The excellent bust by Nuts Planet representing Lt Winters as played by Damon Lewis in the TV series Band of Brothers is finished.
I was really impressed with the quality of the casting and level of detail. The bust comes in quite a few pieces and it was a bit of a challenge to work where some of the parts needed to go.
Painted in acrylics, mostly Andrea colour sets. The uniform and webbing all have similar colours so I made a lot of use out of the same set but using the two different base colours to tie them in whilst setting them apart.
The sculptor really captured the actors face making this busts subject easily recognisable, again Andrea colour sets were used. The six o'clock shadow was tricky to do but lots of thin layers building up the effect.
The aging of the leather is a mix of fine lines and washers of thin paint with varying mixes of technique depending on the leather or look I was after.
Metalwork was rather dull for the most part so mixed several different metallic paints to get the right finish. Then increased the silver content for some of the edges to show the burnishing that would occur when rubbed against cloth etc.
The carbine was a major change of materials as the wood grain was gained through use of oil paints over acrylic whilst the metal work used the base paints as above but then special pigment powder was added and buffed to give a more realistic finish to the gun metal.
The bust and plinth stand just under 20cm in height, the plinth is made of oak with the original resin rod connecting to the bust. The bust has been treated to multiple thin layers of matt varnish applied by my airbrush ensuring a good protective coat without any chance of fogging etc.
Unfortunately due to the number of thin or fragile parts this bust can not be posted so would be collection or hand delivery. I am happy to deliver in a s
50 mile radius for no extra charge. The cost for a greater distance would have to be agreed prior to buying.
