Having looked at Novices thread, I've had a go at his 'Dark Wash' method to do some figures, below. Farmer Giles [finished] wants her to bring some fertiliser, Thornycroft lorry driver has his black wash half rubbed off and wants her to bring some Brasso to polish the radiator of his lorry, and Porter Pete [not started] doesn't care what she brings as long as he doesn't have to unload it!

I've done the driver by cutting off the big rag in his hand and refixing  a bit of it in his right hand, and cutting the rest in under his left hand. I've cut down his porters cap to make an earlier motor-lorry drivers 'kepi' and on Farmer Giles I've cut away inside his jacket to make it less thick.  I didn't like the wheels on the sack truck so made some more on a wire axle.

I'll repost as I do them. Fiddly business, isn't it!


Doug

Here's Driver dan, [bad back from carrying the heavy buttons…]

I see now what Novice meant about the difficulties of shadow etc on dark colours.

Doug

Those are a vast improvement over the figures on Barchester at the moment Doug. It's obvious that the technique is a good one.

And finally, Porter Pete. I didn't like his silly hat [see top photo] so I chopped it off and made him 'follically challenged' as I believe it's politely referred to!  He's supposed to look like he's close to retirement.

His trolley? One of life's great mysteries, I had it 2 hours ago, now I can find it. B&m!


It seems to work, putting on a black coat, wiping it off the majority of the model leaving it in all the 'grooves' and them building up thin coats of diluted acrylic on top.

Poop poop,

Doug

Well done Doug  those are terrific. Porter Pete [aka "Thumbs" on my layout] looks marvellous! Great idea losing the cap.

Mike

Don't let that porter off his stand, he looks that good he may actually run off:wow

They look terific mate, well done.

Phill

Top class work. Well done.

I like the Airfix/Dapol figures because they are soft and easier to work with.
Those hats are a time consuming nuisance though.
I've even tried a lighted match which works but is a little unpredictable!

My preferred method at present is to use head transplants.

use head transplants.

Nice!

I feel a hint of Brian Surgone at work here

Thank you for your kind words…………

I have solved it! The mystery of the Universe!  [Where Porter Pete's luggage trolley went…………..]

I knew I had it, I had stuck little wheels and an axle on it. I had 'detailed' it a bit….but then it disappeared.

I moved the dog's bed from under my workbench, and emptied it out. Searched the floor, even swept it. Emptied the waste paper basket. Moved the  computer, printer, tool box etc.  Emptied out my scrap-box, just in case…..

I asked Bisto if he had seen it….[desperation setting in…]

This morning I got up, went to put on my dressing gown and there it was, firmly stuck to the underside of the left arm by the trace of the super glue I had used for the axle thingy…..


AAAaaagh!


Stoopid Doofer

Hope Bisto didn't mind being stuck to your dressing gown.

I hope you gave him a good dressing down!

Ken

Doofer,
I'm amazed you even found the luggage trolley, I never would have.

I sure like Porter Pete, you have done a superb job with him.

What is it that you have stuck up in his foot? Looks like a neat little gadget!

Wayne

Sounds like dementure may be a coming mate.

Phill

[user=22]Wayne Williams[/user] wrote:

Doofer,
I'm amazed you even found the luggage trolley, I never would have.

I sure like Porter Pete, you have done a superb job with him.

What is it that you have stuck up in his foot? Looks like a neat little gadget!

Wayne

Hullo, Wayne,

I drill and superglue a 0.5 mm wire up one leg to fix them down with, and when I'm painting them I sometimes hold them in a pin-vice. A couple of times the copper wire snaps off at the vice jaws so I've started sticking the wire in a bit of sleeving and then holding that in the p'vice.

Cheers,  now SWMBO wants me to paint some females….

Doug

[user=312]dooferdog[/user] wrote:

Cheers,  now SWMBO wants me to paint some females….

Doug

Won't she get jealous? Still, makes a nice change from painting scale model figures!

 

 

Well, here we are again……..I didn't think much to the selection of females in my Dapol figures, and Shirley Temple below looked too sickly sweet to be Mrs Porter Pete, so out came the knife.







Something more formal was needed, and after consulting SWMBO, a grey coat-dress, navy high-neck blouse and black gloves, shoes and bag were ordered. Mrs Pete wasn't too sure about the slit up the back of the dress, but at least she looked smarter than Sally, the snooty signalman's wife, even if it meant having her head twisted round a bit and all sorts of liberties being taken with a wet paint brush!  She's looking around a bit anxiously, as she left a casserole in the oven, and hopes Matilda will put in an appearance before it burns……………And anyway, Pete could have been a signalman, but he's got his pigeons, you see…..



Back to reality, I've found that running a little sand-paper block over the head with 120 grit paper leaves a rough surface that looks like 'curls'.

Apology for the picture quality, I don't know what seems to be wrong with my Brownie tonight but it ain't behaving,


Doug

Quite brilliant Doug………..I am all fired up to either order a new set of dapol figures or attack my existing ones which now look very hum drum

Regards

you will likely need knew ones if you attack the old ones
so you might as well do both !!

:cool:

That's a really special bit of work, Doug :doublethumb You won't see another like that - until we all copy her! The two I have here are looking quite apprehensive

Mike