More Figures for Richard

[Lee Drennen]

Oh no John don’t start that confusing topic again. Go look for that cat. Sorry peter for the highjack.

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

You need to keep the door on the latch, it keep the rabble out LOL

Lovely work on the head and shoulders

Are you using Vallejo Field Grey on the uniform?

I have the Andrea set for field Grey which seems to be a good match

Morrison's Oaties are twice the value of Hob Nobs and just as good!

Sorry to hear the new specs are taking some time to settle, you should be OK in a week or 2.

Did you ever see that old experiment when they used glasses with a prism in to change the victims eyes in to thinking everything was upside down?

The brain will figure it out eventually.

I am pottering with my bust, but its still early days

Getting cold again here, only 4 C this morning, looks like a cold wet and usual Bank Holiday ahead

Have a good day with the paints

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

John and Lee - Who would have thought biscuits would be such a fascinating subject? Now fish and chips....

Steve - Morning. I am using Vallejo Field Grey for the uniform. I'm going to try hard to give it some modulation this time as it can look a bit flat otherwise. Field Grey is a speculative thing - Hollywood is the reason for most of the confusion as usual. I was watching the Band of Brothers episode covering the ambush a Nuenen last night (beautifully done, with even a 'Tiger', 'Marder' and 'Stug') and was pleased to see that they'd got the uniform colour right - US paratroops did not have khaki uniforms as often depicted by modellers (one of my bugbears).

I know the brain will eventually sort out sight problems, but I'm afraid I've already given up on the bifocals, I suspect that they've got the prescription wrong, which has happened before. My bad left eye was constantly weeping and I was unable to use the computer or read while wearing them. The actual sight test was a bit rushed I felt, and the fitter had trouble reading the optician's writing - not a good sign. I'll go back and have them re-test my eyes and have ordinary lenses fitted. The only reason I got them was to be rid of the hassle of constantly changing glasses, but I think I'd rather put up with that.

[stillp]

Peter, I've been wearing varifocals for years. One pair a few years ago gave me serious headaches, and a constant feeling that one eye was trying to rotate in its socket! Particularly annoying as they were very expensive high-index lenses made by Nikon. I went back to the same opticians several times, and they just kept telling me they were as per prescription, and to persevere until I got used to them. Ironically they were on a deal that included a free pair with cheap frames and basic lenses - these were fine! Eventually an independent optician in a different town found that my expensive varifocals had been made with one lens set perfectly, while the other had the optical centre at the wrong height for my eye and the optical axis wasn't vertical, hence the eye trying to rotate.
Should have gone to somewhere else!

My advice - try a different optician.

Pete

[Guest]

Pete - Thanks. The last time I had new glasses they'd done exactly that - not centred one of the eyes, so that they were tearing themselves apart trying to focus. I'm going in tomorrow to raise hell and get it sorted out. We're talking about B**ts here, so you'd expect better, but next time I'm going back to the independent optician I used for years. Should never have changed.

[Guest]

Should of gone to Specsavers :smiling3: :tongue-out3:.

[Guest]

I did once - never again. An awful experience.

[Neil Merryweather]

you've had your thread hijacked again, Peter! :tears-of-joy:
Ive had many years of excellent service with spcsavers- I think it's like all big chains-it's down to the individuals you deal with.
I guess I've just been lucky
actually I have been contemplating bifocals myself recently-something to be aware of....
thanks guys:thumb2:

[stillp]

We're talking about B**ts here, so you'd expect bette

I wouldn't.

Should of gone to Specsavers :smiling3: :tongue-out3:.

I did. Once for the examination, once to collect the glasses, about 15 more times to complain...
They'll never get another penny out of me.
Pete

[wotan]

The only Boots we have here are for wading through the snow. However I have worn bifocals for many years and I must say for modelling, golf and tennis I have never had any difficulties. My constant question is how come a piece of moulded plastic or metal combined with some machine formed acrylic lenses costs me so much? no matter where I go.

John

[Guest]

Neil - My fault this time for bringing up the subject. My problem is that I have anisometropia, a big difference in the focal length between each eye, so I need special prescriptions. I do think it is all about the luck of the draw with opticians.

Pete - Sounds like we've had similar experiences.

John - I've been told that you're paying for the expertise...

OK, the uniform on this chap is done:



I really enjoyed painting the Field Grey on this one. For a plastic figure, the modelling of the clothing gives most resin versions a run for their money.

Not sure how much time I'll have to work on him over the weekend - optician's tomorrow (!!!!!!), then my son's seventeenth birthday on Sunday. He's voted for a family trip to the British Museum - strange boy, but a lad after my own heart.

[Guest]

Lovely painting Peter :smiling3:.

[Neil Merryweather]

oooh very nice ,Peter.

[Richard48]

A mighty fine effort my friend.Never would have thought it was a plastic kit.I think the enjoyment gained shows in the painting.Personally i think its up there with best DML did.I wish they had carried on with the series.
Im eager to see what next pops out from the compendium of parts i sent you.
Richard.

[Guest]

Thanks chaps.

I've made most of these Dragon figures Richard, and some of them are very good indeed, although I wish they'd done a few more non-Nazi subjects. It's getting very hard to get hold of them now in the UK unfortunately.