Navy Seal Bust - Vietnam

[Anders Heintz]

Here is a bust I sculpted/painted a few years back. I's based on a famous picture of a Bud Gardner of Seal Team 1 (whom I tried to contact with no luck).

 

The Tigerstripe pattern I tried to copy if memory serves me well was the 'zig zag' pattern, although this may be wrong! Been a few years since I did this.

 

 

 

 

 

[Corpsmancollector]

Thats bloody awesome! Shame you couldn't contact him, I'd bet he would have loved this! Great work

 

Will Varnam

[cutiger83]

Excellent figure! I love the paint job as much as the sculpting. Thanks for sharing...Kat

[kammo-man]

Fantastic work .

The pattern is lightweight .

Your ERDL is a little of ,but I do not think this takes away from your attention to detail .

If you painted this from memory then you are a master .

owen

[Anders Heintz]

Thanks guys! He was a lot of fun to sculpt and paint.

 

Im not much of a pattern painter, never mind Tigerstripes and ERDL. It was fun to do but tedious! Now I have to paint some ACU stuff though so I guess everything is relative!

 

If I remember correctly, the TS pattern I used for reference was called "Zig Zag" pattern? Not sure exactly though!

[kammo-man]

I know the pattern well .

It is way more complex than your effort .

The green you used reminds me of the lightweight that is all .

Go to the tigerstripe thread and you will see what I mean .

The ACU patterns also will be a chalenge for you .

It is a complex pattern and fools the eye completly .

As with all painted schemes you get to know them after a couple of hours work !!!

Good luck on your next project .

I cant wait to see more of your work .

owen