Did anyone else go to Euro Militaire? I returned to modelling about a year ago after a very short 30+ year break and thought I was pretty good. My wife who is very supportive of everything I do and I mean everything said " why not enter?" Yeah why not I thought, I'm pretty damn good now!
I was bitterly disappointed not to complete my entry on time, it was a sure fire winner in the diorama section, I would have bet money on it it was that good!
Does anyone know that feeling you get when on top of Scafell Pike you realise you have left your car keys in the ignition of your car and when you get back 4 hours later they and your car are still there?
That's the exact same feeling of relief that felt when I saw the standard of the entries knowing that my entry was safely concealed at home on the table, nearly finished.
It was mindblowing! I spoke to one exhibitor who told me the secret of skin tones and that on the smaller scales like 1/144 he only does the 5 or 6 coats of colour wash, 5 or 6 coats oh and don't forget to line the ears with red!!!!
I felt very humble, but totally motivated and determined to enter a model good enough not necessarily to win but just to be there. Now I just have to live to 140 to have enough time to become that good!
Dasha
I was bitterly disappointed not to complete my entry on time, it was a sure fire winner in the diorama section, I would have bet money on it it was that good!
Does anyone know that feeling you get when on top of Scafell Pike you realise you have left your car keys in the ignition of your car and when you get back 4 hours later they and your car are still there?
That's the exact same feeling of relief that felt when I saw the standard of the entries knowing that my entry was safely concealed at home on the table, nearly finished.
It was mindblowing! I spoke to one exhibitor who told me the secret of skin tones and that on the smaller scales like 1/144 he only does the 5 or 6 coats of colour wash, 5 or 6 coats oh and don't forget to line the ears with red!!!!
I felt very humble, but totally motivated and determined to enter a model good enough not necessarily to win but just to be there. Now I just have to live to 140 to have enough time to become that good!
Dasha
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