Splash's Thomson and Thompson jeep
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Follow the picture colours, nice solid block of colour there!!. Like it so far.
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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Looking good Splash!
I know, I'm facing the same dilemma with my Mosquito: we can't exactly replicate the 2-dimensional look of the illustrations because the 3D model has light, shading, sheen, more detail etc. I think it's about trying to capture the spirit of the books rather than the exact look. The CGI movie did a good job of that IMO.splash wrote: As they are cartoon caricatures should I paint them in solid colours or should I use shading to get a more relistic effect?
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Its all looking very good so far.
Don't forget their umbrellas....
Don't forget their umbrellas....
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Good point.fredk wrote:Its all looking very good so far.
Don't forget their umbrellas....
I have taken all your advice and given the figures another coat of black and I'm happier now, I have added some baggage in the rear and covered it with a PVA soaked tissue to represent a cover.
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Yes, the extra black did it. Lovely figure work, Splash.
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To me, the solid colours you've used so far have beautifully captured the whole feel of the Herge illustrations, and to have captured the characters of Thompson and Thomson so well in 1/72 is superb.
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Being a confirmed cheapskate when it comes to modeling I have gone for the cheapest option for making my display stand.
I found a good size yogurt Carton with a glossy black lid with a flat indentation on the top, I have painted the centre earth brown and then used a railway modelling trick of using static grass.
To use static grass you have two options, you can use a cheap puffer bottle for small areas or use an electro static grass dispenser, these are normally quite expensive to by, but being a cheapskate I have simple bought an electronic fly swat and a metal strainer both from Poundland and with the simple dismantle and joining of the two with the addition of a length of wire and two solder joints for the costly some of £2 I have a static grass dispense
I found a good size yogurt Carton with a glossy black lid with a flat indentation on the top, I have painted the centre earth brown and then used a railway modelling trick of using static grass.
To use static grass you have two options, you can use a cheap puffer bottle for small areas or use an electro static grass dispenser, these are normally quite expensive to by, but being a cheapskate I have simple bought an electronic fly swat and a metal strainer both from Poundland and with the simple dismantle and joining of the two with the addition of a length of wire and two solder joints for the costly some of £2 I have a static grass dispense
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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The PVA glue is still wet so the earth brown undercoat should show through once it dries.
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Love it Alan; excellently portrayed and built!
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Looks excellent Splash.
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Excellent work. Your grass looks just right.
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I'm happy with how the grass has turned out now the PVA glue has dried.
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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Cool. How rigid is the yoghurt lid? Does it need any strengthening underneath?
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The plastic is quite thick and has a lovely high gloss, the design of the lid with its large rounded edge and lowered round centre makes it quite ridged requiring no extra support.Clashcityrocker wrote:Cool. How rigid is the yoghurt lid? Does it need any strengthening underneath?
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Nowt wrong wi' saving brass, Lad! Especially if it looks good like that does.
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