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Armco paintjob….with Hairspray!

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I’m trying out this “Hairspray” technique which the armour modellers use to get the faded and chipping paint effect.  I applied some initial ramdom “underneath” colors and then gave it a blast of hairspray followed by another thicker coat of top colors.  The idea being that when water is now applied to the top coat it reacts with the hairspray underneath and by rubbing the top coat with a toothpick it will loosen the top coat and expose the colors underneath – it sounds all too easy, so we shall see !   Pictures below show the first coat with the … Continue reading Armco paintjob….with Hairspray!

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Another 1/20 Schumacher driver figure!

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Some shots of the final product – once again a GF-models fgure sporting the 2007-ish ferrari garbe – Schuberth helmet, Hans device Puma suit – branding is a mixture of Marlboro and Barcode (which I referred to in an earlier post) – To get the best from the figure I made some additions / amendments in the area of boots, gloves and drink tube / comms wiring in the helmet.  The hinges for the helmet visor are domestic pins and 3d paint was used to represent the small lifting handles in the centre of the tear-offs (which are thin strips … Continue reading Another 1/20 Schumacher driver figure!

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Another Gilles Villeneuve helmet!

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I’m making a habit of re-doing visors – it’s not that I like doing them but the first one I did for this version of the figure went missing!  This is the ‘GF figure of Gilles again as per his ’82 attire but this time I’ve included the visor for his GPA helmet. – As I didn’t have a decal for the “GPA” lettering at the time of construction, I painted it in, however, since then I bought the Modellers figure which comes with a really good set of decals – including the “GPA” decal for the helmet but there’s … Continue reading Another Gilles Villeneuve helmet!

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Gilles Villeneuve – Bell helmet – completed

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I picked up some really good decals from Modellers for their Villeneuve figures and I nicked a pair of SMEG decals for the helmet – the decals I have on the Bell helmet in these shots are more than likely not the branding he would have sported while wearing this very early driving suit – they would be more appropriate for his red driving suit which will be the subject of another figure I’m converting at the moment. Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve – Bell helmet – completed

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The “NO PARKING” incident – Monaco 2006

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At last I’ve united “Schumi” with his completed Schuberth helmet and gloves.  I’ve posed him with a piece of armco (which I still have yet to properly paint) to take a few shots.   He’s depicted in the “Rainbow” colored driving suit he wore during the Monaco Grand Prix of 2006.  That was the time when he “parked” at the Rascasse corner during qualifying and thereby robbing Alonso (who was following behind on a “hot” lap) of a quicker time – seen here on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jcHrHUJdu0&NR=1&feature=fvwp Continue reading The “NO PARKING” incident – Monaco 2006

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Keep it on the “black stuff” – with the help of Armco!

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A while back, I posted pictures of how I modified the Armco barrier which comes with the Tamiya pit set.  I gave it a coat of primer, so now all I have to do is paint it up (Red&White I think?) with some appropriate weathering and it should make a nice “prop” for photographing the 1/20 driver figures. I placed it on a suitable base to take some test shots and see how it looked with figures of the same scale, and I think it looks the part. Continue reading Keep it on the “black stuff” – with the help of Armco!

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Michael Schumacher 1/20 Driver figure – nearly there!

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I just finished putting the last of the decals on – a bit of a mixture in terms of the main sponsor (Marlboro) – I started out with the “Barcoded” livery in mind, and as I didn’t have a set of appropriate decals to hand I painted the main barcode panel on the back of the suit.  That was some weeks ago, and in the meantime I’ve been working on various other items and figures, jumping from one thing to the next, and when I restarted this figure the other day I’d forgotten about barcodes and instead went straight ahead … Continue reading Michael Schumacher 1/20 Driver figure – nearly there!

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Gilles Villeneuve 1/20 helmet visor – GF-model figure

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I’m not having much luck with these figures recently – after discovering in my last post that I’d put the visor strip on the Schumacher helmet upside down, I then went and accidentally put a nasty crease in the visor of Villeneuves Bell helmet – such is life!   It looked pretty good as I had given it three coats of klear and I had just added the lifting handles and the fastners – it then fell off the workbench and I stupidly picked it up between my fingers with a little too much force….end of visor.   So I’ve cut a … Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve 1/20 helmet visor – GF-model figure

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Gilles Villeneuve GF-models Driver figure WIP

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I eventually got back to my line up of 1/20 driver figures and today I decided to tackle the Villeneuve figure and try to make some progress – it’s the dreaded “day job” – keeps slowing me down and distracting me!   I actually now have three Villeneuve figures on the go at the moment, different versions from 1977 to 1982 – (with and without the helmet).   One great aspect of these GF figures is the variety of helmet options they provide.  In the case of this Villeneuve kit, both the Bell and GPA helmets are included – so rather than … Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve GF-models Driver figure WIP