Anyone else build scale models?

June 07, 2024, 11:42 PM

Schmelby

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Originally posted by tartan427:
Below are two on-line retailers of large scale military figure busts. I have recently ordered from both.

Each company makes highly detailed resin castings that are a joy (and challenge) to paint. There are plenty of painting reference sites on line. Just google painting faces and you will find literally dozens of places.

Picking a painting medium is the first step. I started out decades ago using Testor enamels. I tried oils, but while the ability to blend is outstanding, the drying times are too long for my patience. I ultimately ended up painting with acrylics, either bottle or tube. Blending times are somewhat short, but I have developed a technique using multiple washes to blend color changes. Don't be afraid to try it. All it takes are some good quality brushes (a No. 1 size brush is your friend, those 000 fine detail brushes may look cool, but don't hold enough paint), good quality paint, a good light and for me an Optivisor magnifier. Find a period of history you find interesting and order one!

Here are the retailers websites"

https://unitedempireminiatures.../michael-miniatures/

https://www.mitchesmilitarymodels.co.uk/shop

Thank you Tartan. I love the military, I have over two hundred books on World war two. But my son is into horror
figures. I'll bet he has almost a hundred, and some are pretty expensive. I'll do a search and find a bust of say Freddy Kruegar or Dracula and give it a try.

June 08, 2024, 01:55 AM

bronicabill

I am trying to start back after 50 years since my last model. I have a NIB Hasegawa 1/32 scale P-40 Warhawk kit waiting to be built if I ever get around to it. I am also getting back into N-scale railroading after 25 years off and will build all of the buildings from kits. Time to dust off the old airbrush that has never been used!

June 08, 2024, 07:44 AM

TMats

This is a very nostalgic thread for me. I haven’t built a model since I was a kid, but built both cars and airplanes up until I was 14 or 15. I had WWII planes suspended on thread from the bedroom ceiling. Cars were my specialty though. Spray painted, upholstered with corduroy, black thread spark plug wires. Occupied a lot of hours and brought me much pride and joy.