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Blackbeard 54mm

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johnbowery

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This has been a long haul to finish. I started in early January and just finished this week. It took so long as Maurizio did such a great job on sculpting and all the little extra details. All comments and critiques are welcome and encouraged.
The base was extended about 1/4 of and inch to fit the Ken Thomas base. As there was a corner missing on the base I filled it in with a wooden beam to stay in sync with the wharf. :cheer:
The axe handle was painted a darker wood at Maureen's suggestion to make it stand out from the barrel.
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There is a little more blue in the eyes as they are looking slighty up, than shows in the photo.

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Some how I missed a complete back view.
This was a great figure to assemble and paint. The only thing to add is a name plate.
I am thinking black with brass lettering to blend a little with the base.
Hope that you enjoy the figure.
Cheers
John
 
John,

He is asbolutely splendid :cheer:

I love the smooth transitioning of the blended colours, the face has great character.

For me it was well worth the wait for JBs new piece :woohoo:
 
Thats awesome. Is it oils or acrylics? I could stare at it for quite some time.
James
 
Well John , I have always been a huge fan of your figure painting but this IMHO is your best ever work . This is amazing . It makes me want to sing Lauras pirate song !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMeLqP1A5O4

Jenny :kiss:
 
Iron Mike ~ James ~ Laura ~ Jenny ~ Dioramix.
Thanks for looking and your very nice comments.

James: I paint the flesh in oils and the rest is oil over acrylic base coat.

Jenny: Thanks for the song :laugh:

Cheers
John
 
Well John I have to say that you have done a fantastic job. Really really nice! I hope I get to see it up close.

Terry B)
 
:woohoo: john he is amazing! I remember what he looked like a few weeks ago and I must say with your guidance and patience I may be able to paint a semi decent figure :lol:
 
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