LetLetLet ~ Warplanes
Let Let Let - Warplanes => Miscellaneous Subjects => Topic started by: draken35 on November 05, 2016, 11:45:47 AM
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Well, having finished the figure for my CorsEarth and as I want to give another try to the Abteilung 502 Oil Flesh set, I will begin a new one: a Roman woman at bath.
I've decided to name her Octavia. Why? She was the sister of the first Roman Emperor Augustus and more than that, I've seen the Rome serie on TV and found so cute the actress interpretating Octavia... :-love
First stage is preparation. Figure was sanded and the original base (very poor) was replaced by a home made one: Evergreen and Miliput.
Figure is placed on a work base (the cap of an aftershave bottle...)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwb1Vwwg4rQ
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:)) :)) :)) :)) :))
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great !
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Thank you ;)
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After having tried to fill the little gaps with cyano (not a good result; when sanding all the cyano came out of the figure) I've used the tip given by a friend of mine: to enlarge the little gaps and then to fill them with miliput...
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:))
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Nice butt anyway... ;)
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you can work with cyano but first you have to sand it a bit to scratch the surface
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you can work with cyano but first you have to sand it a bit to scratch the surface
Yes, indeed.
I'm still trying to obtain a good surface, using miliput and/or cyano. Not happy for the time being...
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Back on Octavia...
I needed the help of a friend specialized in figure painting, to try to obtain a good surface on the figure. The metal of the figure was full of little gaps... And some are already there! But oK, that's enough... Next step!
Base coat of acrylic flesh paint (Tamiya XF-15)
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Ooohhhhh :-love
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:))
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Still working on the acrylic base...
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Looks nice
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Very cute woman indeed :-)
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Acrylic base for redheat done...
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Good !
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OK. Since last time, I had some trouble with Octavia... During a painting session, she falled out of my hands on the ground. Face first... So the nose was totally broken.
I tried to repare myself but it was uneasy and I didn't obtain a good result. So, I've sent Octavia to my friend Dominique Jadoul that is excellent for esthetical surgery: the new nose of Octavia is perfect!
Dominique gived me the figure back yesterday, during the Mons expo.
So today I've applied a new base color; testing for the first time the AK Flesh Base spray. Useful and nice result! But due to the odors, better to do that outside when the weather is sunny enough...
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This base is enamel based?
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It's not indicated on the can; but: "not affected by acrylic, enamel or extreme weathering"...
Sounds at first use similar to the Gunze Mr Surfacer cans...
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Compared with Gunze, how it is?
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Can is shorter but cheaper.
Result is absolutely similar and it smells the same odor
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Thanks :-ok
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great mate !
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Thank you !
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Octavia gives me problems...
After a second spray session, I constated a bubble on the right arm. I tried to sand the bubble smoothly... The flesh paint seems to form a plastic coat and all the flesh was removed on the arm... So, it was necessary to remove all the paint... In the process, the nose made in miliput disappeared... Dominique will do the job again for me; but finally my first impression on that AK Flesh can was not the good one. I don't like such a product that you cannot work on it after having been sprayed on the figure.
Best way for me remains to use white base then Gunze or Tamiya flesh as second base...
Topis on hold until new nose will be made... :-wall
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Gunze will definitely work, sorry for problems :(
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Notre à problème, expérience gained
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sorry to read this, gunze will work fine I think
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Octavia is back at home with her new nose after a little bit of surgery (and miliput) done by my friend Dominique Jadoul!
Base of painting: Tamiya XF-15 with a little bit of white and Vallejo red for the cloth.
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Wish I will see this figure in real one day ;)
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Hope so too
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very nice, I would like to meet the model used for sculpting :-green :-green :-green
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very nice, I would like to meet the model used for sculpting :-green :-green :-green
I can understand that...
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Still trying to perfectionate the painting of red hair with acrylic paint, I've decided to paint red hair to Octavia...
I will present you a step-by-step progression.
First, the base is Vallejo Flat Brown
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It goes to be so attractive... well, how many broken heart you plan to achieve when you expose it on model shows?
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:)) :)) :)) :)) :))
Well, second step for red hair: drybrush with Hot Orange from Game Colors
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looks great !
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Thank you!
Third stage for the red hair: another drybrush but this time with a mix of yellow (Yriel Yellow from Citadel Colors) and orange (Hot Orange from Game colors).
After having taken the photos I constated I've forgotten the eyebrows... Corrected. Base of Flat Brown, immediately followed with the yellow/orange mix...
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Very good highlighted!!!
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Thank you my friend!
Next step for the red hair: a wash with heavily diluted Hot Orange from Game Color
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:-clap :-clap :-ok
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Thank you ;)
Next step today or tomorrow...
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Next step for red hair: very diluted mix of Hot Orange (Game Color) and Flat Red (Vallejo)
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Ha- you become hairdresser :))
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:))
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Last step for red hair: light drybrush with a mix of Hot Orange (Game Colors) and Flash Gitz Yellow (Citadel Colors)
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Here is the evolution with the different steps...
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Science of hair painting :)
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Looks quite simple but take time...
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looks super my friend !
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Thank you ;)
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Guess what, friends?
...Octavia falled onto the ground for the third time!!! Nose not broken this time but her right leg loosed some paint...
So: new acrylic white base; new acrylic flesh base; acrylic marron brown as base for (red) hair; the cloth becomes green (acrylic base).
Normally figure is more secure now with the new material I use...
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Hope next will not be korona... repair done good!!
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Thank you my Friend. No corona during the Roman empire but lots of other bad things...
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Nice repair mate !
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Thank you mate :)
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Flesh painted with oil paints: mix of Burnt Sienna + Titane White (50/50) + a point of Terra Rosa. Light: Titane White. Umber: Burnt Sienna+Burnt Umber + Terra Rosa.
Of course, acrylic paint oh hair and cloth have to be corrected ;)
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:-love :-ok
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;)
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Great !
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Thank you my friend
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Oil is drying well so I had the opportunity today to make correction on the acrylic green and brown bases
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:-love
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Looks great !
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Thank you!
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Cloth is oil painted.
Base Cinabre Green + a little bit of English Green Medium; umbers made with English Green Medium and lights with Titanium White
Next step: the hair...
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:-razz
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Like it a lot !
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It was time to finish the figure of Octavia. Hair and jewels done with acrylics; photo's taken in my brand new light box...
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:-love :-love :-love you have her contact, phone? Wonderful! And light box do amazing work!
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No phone I'm afraid; but I have her sisters to paint :-)
I'm really happy with the light box
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:-smey :-smey :-smey
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I would really like to meet the girl who was the model for this one :-green
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I would really like to meet the girl who was the model for this one :-green
Me too...