Wow , to see them all together like this is incredible neil , its going to look epic . Amazing vision and workmanship , its been fantastic to watch this develop , cheers tony
Praise indeed Tim, and I can't pretend the similarity hasn't crossed my own mind. If I had a tenth of his talent I'd be chuffed!Looks like the best birthday cake to give a modeller …. Also reminds me a lot of Bill Horan’s Gandemak diorama.
Many thanks PaulExcellent work Neil.
Thank you and Thank you MickThat's an amazing looking cheesecake with excellent figures Neil. Congratulations on the safe arrival of little one.
Glad you like it Tony- almost there....Wow , to see them all together like this is incredible neil , its going to look epic . Amazing vision and workmanship , its been fantastic to watch this develop , cheers tony
Doesn't look pointless to me... seems very pointy!I applied the brown mix with a small palette knife to get in around the pins, and what a pointless exercise that was.
WOW!!Well the first excellent news is that Granddaughter Penelope finally arrived safe and sound on Saturday 3 Feb.
The second news is that Porte-Aigle is painted and ready to join his pals
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And the third news is that I have made a start on the base.
Using Allen’s fine suggestion I poked the pins through from the underside, now it looks like an instrument of torture…
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As promised I used Sculptamold, which is a kind of cellulose-reinforced instant papier-mâché.
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It’s mixed with water and is supposed to set within an hour,
It’s white so I mixed in a large dose of brown acrylic paint, and although there are some bits that don’t take the paint it makes touching up a relatively simple task. The acrylic paint will probably delay the curing time, but that’s no bad thing in this case.
I applied the brown mix with a small palette knife to get in around the pins, and what a pointless exercise that was. Next time I will just shove the pins in afterwards. It now looked like a fetishist chocolate cake.
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I put cling film over the whole lot and replaced the pins with the numbered flags, starting with the lying down figures. I want them to properly touch the ground. They will require some more work so that it doesn’t look like the Somme , and there is going to be grass but this is the first stage
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I have to say it tells quite a story just like this- oh for some restraint….but I’ve made all the others so they are damn well going on!
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Every time I take this shot my phone helpfully tells me it’s food……………
I removed as much clingfilm as I dare, although its presence will probably further inhibit the drying time- I will just have to wait and see
cheers
Neil
welcome back Paul, and thanks for the gushing -no need to apologise- I can cope!Just come back to the forum after months away and I HAD to see this - it's just incredible! It's a bravura display of ambition achieved (I know it's not finished but, seeing all the figures together proves it's going to be completely stunning). Sustaining this level of perfectionism, attention to detail, and sheer LABOUR for so long is truly impressive.
Sorry to gush, but really, this is a masterclass in what can be achieved compositionally if you have otherworldly skills and patience - bravo!
cheers Mr Smiff!WOW!!
I was thinking that myself- looks like it's been on a cheap trip to TurkeyLooks superb neil , might be nicking some ideas here for a future project of my own , btw the last photo reminds me of some celebrity hair transplant pictures !!
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