Old Collingwood
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Evening my fellow - very patient followers, some more progress on my build - I am working on the ground plan, this is taking some testing and shaping to get all the buildings and walls to lign up, i got the main section in supported by a sheet of paper underneath, then a bit of putty was put in a few of the gaps and painted over, i also put a couple of water puddles in the corners from the rain that ran down off the roofs, I will do the same - paper trick underneath the front sections before putty and paint - then there will be some washes and dust dry brushing. OC.
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I love dry brushing - it so makes a difference - my new "go to" dry brush product is AK's acrylic dust - can be splattered on / wet brushed or dry brushed. OC.
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Figures are coming on fine mate, shading is always difficult to get right and the bigger the scale - the more difficult. OC.
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Thats good progress Craig, with the paints as thin as you can is key, and as you say build the shades up in thin layers, a wash to shadow the eyes and recess details also helps. OC.
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Afternoon all, just a quick pic to show an overhead view of how I will be placing LHS on my display base. OC.
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She looks massive - so much detail can go into these builds. OC.
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Thank you so much Ken. OC.
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Thank you kindly Mark, it has to be fairly busy as it was a key place for the infantry. OC.
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Looking good Craig - Isn't that just the norm with aircraft/vehicles getting figures to fit properly? same with a lot of replacement pilot figures for aircraft kits where they are too scale tall and the canopy wont close after they are fitted to the bang seat. OC.
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Evening all, some more progress this evening - remember those Three 2nd KGL? well I took them off their bases then put them to One side, I got the base section near the pond and worked out where I wanted to place my new figures - this required some planks making up and stacking together to give some height so they could fire through the holes in the wall, so my lolly sticks came into use - cut sanded glued then a Brown coat followed by a Black was - then my dark wash finished of with a dust dry brush. These were put to One side while - "Those bricks from the wall" were made into a little pile - glued in place then painted. Then the Three figures were glued in position - looking quite busy. OC.
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The finished ship should be displayed in a museum with a video tutorial of the build - its that good. OC.
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Evening all, I had quite a productive evening for a few hours - I decided to get my airbrush/spray booth out and started by Flat top coating the last Three finished KGL, I have a very good Acrylic Flat top coat called - Ammo by Mig Ultra Matt Lucky Varnish it is in a tall bottle and even has a ball bearing inside for shaking it, its been fab so far whaen brushed on - however I was realy supprised that it was even better when misted on using my airbrush. I was soon getting used to the dual action and the finish was Superb Dead Flat. So I thought why stop there - so I got my box out containg my 50 odd painted figures and set about spraying these with the Flat coat. I was finding I could do Three at a time with the metal pot on the airbrush about 3/4 full, as soon as it was empty I would wash it through with some cleaner and plain water - then continue again - took me about Three hours to finish all of them. Loving the airbrush. OC.
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Thank you kindly Craig. OC.
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That is Superb work carving that out of just a block of wood - seriously good mate. OC.
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Thank you Alan, I had to play around with the colours a bit because the pink on the cheeks was a bit too clown like, So I went over with a diluted face base colour I use first - this allowed just the right amount of pink to show through. And I added a couple of "Toshes" OC.
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Great seeing you back on Vic phil, I missed reading your updates - really great start back on her - like we all know its the small details that make all the difference. OC.
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Evening all, more painting on my Three KGL they are painted now and will be flat coated using my airbrush tomorrow. OC.
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Indeed Mark - I have a few that have mustache's - and will add a few more. OC.
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Thank you kindly Alan, I know tell me about it. I am still picking up ways of improving the faces - sometimes I use more or less wash that settles in the groves and eye sockets, and also using a combination of colours to shadow/highlight the different parts of the face - same with the cheeks giving them a slight pink glow - its all about trying different shades to nail it. OC.
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Some beauties there Craig - so many options and as complicated as you want to go - or space allows. OC.
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