AndrewE Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 (edited) Finished this the other day for a friend who asked me to paint it for him. Jimmy Stewart served for 27 years in the USAAf/USAF. During WWII as Operations Officer for the 445th Bombardment Group followed by the 453rd Bombardment Group he flew 20 official missions in B-24s from RAF Tibenham and RAF Old Buckenham. He also later flew many uncredited missions and was awarded the DFC, Croix de Guerre and Air medal with 3 Oak Clusters. Later in his career he also flew a B-52 Arc Light mission over Vietnam. Being colour blind the browns and greens of modern uniforms (modern = post Crimean War) are a nightmare for me so I generally rely on painting by numbers and help from my wife. Fortunately my friend provided me with a colour photo of Jimmy Stewarts actual leather jacket which seems to have been a much lighter shade than normal. I hope he likes it! The face is painted using oils and the uniform with acrylics (Vallejo and Tamiya). The jacket had a coat of Army Painter -Quickshade (DarkTone) followed by a dry brushing with Revell enamel 382. Andrew Edited June 30, 2013 by AndrewE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrancieT Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Nice job, love the leather effect you got on the jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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