LSP_K2 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Yep, great videos Brian, thanks. Voss was certainly a gutsy guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Brian Thanks for the link ... great video. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KingK_series Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) Agreed. I have several of the Mike Good WWI figures, and they are exceptional. The figure of Voss actually looks dead on like Voss did too. These figures are nicely modeled, who ever did them understands human form, unlike most of the kit pilots, not to mention figure models which are pretty ropey. These comments beg a question - would there be a huge interest in portraits of particular pilots ? - say W Molders? A Galland? Heinz Bar? Priller? Stanford Tuck? D Bader? G Unwin? Guy Gibson? really well done and clearly identifiable? Edited November 24, 2012 by KingK_series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 These comments beg a question - would there be a huge interest in portraits of particular pilots ? - say W Molders? A Galland? Heinz Bar? Priller? Stanford Tuck? D Bader? G Unwin? Guy Gibson? really well done and clearly identifiable? I imagine so. Any well done illustrations of known personalities are bound to be popular with a given percentage of aviation enthusiasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 the portly looking german officer is the best one IMO - is that the Werner Voss one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 the portly looking german officer is the best one IMO - is that the Werner Voss one? I suspect that's fat boy Goering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 These comments beg a question - would there be a huge interest in portraits of particular pilots ? - say W Molders? A Galland? Heinz Bar? Priller? Stanford Tuck? D Bader? G Unwin? Guy Gibson? really well done and clearly identifiable? there's already plenty of famous pilots that have been made in figure form, in various scales - some good, some bad... I remember I had an Ulrich Puchala white metal figure of (I can't remember) around 20 years ago that was considered state of the art back then... personally my preferred medium for figures is resin - and in my opinion the best resin figures I've ever seen are the offerings from Bravo 6, Evolution, Wolf and Hornet - although there are many others. Mike Good is certainly someone who I would consider to be at the top of their game when it comes to understanding how a figure should 'look' - ie obeys the 'rules' of the human form with regards to posture, attitude and facial / muscular expression. So many times I've seen absolutely horrific figures with completely unnatural stances...some of Verlinden's offerings spring to mind. these figures are among the better ones I've seen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I suspect that's fat boy Goering. ah - still the best of the bunch IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 You know what I'd like to see? A figure of a WAAF ferry pilot. Just read Lettuce Curtis' biography - would be nice to have a figure of a WAAF pilot. I can picture it now - a nice dio of a Spit, a WAAF walking away from it, being greeted by the base commander & other pilots™ Notice I have trademarked that idea so don't go pinching it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KingK_series Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) I imagine so. Any well done illustrations of known personalities are bound to be popular with a given percentage of aviation enthusiasts. and what would be most popular? seated in cockpits or standing for a diorama scene? Edited November 24, 2012 by KingK_series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Voss, the man. Voss, the Mike Good figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KingK_series Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 there's already plenty of famous pilots that have been made in figure form, in various scales - some good, some bad... I remember I had an Ulrich Puchala white metal figure of (I can't remember) around 20 years ago that was considered state of the art back then... personally my preferred medium for figures is resin - and in my opinion the best resin figures I've ever seen are the offerings from Bravo 6, Evolution, Wolf and Hornet - although there are many others. Mike Good is certainly someone who I would consider to be at the top of their game when it comes to understanding how a figure should 'look' - ie obeys the 'rules' of the human form with regards to posture, attitude and facial / muscular expression. So many times I've seen absolutely horrific figures with completely unnatural stances...some of Verlinden's offerings spring to mind. these figures are among the better ones I've seen... got some pics of your favorite figures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KingK_series Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Voss, the man. Voss, the Mike Good figure. are there many portraits like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 are there many portraits like this? You mean of Voss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KingK_series Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 You mean of Voss? Of any known fighter/ bomber pilot, any period - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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