Pmmaker's Pilots of the Great War - ***Finished***
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Pmmaker's Pilots of the Great War - ***Finished***
My subject is WWI with a small collection of 48th scale pilot figures from "The Great War". I've got 4 ready to go. If I acquire more, I'll add them to this thread.
My subjects at the start of this GB:
British RFC pilot:
German pilot and officer:
Russian pilot:
Work starts later this weekend.
pmmaker
My subjects at the start of this GB:
British RFC pilot:
German pilot and officer:
Russian pilot:
Work starts later this weekend.
pmmaker
The Mad Hatter: "Have I gone mad"
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
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Re: Pilots of the Great War
Started! Cut all the figures, arms, and legs off of the molding blocks using a thin-bladed hobby saw.
Also started painting the RFC pilot.
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Also started painting the RFC pilot.
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The Mad Hatter: "Have I gone mad"
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
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Re: Pilots of the Great War
Doing some light painting. RFC British pilot is almost done:
Russian pilot started:
Will just keep going until all 4 figures are done.
pmmaker
Russian pilot started:
Will just keep going until all 4 figures are done.
pmmaker
The Mad Hatter: "Have I gone mad"
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
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The Mad Hatter: "Have I gone mad"
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
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Re: Pilots of the Great War
Very nice indeed; I really like the long sheepskin boots!
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
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If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: Pilots of the Great War - "Finished"
Completed my four figures from WWI. Here are the finished shots. I will post "official" photos in the "completed" thread. Must say I had fun doing these. Thanks to Rob for a great and unusual idea for a group build.
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Copper State Models
Russian Pilot
1/48 WWI
CSM F48-001
Copper State Models
RFC Pilot
1/48 WWI
CSM F48-002
Czech Master's Kits
German Pilot & Officer
1/48 WWI
F-48025
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Copper State Models
Russian Pilot
1/48 WWI
CSM F48-001
Copper State Models
RFC Pilot
1/48 WWI
CSM F48-002
Czech Master's Kits
German Pilot & Officer
1/48 WWI
F-48025
The Mad Hatter: "Have I gone mad"
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
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Re: Pmmaker's Pilots of the Great War - ***Finished***
Nice work on all four! I especially like the RFC pilot
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Re: Pmmaker's Pilots of the Great War - ***Finished***
Nice work. Those are some very nice figures. Now you just need some planes for them to be standing next too!
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Re: Pmmaker's Pilots of the Great War - ***Finished***
Thank you. Check out my post in the "completed build thread". I have them posed with some of my planes.mjatx wrote:Nice work. Those are some very nice figures. Now you just need some planes for them to be standing next too!
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The Mad Hatter: "Have I gone mad"
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
Re: Pmmaker's Pilots of the Great War - ***Finished***
Nice and detailed work, Allan.
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Re: Pmmaker's Pilots of the Great War - ***Finished***
Thank you Brett. It was a fun project and I'm happy with how they turned out.PropWash wrote:Nice and detailed work, Allan.
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The Mad Hatter: "Have I gone mad"
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
Alice: “I’m afraid so. . . you’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. . . All the BEST people are.”
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Re: Pmmaker's Pilots of the Great War - ***Finished***
Excellent work! They'll certainly add the human touch to any kites they're next to
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Re: Pilots of the Great War - "Finished"
They turned out very nice. Glad you enjoyed the work; always happy to be of service in this way.pmmaker wrote:Completed my four figures from WWI. Here are the finished shots. I will post "official" photos in the "completed" thread. Must say I had fun doing these. Thanks to Rob for a great and unusual idea for a group build.
When I build figures with the intention of posing them next to possibly different vehicles, I typicaly drill a deep hole into the bottom of one of their feet, and glue a sharp pin from a sewing kit (with the head ground off) into it. My bases tend to have a hard foam just below the surface, so it's a simple matter of sticking the figures into the base where and when I want them. This eliminates the need for a smaller base attached to the figures themselves, and helps them blend in better.
Your bases appear to be solid wood, but a sharp can can also be placed into a pre-drilled hole. When not occupied by a figure, a light sprinkling of ballast or grass will hide the hole.
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Re: Pmmaker's Pilots of the Great War - ***Finished***
Excellent work on the pilots.
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