DIY Airfix art

[warren brown]

I posted this artwork in progress a couple of weeks ago but I've done a bit more. (It's what you do when you can't sleep. I need to get out more!). It's of my C60X - which is a bit of a work of fiction because it's fitted with a GS body and to my knowledge there weren't any GS bodied C60X trucks in Australia. I took a photo of it, painted it with watercolour and acrylic and created the background in photoshop - which was a lot of fun!
I've always loved the artwork on Airfix boxes and on the covers of British comics like Battle Picture Library and Commando etc. I was given a book as a present recently on the artwork for those comics - believe it or not, most of the cover artwork of Jerry getting thumped and Churchill tanks driving over the fleeing Afrika Korps and Chindits letting fly with a Thompson gun at a wave of kamikazi Japanese - was created by a team of Italian artists in the '60s and '70s. Italians do have a good track record for painters. I thought I'd have a go.
Anyway Keith - I've followed your suggestion and put a bloke with a Bren in the hatch - but I didn't use the gallows mount. Why use that when you've got muscles of steel? I'm still mucking around with it - but I think I'll do the jeep next.

[Marc van Aalderen]

Warren,

This looks fantastic! Great respect for a real artist.

Cheers,

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by warren brown

I posted this artwork in progress a couple of weeks ago but I've done a bit more. (It's what you do when you can't sleep. I need to get out more!). It's of my C60X - which is a bit of a work of fiction because it's fitted with a GS body and to my knowledge there weren't any GS bodied C60X trucks in Australia. I took a photo of it, painted it with watercolour and acrylic and created the background in photoshop - which was a lot of fun!

Hi Warren,

That is great, any thoughts about taking up art as a profession, you could be good at it

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

Hi Warren,

That is great, any thoughts about taking up art as a profession, you could be good at it

IS THAT A TONGUE IN CHEEK COMMENT

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

IS THAT A TONGUE IN CHEEK COMMENT

Of course

[Keith Webb]

Excellent work, Warren! Love the Zeros and hope the gunner gets one!

[warren brown]

Thanks Marc and everyone. I've hunted around and found some great comic-book artwork I'd had since I was a kid. I'll post 'em up. In the meantime I've decide to have a crack at painting Richard's Bedford QL next. Stand by.

[Little Jo]

Warren

Great job. I love the man you put in the turret. I am following your thread with great interest and look forward to the next posting. Keep up the good work. It just makes me wish I had your talent..

Cheers

Tony

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by warren brown

In the meantime I've decide to have a crack at painting Richard's Bedford QL next. Stand by.

Thanks Warren, looking forward to seeing it "in battle"