Pilot Painting

[Grossman56]

got my new phone and got some shots of the guys with it:

[f4u ausie]

Robin olds and pappy are the only 2 pilots I could identify. Guess cause I've got a Corsair and phantom.. but the lower lh pic looks a heck of a lot like. Robin. Awesome 👍.

[Grossman56]

DaveGeee's new pilot for his FW 1600mm P-51...

First the black base coat with some work on the face and jacket.


building up colors and layers



More details..



As far as I've got letting him dry and more to come afterwards.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[jetfool]

Grossman,

They all look fantastic! Wish I had your talent. Rex

[Davegeee]

DaveGeee's new pilot for his FW 1600mm P-51...

First the black base coat with some work on the face and jacket.


building up colors and layers



More details..



As far as I've got letting him dry and more to come afterwards.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

Wow! Looking great! Whenever you get him done, let me know and I'll pick him up to install in Hurry Home Honey! I'll add the helmet comms wiring harness like I've done for several P-47 and P-51 pilots to complete the look. You defnitely have the artist's touch! Sorry the print was a bit rough, but you have made him look as good as possible. I'll continue to use the suggestions Elbee has on smoothing out the print a bit on future projects.

Cheers

Davegee

[Elbee]

Grossman56,

Truly remarkable work, Danger.

Best, LB

[Grossman56]

Thanks guys! With this size, I can add a little more detail, like the wear on the Mae West. The print is a little rough but he looks pretty good so far. I'll have to get a picture with his arms on. Looks like he could use them for legs

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

Dave's guy so far...



Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

[Grossman56]

Some work I've been doing on a slightly larger version of the pilot several of us have used in the 1600mm Corsair.
He started out black then I washed on a yellow. Interestingly, black and yellow make a green shade.

then, changed the color to more of a tan shade, again, a wash, not a solid color.

The beauty of this is that the other colors underneath come through slightly to enhance the overall look.
Here's the poor guy with his head between his legs, the helmet is black with the tan shade over it, you can see the difference the yellow made'


Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

Did I post the tanker guy Dave lent me?? 1/16 figure that comes with the Heng Long Sherman.


Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[davegee]

Awesome, Dan!!😁😁😁

Davegee

[kallend]

Reminds me of a pub sign I saw in England.

[jetfool]

Unbelievable! Dan better clear your table I think your going to be busy painting for customers.

[Grossman56]

Hopefully!
I'm calling it quits in Jan. (retiring) so will have lots of time during the winter.

[Grossman56]

The one thing that's been on my mind lately is to pay homage to the Tuskegee pilots. Not too often do you see a black WWII pilot being painted.
I had this guy laying around (probably saw him in the background of many pictures) and after getting his head to swivel, I decided he was the one.

So this was the starting point and I just got to this point...


Now, considering the figure is the same as I've used for all of the other USAAF pilots (with the exception of Dave's P51 pilot) it's amazing how versatile he can be!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[Grossman56]

BTW, NOT the finished product...yet.