Great start mate. I will follow along.
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Got his pose and filled up areas that were missing with putty. The helmet is placed and fixed into position.
Started on the pigeons and the clean up of seamlines for all 30 was horrendous for the eyes.
Cheers,
WabbleComment
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Your usual trickery, Richard. I have the perfect antidote for pigeons. If I see one I shoot it! ( per advice from our community policeman ).
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John, are these pigeons edible like the wild green pigeons?
Anyway I did progress a little...squared off the dimensions of the base and glued the cut pieces.
Did some scoring of the foam board and decided to take photos before I forget
Raised the height of the sidewalk wall which was some left over architectural piece I was given by a friend. Drilled holes to fit toothpicks for a more sturdy bond to the base the top also received toothpicks to anchor the and just realised I didn't have to as the round heads had pins. Couldn't find the round heads so will need to pop over to the Stationeries for a packet.
Roughly positioned the bench and sleeper to check on the composition...lamp post and drainage gratings still to be added.
That's all I did today...more later.
Cheers,
WabbleComment
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Fantastic work richard , loving this oneComment
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This is going to be a beauty.Comment
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Joining the rabble to follow your progresses Richard... and I already feel for that poor sleeping GI!Comment
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Great start Wabble, following with interest.Strength isn't about what you can do, rather it's about overcoming what you thought you couldn't do.Comment
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Thanks Tony, Scottie, Andrea and Garry.
Yup, that GI is in for a full bombardment.
I've done a bit more to the base and fittings... assembled the lamp post. Sanded down all seams. I will create the glass with White Glue after it's painted. I thought of using clear acetate but WG seems a lot easier.
Got the packet of large ball pin heads and cut the pins shorter and stuck them onto the pillars ..
Textured the foam cobble stones and cut out parts of it to fit the manhole and drainage gratings...
I pressed the cobble stones along the edge of the pavement to create an indentation like a shallow drain leading to the grating. I notice this feature in the old villages of Cotswold videos. Painting this slightly damp and with moss and grime would be interesting. Putty will be used to fill gaps around these fittings.
Because this is such a small base I can pay a bit more attention to detailing.
That's all for now, thanks for looking in.
Cheers,
WabbleComment
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Richard, I guess the pigeons are edible, but I would never eat one. The damn things carry more diseases than rats !
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You have my attention Richard. Interesting subject looking great.SteveComment
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Nice to have you along Steve,
I've done a little bit more since...
I started collecting stuff together the fill up a belt made from foil...
The rest are tin rations from plastic rod, canteen and canteen mug sculpted from two canteen parts and an unfolded handle from foil.
Then I got the radio attached to the carrier and taped it down with Elastoplast that look like heavy canvas straps.
Sculpted bread from a German Teller mine, stuck a bayonet in, wrapped it in foil and made an opened can with rod.
Roughly piled the whole lot on the bench just to check on composition...
Basically some of the stuff haven't been assembled yet as you can see.
Now busy spraying the base colours on the pigeons...pictures later.
Cheers,
WabbleComment
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fantastic stuff there, Wabble, looks like you got your Mojo back!Comment
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Those bits and pieces look superb.Comment
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