Malayan Emergency 1/35 scale.

[Allen Dewire]

Wow Wabble, that's some great 'monkey business' going on there!!! Should look really cool when they're done.......I'm behind Rick and door found............

Prost
Allen

[rtfoe]

Thanks Scottie, Rick and Allen, real hard monkey business. Spent half a day just puttying and strengthening the armatures. Did manage to add the baby to the mummy...

...and got the arms wrapped behind too...

The rest of some of the bunch or troop of monkeys...

This is the pointer...

This was done before but added the characteristic hunch of the small primate.


Cheers,
Wabble

[Neil Merryweather]

Superb, inspired stuff Wichard!

[Tim Marlow]

Excellent, they’ll be selling us PG tips in no time…..

[scottie3158]

Brilliant mate, they look great.

[rtfoe]

Thank you Neil, Tim and Scottie,
Slight change to Mummy's right arm and added feet to these three...



Cheers,
Wabble

[rtfoe]

Hi Guys, the monkeys are starting to do the YMCA dance. We've got Pointers, Superman and Travolta.
Still building up bulk and just added tails. Made some corrections to the mummy's right leg and feet position and changed some hands to sculpted in situ ones. Macaques have very cute small fingers...shook hands with one that was a pet mascot at an army camp once.

Figuring how to dilute the putty so I can sculpt fir texture.
The three in front are still in their armatures with two just up to waist as they would be waist deep in the brush.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Neil Merryweather]

Fantastic stuff Richard!

Figuring how to dilute the putty so I can sculpt fir texture.

What putty are you using ,Richard? looks like A&B to me? it doesn't really dilute like clay does unfortunately . If you can get Green Stuff it might be easier(but I have a feeling you said you can't get it in Malaysia). Or use something like gesso or Mod Podge or artist's texture medium? Or dissolved sprue?
hope this helps
You migh even find that just using a thick acrylic paint will be enough at this scale- you don't want them to look like Yetis!
looking forward to it
N

[rtfoe]

Fantastic stuff Richard!

What putty are you using ,Richard? looks like A&B to me? it doesn't really dilute like clay does unfortunately . If you can get Green Stuff it might be easier(but I have a feeling you said you can't get it in Malaysia). Or use something like gesso or Mod Podge or artist's texture medium? Or dissolved sprue?
hope this helps
You migh even find that just using a thick acrylic paint will be enough at this scale- you don't want them to look like Yetis!
looking forward to it
N

Thanks Neil, great ideas for the fir coating. Yes, over coating would make them look like they were wearing mink coats or sloths. I thought of Mr Dissolve putty or primer and then stroked with a stiff bristled brush in keeping with scale.

Cheers,
Wabble

[papa 695]

Just had a good read through this one Richard, some very outstanding work going on, really liking the monkeys. I know I'm two years late but I've just pulled up my chair. Got my hand fan, some water and salt tablets ready or the Jungle heat.

[rtfoe]

Two years Ian??? You're still early...my dioramas take ages to complete nowadays. :tears-of-joy:
You'll need mosquito repellant as well and a fly swatter somebody is bathed in sweat and attracting flies in the rabble mix. Some haven't left their seats the past two years.
How are you with local spicy food? My Chinese chef is preparing dinner with left over monkey bits.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Jim R]

Those monkeys are amazing. As for slow dio making - yours are worth the wait.

[rtfoe]

Those monkeys are amazing. As for slow dio making - yours are worth the wait.

Thanks Jim, life's too short so I'd better speed things up. So many in the pipeline. I can basically visualise what they look like when finished, it's just the process that's time consuming. Don't they come just like in instant noodle packs? Wishful thinking. :tears-of-joy:

Cheers,
Wabble

[rtfoe]

Don't worry guys...not a build related injury, couldn't have nicked my right index finger as I'm right handed. In my haste to sweep I missed grabbing the broom and a splinter got jammed under my nail. Short Hanoi Hilton excruciating experience there. I managed to dig half of the splinter with my left hand and needle but the rest stayed imbedded. SWMBO googled a remedy to apply a vinegar and baking soda paste wrapped in plaster for 24 hrs would draw the splinter out...let's see.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Neil Merryweather]

Fingers crossed