Simple and Small

[rtfoe]

Cool pose nice job Richard

Thanks Lee, modifications are quite enjoyable if you know where to cut and be willing to sacrifice some detail that needs to be resculpted.

Looking good Richard. Soon be pigeon time.

Thanks Jim, if the pigeons get to me I'll probably make a mini barbeque of them.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Steve-the-Duck]

Hmm, are the pigeons all going to be gathered on the railings and back of the bench, looking expectant?
Or would look too much like a prequel to 'The Birds'?

[rtfoe]

Hmm, are the pigeons all going to be gathered on the railings and back of the bench, looking expectant?
Or would look too much like a prequel to 'The Birds'?

Nope, they'll be seen usually in a mob frenzy like women at a sale at the foot of his feet. He probably spread bread crumbs before dozing off.
Slowly layers are painted in in this group...

Meanwhile while resting my eyes I got my signature base stand done and out of the way. Just need to blend the edges to the groundwork.

Raised it about 2 inches so it won't get hidden amongst the rest of the displays.

Cheers,
Wabble

[BigGreg]

Sorry Richard l missed the beginning of this little gem...faboulous..

[rtfoe]

Sorry Richard l missed the beginning of this little gem...faboulous..

No worries Greg, glad you could drop in.

Cheers,
Wabble

[rtfoe]

Hi, tinkered with the base colours with washes and weathering.


Cheers,
Wabble

[scottie3158]

Wabble,
This is looking superb mate. The pigeons are outstanding.

[Neil Merryweather]

Absolutely superb Richard

[rtfoe]

Thanks Scottie and Neil,
It was Wesak holiday today celebrated by Buddhist. But because SWMBO was home little was done at the bench. I still managed this...

Just to show there is a war going on I placed rubble in the corner spilling from out of the vignette perimeter into the scene. Probably a demolished building along the street.

To keep it clean and presentable the back is covered and the contours of the edge cut into it. Rubble yet to be painted in black and touched up in colour. Bricks are cut from cork board and the backing edges burnt with an incense stick.
That's about it for tonight.

Thanks for sticking with this, I'm surprised it's progressing quite quickly.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Jim R]

Better and better Richard. It's the little touches that make this so special.

[papa 695]

Just caught up again Richard, really liking the pigeons, great work on them. The base is looking fantastic too.

[yak face]

Fantastic work richard , the rubble and his gear on the bench are superb, cheers tony

[rtfoe]

Thanks Jim, Ian and Tony, yes it's the little stuff that gets the attention when doing vignettes. Pigeons would be fun arranging and both the gear and rubble will be individually painted soon.
At the moment I have fitted the hedge...

The hedge was done overgrown due to years of neglect at the back of the fence. The yellow stuff is sponge for moss which I will gradually peel off in bits and paint later. Still lots to do.

BTW behind the scene...you will never get the perfect foliage so building it up piece by piece is necessary. As you can see the trunks are supported by tooth picks tied with fine wire and glued. Most of it is hidden with extra brush and leaves. I'm adding shrubs and tall grass to hide the rest. Then I'll base paint with black and highlight with shades of green.

Cheers,
Wabble

[Tim Marlow]

That is just wonderful Richard. Really building up well. Strikes me that when the pigeons finally get added you’ve got to put one on his helmet

[Jim R]

That is just wonderful Richard. Really building up well.

Ditto