Thanks everyone for the kind comments.
I decided to do a final check of all the figures before putting them behind me and moving on, and I did find a few paint touch-ups here and there, which were easily dealt with. But I realised I had not made blanket rolls for many of the earlier figures, because when I made them I had not yet discovered my disposable glove method. So I set about rectifying that situation, which was a bit tedious but needed to be done.
With that done I could finally allow myself to bring the ship model out of the mothball fleet and place the figures in position to see how they look.
I must admit I was bit excited....
Please note that the upper superstructure is not properly attached yet.
I decided to bring a couple of the more individualistic figures, such as the two medics and the radio guy, out on to the open deck area, as their details would be a bit lost in the darkness and behind the bulwark.
Which means I might have to make a couple more generic GIs to fill the gaps. And there will be a few more guys on the open deck in due course. But now that I’ve decided to concentrate on the water and the landing craft crew ,rather than fix down the roof of the walkway, they can wait.
So here are a few shots of the bigger picture
And with a ruler - they ain’t centimetres either!
And this is what’s on the end of the diagonal ropes
A rope fender, yet to be painted. And the ‘ropes’ are just thread for testing purposes, they will be more substantial eventually.
So I've got to the end of this phase, and it’s finally time to crack on with the water.
I need another pic so it's on to a new post
I decided to do a final check of all the figures before putting them behind me and moving on, and I did find a few paint touch-ups here and there, which were easily dealt with. But I realised I had not made blanket rolls for many of the earlier figures, because when I made them I had not yet discovered my disposable glove method. So I set about rectifying that situation, which was a bit tedious but needed to be done.
With that done I could finally allow myself to bring the ship model out of the mothball fleet and place the figures in position to see how they look.
I must admit I was bit excited....
Please note that the upper superstructure is not properly attached yet.
I decided to bring a couple of the more individualistic figures, such as the two medics and the radio guy, out on to the open deck area, as their details would be a bit lost in the darkness and behind the bulwark.
Which means I might have to make a couple more generic GIs to fill the gaps. And there will be a few more guys on the open deck in due course. But now that I’ve decided to concentrate on the water and the landing craft crew ,rather than fix down the roof of the walkway, they can wait.
So here are a few shots of the bigger picture
And with a ruler - they ain’t centimetres either!
And this is what’s on the end of the diagonal ropes
A rope fender, yet to be painted. And the ‘ropes’ are just thread for testing purposes, they will be more substantial eventually.
So I've got to the end of this phase, and it’s finally time to crack on with the water.
I need another pic so it's on to a new post
have fun, cheers