discussion “GET TO THE CHOPPER!! “ Arnie in 1/24

[yak face]

Just like buses ,you wait forever for me to do a figure then two come at once!
Heres a 1/24 resin figure I got off Temu . Obviously its Arnold Schwarzenegger as he appeared in Predator and is a very good resemblance . I primed it black then tried zenithal shading with white , not sure if it really worked but its all about trying different techniques . I decided to start with the arms and face as I figured this would be the hardest bit for me. I’m reasonably happy
with the colour as stills from the film show a very tanned and quite dark arnie , later ive got to try and depict the camo cream on his face! . Next job is the camo vest and trousers which is another first for me.
Any observations , help encouragement more than welcome

 

[pjgtech]

Nice one, great film..... Some classic lines...."I ain't got time to bleed....!", etc. Watching along.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

looking good Tony

 

[flyjoe180]

Off to a great start Tony, already in that final photo Arnie is looking familiar.

 

[Andy T]

He definitely has the likeness of Arnie. Looking great so far.

 

[yak face]

Started to get the camo on his clothes today . At this stage apart from his arms and face everything is just being block coloured , I’ll have to try and add some shading and highlights later . Next I think is his gun and all the bits fastened to him ( pistol holster ,machete etc ) plus their straps .

 

[papa 695]

Great work so far Tony

 

[yak face]

Got his gun and knives painted now and gave his camo clothing a bit of a darker wash to tone it down a bit and add a bit of shade. The black vest and boots got a dry brush with dark grey to highlight the detail and I added a strap to his rifle with a strip of wine foil .
The camo on his face was roughly dry brushed on with green and brown and all bare skin areas had a coat of Klear to try and simulate a sweaty look as seen in the film .
I enjoyed the challenge of something out of my usual area of interest , and its something I wanted to get more practice at . More pics to come on a completed thread
Thanks to all who have been watching/ commenting , cheers tony

 

[Jim R]

Great job. Definitely looks like Arnie.

 

[pjgtech]

Great job mate.... "If it bleeds, we can kill it!"