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Hey again folks, This is a bust I completed just before Christmas for my local IPMS club Christmas competition, he got 2nd place which I was mightily chuffed with considering the quality of the other work on show from the aircraft and armour modellers, not forgetting the pesky ship diorama that got 1st place (well deserved I may add, it was a cracking diorama and even made last month's Airfix mag). Anyhoo, the bust is from Model Cellar and is entitled Over The Top. He is sold as a Captain of The Gloucester Regt but I've reworked him slightly to depict a Captain of The Norfolk Regt, to give him a more local feel. The base and cap badge were purchased seperately and the barbed wire, poppy and parchment were scratch built. He is painted mostly in water mixable oils over acrylic base coat with the exception of the helmet which was airbrushed in acrylics so that I could try some chipping effects for the first time. Comments and critique are most welcome, as always, for both the model and the photography (I'm still learning, as I'm sure we all are) Thanks for tuning in. Cheers, Billy
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Hi folks, I thought I'd share one of my current projects. Spartacus from Scale75 in, erm, 75mm. He is painted in my usual medium of water mixable oils over acrylic base coat (Vallejo and Jo Sonja). I have still quite a way to go on this one but most of the main areas are "coloured in" and just need a bit of refinement. Comments and critique are very welcome, I could do with the help I'm still learning to use my camera so comments on the photography are also most welcome. Thanks for looking, Billy
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Hi all, So my first build is complete. It is Revell's 1/144 F-14D Super Tomcat (04049). Built with nothing added but what was in the box. Had a few missteps along the way - broke a few things (front landing gear, arrester hook) and added a decal or two in the wrong place. But overall, it was a fun build, if small! I originally got it to get some building and painting skills before I tackle some of the larger and more expensive Fine Molds Star Wars kits, but of course I got hooked on the Tomcat (always liked it) and would now like to add to the collection. I managed to fix the front landing gear, but could not fix the arrester hook. I also broke the pitot tube - and it disappeared!! - and did not fix it. I guess I could have rebuilt it but chose not to. A few scratches on the canopy and a decent one in the side of the fuselage on the left. I used Vallejo, Tamiya, Mr. Color and Lifecolor paints on it, along with MIG Abteilung oils for the weathering. Tried the AK-Interactive pigments but it didn't work out so well. Vallejo gloss and matt varnishes were also used. Could have gone satin I guess for the final coat, but I kinda like the look of the matt. First shot at painting something properly, so I'm kinda pleased with how it turned out. Of course, a $10 kit and about a bazillion dollars worth of paints, tools and stuff - but I'm justifying it by saying they'll all be used on the other kits! While it's my first go at painting something like this, I have to say I have trawled the forums, read online, watched YouTube and have another bazillion dollars worth of books and magazines (I'm a sucker for books though...). Airbrushed most of it (Iwata airbrush and compressor from back in the day when I was painting RC car bodies) with some brushing here and there. Not sure what else I should (or shouldn't have!) add, but please let me know if you have any comments etc. Yeah - the build is here. On to the photos!
