The Popemobile

[Santi Pérez]

Impressive result... The texture of the car looks like sugar, maybe because it looks very matt on the picture. Maybe you might add a layer of gloss varnish ?

I think the texture of the car fits perfectly with Santi's figure painting style...

You are right, Phil, though I like to use always matt varnish, perhaps a gloss one would go better with cars. But I think Graeme is right too, this way my personal painting style extends also to other items apart of figures.

Hello my friend,
It's unbelievable how accurate your painting is again.
You did a great job portraying the car.

Looking great!...

Great and original job, Santi...

very beautifully painted santi...

To me the car looks like a piece of cream cake, too. High precision pastry...

I'm amazed by the incredible precission and cleanliness of the car and the miniatures! I've seen the Pope's cohort and the Swiss guard forum threads as well, and wow... Congratulations, Santi! ...

Thank you very much for your positive feedback, mates. As I use to say, it's always a pleasure to post anything here in the forum for such an appreciative audience.

...We all know that you like my "mojón" only because it is the Vatican mojón... ..

Hum, Joan, I hadn't noticed that, but maybe my subconscious betrayed me, hahaha.

...By the way, I don't know if you've watched the film, but since it is a topic that interests you, I recommend you the movie "The Two Popes".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5OhkFY1PQE

¡Saludos!

Thanks so much, Licaón, I take note to see it sometime I have enough time for it.

Some more pictures of the finished popemobile, two without the armored cabin to see better the Pope's armchair, and the rest with the Swiss Guard or the Gendarmerie bodyguards in different positions:











My best regards for you all.

Santi.

[PhilC]

I eventually prefer your own style to anything else, your pictures are like candy, I mean eye candy , don't change a thing, it's perfect like that

[Peter]

I agree with Phil! And this result looks wonderfull!

[Susofrick]

Agree with the others! Great work and I also love your style!

[Santi Pérez]

I eventually prefer your own style to anything else, your pictures are like candy, I mean eye candy , don't change a thing, it's perfect like that

I agree with Phil! And this result looks wonderfull!

Agree with the others! Great work and I also love your style!

Thank you very much for your kind words, friends. Anyway, I think I'm too old to change my painting style at this point of my life.

To close definitively this thread, these are the last pictures, comparing the original car with the final popemobile (yes, I know that Peter will prefer the first one in gold, but I hope everybody else will choose the second. ).











As always, I hope you like the pictures and thanks so much for watching.

Santi.

[sberry]

Great project! And I indeed prefer the white version of the car!

[Santi Pérez]

Great project! And I indeed prefer the white version of the car!

Thank you, sberry. Me too.

Santi.

[Ben90]

Definitely an upgrade! Fantastic work!

[huib]

Nice job, Santi!

[santifernandez]

Great job,tocayo!!!!!

[Ochoin]

This is one of my favourite threads on Bennos.

Well done, Santi. I am looking forward to your future projects with enthusiasm.

donald

[zirrian]

Nice job!

[MABO]

The whole chruch is undignified. So who cares? Santi does her a favor, creating wonderful models!

[Egbert]

Wonderful work Santi...
Tis is your special style that makes your work so unique!

[Santi Pérez]

Thank you very much for your kindness, my friends.

I have said it many times before, but I don't mind repeating it: it's always a pleasure to post any new work in the forum for such appreciative viewers as you.

Santi.

[MABO]

And for us it is always a pleasure to see something new from you, Santi. Your unique style enriches this forum!

[Peter]

Of course I like the golden one more! That white one has a glass cage on it!

You did a fantastic job on this car Santi!

[Santi Pérez]

And for us it is always a pleasure to see something new from you, Santi. Your unique style enriches this forum!

Of course I like the golden one more! That white one has a glass cage on it!
You did a fantastic job on this car Santi!

Thanks again, guys.

Well, one project finished, but I have others in process (for example, the never ending diorama of the Swiss Guard, Pope and Cardinals) and several more in the initial phase of creation, search for suitable figures (do you remember the figure dedicated to my friend Mar? Well, perhaps in a next future I will have something new about it), etc.

Santi.