Billy Bishop Portrait figure, 1/32 scale

[Bonehead]

Originally Posted by drIace

Another ditto for you Mike , a true artist !

Thanks everybody!

Apparently I am not enough of an "artist" to keep this thread in the "Art" section of the forum. I figured if Augie Rodriguez could do it I could too. Oh well, I guess I am only a lowly "modeler"....

Mike

[dak66]

Originally Posted by Bonehead

Thanks everybody!

Apparently I am not enough of an "artist" to keep this thread in the "Art" section of the forum. I figured if Augie Rodriguez could do it I could too. Oh well, I guess I am only a lowly "modeler"....

Mike

Dude what are you talkin about your an artist who happens to be a modeler don't sweat it

[ManfredL]

Wonderful sculpting and painting as always .

Oh well, I guess I am only a lowly "modeler"....

If this result is from a "lowly", most of us are at best amoebia apprentices ...

[buzz1941]

Originally Posted by Bonehead

There are more pieces that I have finished sculpting in the pipeline, but Paul has sworn me to secrecy for now......

Keep your eyes on this space!

Mike

Dude, if you ever venture into the tween years, I'll put a vote in for Roscoe Turner, Wild Bill Hopson, Steve Wittman and Jimmy Doolittle. And Jackie Cochran.

[Bonehead]

Thanks all!

I am not sweating it. I am just wondering about a double standard where a guy who does a conversion of one of my sculpts can post his work in the art section, while my fully scratchbuilt portrait figure only qualifies as a "model".

Personally, I have always considered myself a modeler and not an artist in the broad sense. But stuff gets easily lost in the modeling section of the forum here. My loss, I guess.

Burl,

I already sculpted Doolittle from his racing days earlier this year. I did this one for King's Road Miniatures. I will be doing Lindberg for them next and Howard Hughes later on. I don't have any information on release date or anything. But here are pics of the master sculpture which is 1/32 scale:



I know, it is only a "model"......

But it should look good next to your Williams Brothers 1/32 scale Gee Bee or Laird Solution racer models. Perhaps someday the 'powers that be' will see my portrait figures as an art form.

A modeler can only hope........

Cheers!!

Mike

[SCMc]

Mike,

As far as I know, sculpting has always been considered art. Perhaps the moderator that moved this thread thought it would generate more interest under models, since your figures will be available to modelers in the future, and are scaled to go with airplane models. I don't think that it should be taken as a comment on your work, which is first rate.

Steve

[jc]

Your work is Great! We should come to you for the sculptures of H Weir Cook.

[dak66]

I don't see Augies conversion post at all here ! it was removed .
Anyway your stuff is definitely Art as is the hobby of Model building IMHO.

[JohnReid]

Those who work in wood are craftsmen and those who work in bronze and stone are artists ,those who paint flowers on canvas are artists and those who do miniatures are modelers and on and on it goes.......Who the hell makes these rules anyway?
What does being an artist in the broad sense mean anyway?

[Beaconroot]

Originally Posted by davecww1

Hi Mike,
Another Good job (pardon the pun). Will you be doing this one in 1/48 like the Voss figure? Would love to have him standing next to the Eduard Nieuport 17, and would also like to see a Frank Luke and Raoul Lufbery in 1/48...I can dream anyway!
Dave

Mike,
I agree with Dave. Please do these in 1/48th! I love your work and agree that they need to be done in 1/48th. I can dream also!
Jim