These took forever, for a couple of reasons. One I am taking longer to paint things. Adding washes and glazes, then attempting to multi layer things and secondly because life and work got in the way.
I still can’t take a good photo with this IPad, the lights I have set up at work, actually do a good job of lighting things up better, probably because I have the a foot away from the models, at home the lights are around 3 feet away.
Onto the Undead gunners and Visthowla legion werewolf tomorrow.
Was having a chat with my family last night and in the midst of these chats I doodled (is that the correct word for something 3D) this.
I have since added a small annex. I might add some more.
To be honest it was quite therapeutic. The thick black line is to ensure the bits go together properly. Really not sure what I am going to do with it…. make it a ruined broch, a small hut, or even a planticrub:
https://www.shetlanddialect.org.uk/john-j-grahams-shetland-dictionary.php?word=1825
in case you were wondering.😏😏😏
Weird rambling post. I was on Facebook last night discussing uniform colours (Like you do). It got round to which figures were which and what range they were. It kind of struck me how much I miss an actual printed, hard copy catalogue. This online stuff is great, but you can’t flick back and forth, discuss something online whilst looking at a picture in your hand as it were.
Somebody needed to know what I was talking about so the photo above was uploaded. Okay it isn’t colour and it costs to produce, not to mention this catalogue is over 10 years old 😂. But I don’t know I keep going back to it, even though the ranges I am looking at have expanded massively. I suppose I still like hard copy.
Here they are in all of their coloured online glory 👍
These are taking for ever.
Still the muskets to do, highlights on all of the black, button on the shako, cuff and epaulettes- not to mention all of the tidying up.
I tried using a glaze on the blue, but I think I am going to have to get a wash onto it especially in the creases.
A follow up from my how NOT to post things post.
The seller was actually very good – offered both an apology and some cash back. As I had been in two minds whether to get these or not I decided to use my cash back in figures.
I really do reckon these will have made it in one piece.
I therefore am believing that my original package was an anomaly and not the usual way of things.
Managed to get quite a bit done. Still quite a bit to do.
I also bought some of this stuff:
Well I managed to get a bit done this lunchtime. I got some highlights on the flesh and the light grey base coat for the white belts.
Still a fair bit to do on these.
A nice evening to be going on a ferry.
Just my luck to be on this ferry….
Humpbacks round Unst
Orca off Yell
Porpoises off Guilberwick
I did see a heron though…I put the Tablet down after taking the above photo and it flew straight across the car.
I got a dark wash on the flesh. Next stage highlights. After that equipment, weapons and metalwork.
I remember reading in Kevin Dallimore’s book where he said paint the faces early on as it makes them come alive sooner.
It is weird but true. A bit of flesh colour and they look totally different.
I had a bash at this last night. It was easy enough to work out as I couldn’t get the instruction video on YouTube to run.
I really couldn’t get the dragon’s head and associated planking to fit at all so only the head went on.
It looks okay though. A really nice kit and really cheap at £14.99 in the background can be seen a set of shields and oars. The mast is supported by thread which travel to 4 little fixing points built into the top section of hull.
All in all I am extremely impressed by this model. I got it here: https://www.darkops.co.uk/
Hopefully I will get it finished tonight.
