Operation Market Garden

[Alan 45]

I've now got the body done


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[geegad]

as said real nice clean build

[Alan 45]

Cheers John


I've gone back to the figures [ATTACH]116364.IPB[/ATTACH]

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I've just noticed a couple of injection marks I'll have to sort out

Due to the uniforms having a lot of crease folds I've had to make up an oil paste by mixing a little paint with thinner so it has the consistency of warm butter , then I plastered it all over the figures and left it for about 15 minutes, then I wiped it off with a sponge , because it's oil it has to be left over night the dry brushed with the base colour a couple of times then just a very slight dry brus in a lighter colour on the tops of the crease folds

[monica]

I just noticed I got ahead of myself, the section above is further along in the instructions, I had the page folded wrong

oops so easily done,ops: lucky you found it before you started to paint ,


the color of the figures with that pasting done look good,and a nice base

[Guest]

This is looking good Al.


scott

[Alan 45]

cheers folks


I've nearly finished the painting on these figures and then I'm on to the para , some how I've got to add depth to the smock that will look ok with the camo !

[Lee W]

Me thinks that Horsa would look good as a backdrop?


Good work so far Alan


Lee

[Alan 45]

Me thinks that Horsa would look good as a backdrop?
Good work so far Alan


Lee

You know lee your right but I only want a little vignette as its all I've got time for at the moment but the idea is sound and I might see what's available at Telford

[Guest]

What a brilliant kit that is. I haven't seen one like that before. The figures look very good. This should make a nice diorama.

[Alan 45]

Cheers Geoff, I was going to use this kit for something else but I couldn't get a German ambulance and saw this one built as one so I decided to do it with theses figures , the kit is very good hardly any clean up on the parts and they fit brilliantly

[Alan 45]

Just about done with the medics and drunk guy


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[geegad]

looks nice in the folds worked a treat

[Alan 45]

Cheers John , I adapted this process from learning how to paint horses , it's works very well on rugged faces as well

[Alan 45]

Well I have now completed my drunk guys


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once these are completely dry I'll put a mate coat on them

[Alan 45]

Now they are complete my drunk guy now looks wounded , either that or he picked on the wrong guy in the pub [ATTACH]116459.IPB[/ATTACH]

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photos still not great but you can see them