Snow pigeon (Columba leuconota)

Lately I show my homemade models in their respective "Show our yours" threads, but there is not a SUY for pigeons and doves so I create a new thread instead.

Now the favourite columbiform of Advicot the Snow Pigeon!
For this figure I wanted to make it showing the splendid design of the tail. But pigeons do not normally shows the tail open, except in flight. And I wanted to avoid this species in flight. Then what was the solution? Well, pigeons also show their tail when preening. So I wanted to do a preening snow pigeon!
The posture was not exactly as I wanted (tried to get the head much more closer to the back), but still it's a plausible position.

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This is the only animal in my collection that I must photograph backside for obtain a frontal portrait.
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In Tibetan Plateau they have a lot of enemies...
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But fortunately also some friends
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Your snow pigeon is truly wonderful, and the pose you chose is perfect!!

Ohh wow!
I just love how it is to scale, and for a model that is so small, you have done so much detail and the painting is so realistic!
And I love the pose, and also a very interesting species- and it fits so well with the other animals!

Beautieful bird(s)

Thanks a lot everybody! You're lovely!
I like the painting, that is indeed realistic, and the wings was well done, however the head, the back and the tail are not so good.
I try to do my models more or less in scale with my other animals, but that's not possible since the other animals are not in scale themselves (imagine a fox as big as a snow leopard!)

Pose and painting are really beautiful! Riding a takin must be fun.
Actually, your idea of a SUY for columbiformes is very good. I am only afraid we don't have many figures to show. Though, dodos are very popular and it could be a great place to show them. If you ask Susanne, our SUY Queen, I am positive she will find it a good idea.

I think creating new SUYS are an outdated thing on STS because with all the already existent SUYS we cover almost all kind of figures. If there are any groups left, they will have few variety to choose, like the pigeons and doves category. A good SUY to create would be for small carnivores, there is one for weasel family, but nothing for f. e. mongooses and civets.

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I think creating new SUYS are an outdated thing on STS because with all the already existent SUYS we cover almost all kind of figures. If there are any groups left, they will have few variety to choose, like the pigeons and doves category. A good SUY to create would be for small carnivores, there is one for weasel family, but nothing for f. e. mongooses and civets.

Congratulation very beautiful figure and interesting pose
good job as usual.

Wonderful, beautyful birds

The pigeon is very, very impressive , pose, paintwork, size, - and the idea is great

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LOVE it

You have to show us close-ups of the other birds also, please ?

Oh, the other birds are less detailed, nothing very special. But I can rescue the photos I've published before in my homemade thread:

The grandala:
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The wallcreeper:
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So many lovely little birdies. Great job!

what an exquisite and beautiful bird you have made ! congratulations !
everything about this little pigeon is just wonderful:) such a gem

Pardofelis wrote:

Lately I show my homemade models in their respective "Show our yours" threads, but there is not a SUY for pigeons and doves so I create a new thread instead.

Now the favourite columbiform of Advicot the Snow Pigeon!

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Thanks a lot Sunny :)