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Modeller Build Logs
Encounter in Arnhem |
| By Andrew Herbert | | Started: | Aug 7, 2003 | | Updated: | Nov 5, 2003 |
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About 18 months ago I got the pieces together for a little dio/vignette, and I've started work on them again. The scene will portray a German dispatch rider checking his map (from the recent Tamiya Motorcycle Orderly set) about to meet up with several British Paras who could really use the map (combining a DML para from their four figure set with the pair in Warriors set 35371). They will be posed on the Verlinden street corner resin base, which includes some rubble, a dead German soldier, cobblestone street corner and other odds and sods.
The base was assembled before we moved from Texas, and I assembled most of the motorcycle kit. The fit of the resin wall pieces was a little dicey, but I used putty and wood filler to smooth things out. The base should be a lot of fun to paint.
The Warriors figures are in nice, but exagerrated poses, and the very heavy resin plugs were a pain to remove. The weapons (a rifle and Bren gun with hands molded in place) broke in half. Nothing too serious, but adding to the assembly process! |
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| Chapter 3: Failed | Aug 12, 2003 |
Well, Paul called it right so far! Thanks to Eric and Paul for comments. I used a medium wash of sepia oil, followed by a wash of raw umber, and the result was that you can still see the acrylic primary colors. Given comments on the appearance of buildings in Arnhem, I've blocked in the brickwork of the house to get a uniform red brick color.
I hope the result of the next set of washes is a bit better.
I have the figures pinned and ready to go. I'm waiting on replacement weapons, then I'll get to work painting those. The despatch rider is in progress too.
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