discussion Tonys 'Cosford under a fiver' build - man on 'oss

[papa 695]

Looking good Tony.

 

[flyjoe180]

Colourful work Tony, he's looking smart

 

[yak face]

I never realised how long these figures can take ! Theres loads of different colours and tiny details to paint. Anyway ive got the oss painted and had a bash at shading , i think it still needs a bit of a dark wash round the various straps etc. but im happy with it . The man is a very fiddly paint job and although headless hes looking a lot better , again he might benefit from a dark wash to accentuate the shadows. His head has been painted and stuck in his helmet , theres just the chin strap to glue together and paint. I didnt attempt any blending or shading on the face , it was hard enough painting his eyes, teeth and moustache !! Heres some pics View attachment 304691View attachment 304692View attachment 304693View attachment 304694View attachment 304695View attachment 304696View attachment 304697

 

[yak face]

Well the torso and the oss have both had a coat of acrylic varnish ( astonish tangerine and cinnamon floor polish -99p home bargains) for two reasons . 1 to seal everything ready for any washes i might do and 2 to stop the paint rubbing off while being handled. This floor polish is similar to the new formula johnsons pledge/klear , ie . milky white and fragrant! It doesnt give a glossy shine but is useful for sealing and protecting paintwork , giving a tough clear satin finish when dry. Heres a few pics , including the poor French blokes painting handle ( they dont like it up ‘em mr mainwaring!)View attachment 304912View attachment 304913View attachment 304914View attachment 304915

 

[PaulTRose]

'oss is looking good but the stick up the blokes bum must make his eyes water :smiling6:

 

[PaulTRose]

:smiling6::smiling6::smiling6::smiling6::smiling6::smiling6:

 

[yak face]

:tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::thumb2::thumb2:

 

[papa 695]

Cracking work on the horse Tony, and for a non figure painter the bloke's not looking bad at all.

 

[yak face]

Cheers ian , the fiddly detail painting i can manage, its the flesh thats always given me problems , we'll have to see how this one turns out .Ive been doing a bit today to this , mainly giving the man a dark wash to highlight any shadows and matt coating the oss ,although I think this may need another coat to really matt it down. Ive also cut the various straps ,harness etc from wine foil and sprayed them either black or white. no pics today though cheers tony

 

[yak face]

Man has now grown a head , and oss has had its first cost of matt. varnish . The straps /reins etc have been cut from wine foil , painted and are dry and ready for cutting to size. The next step is the fiddly bit, getting everything to come togetherView attachment 305158View attachment 305159View attachment 305160

 

[Steve Jones]

Tony

This build has come together really well. Best of luck putting on all the straps

Steve

 

[PaulTRose]

yay.....man is on 'oss at last :thumb2:

 

[flyjoe180]

Looks like a ghost from a Scooby Doo episode!

 

[yak face]

And i would have gotten away with it if it wasnt for those meddling kids!!

 

[Steve O]

Tony this has turned out brilliant, i am so glad the oss man fun is yed now he can see where he's gooin.

Steve.

 

[papa 695]

Cracking work Tony.

 

[yak face]

well im calling this finished , i finally got all the fiddly bits (sword , rifle , bayonet etc ) attached with various straps cut from wine foil. There was also the stirrups and reins to fit once he had been seated on the oss, again from thinly cut wine foil , his hand being drilled so i could thread the reins through. Ive really enjoyed this trip outside my comfort zone and although the result is nothing like the superb figure painters on here can achieve , its passable from a distance , at night , on a fast horse.I'll be putting the full set of pics on a completed thread but heres one to finish off this one , thanks to anyone whos been watching , cheers tonyView attachment 305857