king derelict

I had planned to build something else on my return to this corner of the forum but it turns out I am short of PE bits and now I think I want to try and find some resin parts too. So this is hopefully a relatively quick build for the interregnum.

Trumpeter calls her HMS Huron but my initial reading suggests she should really be a HMCS ship being part of the Canadian Navy. And so she is referenced in my books.

The camouflage scheme on the box art drew me to this one, curiously the painting guide has something different 

Ive also seen a Sovereign Hobbies illustration showing a four grey shade scheme.  My book British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage offers another variation based mostly on Western Approaches green. This one is quite unusual and might be the final pick.

 The box is misleadingly large, inside the hull is not exactly filling the box.

This is not going to use up a lot of shelf space.

I’m going to try to build this up and paint in pieces to avoid some horrendous masking, we’ll see how that goes.

Thanks for looking in.

alan

11 hours ago, Canute said:

Quite the formidable warrior, Alan. And you cranked it out fast. 👍

Thank you Ken. It seems like one minute you are painting the initial glazes and then suddenly the final details. I’m trying to work up the courage to order a mounted figure. I think that might slow me down a bit.

alan

19 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work Alan.

 

OC.

Thank you very much OC. I was a bit nervous about the textures on this one but it came out okay.

Alan

Coming together beautifully Rob. The details on the kit are amazing.

alan

I think this warrior is finished. I painted an earth brown onto the base, added light grey for tge rocks and stones. On the large rock I used a diluted light grey on the black primer and then rubbed it back with a cotton bud. The petroglyph was given a diluted black wash. I added Woodland Scenics grass to complete the base. It was easier to do before adding the remaining parts and having to work around them. The sword, shield, axe and his hand and spear were all added. I continued to use the ca glue and it worked great. The faster setting time really made it easier so this may be the way forward. This was a very relaxing subject and I think I will try some more Pegaso figures amongst the Art Girona ones.

Thanks for looking in, for the likes and the great comments.

Time to return to the ships, not sure what though yet. A diorama is attractive.

alan

Moving along with the details. I added the trim to his tunic. I painted flat orange as a base and the gold over the top, it seems to look more like gold cloth that way.

i finished the facial details, eyebrows and eyes and then fitted the nose guard. As I suspected the eyes are pretty much obscured. I had a bit of a surprise painting the gold decoration on the guard. Shaking the bottle of clear orange I found I hand a hand coated in clear orange. The plastic cap had cracked. I was able to rescue some paint but I think I’ll have to order another bottle. I have the Mig AMMO clear orange but it is a much thinner color and doesn’t look like gold.

i added the plume to the helmet. I’m using ca glue this time for the small parts. So far so good and it’s easier to make sure the piece stays in place while it dries.

The base is rather nice on this one. Note the petroglyph on the rock. I think that’s rather nice.

Thanks for looking in, the likes and kind comments.

alan

3 hours ago, AJohnson said:

Quite the "Army" you are building up Alan! 👏

Yep, the little display case is getting crowded. I just hope there is no pushing and shoving in there. There’s some prickly characters that are carrying weapons.

alan

3 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work on this one  -  so many  details to it.

 

OC.

Thank you kindly OC. It’s a nice subject to work on.

alan

7 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Great start Alan.  You've painted up a nice variety of figures - these Pegaso figures are pretty cool.

Thank you very much Mike. Pegaso have some great subjects and their sculpting is very good. 
The cost of shipping them from Europe is a bit uncomfortable.

alan

The helicopter looks very good. Great work 

alan

The last of the batch of figures. Nicely sculpted by Pegaso and a lot of latitude regarding choice of colors.

As seems to happen, I picked up the brush and before I knew it I was well into the painting and hadn’t taken any photos. There is a lot of texture to play with on this one, fur, beard, metal and leather. 

His cloak is heavy fur with the skin outside. I used ivory paint and blended cork brown into it before it dried. It looks a bit rubbish at the top but that will be covered by his shield. The fleece on his chest was done the same way.

 I polished the metal of the helmet, used Tamiya clear orange for the gold bits and a diluted black wash to bring out the detail in the helmet. 

I’m working on the details and the face. I didn’t like the eyebrows so they have gone and I will try again although I think the helmets nosepiece will cover it anyway.

Thanks for looking in.

Alan

On 6/26/2025 at 12:04 PM, GrandpaPhil said:

Alan,

  Very nicely done!

Thanks a lot Phil. 
alan

On 6/26/2025 at 8:25 AM, Canute said:

Nicely done, Alan. I've never attempted figures like these, out side of a few HO (1:87) scale figures in a passenger car.

Thank you Ken. I stumbled upon them by accident and I thoroughly enjoy them. Don’t take up much room on the bench or on display. Lots of choices of subject. No tiny PE to fly into another world.

Alan

On 6/26/2025 at 1:15 AM, AJohnson said:

Wow, another one done so quick I almost missed it, brilliant as usual!  

Thank you very much Andrew. These figures quickly get to the details and are done before you know it. 
One more and then back to floating things.

Alan

On 6/25/2025 at 10:29 PM, Old Collingwood said:

I agree  with Jack - the darker pictures  does him so much justice,   brings out all thee fine detail painting  you have done  - Excellent work mate.

 

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Thank you very much OC. It was worth the final tidy up and reshooting the photos.

Alan

On 6/25/2025 at 9:01 PM, Jack12477 said:

Another superlative figure Alan. Great job. 

 

The lighting is much better in the last group of photos, brings out the details better. 

Thank you very much Jack, very kind. I used another light source on the other side of the figure and it balanced out the lighting and avoiding washing the face and other highlights out.

alan

Well, I couldn’t leave it alone, the seam line really bothered me so I got the files out and gave it a try. After touch up I think it’s better and I put another coat of matte finish on the tunic. It’s still not dead flat but in softer light it looks good, the harsh work lights pick it up. So, the final photos - I think the photos are better this time too

I’ll call this finished, next up a Slavic warrior. Metal and fur to play with.

And to the last details. I added Woodland Scenics grass to the base. I don’t think anything more is needed for this one. His knife was painted and added followed by his hands and the shaft for the Draco. I had drilled one of the hands and corresponding arm, inserted a 0.5 mm brass pin which made it easy to glue the hands into the right position. Lastly the Draco was placed. I had drilled out the location hole for the shaft which was a good move. The Draco is heavy and needed some help to stay in place.

In spite of a coat of matte finish the green tunic has a sheen in the photos but not in real life so I think I will leave well alone. Annoyingly I can’t now see a seam on the right side of his cap. At this point I think it’s a lesson for the future. The Draco makes him too fragile to mass with now. The shaft is close to bending under the weight anyway.

Thanks for looking in, for the likes and kind comments.

i have one more figure waiting for paint and then I think I’ll be returning to gluing bits of plastic together. A ship probably but the Vespid Leopard is calling out.

Alan

19 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work Alan  - I am loving  the  paintwork  - its really  taking shape.

 

OC.

Thanks very much OC. This one was fun, no historical references so colors are a matter of preference but I decided to stay close to the painting guide as a challenge. I learnt quite a bit but I don’t think I will be painting any members of highland regiments any time soon.

alan

22 hours ago, Jack12477 said:

The darker brown definitely makes the tunic stand out more. Nice job.

Thanks very much Jack, I decided to stay with the darker brown and I’m not going to use the washes, I think they will blur the pattern too much.

alan

7 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Alan,

  Very nicely done!

Thanks very much Phil. 
alan

On 6/18/2025 at 9:57 PM, Landlubber Mike said:

Another great figurine Alan, really well done!  You're getting good at these.

Thank you very much Mike. This was a great figure to work on.

alan

I spent some time experimenting with the plaid pattern on bits of scrap material. I discovered that the small flat brush was not really the best choice for the wide lines. I thought it would be easier to make consistent width lines but it wasn’t the case. Instead I chose a smaller round brush and used the side of the brush which also gave me more control. I also found that sketching out the placement of the lines with a pencil helped me to work on the pattern without getting too lost.

So I painted over the first attempt and put the wide brown lines on and the thin darker blue ones. There are a few logic gaps but overall I think it’s acceptable. I have started refining the lines and then I am contemplating doing a pale blue or white wash to pull it all together 

I moved to a darker brown and I’m not sure I like it. Again the wash may help.

I can’t wait to get some matte varnish on his tunic. For light relief I painted the fringe of his tunic and started on the Draco.

According to the references the Dacians used the Draco as a standard. It took the form of a dragon or wolfs head with a perforated wind sock body. When faced into the wind it created a shrill sound. This is supposedly the origin of the Roman Draco.

It’s fun to paint anyway.

Thanks for looking in, the likes and kind comments.

Alan

Spectacular 

alan

23 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Another Excellent figure.

 

OC.

Thank you very much OC. The plaid is giving me fits at the moment but I’m trying some experimenting off the model to see if I can improve.

alan