Jinxman 3,027 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Here's my offering, a white metal figure, which I am hoping requires a minimum of assembly. This should leave me with plenty of time to devote to painting - hairy sticks are at the ready! Probably start early on the 28th, and see how it all goes. Seasons greetings to all and cheers! 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Beema 3,341 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Do you have artwork to work from? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxman 3,027 Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 11 minutes ago, Grey Beema said: Do you have artwork to work from? I've got the appropriate Men at Arms book somewhere - just got to locate it. From memory the artwork in there is pretty good - we'll see! Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Beema 3,341 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) That's what I used to base my figures on.. 9th Hussar Poste Militaire figure painted about 30 years ago before my modelling powers failed me... Edited December 24, 2019 by Grey Beema 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Valkyrie 4,557 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Great idea for a Christmas build. Remember I got the Esci Salamanca set when I was 10 and spent the holidays painting it all... This will be good, enjoy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxman 3,027 Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, Grey Beema said: That's what I used to base my figures on.. 9th Hussar Poste Militaire figure painted about 30 years ago before my modelling powers failed me... Very nice indeed - I won't be doing much of a base at all I think. I've found the book, and it has a nice colour profile of the front of the trumpeter. From memory I thought there was a front and back profile, however it appears not. Link to post Share on other sites
JOCKNEY 13,953 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Figure painting is something i know nothing about so looking forward to learning from a master...... No pressure Cheers Pat 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxman 3,027 Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Stupidly left my alarm on from yesterday (to get the turkey ready) ..... So I made a start whilst everybody else was in the land of Nod - straight into some painting. Using acrylics from various Airfix and Revell starter sets, but I have some other stuff in reserve, just in case. The detail on the figure is lovely - hopefully it will help as it is all quite distinct. Time elapsed - 1 hour 31 minutes On 12/24/2019 at 10:19 PM, JOCKNEY said: Figure painting is something i know nothing about so looking forward to learning from a master...... No pressure Cheers Pat Thanks Pat, I can confirm I am the Master of Disaster. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxman 3,027 Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 And another early start mean a bit more done. Layering some of the colours to get more depth, etc. Dropping my brother and sister-in-law off at the airport later so should be able to get properly stuck in. Dad's Army tally 1:31 + 1:19 = 2 hours 50 minutes elapsed. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxman 3,027 Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 This one stalled yesterday - No.1 son turned up unexpectedly and we have been chewing the fat and playing board games since. Straight into the KUTA GB I reckon! Link to post Share on other sites
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