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king derelict
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Really looking very nice as the details build up. There are so many things of interest on the model, it’s a pleasure to look at. Alan
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You have made a beautiful and evocative model. The details are wonderful and your log is both informative and engaging to read. alan
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Looks great Dan. Rigging still frightens me so I’m not sure when I’ll dust off the biplanes in the pile. alan
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A quick postscript. Thank you very much to @DocRob and @amateur for pointing out the error of leaving the shield in gloss finish. I agree it should have a matte finish and this has now been done. Thanks again for the help. alan
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Thank you very much OC. Pegaso make some excellent figures and a wide range of subjects. I’m hoping to be in Europe in January and I’m wondering if I can grab a couple while I’m there. alan
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Thank you very much Phil. alan
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Thank you very much Jan A dragon would be a perfect addition. Unfortunately my dragon is rather uncooperative. So it might have to be another of these hooligans. alan
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Thank you very much Rob. I need to try to sketch out the outline of the device and then see if I can freehand paint it but the paper cutout was a surer option. Maybe next time on something a bit simpler. Thank you for the feedback about the shield. I sealed the lion with gloss medium and never gave it a thought. You are right, it should be matte and I’ve just given it a coat of matte varnish. alan
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Thank you very much Ken. There was a point when I was regretting not going with the gold and blue simple halves. Assuming he’s not on standby for a car crash that hammer is a nasty piece of work and someone could get hurt. alan
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Thank you very much Andrew. I still fancy that Owen Glendwyr figure but I think that might be a challenge too far. alan
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Thank you very much Jack. You and @Old Collingwood have been a great help in mastering the basic techniques. alan
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I completed the dagger and sword and then attached everything to the figure. The attachment points are substantial enough that the ca glue grips after a short time holding the part and there is no tendency for the part to sag. I decided to leave the base as it is so this one is finished. i rather wish I had gone for the open face mail and kettle helmet instead of the helm but this was a bit different. I’m deciding on the next project. I’m thinking of a return to the maritime world. Thank you all for looking in, the likes and the comments. alan
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I’ve cut up and added the lion to the front of the surcoat. Somehow it now looks a little low but otherwise it went well. I used a lot of diluted white glue to get the lion to sit in the creases. I started working on the base. I used yellow ochre and picked out the rocks with sky grey which I scrubbed with a cotton bud while it was wet which’s to add extra tones to the rocks as the underlying colour comes through. A bit of grass has been dotted around and I may add a couple of tufts of long grass but I’m assuming stuff like that probably got a good trampling. sword is ready to add, the dagger needs finishing and we’re almost there. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments alan
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Thank you very much Phil. I think the lions are about as near to card modeling as I will ever get. 😁 alan
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Thank you very much OC, I’m glad to have the lions finished. alan
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Congratulations on a magnificent ship Phil. The details are amazing and the result rivals anything built in other media. Terrific work and an enjoyable log for us spectators. alan
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Over the weekend I steadily built up the layers of yellow on his surcoat and shield. It was worth it, apart from uniform coverage it developed a nice deep gold tone. With new blade I cut the lions out from the shield drawings and sealed them. The larger one will go on the shield and the other on the surcoat. I need to cut out a third lion as I assume the device is on front and back. The lion has been placed on the shield using diluted white glue. Once dry it got a couple of coats of gloss clear spray. white on the lion is just reflections from the lights. I moved onto the back of the surcoat which required cutting up the lion to account for the belt. I soaked the cut out in water to soften the paper to help it conform to the folds of the cloth. I think I need to touch up some bits of the red but otherwise it works. The front is going to be tricky working around his arms and more folds. I also detailed the leather strip armor on his arms and legs by touching up the studs with a small fine sanding pad. Off to the side are the battle axe, sword, dagger, spurs to be finished off and added. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. alan
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Lotus 49C by DocRob - FINISHED - Ebbro- 1/20 - Plastic
king derelict replied to DocRob's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
A beautiful model Rob. It looks excellent in spite of the frustrations during some of the builds. Very nostalgic for me, I loved the cars of that period. As always, the stunning photography complements the beautiful model Rob. Alan -
Thank you very much OC. Making progress slowly. alan
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You are exactly right. It’s a dip ink pen only with an aluminum body. I remember them well from school days along with the ceramic ink well that fitted into the hole in the desk. Ink was supplied at the start of lessons by the Ink Monitor. I looked on eBay for school style dip pens but they are considered antiques and command some very silly prices, especially the nibs. It seemed to work well with acrylic inks for a shortish session and with my unstable hands I can get a thinner more confident line compared to a brush.
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I still think it’s amazing. Cutting out little red lions for my German knight is driving me dippy enough. alan
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Super nice work on the structure for the tilt alan
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The modeling day was mostly spent experimenting. I acquired this DSPIAE panel line pen and tried it out to add burnt umber acrylic ink between the pieces of the leather armor on his arms and legs. It turned out to be easy to use and obtain a thin line without the unevenness of a brush (at least in my case). The first few coats of yellow have been added to his surcoat. I’d forgotten what a pain yellow is to work with. I printed out several of the Von Aubsburg devices at different sizes and painted one completely and others just with the red lion. The idea is to try cutting it out and applying it directly to the shield and surcoat. We shall see how that works out. The shield has been primed and received it’s first coats it yellow. But I think there is more in my future. Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments. Alan
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I haven’t seen one on the Pegaso website but that would look stunning in combination with the knight. I do like dragons
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Yeah, he’s going to be a problem sat in the display case with the current rather indolent collection. Pegaso recommends that he be paired with this chap. They both obviously have unresolved issues alan
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