one is a local police officer in S@ ...very dapper with the headwear !

Bust update ....started working on the main ( haversack ) strap .....hoping to finish this bust off in the next coup,e of days ....nameplate is ready and waiting

Happy benchtime to all

Nap

Possibly not ...lol ...he does look embarrassed!

Nap

Hi folks

Bit of a update on this fellow , working on the haversack strap , lots to do including adding stitching at each edge

Still need to tidy up the white collar , flesh and those famous eyebrows need adding !

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All comments welcome

Thanks for looking in

Nap

Cheers Malc ...it’s definately getting there !

Stay tuned

Nap

Thank you Simon...just had my hair styled so should be painting faster now

Nap

Hi to one and all

Quick picture update .....all done now except repaint the neck flesh area and add the eyebrows !

As usual all comments welcome

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Thanks for looking in

Nap