Arnhem Take 2!
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Re: Arnhem Take 2!
Hi Steve,
I use plain old Vallejo Model English Uniform for well er English uniforms
Looking interesting so far.
Chris
I use plain old Vallejo Model English Uniform for well er English uniforms
Looking interesting so far.
Chris
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Re: Arnhem Take 2!
Thanks for some common sense Chris
I have fallen down the "right colour" rabbit hole
English uniform colour
Just one of many
Keep it simple
Thanks again
Steve H
I have fallen down the "right colour" rabbit hole
English uniform colour
Just one of many
Keep it simple
Thanks again
Steve H
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Re: Arnhem Take 2!
Excellent research Steve, certainly something I should keep handy when I do some British subjects...some day
As far as other nations' uniforms are concerned, colours varied widely both in production and in the field, depending on use, climate, sun and how often it was washed. I have a feeling it might be the same with these folks, even if they would wear something more fancy than the common people in the field.
Philipp
As far as other nations' uniforms are concerned, colours varied widely both in production and in the field, depending on use, climate, sun and how often it was washed. I have a feeling it might be the same with these folks, even if they would wear something more fancy than the common people in the field.
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Thanks Philipp
It is part of the hobby I enjoy as much as building, scribing, and painting, but it can distract from the real direction of your project
And yet another update
The chocolate pudding has finally dried.
I put it out in the sun, and it dried out, so I have painted a layer of the acrylic brown to cover up the white spots, and she is ready for static grass
I have detached the base from the frame and
NOTE to SELF
do wet work before repainting the frame
I'll repaint it later this weekend
Now it is time to add the tarmac texture using talc, which is "glued" to the base with enamel gloss paint
I have used an old pair of Anna's shoe pop socks as a sieve
A coat of primer and black for the recessed grid and manhole
Gloss on
Next is the talc, and it looks like a sugar topped pie
A few hours to dry and
IT WORKED
It looks even better in the flesh so to speak, but her are some close ups, still stunned how good it looks
And now painting the figures has to happen, but first a gloss coat on the back of the cover slips, which will be puddles of standing water around the grid, if you hadn't already guessed
Once inserted into the space carved for them, some filler to blend and a gloss over with talc to add texture
And back to a wet palette, artist blotter, a top paper and a container to hold it all
Figures Next
Scary
More soon?
Steve H
It is part of the hobby I enjoy as much as building, scribing, and painting, but it can distract from the real direction of your project
And yet another update
The chocolate pudding has finally dried.
I put it out in the sun, and it dried out, so I have painted a layer of the acrylic brown to cover up the white spots, and she is ready for static grass
I have detached the base from the frame and
NOTE to SELF
do wet work before repainting the frame
I'll repaint it later this weekend
Now it is time to add the tarmac texture using talc, which is "glued" to the base with enamel gloss paint
I have used an old pair of Anna's shoe pop socks as a sieve
A coat of primer and black for the recessed grid and manhole
Gloss on
Next is the talc, and it looks like a sugar topped pie
A few hours to dry and
IT WORKED
It looks even better in the flesh so to speak, but her are some close ups, still stunned how good it looks
And now painting the figures has to happen, but first a gloss coat on the back of the cover slips, which will be puddles of standing water around the grid, if you hadn't already guessed
Once inserted into the space carved for them, some filler to blend and a gloss over with talc to add texture
And back to a wet palette, artist blotter, a top paper and a container to hold it all
Figures Next
Scary
More soon?
Steve H
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Re: Arnhem Take 2!
Look stunning Steve!
I've really come to enjoy the base-building part of diorama modelling and it's always cool to follow along when others try out new stuff - the talc-texture ( ) looks stunning!
I've only ever used it to keep the Vacutherm vacuum forming pressurised silicon from sticking to the cobbler's last .
Really looking forward to see how this will eventually turn out !
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I've really come to enjoy the base-building part of diorama modelling and it's always cool to follow along when others try out new stuff - the talc-texture ( ) looks stunning!
I've only ever used it to keep the Vacutherm vacuum forming pressurised silicon from sticking to the cobbler's last .
Really looking forward to see how this will eventually turn out !
Best regards
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Re: Arnhem Take 2!
Hey Steve, that talc powder works a treat!!
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Re: Arnhem Take 2!
Thanks chaps
Great texture, never used it for cobbling though
There is a story to be told there, Raoul
Some progress, and some fun too,
Added the cover slips to the base and blended them in
Nobody respects my space or work station, especially the cats,
This is Daisy
Just got to pick the cat bum fur out of my tarmac road
Tried some shading which failed dismally
But it does go back to the beginning nice and easily
more of that shortly
And I have painted figure
The wet palette is back in use
Over the past year, I have thought long and hard about my figure painting and its demise, WHY?
I am not artistic in the slightest, I can follow a plan, understand a technique and am stubborn enough at times to keep
at it until it works,
At best it is 3D paint by numbers, there is no artistic flair, though I can dream, and keep trying, so
I have stopped the industrialization of figure painting, no multiple mixes in tubs of 5 highlight and shades,
trying to paint a dozen figures at once, just do one at a time and the variation of the colour mix will add to the reality,
as the shot of the combat blouson shows, they are all different.
So onward.
The wet palette
And it is English Uniform, Chris
The trousers
And the blouson is a slight variation, a splash of English tanker to add a little green
The finished figure, uniform wise
Belt, puttees and boots next
I'm reasonably happy with my first figure after my sabbatical
And more
The static grass has been really fun and looks quite good too
And the base and frame almost ready, weathering and feathering the join with the home made grass clumps
Quite a lot done
The next few weeks will be slower as I am back onto more normal shifts
But more painting for sure
Thanks for popping by
Regards
Steve H
Great texture, never used it for cobbling though
There is a story to be told there, Raoul
Some progress, and some fun too,
Added the cover slips to the base and blended them in
Nobody respects my space or work station, especially the cats,
This is Daisy
Just got to pick the cat bum fur out of my tarmac road
Tried some shading which failed dismally
But it does go back to the beginning nice and easily
more of that shortly
And I have painted figure
The wet palette is back in use
Over the past year, I have thought long and hard about my figure painting and its demise, WHY?
I am not artistic in the slightest, I can follow a plan, understand a technique and am stubborn enough at times to keep
at it until it works,
At best it is 3D paint by numbers, there is no artistic flair, though I can dream, and keep trying, so
I have stopped the industrialization of figure painting, no multiple mixes in tubs of 5 highlight and shades,
trying to paint a dozen figures at once, just do one at a time and the variation of the colour mix will add to the reality,
as the shot of the combat blouson shows, they are all different.
So onward.
The wet palette
And it is English Uniform, Chris
The trousers
And the blouson is a slight variation, a splash of English tanker to add a little green
The finished figure, uniform wise
Belt, puttees and boots next
I'm reasonably happy with my first figure after my sabbatical
And more
The static grass has been really fun and looks quite good too
And the base and frame almost ready, weathering and feathering the join with the home made grass clumps
Quite a lot done
The next few weeks will be slower as I am back onto more normal shifts
But more painting for sure
Thanks for popping by
Regards
Steve H
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Despite the fierce feline oppositin this looks really nice
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Nice job. Love the static grass.
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Re: Arnhem Take 2!
There's the very reason why the cats have no access to my build room .
Of course one of ours is...quite destructive...throwing down stuff to see if it breaks, you know the deal ...
Now that I think of it- isn't Daisy also one of those unhealthily smart Bengal-monsters?
In spite of your statements your figure modelling is really great Steve! Don't undersell yourself!
Of course I have to echo everyone else here: the static grass looks really good... might be a cheaper option in comparison with the tufts I use!
I much prefer to do "base-pre-shading" with the AB, it creates nice subtle transitions.
The whole talc powder thing isn't too interesting, it's just a maintenance thing with vacu-forming .
Best regards
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Of course one of ours is...quite destructive...throwing down stuff to see if it breaks, you know the deal ...
Now that I think of it- isn't Daisy also one of those unhealthily smart Bengal-monsters?
In spite of your statements your figure modelling is really great Steve! Don't undersell yourself!
Of course I have to echo everyone else here: the static grass looks really good... might be a cheaper option in comparison with the tufts I use!
I much prefer to do "base-pre-shading" with the AB, it creates nice subtle transitions.
The whole talc powder thing isn't too interesting, it's just a maintenance thing with vacu-forming .
Best regards
Raoul G. Kunz
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