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More 28mm Miniature gaming figures

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I’m continuing my painting exercises with these little figures (see my last post) and over the weekend I painted this guy on his futuristic motorcycle.  I’ve no idea who manufactures the figure, I have 100’s of these from a mad buying phase from many years ago, and every so often I dip into my primed stock and tune up my painting technique.  As I’ve said before it’s a break from the larger (more serious) figures and it helps sharpen my eye for color/value mixing and it’s also very enjoyable! Continue reading More 28mm Miniature gaming figures

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Wargame 28mm miniature figures – painting tip!

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In order to keep my painting process reasonably sharp (mainly color mixing) I keep a supply of primed 28mm wargame figures within reach of my bench.  When I get into a bit of a rut with my painting, these little guys are great for getting myself started again.  I think it’s beacuse they are so small, and in most cases such fun to paint, and as a result, I don’t take them too seriously. Like a lot of creative processes, when we relax that little bit the process flows that bit better.  My favourite analogy is Golf  – sometimes the … Continue reading Wargame 28mm miniature figures – painting tip!

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Alain Prost 1/20 miniature driver figure

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I’m still popping back to my line-up of miniature driver figures from time to time and yesterday, I spent a while painting the flesh tones on this Alain Prost figure.  It’s based on an old Modellers figure which I have modified slightly (see earlier posts) – I’m reasonably happy with it so far so next time, I’ll paint the stitching and shading on the clothing followed with the helmet and the application of decals etc – more on this one soon. Continue reading Alain Prost 1/20 miniature driver figure

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Revell Ferrari F10 – work in progress

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Here’s a quick overview of my approach and experiences of the assembly process so far: Engine fully asembled – (very straightforward). Assemble both exhaust stacks but don’t attach them to the engine yet – check later that outlets line up with openings in bodywork. Attach engine and lower part of gearbox to chassis floor  – (also straightforward). Assemble and attach top of airbox/rollover bar to top of body Having assembled both radiator pods and attached them to the body, I think I should have left them off  for painting – but we will see later! I also cut the top … Continue reading Revell Ferrari F10 – work in progress

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Ayrton Senna Senninha 1/20 scale driver figure

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Still sticking with my miniature driver figures, I spent the afternoon refining the painting on this 1/20 figure of Ayrton Senna.  The figure is by CRAFT10 – a resin casting with brilliant crisp surface detail sporting a good facial likeness and a nice relaxed pose.    I’ve depicted him in wearing his Rothmans overalls from the tragic ’94 season at Williams, and rather than the Senna “S” logo on the T shirt, I decided to paint on the logo of his childrens charity, the “Senninha” foundation – which thankfully is still going strong with the guidance of his sister.   As I’m … Continue reading Ayrton Senna Senninha 1/20 scale driver figure

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Gilles Villeneuve 1/20 Driver figure WIP

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Today, I made a return to the selection of miniature F1 driver I have on the go at the moment -  I started this one a couple of weeks ago (along with many others) and unfortunately the “day job” keeps getting in the way of some serious progress on these – but we have to eat!  I’m reasonably happy with progress so far – midtones, shades and highlights on the suit look ok , however, I will come back to them later and sharpen them up after I’ve applied the decals.  Flesh tonesand eyes look ok, so now I’ll prepare … Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve 1/20 Driver figure WIP

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Ayrton Senna – Watercolor

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I just finished this watercolor study of Ayrton Senna – there are just so many things about him (on and off the track) that make him such an interesting subject.   I always enjoy painting images of him – it’s such a pleasure that I never tire of it – there are very strong parallells between him and that other legendary driver Gilles Villeneuve, and it’s quite incredible that both of them still exude a sort of magnetism for motor racing fans all over the world – even in death! Continue reading Ayrton Senna – Watercolor

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Screwdriver (still life) – acrylic on canvas

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This is the last piece in the what I call the “Toolbox” series for the moment.  My last posting was a hammer and I think this one makes a nice “companion” piece.   So my toolbox has been consigned to the shed since most of the DIY is now finished – (then again my wife might have a different view on that – a mans DIY is never done!).   On the painting front, I’ve just started a painting of Ayrton Senna  – so I’ll post progress on that tomorrow, in the meantime, enjoy. Continue reading Screwdriver (still life) – acrylic on canvas