| Kit Building Diary |
| I decided to keep a Photo Diary, of the day to day process of building, more than one kit at a time, you will probably notice I dont work to any set plan or routine,I tend to just go with the flow, dependant on my mood at the time, I hope you enjoy this project, and hopefully it will give some insight into how I work and the methods i use, in pursuit of my beloved hobby thank you for looking. Mark Atherton July 2003 CLICK HERE TO GO TO MY MAIN SITE |
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| Click below to see the finished kits featured in the Diary previously MALAEAVA P O T A PENNYWISE TONY SOPRANNO THE BARON CARRADINE DRACULA LON CHANEY JNR CATWOMAN |
| Monday Evening 01/September/03 |
| Well here we are again, this week I have the sublime Frankenstein Bust from Jayco and Mysteria Models of the UKs, Exorcist spider walk. The bust needed just a little sanding then was ready for a coat of Primer, the Exorcist figure is glued and puttied, but will need a little more work before I can start putting on Primer I am looking forrward to working on both of these, please lookin again tomorrow, for more updates, thanks Mark A. |
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| Tuesday Evening 02/September/03 |
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| I got some more work done on the groom. the photo on the left, has been airbrushed with a very pale flesh colour, when this dried, I went in and sprayed, some of the flesh tone, with a lttle green added, I sprayed in in a random patern to get a mottled look, I will leave this to dry over night and do some more tomorrow |
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| I Finished with the filler and sanding, after a coat of Primer, I airbrushed the basic Flesh tone, and thats it for today, more tomorrow, please check in again |
| Wednesday Evening 03/September/03 |
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| I did quite a lot of work, on shading and detailing, using Green Grey and purple pastels, I also drew the veins with a permanent felt tip pen, I am happy with the way this is going, but I think I will tone it down just a touch tomorrow, by applying a mist coat of the original pale flesh after the sealent is properly dry. |
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| Started shading shadow areas, using green and dark grey pastels, this one is going a bit slow hopefully I will get more done tomorrow. check back for updates. |
| Thursday Evening 04/September/03 |
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| I airbrushed a very fine (mist) coat of my original pale flesh over the Grooms features, the shading and detailing I did earlier, are still evident, but not as overpowering, I think I am now getting there with the look I am after his Clothes are Humbrol Matt Black enamel, the base is Sepia, The Exorcist figures, have been given a couple of coats of very pale blue, for the dresses, things are begining to come together, slowly but surely. More tomorrow Mark A. |
| Saturday Evening 06/September/03 |
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| I Had a day off yesterday, hence no diary, but I got some work done today, I finished the groom, by dry brushing all the black with grey, I gave all the scars a thin wash with a red, mixed with a lttle brown, the staples, are silver enamel, and I have started to dry brush the base, with anitas, coffee. As for the Exorcist, I dry brushed the hair with the same colour I used on the grooms base, I gave the flesh tones, a light dry brush, with a greenish flesh colour, then I darkened under the eyes and mouths with, charcoal pastel, the eyes are based bleached bone, with a burnt sienna Iris, and yellow ochre, I still have some more work to do before I put in the black pupils, the dresses, where given a wash with Humbrol medium blue, in all the folds, then I dry brushed the highlights whit white, with a touch of the original blue, the stairs carpet, is Coffee dry brushed with Citadel Colours bubonic brown, and thats about it for today folks, so far this week I reckon to have spent approx 10 hours in total on these two kits, I think they have come on reasonably well in that time. |
| Sunday Evening 07/September/03 |
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| I did some more work on both bases today, The Grooms base was dry brushed, Anitas Sand, then hunter green I also added some Railway scenics Moss, before I added the chain and manacle, then the club, on to the Exorcist, I painted the priests Ribbons purple and green the bible black with a gold crucifix, I couldnt resist adding some green Puke around Regans mouth and a little on her night dress, The scroll on the front of the base, was painted matt, black then dry brushed gold, I still need to add colour to the Lettering, a couple of small jobs, on the Groom should see these two finished by Tomorrow, thanks for Looking |
| Monday Evening 08/September/03 |
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| Well thats another couple done, I attached the Groom to the base, glued the Electrodes on his Neck, then attached his Arm, on The Exorcist, I painted the lettering Gloss Red, I allso, added some Blood red, to the Crucifix, in her hand, and put a few spatters on her night dress, in one infamous scene in the movei Regan gets shall we say over, friendly with the Crucifix, resulting the blood. Thats it for Tonight More soon Mark A |