tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74699801315654767902024-03-05T14:37:13.329+00:00Andy's Grey ArmyRandom musings about sticking plastic men togetherAndy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-72448946627623294622022-05-26T14:49:00.000+01:002022-05-26T14:49:33.299+01:00SAS Jeeps. (Now it's finished)<p> </p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">Finally.</span></h3><h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Got the camera out and took some decent pictures.</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu0Skzxe0SmRBPYS4xdhfMF6UFjrRfrK4kYm6lvyEOICdr8u0-dv5b2bSfiau9PyWOHgYEmMCALd-oKCT1hhzLEU4LyAAvSZv39PoIq8Zl0-BmPgPwDSkc_h8ouyLtUePClJHeNHzZdRCVthN7FLDQfoXmjo7a3mlhP3_cgbyitbM7kUWwp4u19g-MQ/s4360/DSC_0339_alt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="4360" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu0Skzxe0SmRBPYS4xdhfMF6UFjrRfrK4kYm6lvyEOICdr8u0-dv5b2bSfiau9PyWOHgYEmMCALd-oKCT1hhzLEU4LyAAvSZv39PoIq8Zl0-BmPgPwDSkc_h8ouyLtUePClJHeNHzZdRCVthN7FLDQfoXmjo7a3mlhP3_cgbyitbM7kUWwp4u19g-MQ/w400-h234/DSC_0339_alt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1e25SdvoIUf7s5a17zzz3kVe-ibJstjW1n49Z3AlTACi4EwvGSxC633oWa9UY6AOyFxB4h2wa6iJJSu9_2wJgWdAwzsuyDO0Y6gA6eEXNb-3Pn1pJ3o9wV6DbnC6gkLbsKLibfjHLyYamvpuW6THJG-GAKSvPwzezrAZhCn6cfXpp1TUZhfqrAfHqw/w400-h266/DSC_0381.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></h2><h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In-depth article coming soon...</span></span></h4><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></span></h2>Andy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-33790349189257394992022-05-11T13:55:00.000+01:002022-05-11T13:55:13.388+01:00SAS Project complete (almost)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTP86ti6upIiwE2Vb2i91Ad8AJCb6X9Qv2ezDG6NT7WavtvIwt1m04JHz_pKLlSBShk8WxofCJ3MNchGKHoJ3purBSzvQ4xT5sZdLexEMGbyz92d10zjSpdcMT2xi6v5s1vZ40PDqrDFJqpKZ14FdDnDm0x5Ygsw1F88c1dWgBYE-3KNMMJcPQnVZtCA/s260/FB_IMG_1648935720260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="260" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTP86ti6upIiwE2Vb2i91Ad8AJCb6X9Qv2ezDG6NT7WavtvIwt1m04JHz_pKLlSBShk8WxofCJ3MNchGKHoJ3purBSzvQ4xT5sZdLexEMGbyz92d10zjSpdcMT2xi6v5s1vZ40PDqrDFJqpKZ14FdDnDm0x5Ygsw1F88c1dWgBYE-3KNMMJcPQnVZtCA/w400-h298/FB_IMG_1648935720260.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">Almost.</span></h3><h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the exception of a few finishing touches, I'm calling this one done. Finally !</span></span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">More detailed photo's to come when I break out the camera gear but in the meantime, here are a few shots taken with my phone.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkIIZxzQHfZXGvIfu78thUYAW2gbduiI0pYdg-oM32YfMtpJkFoK3xz1pw-97EmSxzR_TvPZ0IensyW_ZbWsfDUbtUkaqUwwKggCUv4YVvD9HTKdw44236NyzZ0NuB8q65Tk6GRBa3Yu1lYguMZMtGVITKpCqJQDQolqpMS4_iC9fskSDu7RWJVwBMw/s4128/20220510_204440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkIIZxzQHfZXGvIfu78thUYAW2gbduiI0pYdg-oM32YfMtpJkFoK3xz1pw-97EmSxzR_TvPZ0IensyW_ZbWsfDUbtUkaqUwwKggCUv4YVvD9HTKdw44236NyzZ0NuB8q65Tk6GRBa3Yu1lYguMZMtGVITKpCqJQDQolqpMS4_iC9fskSDu7RWJVwBMw/w400-h300/20220510_204440.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmURkZbLUF8cOiQHJEIIOwhJAUht7HAtWPx-xxZV1h9_ygLuYkFboTdurocv09yBmpSDsz-eBchuIyI2sxlkIkP0rY9Xtm7D6XF8sKVmoY8YNL9QAF-J50aCJYFiIR3vQ4L05mFR1xu1GYQ2-NlstPALzaMLqdXoZ3AK9-8pHVzxj-3gEXr1RuRVrcg/s4128/20220510_204551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmURkZbLUF8cOiQHJEIIOwhJAUht7HAtWPx-xxZV1h9_ygLuYkFboTdurocv09yBmpSDsz-eBchuIyI2sxlkIkP0rY9Xtm7D6XF8sKVmoY8YNL9QAF-J50aCJYFiIR3vQ4L05mFR1xu1GYQ2-NlstPALzaMLqdXoZ3AK9-8pHVzxj-3gEXr1RuRVrcg/w400-h300/20220510_204551.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKNqsaQ-8esTNWpW7pRNShUf7JBrgTbcGrSkDgISLt2wdkpgg9FHtcDag-eNwOkqY2nbtgFEQcbdNQUjm2rwMyBqWpzG4FDo7GzwTKL-HtgumLBerYAKHjA5rx24Y0QKYuZ9hdKKE5WxIByWa-cznjXDHTiyiPJrCAhYvaJ1g9lg7gS3D7ml5oWgGuA/s4128/20220510_204413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKNqsaQ-8esTNWpW7pRNShUf7JBrgTbcGrSkDgISLt2wdkpgg9FHtcDag-eNwOkqY2nbtgFEQcbdNQUjm2rwMyBqWpzG4FDo7GzwTKL-HtgumLBerYAKHjA5rx24Y0QKYuZ9hdKKE5WxIByWa-cznjXDHTiyiPJrCAhYvaJ1g9lg7gS3D7ml5oWgGuA/w400-h300/20220510_204413.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></span></h2>Andy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-76095088979413577142022-04-28T17:35:00.001+01:002022-04-28T17:35:48.652+01:00Go Figure<p> </p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">A word about the figures.</span></h3><h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The figures I have used here are from two sets by Russian manufacturer, Soga Miniatures; sets 3567 & 3569. I have swapped the heads around and replaced a couple of them with heads from Hornet and Mantis just to mix things up a little. Images from their boxart below:</span></span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8kWuBiIA-W785Sz3B6WTe35A6BDPfGe_FIHUw3oGA8KePRhXlsrBm9wMOffRMntEadd6DcX-wzqXQEgI4RuPM99Vb7r1pGDs8vDdMXVbPt03wCvif0-9pIY0ee2SNK6lEswa685SpRnqmYj5NsSMQwBG7x_tmn2fEV1v8UYsTFV9gXKHODRUdbgY3g/s896/Soga%203569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="896" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8kWuBiIA-W785Sz3B6WTe35A6BDPfGe_FIHUw3oGA8KePRhXlsrBm9wMOffRMntEadd6DcX-wzqXQEgI4RuPM99Vb7r1pGDs8vDdMXVbPt03wCvif0-9pIY0ee2SNK6lEswa685SpRnqmYj5NsSMQwBG7x_tmn2fEV1v8UYsTFV9gXKHODRUdbgY3g/w400-h255/Soga%203569.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgPqAaGM9AkHPBbxgVrAl-WmdS6NSI_2iAkPBZh24mpCZ3HnmmB7pUhN-xvebN-4l1CVnxDqTSzvlqwSVvsL52dW2KPt2Tq6fp68dBct14BX3Ls47Tbnj7OZCMBvHu6WlljpjRTZuSJfJA-HFiT1rrXmQpi-ne59UQII2BM9BxL4qFQTckNIV45Ndxw/s983/Soga%203567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="983" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgPqAaGM9AkHPBbxgVrAl-WmdS6NSI_2iAkPBZh24mpCZ3HnmmB7pUhN-xvebN-4l1CVnxDqTSzvlqwSVvsL52dW2KPt2Tq6fp68dBct14BX3Ls47Tbnj7OZCMBvHu6WlljpjRTZuSJfJA-HFiT1rrXmQpi-ne59UQII2BM9BxL4qFQTckNIV45Ndxw/w400-h284/Soga%203567.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">I found this really useful image on the internet of an SAS officer and this was the template for the paint scheme on the figures. I guess only the SAS can rock the socks and sandals look.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaX0PIbgAnEf3M2bYuSZxFbLgwjyQ4NKedaM7rMk7KAdJI3nCyfxeApq3xlBs6PggHf2vlnZ9jttLtFtWRLUpzV2WBM3qTde2aTqXAsfoRGFQ6meXdtASlpyKzhX6DqDfXSufGNaGRkM1LaYXnhVIEDYScRq5i7gnIxp88oMZmG3il3ubtV8TRUZWX8g/s1195/87e865dbed3697504cf5c35fba3f1fd3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="787" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaX0PIbgAnEf3M2bYuSZxFbLgwjyQ4NKedaM7rMk7KAdJI3nCyfxeApq3xlBs6PggHf2vlnZ9jttLtFtWRLUpzV2WBM3qTde2aTqXAsfoRGFQ6meXdtASlpyKzhX6DqDfXSufGNaGRkM1LaYXnhVIEDYScRq5i7gnIxp88oMZmG3il3ubtV8TRUZWX8g/w422-h640/87e865dbed3697504cf5c35fba3f1fd3.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">So this is where I ended up. This is the standing .50 cal gunner but the other three are painted pretty much the same.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25hVLw2hXG4RMrRq1WStAp276bFJ_pUWvqKJQ0MnhjzNynxM_b5hZZHE7bKsMxC7z6I_pTlWp1Q4Lt0c0lf0KZx-Bo-AQ6ENjNuZGL89boI0ODp2RAQZYwJX_nouZ8Z9_KcYtvr8v1TTg6HVdUWoTS1wDll8fAOAXrnvXWyRKS-rgIDMg8rBLSXxSsw/s4854/50%20caal%20gunner%20merge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2864" data-original-width="4854" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25hVLw2hXG4RMrRq1WStAp276bFJ_pUWvqKJQ0MnhjzNynxM_b5hZZHE7bKsMxC7z6I_pTlWp1Q4Lt0c0lf0KZx-Bo-AQ6ENjNuZGL89boI0ODp2RAQZYwJX_nouZ8Z9_KcYtvr8v1TTg6HVdUWoTS1wDll8fAOAXrnvXWyRKS-rgIDMg8rBLSXxSsw/w400-h236/50%20caal%20gunner%20merge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u><b>Flesh:</b></u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Base colour:<span> </span><span> </span>Vallejo <b>876 Brown Sand</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Shadow:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span> </span> add </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Vallejo </span><b style="font-family: arial;">859<span> Black Red</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlights:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> add </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Vallejo </span><b style="font-family: arial;">815 Basic Skintone</b></span></p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u><b>Beard / Hair:</b></u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Base colour: AK Gen3 <b>11111 Burnt Umber</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Shadow:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span> </span> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> add </span><span style="font-family: arial;">AK Gen3 </span><b style="font-family: arial;">11029 Black</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlights:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> add </span><span style="font-family: arial;">AK Gen3 </span><b style="font-family: arial;">11009 Warm Grey</b></span></p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u><b>Shirt:</b></u></span></h3><h3><p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Base colour: Lifecolor <b>UA442 British Uniform Yellow Tone Gears</b></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Shadow1:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> add </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Vallejo </span><b style="font-family: arial;">873 Field Drab</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">Shadow2:</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">add AK Gen3 </span><b style="font-family: arial;">11111 Burnt Umber</b><b style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> </b><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">into Shadow 1</span></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlights:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> add </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Vallejo </span><b style="font-family: arial;">976 Buff</b></span></p></h3><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u><b>Shorts:</b></u></span></h3><h3><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Base colour: 50% AK Gen3 </span><b>11436 Canvas</b><b style="font-weight: 400;"> </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">& 50% </span><b style="font-weight: 400;">AK </b><b>3072 Green Ochre</b></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Shadow:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> add A</span><span style="font-family: arial;">K Gen3 </span><b style="font-family: arial;">11111 Burnt Umber</b></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlight1:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> add more </span><span style="font-family: arial;">AK </span><b style="font-family: arial;">3072 Green Ochre</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">Highlight2:</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> add Vallejo</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> </span><b style="font-family: arial;">986 Deck Tan</b><b style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> </b><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">into Highlight 1</span></span></p></h3><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u><b>Webbing:</b></u></span></h3><h3><p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Base colour: Vallejo <b>886 Green Grey</b></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Shadow:<span> </span><span> <span> </span> add AK </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Gen3 </span><b style="font-family: arial;">11111 Burnt Umber</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">Highlights:</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> add </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">AK Gen3 </span><b style="font-family: arial;">11009 Warm Grey</b></span></p></h3><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u><b>Socks:</b></u></span></h3><h3><p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Base colour: Vallejo <b>872 Chocolate Brown</b></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Shadow: add AK </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Gen3 </span><b style="font-family: arial;">11029 Black</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">Highlights:</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> add </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">Vallejo </span><b style="font-family: arial;">819 Iraqi Sand</b></span></p></h3><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u><b>Sandals:</b></u></span></h3><h3><p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour: 50% Vallejo </span><b style="font-family: arial;">872 Chocolate Brown</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">& 50% </span><b style="font-family: arial;">875 Beige Brown</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shadow1: add more </span>872 Chocolate Brown</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shadow2: add AK Gen3 </span>11029 Black <span style="font-weight: normal;">into Shadow 1</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">Highlights:</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> add more </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">Vallejo </span><b style="font-family: arial;">875 Beige Brown</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">Scuffs and scratches:</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> </span> <span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">Vallejo </span><b style="font-family: arial;">819 Iraqi Sand</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Final Glaze: Thinned</span> Scalecolor Chestnut Ink <span style="font-weight: normal;">to mid-tones only</span></span></span></p></h3>Andy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-47223862548094082022-01-25T08:44:00.002+00:002022-01-25T08:44:57.355+00:00A little more SAS jeep progress<p> </p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">More Progress !</span></h3><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The subsequent dust layers will tone all of this down somewhat and blend everything together.</span></span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anyway, some teaser shots just to prove I'm still working !</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPTXlae7vAELOoGmaxqlGEMtqBObuarqjqarQfJ5fARi3Nd4ws1WO_6pCfLMyx4Hm1iQAWZduEedtPqW13jQ_PjmoHACWRYduLnWrw7v4DTjhHilE8Wn-bv5Cv7utfJULcSNPuR2qzn8gInL4yZY_DkKgdQZ71qQeq-Hj0PX9yVR844LeW0Gka-ONeqQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPTXlae7vAELOoGmaxqlGEMtqBObuarqjqarQfJ5fARi3Nd4ws1WO_6pCfLMyx4Hm1iQAWZduEedtPqW13jQ_PjmoHACWRYduLnWrw7v4DTjhHilE8Wn-bv5Cv7utfJULcSNPuR2qzn8gInL4yZY_DkKgdQZ71qQeq-Hj0PX9yVR844LeW0Gka-ONeqQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggwgeA4ORTzsdwFsNizRFVjnv9zL2TAFUDChP8LgJ9ak7BdE9894tGFUkzcUTCXy1TWpIxCoVXDpNVYd1yy_fedCHIcsLVWIHckzxy9ZE1461yYipt9As-_A4zbaRpo1etIfpbWnWX-JDGtXZee__0d3bk8_2lbhym0S6DWejzVzMaEJ8Y-6XpTgP_OQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div>Andy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-56974535392999626222021-11-11T15:38:00.010+00:002021-11-12T09:07:25.906+00:00SAS Jeep Update<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vMzZEph2aCp0MLT_R4w-tNzlXt6WgoAzAGW7xmssLzCOhby4tvSmFI9kZ7lq_PoupFItnOA2rjcuwAU_ERxNVnca_OxpFXbyAzkjamRzErD2caDNxIVi9Ba8O1PQIBynPRxB1JgksNUV/s2048/IMG_0024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Andy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-70220582654871102752021-11-04T15:12:00.000+00:002021-11-04T15:12:46.244+00:00Chippety, chip, chip.<p> </p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">Progress !</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbEfNoFq9d-5yucWreDzr7p1tJ00MNFQRpHWU69WE4yObYsqVgDtD32U8ZoIb971AtwhMDNLQxlhj94fsdx0zL7Wo6F-KhX3NVnJWkds1kZhwF4TaskFoDkMEJR5_sx1bRQFKHwkc9tbK/s2048/20211031_173749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbEfNoFq9d-5yucWreDzr7p1tJ00MNFQRpHWU69WE4yObYsqVgDtD32U8ZoIb971AtwhMDNLQxlhj94fsdx0zL7Wo6F-KhX3NVnJWkds1kZhwF4TaskFoDkMEJR5_sx1bRQFKHwkc9tbK/w400-h300/20211031_173749.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h4><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">I've begun the oh so tedious task of chipping. Well, one of the jeeps anyway, but it's a start.</span></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Certainly not a quick process and one that is best accomplished over several sessions.</span></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is always difficult to judge the effect, especially on a light surface, but I imagine these jeeps would have looked slightly the worse for wear.</span></span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Process here is an initial round of sponge chips using a lighter version of the base colour; in this case ModelAir 075 Sand. Once this is complete the centre of some of the chips is filled in with 941 Burnt Umber. For the deeper chipping I used 822 German Camo Black Brown.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">As you can see, the effect looks quite harsh here but we have to bear in mind that this before the pin wash and the whole thing will get toned down with the dust layers later on.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pBzUGYWMi3og94KODNP3prYhbVomgDe8fWryhjO_rgRjWHxPYVCw3rFv1RGUkA7DlatooDNwElKcTDHjTUBbIjvvEJHCXErNQIF3G9Ani27BPCRJaZPwNO0Hia3POgPjh948hAwgfHWa/s2048/248168112_3038875276385926_1823963277955309485_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pBzUGYWMi3og94KODNP3prYhbVomgDe8fWryhjO_rgRjWHxPYVCw3rFv1RGUkA7DlatooDNwElKcTDHjTUBbIjvvEJHCXErNQIF3G9Ani27BPCRJaZPwNO0Hia3POgPjh948hAwgfHWa/w400-h300/248168112_3038875276385926_1823963277955309485_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE9SOvREMG6GBxMQAHwAZTWjba7rQK0SNFAft0Xcmkj17l5xjyEcxi080KQT9q9TnDwXfTP-FyRSlYw9-fzWkKd0HL9PerFLBD3RvVcg01C4f_hKyCicwyFhdumKi2qgv2SbRQRy8uutV/s2048/248354675_3038875406385913_8737990747337190382_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuE9SOvREMG6GBxMQAHwAZTWjba7rQK0SNFAft0Xcmkj17l5xjyEcxi080KQT9q9TnDwXfTP-FyRSlYw9-fzWkKd0HL9PerFLBD3RvVcg01C4f_hKyCicwyFhdumKi2qgv2SbRQRy8uutV/w300-h400/248354675_3038875406385913_8737990747337190382_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">That's it for a while, still a lot of this nonsense to do yet.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Until the next time.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Andy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-66170662975375581242021-06-29T11:32:00.007+01:002021-11-04T14:53:09.305+00:00SAS Jeep Painting<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">Finally got around to slapping some paint about.</span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">As you can see, I've started painting the details and thought I would start by getting the jerry cans out of the way. These are a big chunk of work as there are 15 per jeep and I always like to get the stowage out of the way early, this ensures I don't rush it all at the end.</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">Paint call outs are below, if only to remind me what I'm doing as I go along.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">This may take some time !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-M5lk5kxtUnNB8tzrshkWFmLDZZQbFKxgX5pZzQRweGVcrEter7TTpkEGiOarZ9OpmUq8eyStD_GIn3PLBlttLnLhLYzkFNSlyPoDAf-1A-fXugWTa1_2f1OFIRGBVbZU5hCd35-9aWe/s960/FB_IMG_1585597073671.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6_36TtcbTQo5sG9xDpcbOS4SICFanmgVdaZ6rP4P74BEaVMTDHPjrbvYKGEO1Axqz60a6ULo3w_KDzdfv-cPorpez1189ZNfR7hKH4FoLDpjTpTR2lqsDCFk_27sy3iNuNuFk_RDWZXK/s719/FB_IMG_1585596695955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="719" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6_36TtcbTQo5sG9xDpcbOS4SICFanmgVdaZ6rP4P74BEaVMTDHPjrbvYKGEO1Axqz60a6ULo3w_KDzdfv-cPorpez1189ZNfR7hKH4FoLDpjTpTR2lqsDCFk_27sy3iNuNuFk_RDWZXK/w400-h300/FB_IMG_1585596695955.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Jeeps</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u><b>Base:</b></u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour:<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Modelair <b>027 Light Brown</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Post shading:<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Modelair <b>043 Olive Drab</b>, then over sprayed with <b>027</b> to soften effect.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Cloudy highlights:<span> </span>add Modelair <b>075 Sand</b> to base colour.</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u><b>Filters:</b></u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Wheels, Wheel wells and chassis<span> </span><b>Mig 1504 Brown</b> for Desert Yellow Filter</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Upper Body & remainder of parts <b>Mig 1503 Ochre</b> for Light Sand Filter</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u><b>Chipping:</b></u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Lower areas: <span> </span>Modelair <b>027 Light Brown</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Upper areas: <span> </span>Mix of <b>027 Light Brown </b>& <b>075 Sand</b>, then pure <b>075 Sand</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Heavy chipping: <span> </span><b>841 Burnt Umber</b> & <b>822 GC Black Brown</b> for deeper chips</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u><b>Washes:</b></u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Pin Wash<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><strike><b>AK066</b> Wash for DAK Vehicles</strike></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So I came to do some more of this and found that the AK wash now left a gritty finish that wouldn't blend out, maybe the jar has a shelf life but I won't be using it again. For the lower chassis I'm using the <b>Mig Ammo Starship Bay Sludge Oilbrusher </b>which is a similar colour. For the upper part of the vehicle and the main pin washes it'll be Abt.502 oil <b>007 Raw Umber.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Details</span></h2><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u>Exhaust:</u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour: Panzer Aces <b>304 Track Primer</b></span></p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u>Tyres:</u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour: Lifecolor <b>733 Tire Black</b></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u>German Jerry Cans:</u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour: <b>914 Green Ochre</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Dry Brush (chips):<span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">941 Burnt Umber</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlight:<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><b>914 Green Ochre</b> & <b>976 Buff</b> (mapping)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Pin Wash</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><b style="font-family: arial;">AK066</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> Wash for DAK Vehicles</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u>British Jerry Cans & Helmets:</u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour: Modelair <b>028 Sand Yellow</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Filter: Either, <b>Mig P246 Grey</b> for Bright Green, </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Mig 1505 Grey </b>for Yellow <span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Sand,<b> </b>or </span><b style="font-family: arial;">Mig 1503 Ochre</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> for Light Sand</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Chipping:<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">941 Burnt Umber</span> (Do not sponge, use drybrush for scuffs & detail brush <span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span>for chips). </span><b style="font-family: arial;">822 GC Black Brown</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> for deeper chips</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mapping: <b>028 Sand Yellow</b> & <b>075 Sand</b> (thinned, also for scratches)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Pin Wash:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><b style="font-family: arial;">AK066 </b><span style="font-family: arial;">Wash for DAK Vehicles</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Staining:<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Dab with </span></span><b style="font-family: arial;">Vallejo 521 </b><span style="font-family: arial;">Oiled Earth Wash, thinned to taste</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Final highlight:<span> </span><span> </span></span><b style="font-family: arial;">Buff </b><span style="font-family: arial;">Oilbrusher, decanted on to card</span></p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u>Jerry Can (Rack) Straps & Jeep Seats:</u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour: <b>988 Khaki</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Shade:<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> add </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">822 GC Black Brown</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlight: add <b>986 Deck Tan</b></span></p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u>Canvas Bucket:</u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour: Panzer Aces <b>314 Canvas</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Shade: add <span style="font-weight: bold;">887 Brown Violet</span> then add <span style="font-weight: bold;">950 Black</span> for deeper shadows</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlight: add Lifecolor <b>UA430 HBT Light</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Straps: as <span style="color: #ffa400;">Jerry Can (rack) straps</span> above</span></p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u>Wooden Tool Handles:</u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour: Panzer Aces <b>310 Old Wood</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Shade: add <span style="font-weight: bold;">822 GC Black Brown</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlight: add <b>976 Buff</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Wash: Scalecolor <b>Chestnut Ink</b></span></p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u>Shovel Head:</u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour: </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Panzer Aces </span><b style="font-family: arial;">304 Track Primer</b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Drybrush: Vallejo <span style="font-weight: bold;">721 Burnt Iron</span> then <span style="font-weight: bold;">703 Dark Aluminium</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlight: Stipple </span><b style="font-family: arial;">304 Track Primer</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> over unworn sections</span></p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u>Rope:</u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour: <b>912 Tan Yellow</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Shade:<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>add <span style="font-weight: bold;">941 Burnt Umber</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlight:<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>add <b>837 Pale Sand</b></span></p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><u>US Ammo boxes & Selected Jerry Cans:</u></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Base colour: Tamiya <b>XF49 Khaki</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Wash: <b>Abt.502 007 Raw Umber</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Highlight: </span><b style="font-family: arial;">XF49 Khaki & Buff</b></p><h3><span style="color: #ffa400; 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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">As you can probably see from the contents of my blog, the US Airborne has always been a favourite subject of mine so I decide it was high time to revisit the uniform.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">At the time I was pleased at how my attempts came out but always felt I had never really captured the elusive colour of the M1942 jump uniform, fast forward a few years and many experiments I (hopefully !) have something that looks a little more like the image in my head that I wanted to portray.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">My earlier efforts were more on the lighter side but I wanted to try and capture the warmer tones of the figure on the left in the top photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">I suppose Band of Brothers had a little to do with this, it's de-saturated style seemed a lot more gritty and gave it a more authentic feel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">So this is my previous palette, you can find a full rundown on the construction of this Dragon figure <a href="https://andysgreyarmy.blogspot.com/2014/07/us-airborne-normandy.html" target="_blank">here</a> and the full paint guide <a href="https://andysgreyarmy.blogspot.com/2014/07/us-airborne-normandy-2-painting.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">And this is my latest attempt on one of Alpine Miniatures' sublime figures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Here is a rundown of the paint palette I used, mostly Vallejo Model Colour but a few Lifecolor (UA Prefix) and one AK colour. As it turns out, the main one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">(this can be substituted for a 50/50 mix of Vallejo 988 Khaki and Panzer Aces 317 British Tank Crew but it's easier out of one bottle)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">At this stage I used a filter of 880 Khaki Grey to try and bring in the mustard colour to the midtones. Once happy with the overall colour I enhanced the highlights slighty by adding a little 845 Sunny Skintone and darkened the shadows by adding Andrea black.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Afterwards I thought this looked a bit too similar to the uniform so I gave it a filter of 967 Olive Green to try and bring it back to a more greenish tone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">The ink gives the boots a slight sheen whilst imparting a really nice red leather tone, once dry any scuffing or additional highlighting can be added using 819 Iraqi Sand.</span></div>
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Andy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-47945305985729682242020-01-14T08:33:00.000+00:002020-01-14T08:33:27.274+00:00Alpine DAK Fallschirmjager Finished<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">That's this one finished. Had a great time painting this one and learnt a few things about painting lighter colours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">I'm going to paint up the companion piece from this set and place the two figures in a little vignette, stay tuned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">So after my initial slight hiccup painting the face on this figure, this is how things stand at the moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Most of the upper torso is finished with just the legs and a few small details to paint. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">This was a little more difficult as I had to leave both arms off so I could get to the body parts to paint them effectively. Glueing and filling the arms then painting them in situ can be a slight issue, especially when I'm trying to match up the paintwork.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">The focus of this piece was to try and practice painting a light coloured uniform, actually to pre-empt the painting of the figures for my SAS jeep vignette. Light colour uniform painting is something I struggle with, hopefully it works but it is something I still need to practice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Things don't always work out the way you planned, after a long lay off from figure painting sometimes it just takes me a while to get back into the groove.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Thought I would post this to illustrate that every now and again there is that project where no matter what you do it just doesn't go how you want. Maybe I left it too long between figures, maybe I was trying too hard or maybe I was just rushing it. Whatever the reason, sometimes it's better to cut your losses, strip it and start again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">This is my first attempt on Alpine's beautiful Ramcke Brigade figure #35125, face is not very neat and definitely not inspiring me to continue at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Back to basics then. I stripped the paint off the face with a cotton bud and some neat IPA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">To re-acquaint myself with face painting I watched the excellent youtube videos by Jaume Ortiz, you can find the two videos here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">A base colour of Vallejo 876 Brown Sand, highlighted by adding 815 Basic Fleshtone and shaded by adding 859 Black Red.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Some final snaps of the figure I've just completed, Alpine Miniatures 35051 WW2 US Tank Crew #1.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, and I binge watched eight seasons of Game of Thrones to see what all the fuss was about.<i> (</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Less said about that the better, I think.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, I did finally manage to get Jeep No.2 ready for painting. Pretty much more of the same as I have already posted in <a href="https://andysgreyarmy.blogspot.com/2019/05/sas-desert-raiders-part-1.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> but a slightly different armament set-up and different stowage arrangement on this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are also a couple of other bits and pieces that I will add as painting progresses but I am quickly getting to a point where these things are very fragile now and the more I can leave off at this stage the better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So without further ado, here are both jeeps all ready to be dismantled and painted (don't forget all of this still comes apart into a gazillion pieces !).</span></div>
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more cutting-edge, is still quite restrictive when it comes to more organic
forms such as figures. What this process limits is the detail on the sides of an
item when the steel mould halves are released. On a head for instance, this
will mean the ears have no definition, whilst the face remains reasonably
sharp. The torso may be fine on the front and back but the sides will lack detail.
Obviously with resin figures this does not occur, the flexible rubber moulds
allowing for undercuts and more complex shapes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What I hope to describe is how to enhance, re-instate or
create this lost or soft detail using tools you will probably already have, or
can obtain very cheaply. The process too is very simple, it just requires all
of the grooves, edges and joints to be lightly scraped to some extent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the weapons of choice for me are a No.6 curved blade and a No.11P pointed
blade. I will always start off with new blades for each figure I prepare because
the blade really does have to be sharp for this. I also find it easier to use
the blade without a handle, just wrapping some tape around the end to hold them
more comfortably and give me more control.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The curved No.6 is used for most of the work, this one is
great for recreating undercuts and refining the points where dissimilar items
touch, (belt-to-jacket, jacket-to-trousers, etc), and most general scraping.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The second blade, the No.11P (Not a standard No.11) has a
very acutely angled tip which is perfect for recreating seam lines and detail
around webbing and buckles. This is usually held more perpendicular to the
surface so you are only using the very tip of the blade. The downside is that
this blade will lose its’ point very quickly and it will need replacing most
often, you are lucky if you can complete one figure with the same blade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What you are trying to do is create a sharper edge around
parts, removing the soft radii of plastic that makes detail look soft. Just
take your time and work your way around the part methodically, gently scraping
with the blade (as if you were removing a seam line) but make sure you don’t
dig the blade in too deep. The key to the technique is to use very little
pressure when scraping, you don't want to remove too much material or leave
blade marks in the plastic. You are not ploughing furrows, so subtlety is key
here. If you press too hard you are also more likely to get blade “chatter”
where it jumps along the line and this leaves unsightly marks which are very
hard to get rid of. Remember, it is easier to go over an area again than it is
to repair it if you have gone too far.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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something unseen first before you commit to your potential masterpiece, I find
that the plastic from different manufacturers varies quite a lot. Dragon
figures range from hard to very hard, whilst Masterbox and Miniart figures are quite
soft. You may have to adjust the force required to get a good result without
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after scraping with some fine wet & dry, usually a rub with a piece of well-worn
scotchbrite is enough to smooth everything out and remove any burrs. Finally I “dampen”
the worked area with a very small amount of Tamiya extra thin cement, this removes
any plastic fuzz that may be left over. Be very sparing with this otherwise all
of that detail you just created will melt back into goo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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figures from Dragon set 3022 “Delta
Force, Somalia 1993”, one of that manufacturer’s earlier releases and whilst
exhibiting fairly good detail, there is a lot going on with the uniform that we
can improve on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The figure is depicted wearing Ranger body armour over a
standard BDU (Battle Dress Uniform) jacket. Over this he has an LBV, or
load-bearing vest, with various pouches and strapping attached, so three levels
of clothing just for the torso. We need to create the definition between these
three layers and make them look like they are actually separate items. So I
start by lightly scraping around the seams with the No.6 blade, moving to the
No.11P for the finer details and seams, removing unwanted detail as I go along.
I also removed all of the moulded straps and webbing, leaving a slight
indentation, planning to replace these with more detailed versions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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most tedious part of this process detailing the boots, so I like to get this
out of the way early on. Detail on boots is usually very soft indeed and the
lace area in-particular can be very poor. Even if you don't go to town on the
re-scribing of the rest of the figure, I think adding some detail to the boots
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once I tidied up and re-scribed the boots, I removed all
of the lace detail and scribed a line to represent where the front would lace
together over the tongue. In the past I have "laced" boots with fuse
wire (which is very time consuming) or stretched-sprue (which has a tendency to
melt if you use liquid poly to glue it on), but I discovered a far better and
quicker way of getting a good looking, quick result. I use a piece of diamond pattern mesh of a
suitable size (I use aluminium because it is soft, but brass will work just as
well) and then I cut a line of X's off the edge. Once trimmed to shape it is
just a question of super-gluing it over the front of the boot and adding the
lace holes with a fine needle. You can
get this mesh from varying sources but the one I use is Aluminium Micro-mesh by
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body parts before assembly, mainly because I find it easier to hold them that
way and you have more access to all of the part. Hopefully the pictures should
give you a far better idea of the result, before and after. The orange parts in
these pictures are an untouched version of the same figure from another set.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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back in, either scratch-building detail or using better quality aftermarket
parts. In this case I have used a replacement Hornet head, kneepads from Live
Resin and an M733 from Trumpeter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can be used to really bring an area to life. Concentrate in particular on
creating an undercut for the pocket flap, making it look like it is a separate
piece of cloth instead of a moulded on blob. A more tricky procedure is to
reproduce the outer seam line around some pockets, this is where the 11P blade
comes into its’ own. Just work slowly and methodically around the edge and
don’t press to hard, you can refine this later when the preliminary line has
been created. You may find it more comfortable to use a needle to create the
initial line instead and then refine it with the blade. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Jacket buttons are usually mis-moulded and lack any
definition and there are several different ways of replacing these. You can use
a punch and die set with some thin plasticard or foil, or even just a thin
slice from a piece of plastic rod or stretched sprue will work. Some years ago
I invested in a gadget called the “nutter”, this is a series of punches of
varying diameters that are used to literally punch a disc from a sheet of foil.
This tool creates a slight dome shape to the button which looks really good
when painted. An expensive tool but it certainly does give great results.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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attention is the cuff detail on sleeves. Sometimes you can get away with
scribing around the wrist area to make it look hollow, more often than not
though, I will remove the hand and drill out the sleeve instead. Normally I
glue a piece of sprue to the hand to re-create the wrist and file this to shape
before placing this back into the hollow cuff. The advantage of doing this is
that it gives you more flexibility if the original fit is not great or you want
to alter the pose of the hand slightly. This is also the process I use to fit
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away with just scribing around the moulded on detail, it gets a little more
complicated if you want to take it further but gives a far better impression. The
first order of business is to get hold of a decent set of etched brass buckles,
there are sets available from several manufacturers depending on your needs and
the historical period being portrayed. The set I used on this particular
figure, and the one I find most useful, is by Black Dog (35001 Fasteners and
Buckles). This is one of the few sets that include the modern plastic buckles
as well as several other traditional metal types in various sizes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have tried various materials for straps; lead foil,
paper stiffened with super-glue and all sorts of other random materials, what I
use now is common electrical tape. Any colour will do but I like to use blue as
it is highly visible and is more obvious when you miss a bit painting it. Once
the adhesive is removed (using a cloth dampened with lighter fluid), I find it
extremely versatile and it is great for portraying straps under tension as you
can stretch it slightly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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threading the tape strapping through them, even with the aid of an optivisor !.
The rest is easy, just scraping off the moulded-on versions and replacing them with
actual 3D examples. Depending on the strap type and location, sometimes I will
build up folds around the straps with putty to give the indication that the
underlying uniform is being displaced by the strap. You can see an example of
this around the straps on the kneepads of this figure. This gives a far more
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layered uniform with a large amount of straps, belts and buckles, so detailing
this took quite some time. It is probably at the extreme end of the spectrum
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it does take some time and of course depends on the complexity of the figure
and the amount of detail you want to add. You may not want to go fully down
this detailing route, perhaps just using it in selected areas, but hopefully
you can see that with a little work you can really lift basic plastic figures
to another level. The benefits manifest themselves when you come to the next
stage, it makes it far easier to paint them.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This article originally appeared in the January 2017 issue of Military Modelling magazine. And no, I still haven't got around to painting it yet !</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If, like me, you grew up in the UK in the heady days of the
1970’s, I’m sure you will remember those little pocket-sized Commando comics in
the local newsagent; the amazing cover artwork and stories of derring-do always
inspired my wargames with Airfix soldiers in the garden and almost certainly
influenced my early modelling adventures. Fast forward several years and I was pleased
to find Commando Comic is still being published, albeit with a more modern
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What I still love about these, ahem, “graphic novels” was
the dynamism of the artwork, Ian Kennedy in particular was a favourite artist
of mine and I wanted to try and capture some of his action and imagery in a
model project. My attention was drawn to his cover for the Ramsey’s
Raiders edition; two jeeps bouncing over the desert landscape, guns blazing.
Thus, the idea for this vignette was born.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Ramsey’s Raiders stories were obviously influenced by
the WW2 exploits of the Special Air Service (SAS). Formed by David Stirling in
the North African desert in 1941, the SAS started out as a very effective
desert raiding force, causing havoc behind enemy lines; even the eventual
capture and imprisonment of Stirling did not put a stop to it. Once the war in
the desert ended, under the command of Blair “Paddy” Mayne they went on to
fight throughout Italy and the Balkans, then through France, Holland and into Germany
until the end of the war.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The basis for this project is the Dragon “1/4 ton patrol
car”, or jeep to me and you. Dragon released this particular kit in two
versions, the standard patrol car 6745 (with a .50 cal mount) and the
commander’s car 6724 (with Vickers K guns). The kits are pretty much identical,
the plastic contents are the same in both boxings. The only exception, apart from
the instructions, is the etch sets are slightly different, 6745 contains parts
for the specific .50 cal ammo box mounting. Both kits however, contain all of
the armament options and stowage to build either version.</span></div>
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addition to the standard wheels, these SAS versions come with a really nice set
of multi-part radial tread tyres and I wanted to use these for reasons that will
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The downside is that the Dragon jeeps are quite difficult to
obtain, they are comparatively expensive and supposedly awkward to build. Other
options would be to use the excellent Tamiya jeep (35219) with one of the
aftermarket resin sets. Both Black Dog and Legend Models make conversion sets
for the SAS jeep and several manufacturers make replacement “civilian type”
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scale would lead you to believe that construction on a project such as this
would be a quick affair. For me, nothing could be further from the truth. I
find that any softskin project such as this takes an inordinate time to detail
compared to say a tank or armoured car. That said, these little projects give
us great scope to personalise and add those details that really stand out.</span></div>
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release of several resin SAS jeep crews by Soga Miniatures. Two of these sets
are very animated which is just what I needed, although I modified them
slightly, as I will explain.</span></div>
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and figures that would make this vignette successful or not, so the first thing
to do was to build just enough of the jeep models to be able to work out how
the scene would look on a base. I stuck together a few pieces of insulation foam
to create an elevated, inclined slope and then went through several iterations
of vehicle placement until I finally settled on a layout I was happy with. I
wanted the jeeps to be almost jumping from the base, breaking in different
directions to try and give the impression of the start of an attack run but in
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angle of the incline would have a direct bearing on the way the stowage should
sit. For instance, I found that the resin hanging bags I intended to use didn’t
look right, they were hanging at the vertical to the vehicle, not the base. In
the end I sculpted my own bags, the advantage being that I could also try and
capture that other elusive effect I was trying to replicate. - Movement.</span></div>
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of movement and direction; I added loose bag straps, an unsecured tarp, gravity
defying personal equipment and a few other little things. This is also where
those civilian-type tyres come in. The radial nature of the tread already
suggests a visual blur, more so than the standard jeep tyres; to me they look
like they are in motion already. Hopefully all of these small visual indicators
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strapping material, this is electrical insulation tape. Once the adhesive has
been removed (I use lighter fluid) it can be cut into strips and used as
strapping. The advantage of this material is that because it is vinyl it can be
stretched slightly to portray an element of tension. It can easily be glued
using CA and once primed takes paint well. There is no real reason I use blue
other than it makes it somewhat easier to see if you have missed a bit during
the painting stages. To this strapping I added PE buckles and the amount of
straps on this project certainly made a dent in my buckle supply.</span></div>
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wanted to make as much of the stowage as possible removable for painting.
Although it does take considerably longer to do it this way, my process is to
do this to ensure I can paint everything to the best finish I can. One day I’ll
do it the other way and have that eureka moment, I’m sure.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Andy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-84279701879420118192019-01-21T19:23:00.000+00:002019-01-22T08:11:35.819+00:00Cover Story<span style="font-size: large;">Proud to have had some of my Jeep models as the cover feature in a couple of modelling magazines;</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This from the sadly now defunct Military Modelling magazine, March 2018;</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And my Popski Jeep was featured in the December 2018 issue of Military Modelcraft International;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Both of these articles are in this blog, US Airborne Jeep <a href="http://andysgreyarmy.blogspot.com/2018/05/bronco-us-airborne-jeep-pre-drop.html" target="_blank">here</a> and the Popski Jeep article starts <a href="http://andysgreyarmy.blogspot.com/2018/05/popskis-private-army-part-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Stay a while and have a read.</span></div>
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The advent of 3D printing is slowly making its' mark in our hobby and this release from Andrea Miniatures is a great example of how these new digital sculpting techniques are becoming more common.<br />
Oddly enough, this figure is a mixture of both resin (main body and head) and white metal (arms and equipment). I'm quite bemused by this, obviously Andrea are well known for their white metal figures but I can't understand why the mix of two materials ? Anyhow, once cleaned up and primed it doesn't really make that much difference.<br />
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Andrea are slowly adding to this range and these figures are also available in different scales, again an advantage of having digital data to start from. The one main reservation I have about this range of figures is the price, this 1/35th scale figure retails at around the £20 mark. A little expensive compared to say, an Alpine figure but that choice is obviously something to consider.<br />
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The figure is depicted in typical early-war Fallschirmjager attire; Fieldblouse over jump trousers, an MP28 slung over his right shoulder and a stick grenade in his left hand. The pose comes from a picture in Der Adler magazine from 1940, showing a member of the 2nd Battalion, 1FjR standing on the Dordrecht Bridge over the River Maas estuary.<br />
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There is a lot of equipment to paint on this figure, some of it quite difficult to get at, so I left off the Right arm until later in the paint stages so I could reach those awkward places a little easier. Anyway, here are the colours I used to paint this figure along with a few in-progress shots: (<em>All Vallejo Model Color unless otherwise stated</em>).<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - 876 Brown Sand<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 815 Basic Skintone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add 814 Burnt Cadmium Red<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - 888 Olive Grey<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 815 Basic Skintone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - 899 Dark Prussian Bluie<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 815 Basic Skintone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
<strong>White Spots</strong> - 820 Off White<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - 816 Luftwaffe Blue<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 815 Basic Skintone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
<strong>Yellow Trim</strong> - 953 Flat Yellow<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - 314 Canvas (<em>Panzer Aces</em>)<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add UA430 HBT Light (<em>Lifecolor</em>)<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add 887 Brown Violet<br />
<strong>Press Studs</strong> - 830 Field Grey, (<em>point highlight with 820 added</em>)<br />
* Interestingly, as the figure is armed with an MP28, these KAR98 ammo bandoliers are completely unnecessary !<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - 886 Green Grey<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 971 Green Grey<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add 830 Field Grey<br />
<strong>Straps</strong> - 988 Khaki<br />
<strong>Press Studs</strong> - 830 Field Grey, (<em>point highlight with 820 added</em>)<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - 871 Leather Brown<br />
<strong>Highlight 1</strong> - add 981 Orange Brown<br />
<strong>Highlight 2</strong> - add 819 Iraqi Sand<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
<strong>Wash</strong> - Chestnut Ink (<em>Scalecolor</em>)<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - 875 Beige Brown<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 876 Brown Sand<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add 941 Burnt Umber<br />
<strong>Wash</strong> - Chestnut Ink (<em>Scalecolor</em>)<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - 830 Field Grey<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 815 Basic Skintone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - Mix of 971 Leather Brown and Andrea Black<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add more Leather Brown then 819 Iraqi Sand, selectively<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
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Personally I'm really happy at how this one turned out but just when you think you have painted a nice figure you find an example painted by Jaume Ortiz and realise you have a lot to learn. This is his sublime version of this figure in the same scale ! - think I may just give up now.<br />
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This figure and others in the range are available in the UK from Steve Kirtley at <a href="http://www.skminiatures.co.uk/" target="_blank">SK Miniatures</a>Andy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-39167809932691968402018-11-02T08:56:00.000+00:002018-11-02T08:56:11.389+00:00Fallschirmjager Display - Overloon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year, rather than fly over for the <a href="http://www.scalemodelchallenge.com/" target="_blank">Scale Model Challenge</a> show in Veldhoven, I decided to take the car and try and visit a few museums along the way. One of the highlights for me was the Fallschirmjager exhibition at the <a href="https://www.oorlogsmuseum.nl/en/home/" target="_blank">Oorlogsmuseum</a> in Overloon; just North East of Eindhoven near the River Meuse and the German border.<br />
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As well as the vehicle exhibits at the museum, they have one of the most extensive displays of Fallschirmjager uniforms and equipment in existence and it has really got me thinking about a future project.<br />
For obvious reasons the exhibits are all behind glass - I shudder to think how much this collection must be worth - and it does make photography a little tricky. So apologies for the quality of some of the photo's but hopefully they are of some use;<br />
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Andy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-32928817711229322122018-11-01T10:13:00.001+00:002018-11-01T10:13:22.092+00:00Alpine Miniatures BAR Gunner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There can't be many in the modelling world that haven't heard of Alpine Miniatures, their extensive range of resin figures has continued to grow over the years and I for one eagerly await their new releases.<br />
This figure depicts a US Army BAR gunner in typical winter dress with a somewhat relaxed pose. I painted this recently and thought it would be a good idea to note which colours I used, not only to share but also to remind me what I did too.<br />
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Generally I will use Vallejo paint, on this occasion I also made use of Lifecolor and Andrea Acrylics too. (The Lifecolor references below will start with a UA prefix).<br />
I find that sometimes Vallejo colours will dry with a slight sheen; to avoid this I generally add a small amount of Tamiya Flat Base into the mix; this isn't usually necessary with Lifecolor or Andrea.<br />
You will have noticed I make use of Andrea black instead of the Vallejo one. As I mentioned above, some Vallejo colours dry with a slight sheen and this black is one of them; it is also slightly lighter than the Vallejo black and I reserve the Vallejo colour for when I really need to go dark.<br />
So below is the breakdown of paint colours I used for each of the specific parts of this figure along with a few work in progress shots;<br />
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<u>Flesh</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - 876 Brown Sand<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 815 Basic Skintone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add 814 Burnt Cadmium Red<br />
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<u>Helmet</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - 50/50 mix of 893 US Dark Green and 822 German Camo Black Brown<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add more 893 US Dark Green, then 988 Khaki<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
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<u>Helmet strap (Canvas)</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - UA421 Olive Drab M1943<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add UA426 Olive Drab Green Tone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
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<u>Helmet strap (Leather)</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - 50/50 mix of 872 Chocolate Brown and 875 Beige Brown*<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add more 875 Beige Brown<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add more 872 Chocolate Brown<br />
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* You can see here that the base colour is made up from a dark tone; Chocolate Brown; and a light one; Beige Brown; this technique is really useful as by altering the ratios you already have your light and shadow colours without introducing a new colour that may change the tone.<br />
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The head is complete here and the jacket has been blocked in with the base colour.<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - 50/50 mix of 887 Brown Violet and 875 Beige Brown<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 845 Sunny Skintone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
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<u>Jacket</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - 314 Canvas (Panzer Aces range)<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add UA430 HBT Light Tone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add 887 Brown Violet, then Andrea Black<br />
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Jacket pretty much complete here, webbing is still in the jacket base colour.<br />
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<u>Webbing & Medical Pouch</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - 988 Khaki<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 986 Deck Tan<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add 822 German Camo Black Brown<br />
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<u>Webbing Buckles</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - 862 Black Grey<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 990 Light Grey<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
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I like to paint buckles in this Non-Metallic Metal (NMM) style, I find actual metallic a little bland for this but that is purely personal preference. Webbing complete here, starting to work up the BAR pouches.<br />
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<u>BAR Pouches</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - UA426 Olive Drab Green Tone<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 815 Basic Skintone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add 899 US Olive Drab<br />
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<u>Waterbottle</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - UA421 Olive Drab M1943<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add UA430 HBT Light Tone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add 899 US Olive Drab<br />
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<u>Gloves</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - 890 Reflective Green<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 845 Sunny Skintone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
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<u>Trousers</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - 893 US Dark Green<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add 845 Sunny Skintone<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add Andrea Black<br />
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<u>Boots</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - 50/50 mix of 872 Chocolate Brown & 875 Beige Brown<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add more 875 Beige Brown then a little 819 Iraqi Sand for the final highlights/scuffs<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add more 872 Chocolate Brown then Andrea Black for the final outline.<br />
The boots are then glazed with a thinned Chestnut brown ink, Scalecolor in this instance. This imparts a slight sheen to the leather and unifies all of the colours together.<br />
The soles were painted with 862 Black Grey, highlighted with a little 988 Khaki.<br />
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<u>BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)</u></h3>
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<strong>Base</strong> - 50/50 mix of 721 Burnt Iron (Vallejo metallic range) and Andrea Black<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add more 721 Burnt Iron<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - outlined with Black Ink; Scalecolor here but any black ink will work<br />
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<u>Magazine</u></h3>
<strong>Base</strong> - 50/50 mix of 703 Dark Aluminium (Vallejo metallic range) and Andrea Black<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add more 703 Dark Aluminium<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - outlined with Black Ink<br />
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<strong>Base</strong> - 50/50 mix of 872 Chocolate Brown and 846 Mahogany Brown<br />
<strong>Highlight</strong> - add mo876 Brown Sand<br />
<strong>Shadow</strong> - add more 872 Chocolate Brown<br />
Wooden parts then glazed with Scalecolor Chestnut Ink.<br />
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So that about does it, really pleased with how this one came out; these Alpine figures really are a joy to paint - Until next time.<br />
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<br />Andy Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996798730193208250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469980131565476790.post-64460115552630597252018-10-01T13:56:00.001+01:002019-01-22T08:15:34.128+00:00Popski's Private Army - Part 5, Finishing off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Weathering has always been (and still is) a bit of a thing for me, I don't particularly like doing it as I feel it is so easy to mess up all of that hard work with sloppily applied weathering. For a long time I didn't do it at all but there was obviously a big chunk of the final idea missing.</div>
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Some time ago I attended a course run by Geoff Coughlin at <a href="https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/modelling-in-a-day-workshops-2018" target="_blank">Scale Modelling Now</a>, an online model magazine that hosts actual modelling workshops by some of the best in the hobby. This particular workshop was run by (to me) the master of dust and weathering, Lester Plaskitt.</div>
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I've known Lester for some years so I thought I would go along and try and pick up some tips. And boy did I, the sequential approach and hands-on instruction and guidance was worth every penny. As a consequence, I suggest if you are looking to up your game and want to learn from some of the best modellers around, look into getting yourself on one of these workshops.</div>
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<i>"Weathering is a layering process; it needs to be considered at every step. Why is that area chipped? What caused that streak? Would that be rusty? - There is a lot more to it than buying a jar of the latest wonder-product and slapping it on without consideration. Take your time, think it through."</i></div>
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So by way of a reminder, this is the jeep before any dust effects.</div>
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Compare that to this shot of the finished piece. Bit different, isn't it? And you can probably see now why I spent years avoiding doing this !!</div>
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So to start to tie everything together, the first thing to do is to create a base to work from. This step was to spray a highly diluted mix of Tamiya XF57 Buff over the lower areas of the jeep. This was then repeated on horizontal surfaces, those surfaces that would gather dust. All we are doing here is changing the tone of the paint gradually and in a patchy way, we aren't trying to cover everything in an even coat of dust.</div>
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That dust is now worked up into a more opaque layer gradually and by concentrating on the form of the object we are weathering. i.e. Dust gathers in recesses, is removed by wear and can be smeared and moved around. It is anything but uniform.</div>
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This process works best if you work on one panel or area at a time, it is easy to gauge progress then and you can alter or refine areas as you go. What it also does is make you think about what you are doing: where would the dust accumulate here? would that area be in constant use? If so, how would it get rubbed off?</div>
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For the next stage I mixed up two versions of the following Vallejo acrylics: a thinned version of approx. 50/50% 987 Medium Grey and 976 Buff (mix 1), the second version has a little more Buff added and isn't thinned as much (mix 2). This is the scary bit so I urge you to practice this on an old model first.</div>
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Add a little washing-up liquid to water (this breaks down the surface tension and slows the paint drying a little) and brush this on to your desired area. Next, apply some of the thinner mix 1 to this and use your brush to literally "move" the paint around to where you want it. Remember, dust will gather in recesses but it will also leave a trace across the entire surface. Once happy, and when this is dry, (use a hairdryer to speed up this process) you can then enhance the effect by using the thicker mix 2 in the areas of greatest build-up. </div>
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This is a slow process but it does create that build-up of dust that cannot be replicated any other way. True, pigment application is far quicker but it doesn't give you as much control, and that is key. For a final touch, dry pigments can be applied to enhance the effect and I have done this selectively here, using the same pigments I used on the base.</div>
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As a case in point, compare these two wheels: one before the dust layer, the other after the application of acrylic only "dust".</div>
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So, not forgetting to apply this technique to the lower areas of the figures, all that remains is to mount everything on the base and apply some final pigments to any missed areas.</div>
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So does it work? I must admit that initially I thought I had overdone the dust effects but then I looked at my reference photo's again. I'm happy with the end result and this project pushed me through a mental barrier when it comes to a heavily dusted finish. All that remains, then are the final pictures.<br />
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UPDATE - An abridged version of this article appeared in the December 2018 issue of Military Modelcraft International Magazine.</div>
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I always add at least one figure to my vehicle projects, not only to give a sense of scale but also to impart that these machines we model are more than just that. To me, adding a figure or two gives the additional element of context; the interaction of man with the object and its’ surroundings.</div>
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I studied quite a few pictures of the PPA soldiers to try and get an idea of how they were dressed only to come to the conclusion that pretty much anything goes. I’ve seen denison smocks, leather flying jackets, battledress, cricket jumpers and anything in between.</div>
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To try and replicate this, let’s say, nonchalant look I used a standing figure from Masterbox (MB3561) which is actually a German DAK figure. I loved the pose and the “uniform” on this particular figure is fairly generic, so with a head swap for something a little more appropriate courtesy of Hornet, we were good to go.</div>
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<b>Boots</b> - Base mix of 871 Leather Brown and 950 Black. Shaded with 950 Black, Highlighted with 971 Leather Brown, then 981 Orange Brown. Touch of 819 Iraqi Sand for the final highlight.</div>
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In the latter part of the war Popski's Private Army operated primarily in Italy. To try and create this feel (and avoid the obvious cliches) I decided to have the jeep depicted on a dusty track with a dry-stone wall as a backdrop.<br />
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As is my usual procedure, the base was a piece of builder's insulation foam with a rough track gouged and sanded out. Once the rough form had been created I clad the sides with fairly thick plasticard, shaped at the top to follow the contours I had just created but leaving it a few mm higher to take into account the next bit.<br />
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For the actual groundwork, I used DAS Air-dry clay. This was rolled out into a reasonably thin sheet (using plenty of talc) and then draped over the base to form the surface. I used plenty of PVA glue here to make sure everything would stick together.</div>
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Once happy with the form, I began to texture the surface with an old paintbrush and some more watered-down PVA to get the look I was after.</div>
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For the wall I did toy with the idea of making one myself then decided that life was way too short for that. This particular item is from Accion Press and is finely cast in dental plaster which makes it really easy to cut to your own requirements, if necessary. You can order one from their website <a href="http://www.euromodelismo.com/shop1/en/landscapes-in-detail/712-stone-wall.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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To add to the surface texture I then sprinkled various grits and small stones over the base to add a little interest. Remember that on a track such as this the passing of vehicles will move the larger pieces to the sides of the track, some are retained in the centre but very little will remain in the actual tracks. This was fixed with diluted PVA and the whole lot was set aside to dry for a few days.</div>
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Once everything was fully dry, an airbrushed coat of Stynylrez black primer gave a nice even coat on which to start the painting proper.</div>
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The wall was removed for painting separately after drilling location holes to fix it securely. After masking off the sides of the base I began airbrushing various earth tones for the ground. To start I gave everything a coat of Tamiya XF52 Flat Earth, to this I added XF78 Wooden Deck Tan and XF57 Buff in various quantities to try and impart some variation and to try and pick out the track marks.</div>
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The stone wall was airbrushed with Vallejo 884 Stone Grey (handy name, huh?). This was done from above to try and keep the dark shadows on the underside of the stones and retain the volume. Individual stones were then picked out by adding other Vallejo colours to this base, in various amounts, to try and make the wall look a little more believable. I used the following colours; 987 Medium Grey, 986 Deck Tan, 871 Leather Brown and 976 Buff. The beauty of acrylics is that you can really use their transparency to build up subtle colour differences.</div>
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Once everything had dried I began using various washes of oil paints to give some depth to the colours and pick out the shadows. This was particularly evident where the wall meets the ground and the joints between the stones. You can use a ready made product for this but I mixed my own from various oil colours.</div>
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You can see here how I have tried to keep the actual tracks quite light, fading out to darker areas where the wall is.</div>
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Next step is to pick out some of the stones on the ground with the colours I used for the wall. Logic would dictate that the stone wall would be made from local materials so this will help to tie everything together.</div>
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For the vegetation I used various ready-made grass tufts and also some dried items that I have collected over the years. This is a quite long and tedious process if it is not to look too contrived, it really does pay to study a similar location to the one we are trying to replicate; observation is the key to a believable scene, especially with natural items.</div>
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When the grass is applied it does give the whole thing a very stark look but this will be toned down later to blend everything together.</div>
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I did feel that something was missing and although the wall gives a nice backdrop, it is lacking in height. My initial idea was to use a cactus plant; these are used in the Mediterranean as wind breaks and are often seen next to stone walls like this.</div>
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Eventually I decide that this was probably a little much (although I may use that idea for a future project), so I chose a ready-made tree form the Mininatur range. This seemed to be just what I was looking for to add height and interest to the rear of the scene.</div>
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I spent quite some time looking at wooden posts whilst out walking the dog and initially I found it quite difficult to pin down the actual colour of these.</div>
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Eventually I decided to keep the palette on the warm grey side and started with a base of Vallejo ModelAir 131 Concrete. To this I added various shades to pick out the grain and ended with a light wash of grey/green to the lower part of the post. The gate is an etch brass item from Verlinden, again painted in various dark grey tones.</div>
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To finally tie all the elements together, a highly diluted mix of Tamiya XF57 Buff was airbrushed around the base giving the dusty, dry look I was after. This was further enhanced with Pigments; Europe Earth and Light Dust from the Mig Ammo range.</div>
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With that, the masking was removed (always a moment of apprehension) but luckily there were very little touch ups to do.</div>
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So this is how it turned out; there are a few little tweaks to do but that is done once the vehicle and figures are in place.</div>
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For me, the base is a critical part of the project and I usually have an idea in my mind of how I want to display the vehicle/figures; that will inevitably change and evolve as the project progresses but the important thing to remember is that it is a major part of the project, not an afterthought. I will often spend as long on the base as the main object of the scene.</div>
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All too often you will see a base that is hurriedly thrown together afterwards and all that does is detract from what you are trying to display. It isn't difficult and it doesn't need to be elaborate (as I've hopefully shown here), in fact the simple, well observed scenes are often more powerful.</div>
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So, next time, I'll show how I painted the figures <a href="http://andysgreyarmy.blogspot.com/2018/10/popskis-private-army-part-4-figures.html">here</a> and then we'll pull it all together with some more dust.</div>
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