stevej60 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) Hi folk's,as a break from Frog golden oldie's I got this Airfix gem of the shelf,I built a few of these way back when they first came out as a progression from the hours spent painting the HO/OO Waterloo set's I was mad about that era at the time I even had the lovely Farmhouse kit,anyway here's the card header. And the kit part's which still amaze me with their finese. After cleaning up the mold seams I assembled the two leg's. And same with the two part torso.I'm going to keep them seperate for painting,and that'sit for today. Edited April 1, 2018 by stevej60 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Once you start building these it leads to more and more of them 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Looking forward to this Here's my recent WIP (if you need any pointers) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 These are really finely molded, Steve Tagging along, if you don't mind Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 Great to have you aboard Giemme,can't promise anything earth shattering figures are not in my comfort zone! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 1 hour ago, stevej60 said: Great to have you aboard Giemme,can't promise anything earth shattering figures are not in my comfort zone! Yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 Evening folk's I,ve been doing a little here and there on this kit over the weekend,referencing Ratch's build I've followed his lead in painting the arm's before assembly which I would not normally do but it makes perfect sence for this kind of detailing,what a great hour brush painting in the peace and quiet took me right back to the day's as a kid in the dining room at home! need to pop to the LMS tomorrow for a couple of colour's I need if only they stocked these kit's I'd grab a couple! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Looking good already Very nice red hue, and smooth! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Thanks for posting progress shots, I love seeing these figures being built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 54 minutes ago, Ted said: Thanks for posting progress shots, I love seeing these figures being built. Thank's Ted I got the colour's I needed today so now can progress a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Are you using Humbrol enamels? I'm tempted to use Humbrol enamels on an Airfix figure for puritanical reasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Ted said: Are you using Humbrol enamels? I'm tempted to use Humbrol enamels on an Airfix figure for puritanical reasons. Tamiya acrylic's,I use them for all my build's so not much choice when it came to doing a figure Ted,thin them and they are easy to use,I got the green for the uniform trim so after I was happy with the red and white I've started this part of the job also the rest has had a final coat too. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Brush painting with Tamiya's? You are a brave man, and have my total admiration! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 1 hour ago, giemme said: Brush painting with Tamiya's? You are a brave man, and have my total admiration! Ciao Thank's Giemme! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 5 hours ago, giemme said: Brush painting with Tamiya's? You are a brave man, and have my total admiration! Ciao My Dad taught me how to paint with them when I was 5 and I've never looked back! Lovely work Steve, I do wish Airfix would re-release these. I'm excited to see the end result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 6 hours ago, k5054nz said: My Dad taught me how to paint with them when I was 5 and I've never looked back! Horses for courses, I suppose I would never exchange vinyl based acrylics (Lifecolor, Italeri and the likes) for brush painting with anything else (but I do try different things from time to time ... ) Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) Hi folk's the postman delivered a small box on Thursday which turned out to be another figure which Dave (Spadad) decided to send me as a bribe so I would continue not asking if he's finished the USS Fletcher I gave him! I decided on the Dress uniform option so started eith a coat of white where applicable also a base flesh coat on the Grenadier. Edited March 30, 2018 by stevej60 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 (edited) Nice painting Edited March 31, 2018 by Ratch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Now I'm confused they're all grenadiers so which grenadier had the flesh painted? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 2 hours ago, FredG said: Now I'm confused they're all grenadiers so which grenadier had the flesh painted? The British one Fred,the French guy is the better of the two as his hat is a seperate item,Igot the blue for his uniformtoday and left the shopwithout a kit too very unusual!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 1 minute ago, stevej60 said: ..................and left the shop without a kit too Oh my word! That's almost sacrilege. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, FredG said: Oh my word! That's almost sacrilege. Or a serious disease, anyway Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 Got the Blue needed solaying catch up with the French figure. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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