"The surrender ( if looks could kill!)"

[Guest]

Lovely work on the U-Boat captain Jason. Sorry to hear about the accident with the other figure - at least you didn't bin it in a rage as I would probably have done.

[JR]

Hi Jason, sorry I've missed so much.
On the 1/35 figures I have to say " in my dreams".
As to the captain, well what's not to like, the eyes are quite frightening, they look so real .
On the last photo if you hand wasn't in shot anyone would think it was real.Cap material is class.

[scottie3158]

Jason,
I have decided not to bother doing figures any more lol. Great work mate.

[grumpa]

[ATTACH]363005[/ATTACH]....Amaaaaazing!

[Jason Crausby]

Cheers all... many thanks for that... I’ve made more progress whilst waiting for my replacement part so I will continue the boat captain under another thread.
Thanks again
Jason

[Steve Jones]

Sorry to hear about the mishap with the German figure. The U boat capatain is just jaw dropping work. Luv it to bits

[Jason Crausby]

Hi all,
I’m still awaiting the replacement arm so I thought I’d crack on with the base...
I used a mixture of PVA and tissue paper to create a rough shape for the landscape...
I then used some dirt from the garden which I microwaved dry and made finer with a mort and pestle and the seived out the bigger bits.... the fine dirt was then mixed with more PVA and laid on top....

from there I added a bit of vegetation and there’s still rocks and small stones to add and the spaces in the dirt will be puddles....so that’s it for now but here’s a pic showing the position of the jeep...

Thanks for looking in!
Jason

[scottie3158]

Jason,
A great start to the base mate.

[JR]

Great Jason, I'm another that m/w the soil, don't want seeds germinating all over the place.
Vegetation looks good

[Jason Crausby]

Thanks Scottie,
Cheers John!
This will be my first experiment with water effects so I’m not sure how it will turn out.... there’s also lots of debris to be added and I will probably get out the cigarette paper to have a few sheets of paper flying around To try to create the illusion of wind..???

[Guest]

Looking good Jason.

[Jason Crausby]

Thanks chaps much appreciated!!!


this arrived in today’s post...I’m dead keen to start experimenting but even though it’s not even December I’ve been drafted into Christmas decoration duty!!!!
Thanks
Jason

[minitnkr]

That's exactly the guy. Great work. PaulE

[Jason Crausby]

First layer of puddles in place... I think I may have gone a bit overboard but I can always dry it out a little as it’s a bit of a quagmire at the moment...now I’ve just got to let it set!

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I’m going to apply a clear layer over the top of the deeper puddles and more papers and leaves will be added at that point.
Thanks
Jason

[Andy Belsey]

Looking good Jason, but it would look even better if you added a bit more contrast.
Andy