Figures
The complete figures together
Left shows after cleanup, right is before. Used a sharp knife and small files
Protruding parts of mic were snipped off, then I spent ages first drilling through, then filing carefully until the mug fit
The mug, after being cleaned up, and the center partially bored ou
The figures ready for painting. I kept the heads seperate for ease when paint
The figures after the first round of paints on the webbing
Using a strong light to make reference pics for shadows
I tried pre-shading, but sadly the next colours went on too thick so this was lost
The mug's handle came off, so I drilled a small hole in the hand and used a short length of bent wire to replace it
Some photo-etch was used to replace some missing webbing details
TC after weathering with oils, before being cleaned u
The enamel mug was carefully painted, complete with blue rim
I used Acrylic crystal to make the tea in the TC's mug
I had drilled out the figures legs and used cut-off nails to give them something I could attach to bases
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14 April 2022, 16:09
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These took a lot of time, in particular the faces and the TC's hand/mug. Kit comes with the TC holding a mic to his mouth, I modified it so he's holding a nice cuppa tea. All painted with acrylics, then weathered with oils.
