Space Adventurer, 2dreamers 1/9th bust
Hello, fellow iModellers,
This is my first "real" painted figure. I've done others in the past, but always to complement another project, mostly pilots for 1/72nd or 1/48th aircraft or tank crew in 1/48th. So this is the first time in which the figure is the project itself.
Being the first, I wanted to pick something relatively simple but that looks good. This is a fantastic figure by the Czech company 2dreamers and is a 1/9 bust to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first space orbit by Yuri Gagarin. (doesn't look much like him, but it's ok ;))
Overall, painting the figure was a great experience. I learned new techniques, I used a wet palette for the first time and I got to test the new Abteilung 502 dense acrylic line. I hope you guys like it and please go ahead and share your thoughts!.
@jark, Man, that looks great! You have a real knack for this it seems; most excellent results! 🙂
Thank you very much, Gary. I really enjoyed the whole painting process and I'm looking forward to many more figures in the future.
cheers
Looks amazing, Jorge: very dramatic and realistic!
Thank you, Spiros! glad you liked it
Fantastic! This is something I feel unable to do, and I am always impressed by such masterpiece. Bravo!
Thanks, Stephane! It seems more difficult than it is. Give it a go! you'll be surprised with the results!
Phenomenal look, highly commendable for the painting quality and the subject itself. Thumbs up!
Thank you, Pedro. I'm very happy with the result being my first "proper" one 🙂
Very nicely done Jorge @jark
The looks and expresion is superb.
Thanks, John! Happy you liked it. I've struggled a bit with the face and the right colours...It Is far from perfect but I think I'm heading in the right direction. cheers
That is really good! Very lifelike.
thanks, Tom!
Nicely done!
🙂 ... Greetings ... 🙂 :
Very well and impressively done Jorge.
Thank you for sharing these images.
Thank you very much for looking and commenting ?!
Really nice work. love that little glint in his eyes.
Hi, Anthony. I’ve added a drop of gloss coat to emphasise the wetness of the eyes ?
Like!
Great looking bust. Unusual and yet very fetching. These Soviet era cosmonauts looked very fetching in their orange jump suits.
Entirely unrelated ...I can no longer see anything Soviet Space era and not think of Rammstein or Till Lindemann videos. ?
Excellent work! You need a Neil Armstrong to go with it!
Thank you! Do you know where to get one?
Cheers