discussion Queen's Own Cameron Highlander at Tel-el-Kebir

[Guest]

Thanks, folks.
Taking a break currently. Visited Bovington tank museum today.
Great till the power cut at ~3.00!

 

[Guest]

Progress. Not easy in this light.
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[Guest]

Very, very nice Dave. The winter light is a pain isn't it?

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Peter. Yes, today is especially rubbish, but quite good for dry-brushing, so not all was lost.
That said, nothing more possible.
A long way to go yet, but this little figure is a cracker.
Cheers (and let's have a Tigers & England Rugby win this weekend)

 

[Guest]

Interlude. Where the finished projects end up.
Those that aren't aircraft, that is.
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[Guest]

Afrika Korps didn't wear chinos.
My mistake. That's what happens when you take artistic licence too far.

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Interesting group of figures there Dave.Any chance of a close-up of your 17th lancer?
Jon.

 

[Guest]

I agree with Jon, Dave - how about some closeups, perhaps in a Completed Figures file?

 

[Guest]

Thanks, chaps. I'll have a go.
Photography not my strongest suit, but will try some photos out.
The Lancers is the Andreas Miniatures figure. Supposedly 54mm, but in that case quite a lot taller than average height for the mid C19th!

 

[Steve Jones]

Nice interlude Dave. Great figures:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:

 

[Guest]

Thanks!

 

[rtfoe]

Nice set of figures Dave.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Guest]

Ta!

 

[Jim R]

Hi Dave
Highlander is looking very nice indeed. Nice collection you have there. Quite a mixed bag of subjects.
Jim

 

[Guest]

Dave just found this , so apologies .
What a model, that Tartan is superb. Some nice stuff in the cabinet, agree with Jon and Peter.
John.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, both. If the weather improves, I'll take some close-up pics and post separately.

 

[Guest]

Bits and bobs of progress this week, when time and (awful) light have allowed.
Will try and get some pics up this weekend.
If the sky gets a bit thinner & brighter.

 

[Guest]

A few progress shots.
Transferred to natural turps as thinner, cos it's much nicer to work with. Hence the slight sheen on the jacket's shading.
Something I can live with.
Quite a bit left to do, by way of shading the leather, doing the interfaces and highlights, but this project has reached the 'coasting stage' where everything added is pretty easy.
Just rather cold in the conservatory where the light is.
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[Tim Marlow]

Dave
He looks great, really good finish.....superb work on the kilt especially.
If you want the photo to "pop" use a pale green backdrop and move him away from it....you will find the the background will blur nicely and the red will really stand out.
Cheers
Tim

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Tim. I appreciate all photography advice.
Right now it's a lottery of different camera settings.