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In case anyone was wondering the back is just as nicely detailed too.

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Tonight I started on the oil paints.. it looks a bit “glossy” at the moment, but that will be fine after a matte coat. I’m not 100% happy with it, but as a first attempt it’s not too bad.

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More progress this lunchtime

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Oh well back to work..

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I did a little more after work this evening.
This is actually a lot harder than it looks. It looks great in real life, but shoddy under the magnifying camera lens.

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Thanks.

It's taking a lot more patience then I'm used too. Simple washes just wont work at this scale. I hope to get the head finished to night and then I can get on with painting the body.

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Thanks.

I didn’t quite meet my goal for today, but tomorrow should see me moving on to the body.
It’s really a completely different thing to regular model making. I’m quite enjoying the challenge, but don’t think this will be a new hobby. That said the models are
A. Cheaper
B. Take longer
C. Are a much more manageable size than aircraft.
Anyway this is the current state of play.


I’m trying to take the shot at the same angle each time to make tracking progress easier.

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Wow. That is great work..

What I love about this hobby is it keeps you honest. When you think you are doing well someone shows you something that absolutely blows you away.

I’m just kind of making it up as I go. I don’t think ill ever be able to produce the level of fidelity you have shown above.
I may be able to implement some of your suggestions, but I’m not sure that I’m brave enough to tinker with the face anymore. I don’t want to risk ruining what I’ve done.
That said I appreciate your advice and may decide to take a brave pill. If I could get something half as good as yours I’d be very happy.

As mentioned this is a bit of a side project for me, just to see how I get on.

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El stovey said:

Looks fantastic rob.

Maybe take a photo with a coin or something so we can gauge the size? I’m struggling with the 1/10 tbh

Bigger or smaller than you thought?

Edited by robemcdonald on Tuesday 2nd April 08:34

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Early morning progress.

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I gammoned him up by 50%.

Anymore and I fear he’d try and join UKIP.

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Thanks...

I decided to do a bit more tonight.

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I appreciate that it’s all looking a bit rough at the moment, but I’m just trying to block in the colours with oils at the moment. I’ll refine everything later.
I appreciate this probably isnt the way the artisans do it, but as stated I’m making this up as I go. Also I don’t think my £12 set of oil paints is particularly helpful as they aren’t particularly opaque.

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I did some work on the jacket and a bit more tidying up.
It’s not too bad so far.

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The slow road to completion continues.... slowly.

Time to think about the mask.

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I made some real progress tonight adding a fair few of the additional parts.

I still need to add shading to the mask and tidy up the harness a little more, but if I get a couple of hours tomorrow I might be able to finish it.

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