| 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 |
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| Click below to see the finished kits featured in the Diary previously MALAEAVA P O T A PENNYWISE TONY SOPRANNO |
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| Monday 11/August/03 |
| This weeks Kit, and I do mean Kit as in Singular, no more multiple build ups for a while is XO-Factos, the Baron must be destroyed. I sprayed the base, and railing, Humbrol Matt Black. |
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| As you can see the kit comes with 2 different heads, I have primed both Humbrol Tank Grey as I am not sure which one I will use on the finished kit, |
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| I Sanded quite a few, seams and rough edges off the figure, then sprayed Tank Grey, I havent decided, what colour scheme to us for the steps, So I havent done anything other than overspray grey yet. thats it for today. more tomorrow, |
| Tuesday Morning 12/August/03 |
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| I masked the figure, with low tack tape, before spraying the cloak with Humbrol Matt Black, there is always that terrible moment before removing the Masking tape, when you wonder, if the tape is going to lift the paint you have already laid on, or if it has done its job, and protected what you didnt want covering, thankfully on this occasion everything has gone as I wished, and believe me that doesnt happen to often, in the pic Below, you will see I have started laying down the flesh tones on the heads, the Hands on this kit are gloved, so the heads are all I need to worry about, when it comes to flesh tones, more later, time worked 1 hour |
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| Wednesday Morning 13/August/03 |
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| I Decided to go with a muted colour scheme for the clothing, So I am using, various greys for his suit, and vest Royal blue for his Cloak lining, with the same for his, Tie/Caraffe. obviously I will have to lay on a couple of coats with each colour, then go back later with a fine brush, to clean up any rough edges, most of the work so far has been done by hand brush. The base has been Dry, brushed with greys, the I gave a wash with Chestnut, Brown, The railings, are Antique Bronze, with Gold Finials, I still feel this needs some more work, thats it for this morning time for some lunch, time worked, 40 minutes. |
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| Wednesday Evening 13/August/03 |
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| This evening, I did some more work, on the Clothing, refining colours, and shading, I also shaded, both heads with pastels, the base is now finished, I painted Steps Terracotta, then Dry brushed, with coffee followed by Sand, finally with Ash Grey, I decided to add a little extra, by sprinkling, railway scenics moss to finish off, time worked on project 2 hours, thats it for today More Tomorrow. |
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| ThursdayMorning 14/August/03 |
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| Didnt do a whole lot this Morning, I got started on Eyes and hair on both heads, Painted the Case that the baron keeps his stolen body parts in with Humbrol Matt Leather, and drilled and pinned the hands and arms on figure, to ensure a good fit when I come to glue them, More later. time worked on project this morning 40 minutes. |
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| Friday 15/August/03 |
| Finished the kit by adding the hands and all his accsessories, Cane, Case and Scythe, I also added the Nameplate, which was basecoated Black then dry brushed bronze and the lettering dry brushed copper, I am still not totally sure which head to use when I display this one, well thats another one done, whats next? Mark Atherton 16 Aug 2003 |