Thomas Hughes VC

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So I thought since brown on brown doesn’t show too well on camera I would throw up a couple of pictures to show were I’m at with this.

so as I was leaving Hope Castle I noticed this on a wall and decided to take a picture, when I got home it was a few days before I remembered to look him up, during that time I was already thinking about painting a gun team up for Dicky Boyd and Pete Barfield’s Remembering the Armistice group but that changed once I had read up on Thomas.

Prior to receiving his VC in London. I based the idea for the diorama on this newspaper illustration but the objective was to get it finished for today and with free time being short I went for a simplified version, so I didn’t have time to cut and resculpt the leg of his trousers or change the Germans in any way, the idea of scratch building the wall went in favour of a couple of Fogou’s lovely pieces that gave the impression.

Here’s what I currently have, I will go back in the next couple of weeks and do some work on the men themselves, but for a piece rushed together over a couple of nights free time it isn’t a bad start.

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weird, the interwebs told me this crashed and didn’t upload so I went and put it all into a project instead…. This is why I don’t like technology, I should just write it all out and post copies to people maybe with polaroids attached

[damon 7525xp 0]

Excellent piece.

[avernosKeymaster 33947xp 0]

thanks Damon, I hope to get back and finish it off soon.

[seldon9 12954xp 1]

Lovely piece, great work.

[trewets 4782xp 1]

Proper nod to the sacrifice those men gave for our freedom,well done!

[avernosKeymaster 33947xp 0]

thanks

[avernosKeymaster 33947xp 0]

cheers matey

[somegeezer 18431xp 1]

Nice work, Gerry!

[buggeroff 15230xp 0]

Amazing work there Gerry

[a27cromwell 3188xp 0]

A very well done 3D version of the news paper picture . Will you present it to the Regiment or Vets Organization  when complete ( paint touche ups , etc )  ? I think it’s going to end up a museum type piece when your done  Gerry , judging by the work you shown on various threads .

[torros 23816xp 0]

I think he said he was with the Connaught Rangers which was disbanded in 1922 when the Irish free state was created

[avernosKeymaster 33947xp 0]

hadn’t considered that, like @torros said they were disbanded in 1922, I will certainly share it with the Rangers facepage when it’s done though. Thanks for your kind words @a27cromwell

[brucelea 7906xp 1]

Great looking diorama Gerry, I know you mentioned that you wanted to add more definition by adding more sepia tones, I love the way it is all blended at the moment so be careful not to lose that connection that the mud/dirt gives to everything. Amazing work and something any Mess would be proud to display, most infantry messes name their bars and function rooms after VC recipients and have a picture, citation and replica VC on display to inform the uninitiated into their regimental history. Great work mate and very fitting. Golden button!

[commodorerob 11076xp 1]

Fabulous work there mate.

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