Mrs PlaStix Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Looks totally amazing really macho and rugged! looking forward to the rest of him!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Mrs PlaStix said: really macho and rugged! Yeah, Russel is a bit like that, don't you think? Thanks for the appreciation Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hi everybody; sorry for the lack of updates, but my aircraft double build is keeping me very busy on the modelling front. Anyway, I did a few touch ups to the face, and now it's done: So I started tackling the shoulders armour; I had previously coated it with Future; I then masked around it and airbrushed AK Interactive Extreme Metal Steel This will serve as a base, then I'll have to add highlights and washes. That's it for now, comments welcome Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Amazing paint work Giemme! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 9 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: Amazing paint work Giemme! Cheers Cookie, glad you like it! Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 speechless .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 hour ago, basket said: speechless .... Cheers Basket, thank you Sorry for the lack of update everybody, but my double aircraft build is taking all my modelling time ... Be back to this as soon as possible (damn', Russel keep staring at me from the workbench ) Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Somehow missed this one Giorgio, only just noticed the link in your sig,! I'll be following along to the end now, fantastic face painting, the eyes are just so lifelike! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Cheers Keith, thank you! I think I'll resume work on this after my holydays (leaving end of next week) Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Hi everybody; time to revive this thread. I just completed one of the Macchi aircraft in my current double build (the C202 Folgore) and I thought I would take a short break from it and complete this bust, before resuming work on the C205 Veltro. Anyway: not much done, but I plan to do more during this week. I painted the edges of the shoulder armor with a gold acrylic lacquer, by brush then went over it with a black tempera wash, removing the excess with a dump cotton bud, once dry More to come during next days. Ciao 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Good to see this one underway again Giorgio, looking forward to more! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs PlaStix Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Looking majestic! Glad you're back on track - I'm trying to beat Stix in the BlitzBuild with my first (and probably last!) tank... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 49 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Good to see this one underway again Giorgio, looking forward to more! Keith Cheers K, thanks! 20 minutes ago, Mrs PlaStix said: Looking majestic! Glad you're back on track - I'm trying to beat Stix in the BlitzBuild with my first (and probably last!) tank... Thanks Mrs.P So you're into that insane GB too? Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs PlaStix Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Yup, pretty accurate description too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Hi everybody; I had hoped to do a bit more on this last week, but as always, best laid plans etc etc. I started working on the chest armor (Lorica Musculata is the name). Base color is a mix of Italeri Gloss Brass and Lifecolor Gloss White, thinned with water Apologies for this and other pics, some are slightly blurred, others ... well, it's not easy to photograph a metallic part with a phone camera (for me, at least ) Anyway, it was my first time brush painting such a large area with a metallic color, so I'm not pretending I'm showing a method or a technique here, as I'm literally making this as I go. The idea of mixing a metallic paint with a regular one is to provide some sort of worn out look; so after this first coat (it actually took three or four to get a good coverage) I added more Gloss White to the mix, to paint highlights: Then I mixed some Gloss Brass with Flat Black and did some stippling with an old brush in the darker spots and around the decorations Said decorations were then painted with Italeri Flat Steel Then I added a black tempera wash - which doesn't really show up that well on photo - and a drybrush with Lifecolor Flat Natural Metal It will probably need more touch up when I paint all the surrounding parts, but for the moment I'm happy like this. Any comments welcome Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Some neat brushwork there G, coming on nicely! I like the worn effect you've got on the metal! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 4 hours ago, keefr22 said: Some neat brushwork there G, coming on nicely! I like the worn effect you've got on the metal! K Cheers K, thanks That is more or less what I was after Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 Hi everybody; slowly approaching the finish lien with this. Time to paint the tunic; base coat is a mix of Lifecolor Matt Red and Italeri Flat Brown I then added some red to the mix, and got this Then for the highlights I added red, Matt Yellow and Matt White to the mix - and more white and yellow for the maximum highlights For the shadows, I mixed the base coat with a bit of Italeri Flat Black, thinning it like a wash, which I applied overall - followed by another coat of darker mix (more black added), even thinner, and brushed on only in the deepest recesses Finally, a Matt Clear coat was brushed on Now Russel's the General's head is complete. I just need to paint the shoulder fringes and the waist band Any comments welcome Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Good stuff Giorgio, nearly there! Can I ask, when you're painting the highlights on the fabric, do you thin the paint down, or use it neat? Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 17 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Good stuff Giorgio, nearly there! Can I ask, when you're painting the highlights on the fabric, do you thin the paint down, or use it neat? Keith Thanks Keith I always thin paint when brush painting, even for the base coats; for the highlights, it's slightly thinner than the base coat - this allows for more control, i.e. finer lines or multiple coats to achieve the desired effect. On the other hand, when I do shadows the paint mix is very thinned, almost a wash - and I use it as an overall wash or in selected spots, especially with darker shades. Hope this makes sense to you. Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Yep, perfect sense thanks G - I noticed you saying you thinned well for shadows, which is why I wondered about the highlights. Cheers K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) Hi everybody; I call this completed, here are some shots of the last stages. Shoulder fringes: looking at pictures from the Gladiator movie, they seem to be of some sort of grey-silver color, showing a texture. To replicate that, I stippled some Lifecolor Dark Gull Grey over the black base coat Then I went on with very thinned Lifecolor Light Gull Grey; here's an intermediate stage And here's the end result (fringe borders re-painted black, then gold on top of them, using an acrylic lacquer; a black tempera wash was also added) A quick dry fit of the head on torso showed I left a little area at the base of the neck unpainted ... So I painted it and then started with the waist band; the base coat is a mix of Lifecolor Matt Dark Blue and Matt Red Highlights done adding more red, Matt Yellow and Gloss White Eventually: then I glued the head in with lots of CA, and there he is: Roman General Massimo Decimo Meridio RFI posted here Any comments welcome Ciao Edited September 11, 2017 by giemme 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Excellent work Giorgio, he really looks the part (of the lead role in 'Gladiator...!! ) Seriously, I've really enjoyed the thread & have learnt a lot for it. Thanks for posting! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 2 hours ago, keefr22 said: Excellent work Giorgio, he really looks the part (of the lead role in 'Gladiator...!! ) Seriously, I've really enjoyed the thread & have learnt a lot for it. Thanks for posting! Keith Cheers Keith, thanks for following along Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman182 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 That's a wonderful result, Giorgio - and it was interesting to follow your processes (some of which I shall probably use on the figures that I have in my stash). Thanks for the great photos and thorough descriptions. Really enjoyed this one. Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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