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RDG Miniatures Marine de la Garde Drummer 54mm
Completely missed this, Neil - it's fantastic! This pose is insolent, arrogant, defiant - and your paint job is outstanding!- PaulinKendal
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- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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Gretchen, 1/10th bust, Pedro Fernandez Works
Thanks all! Here's the pic I always forget - for scale.- PaulinKendal
- Post #7
- Forum: Completed figures from WWI to the present
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Gretchen, 1/10th bust, Pedro Fernandez Works
Here we go - Gretchen is packed with attitude, so watch yourselves! She's also a bit rough - I do find it very hard to do the endless refining (what Vince Venturella calls 'futzing') to get a smooth finish. In this instance, for me, it's not such a big deal because, up close, punks were...- PaulinKendal
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- Forum: Completed figures from WWI to the present
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Gretchen, 1/10th bust, Pedro Fernandez Works
She's now finished - I'll put more pictures in the relevant section.- PaulinKendal
- Post #15
- Forum: Figures WWI and after. Under construction
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Drilling a vertical hole
Here's a nice varnished Scale75 base for a bust I'm painting. I need to drill a hole for a 4mm rod to support the bust, and if it isn't perfectly centred and vertical, it'll look horrible. I don't have a pillar drill (the obvious solution) so I'm looking for an alternative method. Centring...- PaulinKendal
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- Forum: General Modelling chat
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Latest Acquisitions (2026)
Just in, from El Greco Miniatures. Some plinths, for the busts I have in the pipeline, plus a figure and a bas relief challenge, to ring the changes after painting lots and lots of busts.- PaulinKendal
- Post #36
- Forum: Chit-Chat
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Gretchen, 1/10th bust, Pedro Fernandez Works
Colour choices are wide open!- PaulinKendal
- Post #12
- Forum: Figures WWI and after. Under construction
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Gretchen, 1/10th bust, Pedro Fernandez Works
I've made a start on this. For once, the camera is being flattering - the skin tones are actually much rougher than they appear. They'll stand quite a bit of refining, and I've not finished with her make-up yet.- PaulinKendal
- Post #7
- Forum: Figures WWI and after. Under construction
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Gretchen, 1/10th bust, Pedro Fernandez Works
So, a radical approach for me. I've just primed her, and the instructions say 'leave for 24 hours' - so I'm actually going to leave the primer to cure for 24 hours! Usually I'd wait ten minutes and then start zenithal highlighting. Be interesting to see if the finish is any more durable after...- PaulinKendal
- Post #3
- Forum: Figures WWI and after. Under construction
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Gretchen, 1/10th bust, Pedro Fernandez Works
This figure is described as an 80's German punk. Well, I'm going to paint her as an 80's London punk - not sure it'll make much difference, tbh. I was 17 years old in 1976, which is generally regarded as the birth year of punk. I was living in inner London, and so I was fortunate enough to see...- PaulinKendal
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- Forum: Figures WWI and after. Under construction
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Latest Acquisitions (2025)
These three were a Black Friday purchase from Pedro Fernandez Works (about 20% off, I think). Went under the tree as a present from me, to me - which are always the best presents, of course.- PaulinKendal
- Post #529
- Forum: Chit-Chat
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How much modelling time over the festive period?
No modelling or painting for me, unfortunately. But I'm scratching the creative itch by making paper chains and party hats - that seems to be allowed.- PaulinKendal
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- Forum: Chit-Chat
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The Lioness, 1/10th scale, Stella Argentis
OK, I think this is done. More pictures in the relevant completed section:- PaulinKendal
- Post #33
- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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The Lioness, 1/10th scale, from Stella Argentis
Very pleased with this - I feel I've made some real advances in techniques, especially smooth blends and skin tones. and for scale:- PaulinKendal
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- Forum: Completed Figures Pre WWI
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The Lioness, 1/10th scale, Stella Argentis
Thanks Neil - you raise some interesting (and excellent!) points. I 100% agree about good sculpts being easier to paint - this one, for example, is excellent, and that means paint placement is telegraphed to the painter, rather than needing lots of analysis and interpretation. Plus some very...- PaulinKendal
- Post #29
- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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The Lioness, 1/10th scale, Stella Argentis
I think maybe military modellers have it easy with colour selection, as you have a historical precedent to stick to. I've been all over the place with colour selection on this - but I'm steadily getting happier with my choices. In painting the suede loincloth I used a mixture I've had success...- PaulinKendal
- Post #16
- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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The Lioness, 1/10th scale, Stella Argentis
Bit more work on this. I've smoothed out the skin tones and blocked out the leather, the metallics, and her locks in black. Pretty happy with the loincloth, but I really don't know what I'm doing with the waistband. I tried treating it like leather, but it's too smooth and rounded for...- PaulinKendal
- Post #15
- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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Ganesha, hand-carved in Rajasthan
That's very kind, Tony. I'm well pleased with it - to me it justifies painting over what was a very nice piece of woodcarving, that could've been left in its original form perfectly well:- PaulinKendal
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- Forum: Completed Fantasy and Sci-fi Figures.
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The Lioness, 1/10th scale, Stella Argentis
So, I've done some blocking in, roughed in some skin tones and painted her headwrap. And I now have a couple of decisions to make. The big one - should I switch to oils? This figure lends itself to oils, I reckon, but I bottled it, and now I'm wondering whether that was a mistake. The skin...- PaulinKendal
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- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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The Lioness, 1/10th scale, Stella Argentis
I love this powerfully built gladiatrix (?) from Stella Argentis. There are three versions, a full figure, a bust, and this half-figure. Beautifully presented, she needed very little tidying before gluing up. Then primed in, black, brown oxide and a little desert tan. I love the way figures...- PaulinKendal
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- Forum: Pre WWI figures under construction
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