Painting Hornby 00 Loco Crew Figures
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The next stage is to wash the flesh areas with a thin dark brown:
After this I will add a black wash to the shoes, hat and shovel, which should give the effect of black without masking all the detail.
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Wayne Williams said
Looking good Bob, when you use the black for the hat and shoes, will you mix a lighter color with it? I assume you use the grey under the black as a base coat to allow the black to cover better. Is that why?
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No, I will just thin the black paint down with water and wash it over the grey. The grey actually provides the highlight needed to give depth. The black wash will accumulate in all the crevices and when dry will give an effect of shade. If I was to use just plain black, in this scale, objects like the hat would look just like a black blob. The trick is to allow some of the grey to show through giving the effect of worn, dirty items catching the light and the thin black wash does just this - hope I have explained it clearly enough.
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So don't tell anyone! :roll:
I does make sense now! :shock:
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The next task is to pick out the highlights on the clothes. Using the same blue as the base colour, add some white and a little of the black wash, just to take the shine off it, and then dry brush over the trousers and jacket. keep doing this until all the raised areas are covered. This should leave the folds nicely dark blue:
Once dry take some flesh colour, add a little white and dry brush this over the hands and face. Next dry brush a tiny amount of white over the shirt to pick up any highlights and then, when dry, pick out the tie with a little black. Finally a bit of brown finishes off the shovel handle and tidy up the base of the figure with a bit of black. And there we have it one hornby loco crew man ready to be fitted into the loco cab:
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Please don't be too harsh and I did enjoy doing it. :D
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thats a superb job you have made of them i would be proud to have them in any one of my loco`s
If this is your first attempt you are an instant expert.
cheers Brian.W
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Very well done :!:
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Mike
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It would be nice to see a photo of them "at work".
cheers
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any tips on painting combats? i will need to do this for the May project. 8)
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