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1/6 "Touch of Ice"; from original artwork by Luis Royo
Topic Started: Feb 28 2015, 04:01 PM (1,021 Views)
Grant
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And now for something completely different! A foray into large scale figure painting.

4 years ago I did a Manga figure (badly) for my daughter and attended a model show in France, where there were lots of very good figures on display. Ever since I have felt the need to have another go at figures and having spotted this one on E2046, and her sister piece "Ritual", and with several 'flesh' sets of paints appearing now seemed a good time.

This figure, "Touch of Ice", is sculpted from original art work by Luis Royo, a Spanish fantasy artist.
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The instructions are minimalist
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and the resin parts are very nicely cast, not a bubble in sight, and this kit comes with a set of tattoo decals.
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I have done the basic clean up of all the large bits and here are the results of the first dry fit.
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Unfortunately here shawl doesn't fit very well and it contains the only visible join line once the model is complete. So far this looks like the only bit that will cause me problems - well apart from painting the face that is!

Wish me luck.

Cheers

Grant
Edited by Grant, Feb 28 2015, 04:15 PM.
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foxy
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Game of thrones springs to mind. :thumbsup:

I don't know about the face, I think you will have a challenge for the whole figure.

Nice start Grant. :like:

foxy :coolio:
Edited by foxy, Feb 28 2015, 04:10 PM.
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Grant
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Gave all the major bits a wash yesterday and a coat of Halfords primer this afternoon. The bench lookes really macabre with a head and various limbs lying around!

This figure is so large there will be a lot of airbrushing to begin with. I think I'll start with the boots and cape - I know I can do those bits.
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Great start, feet first :D

Foxy :coolio:
Edited by foxy, Mar 4 2015, 12:08 AM.
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Grant
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I have decided to use the Scale75 flesh paint set but needed to practice paint with it first – flesh coloured Beaufort anyone? Of all the thinners I have, Tamiya, Mr Color, White Spirit and Cellulose, the only thing that seemed to work for these paints was just plain water. I added a single drop of flow enhancer to break the surface tension of the water and that seemed to spray and dry quite well.

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So, enough of flesh coloured aircraft - onto the model. So far I have just used the basic flesh colour overall – highlights and shadows to follow. The cape is Vallejo Dark Earth with black shadows added by hand. The hair is Vallejo Burnt Umber with black shadows and Scale75 Necro Gold highlights with a satin coat to give a little shine. The boots are Burnt Umber and the glove is Vallejo Leather with the metal detail picked out in different colours to help decide what to use.

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So far so good, but any figure modellers out there feel free to jump in and advise.

Cheers

Grant
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Harriet
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Who are Scale75 Grant? Never heard of them ... paint looks good though :)
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Grant
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I had seen them online (from Historex Agents) and figure painter Kev (I can't remember his surname) said they were good. I am getting a lovely blended matt finish from the airbrush. Moving onto a hairy stick shortly for the detail. We'll see then how they (and I am) at blending and dry brushing...
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Harriet
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Kevin Peart, I assume!
Well, if he says so .... must be good :)
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Grant
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Progress on the face. Tentative shading and eyeballs, lips and hair painted.
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Then a bit more shading and eyebrows and eye lashes - need bushier eyebrows!
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It is all shinny as given the whole thing a coat of Klear, ready for adding the tattoo decals.

Here is the left leg, I have gone with a light coat of metallic green, trying for a sheer stocking effect. The camera really is picking out shadow colours, which are not that obvious by eye in natural light. We'll see what happens once a matt coat goes back on.
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And here is the main body ready for the stomach and arm decals.
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That's all for now.

Cheers

Grant
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foxy
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Great tone of the skin there, looks like your getting to grips with tones etc.

Nice going.

foxy :coolio:
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Grant
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I have now painted all the swords, jewellery and leather straps.
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Unfortunately one piece of body art, on the right arm, was such a badly molded piece with very heavy stubs it was unrecoverable, by me, so I am having to fill the holes in the arm and repaint.

The other arm is looking much better. The tattoo decal is on, thanks to THC for the hairdryer tip last year, as it would never have settled properly otherwise. The arm warmer sleeve has been lightly sprayed Elven Gold to look like a very thin piece of cloth, to match the shawl (I hope).
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The face is now finished. Eye decals used I am afraid, and some very careful painting of the body pins!
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And now onto the shawl. First a coat of flesh, as I hope to make this look see through. Yes I did break the strap. This item is not a good fit and the join between the two will need some filler and repainting when it is ON the figure...
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cheers

Grant
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Actually starting to put the figure together now. I knew the shawl was going to cause problems and after much carving away of body and shawl it is still a big problem.

From the front it looks like it is all coming together nicely...
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But from the back - not so much. There is an almost 3mm gap at the top and a step that is as big as the piece is thick!
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The good news is, that I seem to have filled it OK and managed to keep folds where I needed them.
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So close to finishing I am having to force myself to not rush it at this late stage. I am hoping to have it ready for Cosford...

Cheers

Grant
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Grant
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And done!

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I am quite pleased with how it has turned out. Some lessons learned and some ideas about what I need to improve. Thanks for the support and comments.

More piccies in the RFI.

Cheers

Grant
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