1/12 Airfix Imperial Guard Grenadier

[Neil Merryweather]

Thanks Richard.
As always, it's the paint that I'm dreading. As a teenager I was quite happy with my abilities, but standards are SO high these days, especially at the larger scales with busts, that I'm really quite nervous.

[Steve Jones]

One of my favourite subjects ever modelled. Looking forward to seeing you work your magic on this one. Good luck

[Neil Merryweather]

Welcome Steve,
John's got the biscuits.

[Neil Merryweather]

I KNEW I had them somewhere....

As you can see they need a dust, but I shall unveil them, one by one, as they become more respectable for public viewing.

[Jim R]

Hi Neil
Already you have recognised the issues and are sorting them. Makes a really interesting thread to follow. I'm certain you'll end up with a great figure.
Jim

[Jason Crausby]

That box reminds me of the last Toy Story movie!!!

[Neil Merryweather]

Hi Neil
Already you have recognised the issues and are sorting them. Makes a really interesting thread to follow. I'm certain you'll end up with a great figure.
Jim

That's very kind, Jim, thank you

[Guest]

Neil.
Brilliant, any more of those Hobnobs, now Steve's arrived they seems to have gone.:smiling3: The front row of Rabble members are getting excited with the surgery me included.:nerd:

[Neil Merryweather]

Neil.
Brilliant, any more of those Hobnobs, now Steve's arrived they seems to have gone.:smiling3: The front row of Rabble members are getting excited with the surgery me included.:nerd:

Cheers John.
I'm in the queue at Iceland right now, will see what I can get

[Neil Merryweather]

Well, I’ve been beavering away with this baby and now there is a little bit more to show.

First the waist joint

Blimey it looks crude blown up this big!

I’ve added the fall and a bit of button detail to the breeches.

I took the arms off to work on them. Having changed the positions the creases were all wrong, and they were very crude anyway, so out came the dremel. I slimmed down the cuff detail as well. They still need a bit of filling.


A lot of the time has been spent texturing the haversack with a heated knife

Before;


After(but not finished yet)


I’ve had to do it in stages as it’s so tedious-I ‘m going to have to do it with the bearskin too. Ugh!

I took the scalpel to the face and engaged in some literal plastic surgery……

Before;

I think the original sculptor didn’t like doing ears as he avoided them in several of the 54mm figures- I don’t blame him, I struggle with them as well. But not as much as shoes.

The story so far;

I’ve tried to give him a bit of character, as if he’s an old campaigner who’s lived mostly outdoors for most of his life.

He’ll get some eyeballs, hair and ears when the Milliput comes out next.

Anyway, that’s where we currently are.

Thanks for following

Cheers

Neil

[Richard48]

Nice progress Neil.Real labour of love.
Rich.

[Jon Heptonstall]

Fantastic improvements Neil.
Bet you wish you'd never lost that old pyrogravure tool.
Jon.

[Mini Me]

Sorry I'm late on this Neil. Just had a read through and you are doing a superb job of rearranging the anatomy on this GIANT. Fantastic amount of detail and I'm sure more to come. Rick H.

[Guest]

Wow Neil, you're really going for it. Fantastic improvements.

[Neil Merryweather]

Fantastic improvements Neil.
Bet you wish you'd never lost that old pyrogravure tool.
Jon.

Thanks Jon.
Actually, I wasn't heating up an old table knife in a candle flame, I used this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/71Pcs-60W-Wood-Burning-Pen-Tool-Soldering-Stencil-Iron-Craft-Set-Pyrography-Kit-/303568282064?var=&hash=item46ae1461d0

I wasn't so happy with the pyrogravure so I went looking for a soldering iron with a variable temperature control, and I found this for £20.99( at the time).
Bargain!
Temp range is from 180 -480 degrees in 5 degree steps and loads of (admittedly mostly useless) tips.
As far as I'm concerned it's paid for itself already on this job.