 greensboro wrote: |
| Nice Painting and cool diorama! How did you weather the uniforom? Also how did you make the base and how much did the figure cost? |
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Thanks, guys.
I use the method described on hte Vallejo website for highlighting and shoding.
The tree and rock came with the kit. They were primed with Floquil gray primer from a can the painted Vallejo stone gray. A heavy wash of Payne's gray oil was applied and several layers of lighter gray drybrushing were applied. The block on which this sits had a layer of thick Celluclay added. (I mix mine with white glue, ballast and brown acrylic craft paint and just enough water to get to a thick oatmeal consistency.) The first layer is unlabeled ground cover I bought from Military Miniatures Warehouse at World Expo in 2005. Next are some tufts of Silfor grass, available from the same source. Finally, the leafy plants come from a bag of dried flower stuff I bought at a Michael's Arts & Crafts. I drilled small holes in the base and superglued thom in place.
The figure was about $30 from Colorado Miniatures, however, Gray said this was his last one and Seil has closed down and has not made its molds available to anyone.