Special Forces Figure ***COMPLETE - 13MAY09***

Yeah- don't they mold puppies in one piece?! Even I could do... well... maybe it'd take a day or two...

But you got the "lots of pics" part right!

Enjoy the trip the best you can model, talk with you soon.

brick .... palms ... snow .... severed arm ... partial tor ....WHAT!?!!!!!

I think that you two should take up modeling puppies or something ... HOLY GEZZZ!!!!

I'm trying to think of something that I might have around the bench, if not around the house. Again, I'm leaving tomorrow for three weeks .....

Yeah ... it's going to be the tri-color. If I was going for WHATEVER-PAT, I'd ask for an extension ... HA!

Also, another thing on the CA .... 9 times out of 10 I leave my bottle open (cap off) and I've never had a bottle dry up on me. Those little "needle" applicators are just a scam to get you to buy something else. The only other thing that I've used other than toothpicks is a metal detal pick. Worked great, but the toothpicks are easier to handle. Most of the time I just stick the other end in my mouth until I'm ready to use it ... and yes, I've glued my lips before. I don't recommend it!

**UPDATE**

Just got done cleaning up the rest of the holes with putty. I'm going to let it sit for about 30 and then I'm going to scrape and sand ... then prime again. After that prime coat, it should be ready to paint in about an hour. (And that's why I LOVE acylics!!!)

I tried using a stain on the base last night .... bad idea. Should have known too .... paper mache + something wet = I'm an idiot. So I'm going to try one of those nifty spray paints that come in a can. I'm not sure what I want to try yet (Keep in mind that I'm planning on putting an SF crest on the front of the base.) But, I'm going to run down to Wal-ly World after the prime coat goes on and see what I can find. The only other thing that I can think of would be to use a wood vaneer ... and that just screams "pain in the arse!!!"

For the top of the base, where the fig will be standing, I was just thinking about a spackling the top to cover the nut. Then spray with adhesive, cover with dirt, brush off .... wash, rinse, repeat until I'm happy. However, I'd like to put something on the base, possible next to his feet .... any suggestions?

I wish you luck on this build.

j.c.

Not yet .... but by my watch, I've still got 20 more hrs left. I am working on it this morning, so maybe 19 now ....

After the primer went on, I've got it back at the bench this morning. Cleaning up little casting spots/ holes that I may have missed prior. Working with three different color resins can make your eyes go bonkers!

I'll try to take some more pictures, but not much is going to change from now until I get the uniform colors started ... unless you really want to see what the previous pictures look like in primer grey!?!

i was sitting here wondering y i couldnt post....LOL.... thought it was the m-i-laws' computer setup the i realized i wasnt logged in.

one, p.o. stop worrying about the spell check...i just simply wanted to point it out and its no big deal...just wasnt sure how to approach it and probably better left alone! no big deal.

two, i know what ya mean about the ca glue messing up the applicator and such. one of my hobby shops near me still uses it but went with a different type of bottle because of the complaints they were getting for the same problem...also the shelf life on it sucked! well, i've had 0 problems with it since...they did a great job whomever they went with or whatever. also, do what model says about the toothpicks...you'd be surprised at how well that works. remember, the pro-weld for plastic only buddy!

three, i forgot what i wanted to say....ahhhh....didnt sleep too  well, no wonder im having the problems on this site etc....LOL. how about this...where's that s.f. build at model....painted yet???

Now that this thread has turned into a "techniques" section ... (haha)

psst, go down to the grocery store and pick up one of those .99c boxes of toothpicks. I put a small drop of the CA on the pick and use it as an applicator. I typically don't get my fingers anywhere near it. Then again, some people like to take baths in strange things ....

I've never tried the weld product camo was talking about, but it sounds worth a shot. Personally, I haven't used anything but CA for about the past 5 years.

But then again .... to each his own right.

Thanks for the tip camo- I'll definitly check out the ambroid, I've been moving away from using super glue to primarily hold resin parts as it's more of a seal as apposed to any real bond.

And by all means camo! No problem at all, if you haven't found out that I am a terrible speller (I can type pretty fast... but I'm surprised they let me out of elementary school). I'll change up pase to pace from now one. But I warn you haha you're welcome to spell check me and I have no problem with you calling me out but be warned I'm sure this one post alone is chalk full of things that would sound right if you did it phonetically... but that's where the "correctness" ends. For words I know I don't know- I type them into my little google search bar and hope it's close enough for an auto correct, if not I usually wing it haha sorry to all! Thanks for putting up with my translation of the english language

My brothers going to be graduating high school this year and going to college to be an english major- he's a little OCD on gramer- he'll catch me when I speak saying who instead of whom and stuff like that- thank goodness he's not on this forum. The high school freshman is, maybe he'll taddle on me

psstoff995 wrote:

Guess camo and I can take turns going crazy while you're gone- I'll try and get him to add that Abrams to his urban street dio

yeah...good luck with that one...LOL. i can take a pic of it...but like i said....it looks waaaaaaayyyyyyy 2 big!! as far as going crazy well...arent we all!!! LOL. see if you guys were like me a victim of this economy and didnt have a job....you could have all day to build and paint like me!!! i tell ya if i didnt have this hobby....i'd of lost my mind by now from not working!! . btw p.o., if you think about it and want to use something for your plastic 1/35 figures that wont glue your hands together...use ambroid pro weld....love that stuff!!!!! just a thought...lol....oh and btw, not that im being "picky" about this (im not really guys)...just simply want to bring it to your attention without being a jerk....your use of "pase"....should be "pace". no big deal....just thought i'd mention it buddy! we still cool?

That makes sense- kind of what I was talking about too, I'm trying to get back into putting a figure together in a few hours. hahah my CA glue's probably a little too fast but I hear what you're sayin-

I'm trying to be happy with what I'm doing. And I'm no longer happy with having a ton of kits gathering dust and adding to my collection instead of myself putting a few more on the display shelf. I've been at the hobby for... a good half of my life and only have about a half dozen figures and 1 maybe 2 and a half tanks. A lot of half built and 3/4 built. I just need a smaller "in progress" section, stick to one thing at a time and move forward with it. I have some serious model ADD

So I'm trying to calm myself down with the extra detail, the make or break historical accuracy and the like. I'm enjoying my "huge" dio just because I'm only adding as much detail as I see fit and I'm making it more of a mini movie set than a 1/35 historical reenactment of the battle of Arnhem.

But you're right, I have a lot on my plate, I'm just trying to keep from using that as a crutch.

Thanks for that though, this has definitly focused me in.

Guess camo and I can take turns going crazy while you're gone- I'll try and get him to add that Abrams to his urban street dio

I just like to try and build something fast every now and then. It gets my mind a little free from all the detailing work that I try to pull off ... and doing quick builds is the only way I know how.

Don't think that being a "slow builder" is bad. There's something theraputic about taking a figure and putting him together one slow hour at a time. For me, at least, that's where I get my base work done. About the only thing fast about my regular builds is my CA glue!

With the time that you have in hand; with school, work ... and more school, you're doin' just fine.

The bottom line is ... you do what you can, not when you can, but when you feel like it ... and you be happy with what you're doin'.

Again, that's one of the main reasons that I jumped in with a quick build ... I just wasn't feelin' "happy" about the "Mosul" build.

Hopefully, I'll have some more update photos in the morning.

Cheers!

It's the dremel and the CA glue that slows me up

hahaha I can use an exacto knife and a tube of testors glue and throw a plastic figure together in a few hours... but I open up a resin kit and these giant chunks of resin I have to grind off and then gluing my fingers together with the super glue ... not to mention trying to find a nice day to spray the primer from the rattle can which in itself is really hit or miss ... lol

I know you were just messin around with me with the timeline and stuff. I know I'm a slow builder though, even when I am home from school haha so it's not you making me feel like I need to build faster- at least not all you. I've been wanting to speed things up for a while.

So I am going to try and pick up my over all building pase- I'm bringing more of my workbench down to school.

Apreciate you checking in and commenting on my stuff too!

psstoff995 wrote:

It's the dremel and the CA glue that slows me up

Huh!?! .... I thought ... Rrrrr ... nevermind. (hehe!)

now had ya been working on your figs...well maybe we could 4-give ya....

hahah yeah maybe

I'm going to try models little personal challenge trick and try to get some 1/35 figures primed in 24 hours, maybe that will speed me up a bit.

I could do it with plastic! Thats for sure- It's the dremel and the CA glue that slows me up

psstoff995 wrote:

Ah!!! Watch one little movie on a Friday morning and this is what I miss!! Awesome surprise build model...    Thanks again for the colors you used on the tri-color camo... camo, I'll have to use this mix the next time around.

hey, u snooze u lose buddy!!! now had ya been working on your figs...well maybe we could 4-give ya....right model!! as for the camo...n/p...hope it works 4 ya!!

Ah!!! Watch one little movie on a Friday morning and this is what I miss!! Awesome surprise build model... I know I know I know... IM ALMOST DONE THOUGH! hahaha I just need the masking tape straps and radio wire- that's it! I swear!!

I like the position of the gun and the right hand. Looks really good- very nice pose, and that box would be really cool of it worked out- I like the shape, as far as the stash goes- eh, I'm no good at painting hair, so if I don't have to (like if your friend doesn't sport one) I wouldn't. But as you don't seem to have a problem with normal model stuff (FO and crazy McF figures aside ) I figure there'll be no corner cutting on this one. So... 4 hours and primed??

(I hord my originals for the day of days when the world is ending and you can no longer get anything ... HAHA!! My wife LOVES it BTW!!!)

If your wife can put up with resin dust in the carpet I guess Res-Life can put up with it in my dorm... looks like I'm taking it with me- don't want to be left behind in the Mosul GB now do I???

Thanks again for the colors you used on the tri-color camo... camo, I'll have to use this mix the next time around.

sorry .... I got distracted from the PM. I'll get to it asap. That's for the paint info. Unfortunatly, I don't use Humbrol .... Vallejo is more my taste. However, I can still use your info ... color charts are my friend!

I'll get you that info on the ARPAT soon ... I've still got to do the write up on my OIF fig too!

modelchasm wrote:

HAHA! Yeah, I sometimes thinks she loves it MORE than me! Oh, and she also LOVES the fact that my home office (located in the front study of our house) doubles as my workbench! I have plans to build a "hide-a-bench" in behind my desk, but she's not pushing it since she loves resin and styrene shavings all over the desk and in the carpet. .... BTW .... what colors (camo) were you using for your tri-color uniforms. I'm going that route on this one ... screw that ARPAT stuff! ... well, for now.

carpet shavings....LOL....yep...know it wel...LOL. AHHHH...funny stuff.

the colors i use for the 3 color camo are...humbrol #72 (khaki drill) mixed with #34 (white), humbrol #90 (beige green) mixed with a drop of humbrol #159 (khaki drab) then humbrol #160 (german camo red brown). the proportions arent important mix wise...but i use about a 50/50% mix of 72 & 34, a 90/10% mix of #90 & 159...and obviously a 100% mix of #160. all perspectively of course! that's about it. hope u have the humbrol paints buddy!! btw, where's that pm?? good luck on the desk too btw...i just use an old computer desk!! its great when you pull out the tray underneath for where the keyboard would go....helps keep the small parts and garbage from getting too bad on the floor!! good luck with that uniform...i look forward to seeing it!!!

HAHA! Yeah, I sometimes thinks she loves it MORE than me! Oh, and she also LOVES the fact that my home office (located in the front study of our house) doubles as my workbench! I have plans to build a "hide-a-bench" in behind my desk, but she's not pushing it since she loves resin and styrene shavings all over the desk and in the carpet. ....

I'm trying to work this one as quickly as possible .... I'd love nothing more than to get this one out the doo before I leave, but hell!.... I haven't even really started packing for the field yet!

We'll see how much packing I get done today .... that will really help determine how much work gets done tomorrow. The important thing though was that I got it in the booth first thing this morning. Next, I've got to sand and fill any holes I didn't find before and then prime it again .... after that .... I think it'll be pretty quick.

BTW .... what colors (camo) were you using for your tri-color uniforms. I'm going that route on this one ... screw that ARPAT stuff! ... well, for now.