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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 9 - Paras | Nov 5, 2003 |
As I said earlier, I have moved to painting with acrylics. I have a selection of a few Andrea paints, a bunch of PollyScale military and railroad colors, and a wide selection of cheapo craft paints (amazing color ranges available for less than a buck a bottle).
I used a basic acrylic flesh paint for the base colors, then using diluted paint I did the shadows of the faces. The eyes were painted with dots of grey filled with a spot of very dark blue, then the borders adjusted with the shadow flesh color (flesh base mixed with burnt umber & alazarine red). The highlights had a bit of white added to the flesh base color. I used a light glazing wash over most of the face to blend the highlights and shadows. Each of these faces is the second attempt with the acrylics. I used a bit of off-white for the yelling guy's teeth. His lips are flesh base with a touch of pink.
The uniforms are painted with a pollyScale RR Mud base for the denison smock. Helmets have been started. The headless figure had a lot of surgery to his left arm to make it fit and match up with the Bren gun. I've gotten used to high end metal/resin figures which have much better fit than these Warriors offerings!
The faces are near done, and I'm nearly content with them! The isolated head has some wierd marks on it that are invisible to the naked eye. I'll have to fix up his cheeks. Comments/Criticisms/Suggestions welcomed! |
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