Well, I was 'supposed' to get pics up last night. Whoops! I spent the better part of an hour talking to Les on the phone, thanking him for doing this for me, and talking at length about the art and the hobby. It was fantastic conversation. Les is truly an amazing and cool guy! Thanks for the great conversation Les.
He knows what a huge Indy fan I am and what a grail piece this is for me, so he took that into account when getting this guy all painted up. Let me tell you, it has FAR exceeded my wildest imagination! It must be seen IN PERSON to take in the shear brilliance and detail. The
Raiders tan, the perfect stubble - intricately built up, the sweat lines, the additional hair wisps coming out from under the hat, the eyes, MAN, the eyes, the brows, and the hat, that amazing hat. Les built up the detail using powder in many, many layers to give it that 'felt' look. It's INCREDIBLE.
More pics to follow (when I can), but for now, this beauty shot captures the essence of the piece for me. Thanks again Les, truly. Enjoy the fruits of your labor now fully rejoined with the rest of the statue:
P.S., Please don't inundate Les with a flurry of PM's asking him to paint up your Indy PF. This was a (semi) one-time thing that Les has been working on for me for the better part of a year.
...And for those curious about the 'upgrades'...the belt and holster is MFisher, the sidebag was a custom from another fellow Freak and MFisher helped with the strap. Just need a replacement jacket (eventually) and Indy will be COMPLETE!!!