SimonT - 1/35 Tamiya MG Teams Cosford2020

[SimonT]

Hi John - don't think he really merits a large wow but ta

Jim - certainly is :crying:


well he now has a right arm and green goop

will need to wait for all the goop to set - takes a while

then all i need to do is carve all the missing detail back in :anguished:

[Lee Drennen]

Simon. Nice to see you building and refurbishing these figs. Great job so far

[Guest]

Think it does Simon, who else would go to such extremes on a small figure. Are you going to do the whole set :smiling2:

[Steve Jones]

Wonderful work Mr T. It will always look better once the paint is on. Lovely craftmanship all round.

[SimonT]

Thanks Lee

John - no, I think one is enough!

Steve - not sure it will. All a bit ropey looking and could very easily end up in the bin

[NickT]

Just caught up on this - amazing to see all the improvements made to such a small figure. Looking forward to the paint being on.
Superb work !!

[Si Benson]

Morning Mr T,
Trust you to attempt a makeover on this fellah...was looking ok till someone sneezed on him :smiling5:

Well you get a 10/10 for effort from me....if he looks a bit ropey after paint, you Could make a poncho for him

[rtfoe]

I think it's the snort that's unbecoming of him. He should look better after the carving. Working without actual putty gets extra marks in my book, Simon.

Cheers,
Richard

[SimonT]

Cheers Nick

Si - does look a bit like that doesn't it :smiling5:

Richard - he should, but whether he will is another matter :smiling5:


Since I am waiting for the snot to set I knocked up a little base for him to stand on should he ever make it out of paint with any kind of success


ok the plinth is home cast and wasn't in the box but everything else is the box


the 'rubble' is just superglue with bits of box and sweepings from my sanding tray pressed into it

the buildings are double skinned to give them a little thickness and strength but still too thin to accurately portray a wall, however, as a backdrop for the figure they should be ok

cobbles and bricks were drawn in with an embossing tool

once stuck together all parts were smeared with superglue - an interesting property of CA is that when a porous surface is soaked in it it becomes like plastic. As a result the whole thing is now very rigid like it has been made from plastic sheet


if it gets to the paint department I shall just paint the inside black

[rtfoe]

Ooh...memories of my early days material. :thumb2: Seriously when you're a kid stuck in the house, you use whatever is at hand...mums doily crochet even got nicked for camouflaged netting. :smiling2: Good one Simon.

Cheers,
Richard

[Lee Drennen]

Simon. Very nice and creative and recycling keep going

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
Thinking outside the box perhaps. More like thinking of the box. Clever stuff.
Jim

[Steve Jones]

Terrific inginuity to use all the kit parts avaiable to you. A true test of your craftsmanship

[SimonT]

squared off a length of sprue and then used it to make a bit of window frame

the green goop seems to be dry now so should be able to try carving in some detail

[Steve Jones]

He certainly looks at home on his base. Nice to see the mitre join on the window frame