Malayan Emergency 1/35 scale.

[rtfoe]

When you mentioned that the wires still turn when your doing the sculpt why not solder where the twist is or is that a stupid question Richard ?

John, not at all. The present armatures that I twist 2 wires together work fine but the earlier ones where the wires are just attached after drilling holes to the putty even with CA doesn't hold well unless its two wires twisted together and attached. I could use thinner wire for that. Anyway the new way works for me.

Hi Richard
They are looking good. Even at this very basic stage you have got the monkey poses just right.
Jim

Thanks Jim. Varying the different poses isn't easy gauging the thickness minus the flesh and head. A friend runs a canteen by a pool and gets some mischievous visitors which he sends pictures of that I follow.

You're right there Jim.....no monkeying around here! :tongue-out3: :tongue-out: :tongue-out2:

There will be...one is already scratching his head and pointing back at the police. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[Mini Me]

John, not at all. The present armatures that I twist 2 wires together work fine but the earlier ones where the wires are just attached after drilling holes to the putty even with CA doesn't hold well unless its two wires twisted together and attached. I could use thinner wire for that. Anyway the new way works for me.

Thanks Jim. Varying the different poses isn't easy gauging the thickness minus the flesh and head. A friend runs a canteen by a pool and gets some mischievous visitors which he sends pictures of that I follow.

There will be...one is already scratching his head and pointing back at the police. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

Prolly has a "Crimanimal" Record!:thinking:

[rtfoe]

I just couldn't keep my hands off the road. Didn't like it going straight and to force the composition against the line of the frame I curved the road. Needed a bit of surgery and the re-use of as much of the drainage as possible. Already the road is at an angle but now has a twist at one end.

I hope to not have anymore itchy hands and untethered visions.

Cheers,
Richard

[Tim Marlow]

Worth it in the long run though Richard. If you left it alone it would annoy you every time you saw it!

[scottie3158]

Richard,
Nice change to the road, looks good.

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
I'm sure Tim is right. If you hadn't made the change it would have bugged you every time you looked at the dio.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Thanks Guys, yes it would have bugged me. Wasn't the fault of the base as it was a road and bridge made for a Panther to cross at a time I wasn't aware of the weight and size it was going to be. Eventually the Panther went to the Before the Bulge dio.

Cheers,
Richard

[Graeme C.]

Looks good Richard, that little tweak will make a difference. The monkeys are looking interesting too.

[rtfoe]

Looks good Richard, that little tweak will make a difference. The monkeys are looking interesting too.

Thanks Graeme, it's the little things that make dios interesting not just placing a kit on a base unless that's the intention.

Cheers,
Richard

[Mini Me]

Much better.......no doubt it was weighing on your mind.

[rtfoe]

Back to them monkeys...I spent a while today and added more body to some of the armatures and sculpted four more heads. I figured at this point casting the heads wasn't necessary as they weren't that hard to sculpt and I don't see myself with needing monkeys for another dio.
Here's today's progress...

I can see why sculpting with oven baked putty can be faster 'cos waiting for the putty to cure takes time as opposed to just popping the sculpt into the oven and then continuing after that. Next time I might try that process.

Cheers,
Richard

[scottie3158]

Looking good mate, it is something I have never tried I will have to give it a go one day.

[Niho]

Hi, I'm currently re-hashing a dio I have left idle for years and it's about a jungle police truck stopping at a bridge to check a suspicious clump of branches sticking out from the road ahead of the bridge suspecting an ambush.
This scene is in the late 40's early 50's during the First Malayan Emergency between the British Colonials and the Communist Terrorists.
The weapons of the time were a mix of pre and post WW2 material such as the Bren, Stens, Webley's and the newer Sterling and Jungle Enfields. I have almost all the weapons except the Jungle Enfield or carbine in kit form. So I will make them so I'll start with it...

I've had some experience in scratching weapons by utilising parts from existing guns. It ought to look like these examples below. Basically a shortened version of the Mk.4 Enfield...

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Searched in my stash for Mk.4's and found these three I had painted and mothballed.

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Soon I stretched som sprue to the right gauge and sliced equal lengths and cone shaped three from larger rods. I sliced the enfield and scraped a portion of the wooden grip. and glued the parts together.

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I managed one with the barrel sight guards needing a little trimming. Have also shortened the butt and rounded the edges. Another two more to go...

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Next 45 mins and another is done. Stopping now for dinner and resting my eyes.

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I hope to take some shots of the dio after I have dusted it.

Cheers,
Richard

Some very good chopperizing and rebuilding here, not easy, lots of lining up, .... beautiful job Richard....
Carry on

Nick

[Mini Me]

It's one thing to sculpt up a monkey but a half a dozen primates at once is mind boggling! Tip 'O the Hat to you Richard!

[rtfoe]

Looking good mate, it is something I have never tried I will have to give it a go one day.

And you'll do well just like the bling work Scottie.

Some very good chopperizing and rebuilding here, not easy, lots of lining up, .... beautiful job Richard....
Carry on

Nick

Thanks Nick, rescusitating the old bridge required paddles and high amps. :smiling2:

It's one thing to sculpt up a monkey but a half a dozen primates at once is mind boggling! Tip 'O the Hat to you Richard!

Thanks. The good thing is I don't have to sculpt clothes. :smiling6:

But I do have to do feet and in this case hands as these guys have hands for feet...

Six pairs for the moment. I also did another four head armatures with open mouths.


Cheers,
Richard