I remember buying this kit last Fall, and then it promptly got lost in my stash pile. I found it again, and thought before I lose it once more, I'd just build it.
The 54mm kit is from Aradia Miniatures, and is casted very well.
Taking a break from the painting I decided to put Santa in a snowy scene. I was going to do a roof scene, but I already did one of those with my Krampus miniature a year or two ago. so I cut some pieces of foam, and went to work sanding it smooth.
After the base was painted, I added the figure and I was done. But I did learn an important lesson. With these kits that are seemingly designed on a computer and then printed, the tolerances are extremely small. The kit gives no instructions, but it MUST be assembled in a certain order. This time I should have added the reindeer's reins *before* I sat Santa in the seat. Once Santa was glued in place there was no way to slip the reins past his belly. The second oops was I should have put the stick and presents on his should *before* I put his hat on. I thought I could slip the stick over the shoulder and under the hat - - no way.
So, from now on I'm going to dry fit the entire kit together *before* I start gluing anything.
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| I couldn't figure out what the droopy thing was hanging out of the bag. Turns out to be a sock with coal in it. LOL |
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