Figure help needed.

[jknaus]

Anyone know who would make a custom head in 1/32 scale, or how a person with no artistic skills could change a head to match a picture?
James

 

[paddy]

First of all you need someone like Chuk who can look at a person and immediately spot the caricature in them that is unique. the 2-3 details that identify a person to his cartoon.

 

[jknaus]

No I need a 1/32 head. I just found a 1st Bn Gordon Highlander from WWI http://www.planetfigure.com/attachments/img_6168-jpg.75798/
And checking with my Mom she sent 2 pics of my Grampa. I want to get a face thats a little plumper and much younger looking so when the figure gets here I can paint it up for her for Christmas.
Not sure how often he got wounded, but she said he went back to the line right after each recovery. Still carried a round lodged next to his spine when he passed away at 80 years.

James

 

[paddy]

Yea but that's my point, you need to be able to highlight the couple of features on his head so when you paint it , it looks like your grampa. Cartoonists can see how to simply characterise someone.

 

[AndyFettes]

James a 1/32 scale head ?

Airfix do some very nice heads in 1/32, Im sure someone may have a spare

Is that figure in 1/32 as well

 

[jrutman53]

Absolutely your best option is to use a Hornet resin replacement head. They are a little under scale for 1/32 but would probably work. If you can't work with that option then maybe a Historex resin replacement head. They are alittle bigger.
J