Neil's 1-35 Liberty Ship Diorama

[Jim R]

They look very good to me. They will certainly fit so well within the completed model.

[Neil Merryweather]

Cheers Jim.

I’m pleased to report that the paint has yet to be chosen for the decorating so I have been able to get to the bench and make a start on the third batch of disembarking GI’s.
So here they all are in their ’Frankenstein’ state on my 3D-printed base mock-up ,which saves me from damaging the actual model whilst I tweak and reposition them . Apart from the two at the gangway directing traffic the others will not necessarily be placed as they are positioned in these shots.












Having set up the poses I will now work on them in pairs this time to keep my concentration levels high and hopefully avoid too much sloppiness.
Thanks to you all for sticking with this.
Neil

[scottie3158]

Neil,
I wish I had your skills to modify figures. Every time I try they look like they have fallen in a threshing machine, caught fire then beaten out with a shovel.

[Neil Merryweather]

Neil,
I wish I had your skills to modify figures. Every time I try they look like they have fallen in a threshing machine, caught fire then beaten out with a shovel.

Thanks Paul - very amusing but not true from what I've seen.

[Jim R]

I agree with Scottie. Figure adapting is a real skill. You have that skill for sure.

[Neil Merryweather]

Thanks everyone for the positive comments and encouragement.

GI no1 of this batch is ready for paint.



The torso I used didn’t have the life-preserver so I made one from lead foil and a 3D-printed nozzle.
I have made several before as litter in the Landing Craft but this is the first time I have tried to incorporate one into one of the figures.



There’s as yet no decision on the lounge paint colours so I think I might have a chance to paint this guy before getting on with the next one.
Thanks for following
Neil

[scottie3158]

Great work Neil.

[Jim R]

Always good to see progress on this exceptional model.

[Neil Merryweather]

Many thanks Jim and Paul
Well, I made it!

GI no 1 is painted, and I’m a lot happier with the result. I think I will just have to stick with doing them one at a time from now on.
I was chatting to my daughter, who is a painter of portraits, about flesh colours and she suggested underpainting in GREEN, and given my last , lacklustre efforts I thought I would try it- what could possibly go wrong...?



He looks like Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now!🤣🤪
The first pass was not encouraging


😱😱😱

Neither was the second, or third, or fourth.... In the end I just went with a block colour, although I probably should have stripped it back because there was a bit too much of a paint build-up by the end - note the wart on his lower lip- but I sorted that.

But it’s passable, for an ‘extra’


Although, as I say, I am actually happy with this one, especially as he’s a bit more visible in the composition.








The rank chevrons are a decal from Archer, who are back in business, thank goodness!
Thanks again for following along.
We still don’t have a paint chosen for the lounge, so it looks like I can crack on with GI no 2 of this batch.
Cheers
Neil

[PaulTRose]

At least he looks like the martin sheen charectar and not marlon brandos

As i remember he was so overweight and out of condition thats why you only see him in shadow or from clever angles in that movie

[flyjoe180]

Excellent painting work Neil, he looks superb

[scottie3158]

Looking good mate, I must admit green would have been the last colour I would have thought of to undercoat flesh.

[Neil Merryweather]

Looking good mate, I must admit green would have been the last colour I would have thought of to undercoat flesh.

yeah, don't bother- I've done it so you don't have to 🤢🤣

[Jim R]

I'll not use green as a flesh base on my already terrible figures 😁
Coming on a real treat.