Painting Dapol 00 scale figures - Part 1
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I've never known what to make of the man with the coat over his arm. His left hand looks like a table leg, or something, but it looks like you've managed to put his hand into the pocket on his jacket.
Top job!
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Just one question "why is the guard fraternising with the lady passenger?" Surely this is against railway company rules. You may be in Liberia but please remember you are BRITISH and have standards to uphold.
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Great job as ever Bob.
Just one question "why is the guard fraternising with the lady passenger?" Surely this is against railway company rules. You may be in Liberia but please remember you are BRITISH and have standards to uphold.
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I somehow knew you were going to pick me up on that one - actually he is clipping her round the ear for fare dodging :shock:
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Les said
Great job as ever Bob.
Just one question "why is the guard fraternising with the lady passenger?" Surely this is against railway company rules. You may be in Liberia but please remember you are BRITISH and have standards to uphold.
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I somehow knew you were going to pick me up on that one - actually he is clipping her round the ear for fare dodging :shock:
Bob(K)
That was in the days when such goings on like clipping one around the ears was acceptable - nowdays, you would be sued.
Bob, they are very good -
I will work out my needs & send you 300 already painted to modify & repaint in UK colours, not USA colours ( no reflection on our USA mates) :P
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I somehow knew you were going to pick me up on that one - actually he is clipping her round the ear for fare dodging :shock:
Bob(K)
Sounds like a typical member of the extended Dapol Clan, they should fit in right at home on your layout.
Nicely done Bob(K)
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So glad you have resisted the urge to go OTT war-game style as so many modellers do. There's a lot to be gained from other areas of modelling but the war-game style of figure painting is quite frankly god awful! In 4mm scale if you look at a figure from 2 feet away that's nearly 150 feet in real terms and I challenge anyone to see war-game style strong shadows from that distance. Add in that a lot of materials are not opaque anyway and very strong shadows on people just dont happen in normal light.
It's a fine balance between some shadow and making a figure look like a cartoon or a model that's caked in dirt, you have done very well
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Jim
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Rule 1 - Model what you really see and not what you think you know!
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Another tip: When transplanting heads, limbs and accessories, bear in mind the destination when cutting the donor figure.
With practice, it's possible to get clean cuts which virtually match without further trimming.
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Cheers, Gary.
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Read through from the beginning last night and even though I'm a long way off from doing any scenery I've ordered some cheap figures to practice on :thumbs
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Isn't there a concern about the lanolin in washing up liquid vis a vis paint sticking?
John
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