What's on the bench 2022

[Mini Me]

Decided on this today

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PERFECT scale Lloyd........post up you progress when you can or start a build thread, I would love to follow this build. Rick H.

[Ian M]

quick check in.

Matilda has got her make up on. Just had enough light stone... Literally had the dropper bottle dropper removed standing top down in a mixing pot to let the last drain out the bottle. (and get my SS ball bearing back )



I have faded the Silver grey a little on the top side of things to give it a hint of the famed light blue which was not blue... Light stone and slate making up the rest of the camouflage.
I guess a bit of dirt and dust is next together with a bit of oil and grease. Better paint the tools as well
Oh I went for the rubber band tracks by the way. As pointed out, so little of them are clearly seen. So playing with those to get them looking ok as well.
TTFN

[scottie3158]

That looks the nuts mate

[adt70hk]

quick check in.
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Matilda has got her make up on. Just had enough light stone... Literally had the dropper bottle dropper removed standing top down in a mixing pot to let the last drain out the bottle. (and get my SS ball bearing back :smiling3: )

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I have faded the Silver grey a little on the top side of things to give it a hint of the famed light blue which was not blue... Light stone and slate making up the rest of the camouflage.
I guess a bit of dirt and dust is next together with a bit of oil and grease. Better paint the tools as well
Oh I went for the rubber band tracks by the way. As pointed out, so little of them are clearly seen. So playing with those to get them looking ok as well.
TTFN

Coming on very nicely indeed Ian.

Well done so far.

Andrew

[Guest]

I have faded the Silver grey a little on the top side of things to give it a hint of the famed light blue which was not blue...

BSC No. 28 Silver Grey was actually a pale green For some reason, older sources made it out to be a pale blue-grey colour, and this keeps getting repeated all over the place. Mike Starmer’s mix for it is 5× Humbrol 74 Linen + 2× Humbrol 145 Medium Grey.

[Ian M]

BSC No. 28 Silver Grey was actually a pale green

Jeps. But when subjected to the baking desert sun it faded out (quite quickly in some cases) to a blue grey colour, which has led to people less informed...Tamiya for instance, thinking it was blue paint.

My photo here is a bit over exposed, but the Silver grey bits are more green that grey

[Steve Jones]

Cheers Allen. I’m going to have to look up this Stevie character now aren’t I LOL…skin tones are my usual job of over all skin colour, highlights, flesh wash, then reinforced highlights…..pretty simple but gives great results….

Wow Tim, I didn't know they made figures of Stevie (Jones) in that scale. Love the one in the middle with the 9 iron on his shoulder. Stevie would be proud!!! The shading and highlights of the skin tones are incredible Sir!!! Another fabulous job from the "Bench of Marlow".......

Prost auf Stevie
Allen

First off - stunning work as always Tim. Very impressive.

Now if you want figures of me looking like that you are going to have to go waaaaay back in the archives. Not only did l have muscles back then but loads of hair back in the days of the 70's mullet.

Nowadays you can just do flesh tones all over my barnet and a wheel barrow to carry my belly and crate of beer in. Luv you all! LOL

[Allen Dewire]

Ahhh Stevie, We luv ya too Buddy.........Sorry I just couldn't resist as it was the first thought that popped in my head when I saw them......

Prost auf dich
Allen

[Tim Marlow]

First off - stunning work as always Tim. Very impressive.

Now if you want figures of me looking like that you are going to have to go waaaaay back in the archives. Not only did l have muscles back then but loads of hair back in the days of the 70's mullet.

Nowadays you can just do flesh tones all over my barnet and a wheel barrow to carry my belly and crate of beer in. Luv you all! LOL

Ah….now it makes sense….must have been dumbass day here chez Marlow…..similar issues myself these days….not enough hair and too much belly……

[The Smythe Meister]

quick check in.
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Matilda has got her make up on. Just had enough light stone... Literally had the dropper bottle dropper removed standing top down in a mixing pot to let the last drain out the bottle. (and get my SS ball bearing back :smiling3: )

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I have faded the Silver grey a little on the top side of things to give it a hint of the famed light blue which was not blue... Light stone and slate making up the rest of the camouflage.
I guess a bit of dirt and dust is next together with a bit of oil and grease. Better paint the tools as well
Oh I went for the rubber band tracks by the way. As pointed out, so little of them are clearly seen. So playing with those to get them looking ok as well.
TTFN

Looking very nice indeed Ian
This is a tank that I've wanted to take on for a while now.... and looking at yours coming on there makes that even stronger
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Ah….now it makes sense….must have been dumbass day here chez Marlow…..similar issues myself these days….not enough hair and too much belly……

.... NOT ME !!!......
..... Still got LOADSA hair :thumb2:.....
.... only thing is.... i now have LOADSA extra belly too now! :confounded::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:

[Ian M]

Looking very nice indeed Ian :smiling3:
This is a tank that I've wanted to take on for a while now.... and looking at yours coming on there makes that even stronger
Andy

Thanks Andy. It builds well. Well it's a Tamiya so.... Might try and find another one (or two). Either that or a Churchill. a tank I have never built befor!

[adt70hk]

So I've been plodding on with making my MiniArt townhouse look less 'flat'....

I'm on my fourth colour so far..... And only two sides have seen the fourth colour......

It's getting there although it looks a bit redder in the pictures than in real life and also less of a contrast in colours too than in the pics but you get the idea.

Once I've finished painting in the individual bricks I'll give it a light wash of an appropriate colour to try and tie it all in.....

BTW the bricks are 4mm x1mm....

The good news is that Junioress likes the way it is progressing!! :smiling3: :smiling3:

ATB.

Andrew

[scottie3158]

Andrew,
That is coming on nicely.

[Ian M]

That is looking very nice indeed Andew.