What's on the bench 2022

[Mini Me]

I dunno Tim, your Axeman looks about the right size to crew on that beastie!

 

[rtfoe]

I was really happy with these...struggling with figures more often than not and then I took a photo, and zoomed in . Feels like I may as well give a small child a selection of poster paints. The three maybe four on the left are alright...need pupils still but the faces on the right look awful! View attachment 444879

You're getting there Jack, keep at it, take your time with each stage of painting. The eyes will need two stages, the eye itself and the flesh touch up around it to prevent sunny side up eggs.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Tim Marlow]

I dunno Tim, your Axeman looks about the right size to crew on that beastie!

He’d need a crane to get in though wouldn’t he Rick. He’d never climb up on his own

 

[Steve Jones]

That is so detailed Steve, I am in awe of your talents.

Thats kind of you to say Garry. Many thanks and happy modelling

 

[Steve Jones]

Great work on the Axemen Tim. Not sure they used to drive KV-7's though mate

 

[scottie3158]

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Love it, excellent work mate.

 

[Steve Jones]

Cheers Paul. Thats good of you to say. Speak soon my friend

 

[RonGlass]

Lucky you that you have that option

True ! The extra detailing is not as difficult as I'd always thought (not going to say that it's easy either lol) Hoping to hone some skill for better results next build.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Great work on the Axemen Tim. Not sure they used to drive KV-7's though mate

Many thanks Steve. Nor am I to be honest…

 

[Jakko]

The extra detailing is not as difficult as I'd always thought (not going to say that it's easy either lol) Hoping to hone some skill for better results next build.

Part of it is just making it look plausible. You probably simply can’t build everything to scale, so if it looks enough like it might be what it’s supposed to be, you’re much of the way there.

 

[RonGlass]

Part of it is just making it look plausible. You probably simply can’t build everything to scale, so if it looks enough like it might be what it’s supposed to be, you’re much of the way there.

Thanks Jakko, that insight keeps me at ease not to get bent over non-perfection. In a similar vein, I think, is what you pointed out in your own build, about varying (contradictive) photo references and in some cases dubious restoration. (I'd have just used that conical kit horn if the tweezers hadn't had different ideas and fed it to the carpet monster.) It does appear in one of my refs. I resorted to the round Trumpeter kit horn from the parts box, I like it better anyway. But it is quite huge / probably out of scale compared to the one you used on yours.

 

[adt70hk]

With the completion of the last two Rooskies I now have a sufficient number of hitch hikers for the Russian Tank GB. I did darken the skin areas with a second coat of flesh wash.....seemed to help with the details a bit more......next time you see these guys will be in the completed armor section on the back of an SU100.View attachment 443957View attachment 443958

Very nicely done Rick!!

 

[adt70hk]

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No offence Steve....but that is a lot of 'crap'!!!

 

[adt70hk]

Just off the bench….more lawn ornaments.
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More shots in completed figures…..


Also on the bench, the KV-7. Big compared to my recent stuff.
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Again, more shots and info in the group build thread, including a couple of minor issues I’ve had with the kit so far.

Cheers all
Tim

So much better than Bugman's (I think...) Dwarf Rangers I did for Games Workshop in my youf!!

 

[Tim Marlow]

So much better than Bugman's (I think...) Dwarf Rangers I did for Games Workshop in my youf!!

Yep, perhaps, but I’ve been doing them on and off since my own youf, so I should have got better at it by now…..

 

[adt70hk]

So last night I had a play using my homemade 'coarse' flock at the viney creepery thingy on the side of the farmhouse....

Not sure if I've finished it yet.....but looks ok so far.... It's actually surprisingly thick....

Will explain properly when I'm happy with it but as always the dreaded digital photo zoom picks up things you can't see in real life...

ATB.

Andrew

 

[Steve Jones]

No offence Steve....but that is a lot of 'crap'!!!

It is indeed Many thanks for commenting

 

[Mini Me]

So last night I had a play using my homemade 'coarse' flock at the viney creepery thingy on the side of the farmhouse....

Not sure if I've finished it yet.....but looks ok so far.... It's actually surprisingly thick....

Will explain properly when I'm happy with it but as always the dreaded digital photo zoom picks up things you can't see in real life...

ATB.

Andrew

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Very healthy looking......don't think it needs any more fertilizer there Andrew. Rick H.

 

[adt70hk]

It is indeed Many thanks for commenting

Just realised I forgot to say it is actually looking very good indeed!!! Sorry!!!!

 

[adt70hk]

Very healthy looking......don't think it needs any more fertilizer there Andrew. Rick H.

Have you agree with that..... Just debating on whether or not I need to a few lighter flecks to break it up a bit.... Won't rush on that front..... But either way it will be finished by the weekend....

ATB.

Andrew