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Posted by ruddratt on Friday, February 14, 2014 6:58 PM
Tim, great stuff, but that's going to be some tricky painting.

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Posted by jgeratic on Friday, February 14, 2014 5:22 PM

Tim - great work on Conan's arm joints, as well as other areas with the green stuff.

That is a bummer about both figures needing to be joined before painting.  Just noticed now that his arms are cast directly on to her body - wow!

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Thanks to everyone for comments on Red's progress, much appreciated.  

This afternoon, I worked on her hair and laid down the base colour for the leather areas.  Metal areas are also primed with a dark purple wash and ready to be dry brushed with a metallic grey.

regards,

Jack

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Friday, February 14, 2014 2:49 PM

Here's my work on the right arm. Looks better already, I think. I filled the gap and then went back to redefine muscles. Once I get the primer on, I'll be able to better see the definition. Then I'll refine it all with sand paper.

Here's the preliminary work on the left arm. As I did with the right, I'll build up the muscle and round them out to blend away the join

I think that's all for now. Have a great weekend!

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Friday, February 14, 2014 11:59 AM

Hello everyone! Happy Friday!

Look at what appeared on my desk this week:

There is one correction that needs to be made, and then the art will go out to you guys.

So, I've been avoiding posting any pics of the Belit portion of the Conan figure because there was a little too much showing down around the nether region. I've fixed the issue -- I hope -- so, here we go.

The locator on Belit's side was far too small for the hole below Conan's belt buckle. So I beefed it up with some Green Stuff.

I used lead foil to make a more substantial undergarment for Belit. Due to the complex curves, I had to use two pieces of foil. I'll smooth out the seam with just a little bit of water-soluble putty. There was a sizable space between her right leg and the fur skirt. I closed that up with some Green Stuff to make it look more like the left leg and that portion of the skirt.

If I had my way, I'd paint Conan and Belit separately, but that isn't going to happen. The gaps in Conan's arms just below the elbows are simply too large to try to fix after painting. 

The left arm ...

The right arm ...

Conan and Belit are now epoxied together. And I've broken off another piece of Conan's hair! GAAAAAARRRR!

UPDATE: Found little piece of Conan's hair. It has been glued back on.

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Thursday, February 13, 2014 7:46 AM

jeaton01

I keep checking in here, but the Predator is probably going to cost me some sleep, wish I could "un-see" it!  I really like Ironman, and Nemo is going to look good I'm sure.  That girl, I don't want to meet her in any dark ally.  Speaking of dark, where is the little guy?

Hi John! Dark Power (or Kid Kidwell as I now call him) and I went to a children's play yesterday. I haven't been on a school bus since high school. They're as bad as I remember. 

 

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Posted by ruddratt on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 8:10 PM

Gamera

Jack: Guess I should read up on more fine art techniques, I'd never have thought of undercoating flesh with green but the results look great!

Neither would I have. Man, that looks spectacular!

Mike

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Posted by Gamera on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 7:57 AM

Jack: Guess I should read up on more fine art techniques, I'd never have thought of undercoating flesh with green but the results look great!

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by Eagle90 on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 6:01 AM

Mike!  Wow!  I agree with jeaton01.  That is one mean looking Predator!  

Jack, awesome work!  She is one heck of a women!

Eagle90

 

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Posted by Bish on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:28 AM

Great to see the Predator coming along Mike, going to be an interesting one to paint.

jack, she is looking great, can't wait to see more.

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Posted by jeaton01 on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 11:20 PM

I keep checking in here, but the Predator is probably going to cost me some sleep, wish I could "un-see" it!  I really like Ironman, and Nemo is going to look good I'm sure.  That girl, I don't want to meet her in any dark ally.  Speaking of dark, where is the little guy?

John

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Posted by jgeratic on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 2:00 PM

Mike, that Predator figure is looking cool, a lot of deep detail on that one, particularly around the head.

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Got a start on the face detail.  Note, you can still see some of the green underpainting in the shadow areas, which was what I was aiming for.

regards,

Jack

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Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 7:42 AM

Looks pretty good Mike, I agree I like the pose on this version.

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Posted by ruddratt on Monday, February 10, 2014 4:36 PM

Here ya go .......this is where he stands at the moment fellas.  The twin-bladed gauntlet on his right hand and the left hand with the retractable lance are primed as well, but not attached yet.

Mike

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Monday, February 10, 2014 1:28 PM

ruddratt
Yes Tim, the rumors of my 31-flavor demise have been greatly exaggerated.

He's back!

Looking forward to seeing the model.

Now, where's Rob Gronovius gotten to? He's promised us a kaiju!

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Posted by ruddratt on Monday, February 10, 2014 1:20 PM

Yes Tim, the rumors of my 31-flavor demise have been greatly exaggerated. Wink

Wow fellas!  Those completed builds look amazing!   ....and the works still in progress......I've got me some serious catching up to do.  Just beautiful stuff !!

Been fighting the Predator the past few weeks on & off.  The casting, upon much closer inspection, looks a lot more like a re-casting, and not a very good one, especially around the head area.  Lots of pinholes. resin blobs everywhere (the dremel got it's best workout in years), and short shots on his "dreadlocks" that I needed to complete with sections made from epoxy putty.  A lot of filler (putty and white glue) seem to have smoothed things out a bit, but this is probably going to be one of those "one and a half foot" models when done. I'll be getting some primer on 'em later today and hopefully get some pics up.

I'll tell ya, this kit really had me considering boxing it up in favor of a different Predator kit, but every one I saw, well, the poses were just either too static or too generic, so I'm sticking with this guy.

Mike

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Posted by Bish on Monday, February 10, 2014 11:43 AM

Thanks guys.

I was a bit concerned about painting the gloss, especially as it was Tamiya Acrylics. But I had sprayed 2 coats first and I made sure it was pretty thin, so I think that helps.

I think it will be the weekend before I can try adding Jacks idea to the cape. My big 88 is now in the shed being sprayed, and its hard enough for me to get in there, let alone Darth, so I will concentrate on the detail painting.

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Posted by P mitch on Monday, February 10, 2014 9:40 AM

Tim

Battle damage was easier than I thought in the end. As it was all sealed with Alclad gloss I added dots of Tamiya paint with black gray and silver, almost dry brushing it on. When it had dried a little I took a moist cotton bud and just rubbed at the Tamiya paint. It came of easily but left the scuffed look I was after. Have to say it was all helped buy the Alclad gloss being so smooth.

Phil

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Monday, February 10, 2014 8:27 AM

Jack, as always, another treasure trove of useful info. Thanks!

Glad to see the color going back on Red.

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Monday, February 10, 2014 8:24 AM

P mitch

AWESOME work, Phil! Glad to see Tony Stark ain't outta the fight yet.  

What did you use to simulate the battle damage?

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Monday, February 10, 2014 8:22 AM

Bish

Now he's starting to look like a Dark Lord of the Sith. Nice brush work. I have always had trouble brush-painting gloss.

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Posted by Eagle90 on Monday, February 10, 2014 8:04 AM

Mitch...great work on Iron Man!  Looks awesome!

jgeratic...great detail work on her!  

Everyone has awesome builds!  Learning a lot from everyone!  Thanks!

Eagle90

 

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Posted by Gamera on Monday, February 10, 2014 7:56 AM

Wow, those look just great all around guys!!!

Phil: Congrads on finishing Iron Man, love the bright red there! Just a beautiful build!

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Posted by P mitch on Sunday, February 9, 2014 3:27 PM

jeratric

Thanks for your comments. Your work on Red Sonia is amazing I'd love to be able to get that skin tone you have, one of the reasons I stay away from figures is getting the skin right

Phil

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Posted by jgeratic on Sunday, February 9, 2014 3:17 PM

GMorrison - I know the helmet has just the initial coat of paint, but that particularly is looking smart.  Also, great resourcefulness on you part in replacing the kit items.

P Mitch - a striking finish to Ironman, it really looks great! Yes

Bish - good job with hand brushing the gloss, and hope things turn out well with Vader's cape.

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Red Sonja is still not back to the point she was, but the basic skin tones are now filled in.

1.) For the sort of pre-shading step, I kept things simple and just used an existing shade of green, Vallejo Olive Grey 70888.  After an overall coat, mixed in some white and sprayed mainly from over head angles.  Some further white and another round of spraying.  Did hand paint some lighter tones on the face, but not too much as it would be covered later with proper flesh tones.

2.) I had been using Brown Sand 70876 as the base skin colour, which is what is seen here.  Close inspection though showed specs of dust had been trapped in the paint, so after sanding them off, had to go to step 3.

3.) Mixing new paint, so used a combination of Red Leather 70818 and Green Ochre 70914.  Second round of spraying, base colour is lightened with Basic Skintone 70815.  This was followed with an even lighter application by mixing in white.

regards,

Jack

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Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, February 9, 2014 12:39 PM

Wonderful work, guys.

Darth is looking pretty sinister, I'd say. Black on black is fun to do.

Iron Man- unreal paint work there.

Tim- thanks for the link. "Pleasingly violent fireballs" can be a good thing.

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, February 9, 2014 10:46 AM

GM, good idea for the tank, and I agree about the copper rather than silver.

Phil, amazing work on Iron Man. Love the paint job, that's really come out nice.

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, February 9, 2014 10:34 AM

Well, I think I figured out what the problem was with the gloss paint. I found a post on here where someone was having a similar problem. It was pointed out that cold and damn can cause gloss paint to come out matt. As I only started painting out of the house last summer, this isn't an issue I have come across before. And it is cold and certainly damp here. So, I resorted to painting the gloss with a brush (o the horror) and I am really pleased with how its come out, especially the helmet.

Next up, I am going to try Jack's suggestion for the cape and start the detailed painting. 

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Posted by P mitch on Sunday, February 9, 2014 9:04 AM

well after a bit of work today I'm calling Iron man done. Happy with it in the end after all the work with the Allclad candy red I was a little worried about adding some weathering in the end with a bit of work and actual spit (on a cotton bud to take some of the weathering off)

Picture below for the wall and comments, happy to hear from everyone

Below is one without all the lights so you can see the lights

Phil

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Sunday, February 9, 2014 8:56 AM

GMacGyver - 12" since Friday? In the words of Ted "Theodore" Logan, whoa. That would put a dampener on painting. Heh, see what I did there? Dampenerr? <sigh> He who would pun would pick a pocket ...

Nice find with the spoons. Something I don't have that a lot of you guys do is the ability to walk into a store, see something, and recognize it for a missing part. I'm so "inside the box" when it comes to building models.

And just in case you wanted some inspiration beyond what you've found specific to Nemo, I love this site: Dr. Grordbort's Infallible Aether Oscillators. I'd have to sell my son to afford one of the ray guns, but the whole site is fun to poke around in.

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Posted by GMorrison on Saturday, February 8, 2014 11:35 PM

It's been raining, in fact 12" since Friday morning. This is really welcome news, but it means no painting this weekend, and Nemos suit is curing very slowly.

So I've switched gears and gone to work on his gear.

The castings for the rifle, tanks and so forth are really poor. It's in contract to the figure himself, which is pretty well done.

First, the back pack. It's comprised of a pair of tanks and a regulator casing on top. The casing has a pair of quarter round shoulders and a screen center section. I was at CVS getting something else so I cruised the aisles and grabbed a set of plastic measuring spoons.

Then over to Ace and picked out some water pipe fittings.

The tanks in the movie are silver, but I really like the looks of the copper...

The small tank on his chest...

And the rifle. This thing really needs help. But there's a company on the net that sells full sized replicas made from the original props as patterns, so I've got some good detail. Plan to go a little nuts here...

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