WW2 RAF Pilot “Scramble “

I really enjoyed the Bulldog Spirit project I posted last year and wanted to do another RAF Pilot

I have always liked the white flight suit seen in some photos and in the Ron Volstad image from the RAF Osprey book so decided to try another pilot with the Prestige suit and also make him a little more dynamic

I used an Alert Line body and Ace Headsculpt for the base figure which I then supported with a wire armature to hold the running pose firmly

The overalls are from DID's Kurt Meyer figure and the rest of the uniform and equipment is made up of Alert Line, Kings Toys, Dragon and DID

The parachute is a lovely item but took time to get looking right. I detailed the figure with acrylic and oil colours and finished with pastel chalks

It has been mounted on a Walnut Plinth base with WW2 RAF eagle crest

All in all I'm really happy in how the figure turned out and learnt a lot from trying to get the pose right

Another masterpiece! You are on a roll with these expression heads -- you put them to amazing use. Also the plinths/bases that you use look so classy. Quality work!

He looks great and as Skywalker said, the bases make them look real classy.

Interesting figure and posing. I’m curious, is he running toward his plane all ramped up to shoot down the enemy, or is he running away from his own downed plane?

Stryker2011 wrote:Interesting figure and posing. I’m curious, is he running toward his plane all ramped up to shoot down the enemy, or is he running away from his own downed plane?

He is jogging towards his plane after an alert. I based him on a Ron Volstad image and pics of fighter pilots scrambling towards their aircraft

Thanks for comments everyone

Superior realism. Love the mask!
Nicely done!

Excellent kitbashing, customizing, and posing. Detailed, realistic, and animated. Can it get better than that? I have always dreamt of recreating a bunch of characters from certain Osprey plates and you are making it happen before my eyes!

Thank you for kind comments

I have always liked the artwork of Ron Volstad and was delighted this weekend when he commented on the figure based on his illustration

Macuk wrote:Thank you for kind comments

I have always liked the artwork of Ron Volstad and was delighted this weekend when he commented on the figure based on his illustration

Wow that must feel good I guess.

Excellent work, those HD-closeups look so amazingly life-like. 
He looks very British indeed.

He reminds me a bit of that farmer/jet pilot dude from Independence Day.

Lol thank you Ovy

That Pilot is the best character in the film