Foxwood miniatures 1/9th Signaller, Royal Field Artillery 15th (scottish) Div 1918

[Steve Brodie]

Just started, well a week into it now, on one of Foxwoods figures the 1/9th Signaller, Royal Field Artillery 15th (Scottish) Div 1918. The main torso is a hefty piece of resin to which you attach the arms, hands, head, helmet, gas mask and pouch. So far i have managed to get the head fleshed out, need to finish of his moustache and lips and touch up his lower eye lids. I have gone for a weary battle hardened look to him;

 

[Steve Brodie]

Got his hands painted along with the receiver. Rest of the figure has had the base coats and shadows airbrushed in place. His hand, left arm, head and helmet are just blue tacked in place. His helmet had the hairspray treatment then various oils applied and raw umber washes



Need to add some oxide pigment to his hands, but to clean at the mo

 

[scottie3158]

Steve,
Looking good mate .

 

[PaulinKendal]

Coming along nicely there, Steve. Can I ask, what's the hairspray treatment?

 

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
Excellent work.
Jim

 

[Steve Brodie]

Coming along nicely there, Steve. Can I ask, what's the hairspray treatment?

Its a technique used mainly by military modellers, you spray a base coat, that you want to see show through the final coat, metal - rust shades, etc, then you spray hairspray over the area to be chipped, scratched. Let it dry then airbrush on the top coat, let it all dry and then if you use a stiff brush loaded with water and start gently scrubbing you activate the hairspray which removed the top layer revealing the base coat.

 

[JayCee]

You are charging ahead as fast as usual, Steve. Looking good.
John.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Got the oils out last night and spent an enjoyable couple of hours getting his rain cape painted and blended;

 

[Steve Brodie]

Oils dried nice over night and a final fix in the crockpot. So dirt added via thinned out mix of raw sienna and yellow ochre added in various shades and finally a custom pigment mix of yellow ochre and iron. The rain coat was made of a rubberised material so would have had a slight sheen to it, so will probably leave the finish as is at this stage.

 

[scottie3158]

Steve,
Looking really nice.

 

[PaulinKendal]

That looks really good, it reads perfectly as rubberised cotton, lovely job!

 

[tr1ckey66]

Lovely work Steve
Paul

 

[JayCee]

Looks perfectly waterproofy. Very good Steve.
John.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Arm patch, band and stripes painted. All painted with Scale75 artist acrylics

 

[Tim Marlow]

Coming on well. Great face especially.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Couple of bits off to be baked, on the left the gas mask and hose and on the right a couple of pouches for the ‘Christmas truce’ bust.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Couple of bits off to be baked, on the left the gas mask and hose and on the right a couple of pouches for the ‘Christmas truce’ bust.

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