discussion Greg's 1/16 British Police Officer

[Greg_147]

Hello all,

This will be my contribution to the GB. I've not tried a large(ish) figure before, so it'll be interesting to try and get a handle on faces and other intricate details. Hopefully I can learn a few tricks and scale it back to 1/35 for other models.

Not much to go on as far as sprue shots go, but it is what it is!

Thanks,
Greg

 

[banjer]

Does it come with decals? If not I'll be intrigued to see how you handle the hat band, cravat and police badge.

Bill

 

[Greg_147]

No decals to be seen, so I guess I'll be free-handing it. Probably the bit I'm dreading most!

 

[Geoffers]

Oow that’s going to take some doing Greg :surprised:

Good luck with the build :thumb2:

Geoff.

 

[stillp]

Any use?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20334743...=5338365712&toolid=20006&customid=EB82718389&
Pete

 

[Tim Marlow]

Any use?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20334743...=5338365712&toolid=20006&customid=EB82718389&
Pete

Nice find Pete……

 

[stillp]

Mr Google helped...
Pete

 

[Valeron]

Looks good. It'll be a fun GB with a mixture of models and figures

 

[Gern]

Looks good. It'll be a fun GB with a mixture of models and figures

Yeah. Lots of different types and styles of subjects. Really looking forward to the start.

 

[Greg_147]

Any use?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20334743...=5338365712&toolid=20006&customid=EB82718389&
Pete

Ah thanks Pete, I hadn't considered trying to find some aftermarket decals. Those ones are actually a little too large, but I did manage to find another set that should look okay (the checks on the model are just under a millimeter - I found a set that have 1 millimeter squares, which hopefully won't look too big). I think I'll give it a go with paints, and if I can't get it looking good, I'll get a set of the decals. Thanks again!

 

[Tim Marlow]

Take it from me mate, checks are really really hard to paint well……worse than tartans they are :thumb2:

 

[Greg_147]

I've finally made a start on this one. First challenge was the fit between both halves of the torso. There was quite a chasm all around, but a bit of putty and sanding has sorted it out for the most part.







The belt still looks terrible, but fortunately the seams will be covered by the straps for the holsters, so I wasn't too worried about that. Next up was some paint, and I found early on that painting the checkers was near impossible. So thank you Pete for the decal suggestion, they look far better than I ever could have done by hand!



Next up was some kit attachments. I've put off the head for now but might not be able to avoid it much longer... :smiling5:

 

[Mark1]

Looking good.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Very nice.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

wow you're steaming through this-the decals work really well

 

[PaulinKendal]

Wow, those decals, work really well, don't they?

I wonder if you can get whole face decals - it would make miniature painting SOO much easier! :smiling5:

 

[Tim Marlow]

Wow, those decals, work really well, don't they?

I wonder if you can get whole face decals - it would make miniature painting SOO much easier! :smiling5:

You can get eye decals…….never used them though.

 

[PaulinKendal]

You can get eye decals…….never used them though.

Seriously? That's NUTS!

 

[PaulinKendal]

Seriously? That's NUTS!

(Nuts that they're available, not nuts that you've never used them. And if you had used them, who's to know...)

 

[banjer]

(Nuts that they're available, not nuts that you've never used them. And if you had used them, who's to know...)

They won't be available for long, the company making them has ceased trading. Perhaps they were a nuts idea after all.

Bill