Good Grief 4

Didn't have much time today, but I did make headway. With the batteries finally in the UV flashlight (torch)  I tried out the resin and it worked very well. You just need to drip the resin into the divot and hit it with the UV light. I saw on GSW's video so it didn't surprise me that when you hit the resin with the UV light, you may see a little puff of "smoke."  The strangest part was that I got a definite whiff of the cleaner Pine-sol. Weird...

I was thinking about adding a tint to the water, as with a lot of things post apocalyptic, everything is supposed to be dirty and ruined. But I figured I made a lot of things dirty so I left this pristine. Thinking too much...  ;) 

The other big thing that went on was I took the rifle/hand into the kitchen, boiled some water in a frying pan, let it come to a boil and then shut the flame off. I gave it a minute or so and then dropped the rifle in.  I left it for tens of seconds and pulled it out of a the water with a spatula.  Having done this a bunch of times I've realized that the resin feels different - a rough kind of feeling.  Having previously turned the cold water on in the sink, I straightened out the bend in the rifle and held it under the cold water until the rifle no longer felt warm. aah, nice and straight.

The next step was to start painting. For the base of the wood I used Red Leather. The wrapping is the same Dark Sand base coat.  Where there will be metal, those spots got a coat of gloss black. I think I'll be using gunmetal for paint. We'll see... Check back and find out. Thanks for looking. 

Good Grief 3

Moving forward, I turned to the base for this session.  It was painted in NATO Black, and then misted with Chocolate Brown.  I also had to add a little "dirt" around his feet to mate up with the base better. The 3rd thing was to take some basket liner fibers and create dead shrubs. I drilled holes into the base, filled it with black Mod Podge, stuck the fibers in, and then sprinkled sand over the top. Once the Mod Podge dries, it'll all be glued in place, and I'll come back with more NATO Black to blend everything.

Moving on there are a few divots on the base that could double as puddles. I recently picked up this resin from GreenStuff World that almost instantly cures with UV light -

Before pouring in the resin I gave the light a few clicks. Nothing. Opening it up - Duh - no batteries. Why would I think it would come with batteries. When I go downstairs I'll have to get some.

Staying on a roll I added a few more of the parts to the figure and except for the rifle/hand which came in warped. I'll have to heat up the water, and straighten it. Once straight all that's left is to glue the wrist to the arm and then attach the arm to the should. Then he'll be done. Check back for that. Thanks for looking.

Good Grief 2

More progress is being made on the kit. Base colors are done, and some of the washes were added in places and highlights added in others.

It's also time to start putting the parts together.  His head, arm and back pack were added to the torso and I started messing with the base to get his feet to fit a little better. Snoopy's fit is pretty good.
More on the way. Thanks for looking.

Tango One-Six

 A ship of the Star Wars universe, Tango One-six is a kit that's only mention a few times in the original trilogies a few times. It's also see as Luke plays with a model of it, and you get a brief glance at part of one in episode.

The model can bet gotten from Multiverse Models under Kessel Run. It is 1:72 scale and is in crisp white resin.  Being in my stash for a while, one of the side fins, and the top fin have a little warp in them. No worries, that should be easy to correct.

The instructions are quite clear and assembly had no problems. 

 Spoke too soon. On the reverse side of the instructions, it tells how it is to be painted. It also shows where the clear rod goes to connect the ship to the base.  Looking at the pic above you need to drill up thru the bottom of the gun into the connected "tubing" part and then into the body of the ship.
There is no way I had confidence that I would be that accurate. Plan B was needed.  Good thing that while super glue is strong, it can be easily twisted apart.   It came apart with no problem and I drilled down thru the tube and thru the gun, using the tube as the guide.  Once thru, I turned it around lined it up and then went up into the bottom of the ship. Whew.

Instruction image shows where the clear rod has to go.

Final image of the day actually happened a day or so after the initial building. Primed in gray, I decided to use that gray for the body of the craft. The cockpit area is painted white, and the windows will be painted black. 
This day was very hot in the  room, and the paint was almost drying as soon as it was applied. Needless to say the white will have to be redone at a cooler time. 

Thanks for looking.

Good Grief

Good Grief is a very well done kit by Good Fellas Resin. It is a 3D representation of an illustration by Max Dunbar of  a real life looking, grown Charlie Brown and Snoopy in a post apocalyptic scene -

 Each year, my model club, the Brooklyn Plastic Model Society has a Pledge Nite. On this night everyone is supposed to pick a model that they will have built by the October meeting. In theory it assure that the modeler will build at least one model in the year. I have no problem with that, but in any event this kit is my Pledge model.

The kit comes in about 15 parts of white resin. There is a few bubbles, and the seam lines appear easy to make disappear. Nothing that anyone familiar with resin kits can't handle. Having the kit in my stash so long I didn't remember that I didn't have a "before" pic.  Here it is with it primed and some of the base coating done. Not shown is a fairly hefty rocky base.

A little more base coating, plus I got tired of looking at Charlie's black eyes, so I painted those in. ;) 

Check back as he starts going together. Thanks for looking.

Making scales

In an answer to a post question on Planet Figure who was asking about scales for a helmet, I purchased a set of these tools that assist in making scales. I only have three of the set listed with their results in clay, but the set goes from 1 thru 5mm.

Fenrir Showcase

This miniature was used to break my dry spell. It is Fenrir from the game Blood Rage.

Fenrir was, according to Ancient Origins website:

One of the three children of Loki by a giantess (jötunn) named Angrboða, Fenrir plays an imperative, though short, role in Norse mythology.  A wolf of remarkable size and strength, Fenrir has one major story recorded in the Norse sagas, yet this singular story paints a picture of bravery for one god and an omen of death for the rest of them.  Fenrir, unfortunately for the Æsir and Vanir, turned out to be one of the many foreshadowing signs of the end of the Norse world: Ragnarök.

Looking up a Timber Wolf he was painted with more or less the same colors. Being a Norse game, I added some dead grass and of course snow. This snow was the first time I used the snow from Precision Ice and Snow.  Two thumbs up from for for that stuff!!

He painted up easily so there's no WIP pics. Thanks for looking.

Thursday Throwdown 8/8/19

This weeks challenge was "Viking with an Awesome Helmet."
Thanks for looking.

A rare WIP...

Thursday Throwdown 8/1/19

This time the topic was Gator Man. was at a loss so I just created a human armature and stuck a simple gator head and mini tail on him...