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Hi All,  Have started this little kit, as my flat and therefore, my life is in turmoil at the moment. Got new windows/doors and central heating all appearing in the very near future.(Not my planning). Am having to sort my man cave and shift many large fish tanks to accommodate the renovations, hence I`m building this Diddy kit as I can put it down at a moments notice. So here we go. Some parts painted/semi painted on the sprue`s and some parts assembled to aid painting. The kit:Pic 1 Parts painted on the sprue`s:Pic 2-5 SOME MORE WORK TO DO ON THE EYES !! The only clear parts are the base plinth and the pilot`s goggles (circled)Pic 6 THE DECALS:Pic 7 PART ASSEMBLED: Body/legs ONLY 7 PARTS, Collar 1 Body and legs 2 Boots 2x2 parts Pic 8 Head ONLY 2 PARTS Front Forehead down to neck Back Head in flying helmet Pic 9 and this is where I`m at at the moment Pic 10 So next, Get car`s first MOT in the morning, then off to Nottingham to get the rest of the paints I need. Question: Best Finish Matt or Gloss ? Having never done something like this , my guess is matt, but I`m open to suggestions.  Regards delboy271155 (Derek) delboy271155 attached the following image(s): COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Nice work Derek,like the fleshtones. You could also try a satin finish. Al
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Hi Derek glad to see you back, great work on the painting so far, he's going to look great finished and a satin finish I think would be best. Keep up the good work. Peter. Builds in progress: HMS Victory.HMS Surprise.
Completed builds: Revell London Bus 1/24.
Builds to do:Sovereign of the seas, Hms Albion.
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Spal wrote:Nice work Derek,like the fleshtones. You could also try a satin finish. Al Hi Al, Many thanks for looking in and the kind comments. The skin tone was achieved using the Brown/Sand colour from the Valejo face painting set, with a Citadel wash called Agrax Earthshade. For a first attempt at a figurine on this scale, I`m quite pleased with the results so far. As for the Satin finish, hadn`t even thought of that option, but will be taking it up for sure. Many Thanks Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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petpole wrote:Hi Derek glad to see you back, great work on the painting so far, he's going to look great finished and a satin finish I think would be best.
Keep up the good work.
Peter.
Hi Peter, Many thanks for your comments and confirmation of the best finish, it`s greatly appreciated. Hope to be back to the main builds ASAP, when the housing association get their backsides into gear.(I`m not holding my breath on that one)  Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Nice job Derek, hope you get your flat sorted out quickly and your man cave put back into full production.. Looking forward to following your builds once again...
Regards
Alan
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Gandale wrote:Nice job Derek, hope you get your flat sorted out quickly and your man cave put back into full production.. Looking forward to following your builds once again...
Regards
Alan
Hi Alan, Thanks for looking in and comments. I`m off work for a couple of days now, so hope to make some headway with sorting things out. In the meantime, will plod on with some smaller items that can be done in a short period of time and so reduce the frustration. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Very nice so far Del Good luck with your flat refurb, I understand your frustration. Steve
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stevie_o wrote:Very nice so far Del Good luck with your flat refurb, I understand your frustration. Steve Hi Steve, Thanks for looking in and the comments. As for the frustration, it wouldn`t be so bad, if only they would pin it down to a certain week, but they can`t manage that yet.  Will plod on regardless. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Hi, All Made some progress today and now near the final stages of finishing this little fellow. Here`s where I`m at:See Pic below What`s left to do? Detail the flight gloves to go in his left hand Fix gloves and sword in his hands Paint flying goggle edges and fit Decals Coat or two of satin varnish. So next pics should be in the finished model zone. Only one other thing to sort is the display. This may be the answer, if I`m right it`s about 6-8mm free head room for the chap, but will be checking with the suppliers before purchase. Display DomeHope you like. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) delboy271155 attached the following image(s): COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Looking great Derek painting faces for me must be the hardest things to get right, especially the eyes being so small at this scale.. Doing a fab job Spencer
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Warthog wrote:Looking great Derek painting faces for me must be the hardest things to get right, especially the eyes being so small at this scale.. Doing a fab job Spencer Hi Spencer, Many thanks for taking a look and your comments. Yep the eyes are a bit of a "pain" shall we say. Tried the plain colour,  Then added just pupils. Do look a bit scary, but don`t know how to do it better at the moment. My excuse is now, "How would your eyes look if you were about to dive into a boat deck". They have my admiration, I could not do that for anything. Thanks again, Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Hi All, One final shot for this thread, then a mini photo-shoot will appear on the finished build section.(Close-ups, showing warts and all so to speak) So here`s my Zero Pilot:See Pic below Regards delboy271155 (Derek) delboy271155 attached the following image(s): COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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