Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Bomber Belle Part 2- Paint

Here is the finished painted version of the Bomber Belle figure-  as described in part 1, this
is both a pin-up figure & a tribute to the U.S. Army Air Corps of WWII.

This is a resin casting of the original sculpture from the previous post.  The figure is approx-
imately 1/8 scale (about 7.5" tall on a 6"x8" base).  The paints used included acrylics,
enamels & lacquers (along with some pastel shading).  The lettering on the bomb was done
done with dry transfers.

This was another commission project for Kitkong's Model Mansion & eventually kits should
be available.











Bomber Belle Part 1- Sculpt

Here is a recently finished project.   In this part I am showing some work in progress photos
of the sculpture.  This is another World War II pin-up type figure, along the same lines as
the Rosie the Riveter figure.  This is also a tribute to the U.S. Army Air Corps-  in addition
to some uniform elements & equipment, the figure is sitting on a small scale version of a
1000 lb. aerial bomb.

The sculpture is approximately 1/8 scale.  In addition to the aluminum armature wire, the
materials used included-  sculpey, epoxy putty, styrene, misc. plastic parts & wood for the
base.