"Ease up Old Timer, we need your help!" Foucarville, 7th June 1944

[JR]

Having stopped laughing at the tales of foraging in the lanes and Grebe eyeing the dogs up, i've been admiring your handy work 570.

Your use of varnish for water is brilliant , when I tried I felt something was lacking, maybe the use of satin was incorrect. You certainly have the movement captured so well.
I've tried most of the "waters" , some are ok , others too long winded with thin applications. Not tried resin yet, as read so many articles about it being problematic so have stayed away so far.

Yours .
453.Swampfoot

[spanner570]

Thanks for all your most kind comments chaps. It really lifts me no end... :thumb2:

453 - Although I've not tried resin, I've seen the results. Once mixed and poured, most seem to gather around objects and raise around them. Then, if not mixed correctly get too hot and crack. Also, a big percentage turn slightly blue. Then of course is the smell and curing time.

No doubt in the right hands, good results might be obtained, but resin for model making is no good in the hands of this thick old joiner (Ret.)

Nah, I'll keep it simple.

Kind Regards.
570. Grebe breeder and trainer.

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Better and better.
.... and yes, as Peter said, a hefty dose of creativity :smiling2:
Jim

[JR]

Thanks for all your most kind comments chaps. It really lifts me no end... :thumb2:

453 - Although I've not tried resin, I've seen the results. Once mixed and poured, most seem to gather around objects and raise around them. Then, if not mixed correctly get too hot and crack. Also, a big percentage turn slightly blue. Then of course is the smell and curing time.

No doubt in the right hands, good results might be obtained, but resin for model making is no good in the hands of this thick old joiner (Ret.)

Nah, I'll keep it simple.

Kind Regards.
570. Professional Grebe breeder and trainer.

Very true 570 , thinking of using real water ! You can send Grebe to test it out !

[spanner570]

Very true 570 , thinking of using real water !

Not as daft as it sounds, 453. I used real water for this bit of nonsense...





Kind Regards.
570

[JR]

That's it then ! .looks good ,counldn't get more realistic than that 570 .
Good night.

[spanner570]

Belated goodnight, 453 and an up to the minute good morning!

Here's my completed Oxford University Graduate with Honours Degree, Vet, farmer, expert horse handler and rider, multi lingual, know it all, smart a**e taxi driver.





Cheers.
Ron

[stillp]

He isn't that clever, he's forgotten his horse.
Pete

[JR]

And those new invisible reigns. :smiling:.

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Great work but I have noticed a couple of smart arses moving in on this thread :smiling3:

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Take no notice of Peter and John. We all know the Invisible Man is real so why not the Invisible Horse. Maybe it isn't invisible, just well camouflaged.
Jim

[spanner570]

Ron,
Great work but I have noticed a couple of smart arses moving in on this thread :smiling3:

Paul, now we just need one more for a full house!....
I'm glad you approve of my attempt to paint farmer Brown too.


I've just finished Kolinski and the French broad. I need to do something with her hair me thinks!




They are widening their search for the 'missing' necklace.

"Kolinsky, get your ass back here - NOW!..or so help me I'll get you court marshalled, you oversexed son of a bitch!"

"Aw, sir, I'm only trying to cement International Relations." Came a gasping voice from the rubble.


That concludes all the human figures I will be using.
Next up I'll paint the two horses. I've found a gorgeous picture of one which I'm going to have a crack at painting. The remaining one will probably have to stay a straight forward brown. - Bless!

Cheers all.

Ron

[Mini Me]

Looks a right cock up for Kolinsky, hope they find her necklace...whatever...
Cheers, Rick H.

[spanner570]

Nice one Rick, I hope so too!.... :flushed:

I've made a start on the horses. I've kept the plastic mane and tail. Reasoning any additional hair would make them both too bulky and I didn't want to risk any damage grinding the plastic off.



This first horse is a breed I spotted called Appaloosa. Brush painted in Vallejo Air acrylics, it was a pig to do!
The final one will be a straight forward brown....





This is a truer colour of how the horse turned out.


Still a little bit of work to do. Mainly applying a second coat to tidy up the harness.

I hope you approve of my 'Neddy'

Cheers.
Ron

[scottie3158]

Ron great work on the horse mate I was going to say nag but that would be unfair.