rtfoe
SMF Supporter
Thanks Colin, Joe, John and Steve,
You'll be surprised at how much can be hidden in 1/72 without super detailing. For the holes I referenced from images off the internet and from Wingnut instruction sheet borrowed from a friend. CA was removed with a sharp blade, first cutting around the strut and then chipping with a chisel motion. The CA will lift off because of the paint. Then I repaint any base paint that has been chipped off and blasting matt varnish over the affected area with the airbrush. Actually a swipe with a paint brush loaded with matt varnish will do the trick too.
Kindly close your mouths for the next set of images as flies are prevalent in these parts.
I warned you...some decapitation of Preiser figures were made to achieve the pose and look of WW1 British pilots and a civillian photographer from a Preiser Luftwaffe set.
Initial putty application. This had to be worked in sections or as the amount of putty I had mixed.
Slowly it's teased and blended onto the plastic figure creating folds and cuts.
Stippling was done for the sheeps wool collar of the flight suite. Goggles are from plastic rod...
Suitable arms were found for the officer and his cap remodelled to represent the stiffer higher British version.
I gave them pipes made from rod and plastic strip.
Putty for the long coat was teased and wrapped over the figure. The collars were added separately. Sleeves as well.
My high tech tool I used for this purpose.
With a little blob of putty for a cap badge applied it was time for priming.
Cheers,
Richard
You'll be surprised at how much can be hidden in 1/72 without super detailing. For the holes I referenced from images off the internet and from Wingnut instruction sheet borrowed from a friend. CA was removed with a sharp blade, first cutting around the strut and then chipping with a chisel motion. The CA will lift off because of the paint. Then I repaint any base paint that has been chipped off and blasting matt varnish over the affected area with the airbrush. Actually a swipe with a paint brush loaded with matt varnish will do the trick too.
Kindly close your mouths for the next set of images as flies are prevalent in these parts.
I warned you...some decapitation of Preiser figures were made to achieve the pose and look of WW1 British pilots and a civillian photographer from a Preiser Luftwaffe set.
Initial putty application. This had to be worked in sections or as the amount of putty I had mixed.
Slowly it's teased and blended onto the plastic figure creating folds and cuts.
Stippling was done for the sheeps wool collar of the flight suite. Goggles are from plastic rod...
Suitable arms were found for the officer and his cap remodelled to represent the stiffer higher British version.
I gave them pipes made from rod and plastic strip.
Putty for the long coat was teased and wrapped over the figure. The collars were added separately. Sleeves as well.
My high tech tool I used for this purpose.
With a little blob of putty for a cap badge applied it was time for priming.
Cheers,
Richard