Ted Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 11 hours ago, Troy Smith said: Made me think of a book I had (and should still, though is a but where item?) that I had back in my youth Part of a series, unsurprisingly based most on Airfix figures. I'm sure it a bit dated and basic, but was a good read 'back then' I'm sure I've seen that book before, I'll have to pick up a copy. I think I have another book on armoured vehicles from that series. 10 hours ago, Black Knight said: I use a. Tamiya tape b. plastic electrical tape. Those are nice models, interesting conversions. 6 hours ago, Adrian Hills said: When you next go to the CWH museum can you have a look in the cafe. A very good friend of mine, Bill Christie donated 1/32 scale models to it which were hanging from the ceiling. He made a Sunderland, B29 and Lanc VRA all from Guillows type kits and covered them in plastic. Bill was a founder member of my model club in Canada and taught me a lot about modelling- and life. I remember those models, I'll pay more attention to them next time I'm there. Thanks! 3 hours ago, AdrianMF said: I see you are doing it the "modern" way starting with a dark wash and going lighter. When I did figures I never trusted the covering power of my lighter paints enough! Yes, very modern I usually prime with light grey but there are so many hidden recesses on this model because I was trying to save time by building it completely before painting that I thought a dark coat would let me get away with not reaching into the recesses to paint. Anyway...as you say it does make a difference in how paint covers, you'll see the photos below look fairly dark, all because of the dark undercoat. Base coats: And here's where I left it last night. Hopefully I can finish it during my lunch break!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Done enough! Thanks to the quality of the model this build was pretty fun. Thanks for the company along the way. Here's where I started today: And here's where I finished: And here's Ephraim saying thanks: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Hi Ted. Just been looking at this in the Gallery and was well impressed. Superb figure modelling and finishing in such a short space of time! Very well done. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, PlaStix said: Hi Ted. Just been looking at this in the Gallery and was well impressed. Superb figure modelling and finishing in such a short space of time! Very well done. Kind regards, Stix Thanks Stix, it was a good challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Lovely work Ted, very good painting and a superb job on his face, really lifts the model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Thanks Charlie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Turned out very nice! The straps and belts look good. I wonder if they modelled him on Roger Daltrey? Regards, Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 5 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Turned out very nice! The straps and belts look good. I wonder if they modelled him on Roger Daltrey? Regards, Adrian Thanks Adrian. Now that you mention it there is a resemblance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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