Folkwulfe Posted January 17, 2022 Author Share Posted January 17, 2022 Thanks Peter...for the advise and the use of your catch phrase... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 So the weather finally cooperated and warmed up enough to get some painting on the figures done. As I last left them they were base coated black. This is the first pass with light grey at highlighted areas leaving dark areas in the recesses. Next was the second pass with grey field green and you can see the dark and light areas are blended. Here's a closer view... Later I will darken the folds and other areas better for detail and begin dry brushing lights again while picking out more smaller details. More to come... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Okay...one more shot of the more detailed darkening. See how the materials now take on a more 3D effect? That will become more pronounced as the dry brushing gets going. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 So I continued with light, then went dark, and back to light again. After picking out a few more details, this is how the bodies look in their final positions. Now on to heads and hats... 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 Okay...maybe this view looks better... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 They look great !.....harv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Right with Harv Amazing painting on the figures Keep ‘em comin Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 Thank you Harv and Peter.....I'm working on it, but the weather plans to get a little too cold for painting. Now if I can just convince the wife to give me a little elbow room in her crafts area (inside the house of coarse) I'll be all set. Wish me luck guys....I'm going in! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Not much progress to show for the past week. It's been very busy around these parts. But I did get heads and hats trimmed and fitted... After detailed painting I still have headphones and throat mics...not to mention assorted other small details. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 The poses and uniforms look absolutely realistic! Stunning work! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 The figure placement and their poise looks so natural .. perfectly done. Keep 'em comin .Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 I'm getting the heads close.. Â 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 ...and now attached... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 They look amazing !...harv 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Thanks guys....they are beginning to look like a crew finally. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Nice work on the heads - their expression are so good. Keep 'em comin Peter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 I haven't been able to work on the Stug much over the last two weeks because of work and weather. My workbench is in the garage where there is no heat. A freeze snap has made time there unbearably cold. Now that temperatures have rebounded I can get some done. The head bow for the headphones was brittle and unusable. So I fashioned replacements from brass scaps. The throat mics are also not worth the time and will be replaced with lead wire. That's all I have for now guys... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Just stay warm and safe - the weather will surely warm up Keep 'em comin Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share Posted April 9, 2022 I know it's been awhile but the Stug has been patiently waiting for too long. It is time to finish this beast! So I continued finishing the pioneer tools and other small details. The side armor will be tackled next. All the crew lack is their throat mics and they go in permanently. I took the "foil" suggestion for the front tarp and I agree it looks way better. A little more paint and it's done too. Sorry for the long delay guys...I was temporarily sidetracked by another project and prepping for it...something I have never done before. It has spent the better part of 20 years uncompleted in a box. But finish one trip before starting another...right? 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share Posted April 9, 2022 ....She's a 3 1/2 foot plank on frame 1/76the scale ship model of the Cutty Sark, the last of the tea clippers. The same gentleman who started the large sub I posted earlier and died in 2010 got frustrated with the brass plates that cover the lower hull and quit this build over 12 years ago. My job, like the sub is to finish her for display for his son who has kept the ship all these years. It will be fun to complete....I enjoy the challenge. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 The crew finally has their headphones and throat mics added....not much work it sounds like but they were a pain. The bows for the headphones and neck brace for the mics splintered into several pieces when you try to put them on the figures.. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 such good work !!....harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkwulfe Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 The PTT switches are on and the crew is nearly complete. I've started scratch building tree limbs as part of the upper deck camo as well as dying gauze for rolled and draped camo netting. Then all that will be needed is a liberal coating or dust and dirt. The final image will be a Stug near the western front immediately following D-Day in Northern France. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Folkwulfe Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 Just fitting camo netting before I get busy with the dying, coloring, dirtying and all around finishing this project. The accessories are almost complete and ready for mounting. I sure will be glad to put this one to rest..... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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