WIP "Survivors" - Master Box Post-Apocalyptic Series 1/24 Plastic

[KenBoyle]

Besides my Western and Colonial America fascination, I have always been a avid SciFi/Fantasy fan. The Miniature hobby will always be primarily Historic for me but, once in a while I drift over to the other side. I read a lot (A Lot!!!) of SciFi/fantasy books every year and I have just finished reading the first drafts of two Post-Apocalyptic books from a series written by my Granddaughter. Being a college student and college Soccer player, she has demands on her time that affect her actually publishing the series. In the near future , I hope.

Anyway, that got me in the mood and my kids and grandkids just happened to give me a few of the Master Box 1/24 scale Post-Apocalyptic figures for Christmas. Perfect timing!

Here are the three figures I will be including.




Currently I have assembled the three figures and created the initial pass at the base and groundwork. This is my first draft, so to speak. I will now proceed to add Magic Sculpt to the base to tie it all together plus extra detail items. I'll post that result next!

After that I will start doing extra detail on the figures using addons from my spares box plus putty and anything else I can come up with.

Thanks for looking!!!
Ken

 

[JasonB]

I really likes little scenes like this, these look like nice figs, especially for plastic. I think I would cut the barrel on the shotgun, it would look cooler, like the box art.

 

[Nap]

Hi Ken

Definately not Western ..lol ....great idea and nice figures as well

Agree with Jason ref the shotgun barrel

Following with interest

Happy benchtime

Nap

PS Don't forget our Brennan Brush Challenge

 

[Viking Bob]

Nice one Ken and a change of era. Looking forward to seeing more of this little diorama.
By the way just catching up with the TV series "1883".
You never know, I may even look out some figures.

 

[KenBoyle]

I really likes little scenes like this, these look like nice figs, especially for plastic. I think I would cut the barrel on the shotgun, it would look cooler, like the box art.

Hi Ken

Definately not Western ..lol ....great idea and nice figures as well

Agree with Jason ref the shotgun barrel

Following with interest

Happy benchtime

Nap

PS Don't forget our Brennan Brush Challenge

Nice one Ken and a change of era. Looking forward to seeing more of this little diorama.
By the way just catching up with the TV series "1883".
You never know, I may even look out some figures.

Thanks Jason, Nap and Bob!

I like your idea on the shotgun. Actually the kit comes with two shotguns but neither match the box art exactly. The shorter barrel version comes with a standard stock that doesn't fit under the arm very well. While the longer barrel version comes with the pistol grip which fits perfectly. I think I'll modify the longer barrel version as you suggest.

1883 is a great series Bob! Figures from the series would be cool.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Sven]

Something different. Looking forward to see some paint on these. Following with interest.

 

[Viking Bob]

Yes that would be great, we can hope and keep our fingers crossed.

 

[Steve Ski]

Great start, standing by,...........

 

[Warren SMITH]

Interesting.. awaiting more..

 

[KenBoyle]

Something different. Looking forward to see some paint on these. Following with interest.

Great start, standing by,...........

Interesting.. awaiting more..

Thanks Sven, Steve and Warren! I'm almost finished with the groundwork and will start the detailing and painting of the figures next.

 

[KenBoyle]

Getting the groundwork ready for detail painting.

First , adding the Magic Sculpt to tie things together.



Second, adding some detail items.



Third, adding some sand for texture and checking the placement of figures.

Thanks for looking. More to come...

Cheers,
Ken

 

[franck edet]

very nice composition Ken being a fan of "the Walking Dead" and "the Last of Us" i can just be a fan of this vignette

 

[KenBoyle]

very nice composition Ken being a fan of "the Walking Dead" and "the Last of Us" i can just be a fan of this vignette

Thanks Franck! Good shows and I'm anxious to get painting the figures. Still a lot of prep work to do however.

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Great basework Ken!. Looking forward to the next steps.

 

[KenBoyle]

Great basework Ken!. Looking forward to the next steps.

Thanks Robert!

 

[KenBoyle]

Here is the painted groundwork! Once the figures are painted and in place a few touchups may be needed, otherwise it is done.

Pardon the quick WIP photos.

On to the figure detailing...

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Here is the painted groundwork! Once the figures are painted and in place a few touchups may be needed, otherwise it is done.

Pardon the quick WIP photos.

On to the figure detailing...

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Hello Ken,
A comment:
I think you have a good start here but to me it still has too much drybrush looks It could use some variation in light and dark earthtones through pigments and washes to make the detail stand out and pull the overall look “ together”. Maybe you could give the gras some washes/paint too.
Borrowed some pictures from the Bill Horan thread for reference.
Greets
RJ
RJ

 

[KenBoyle]

Hello Ken,
A comment:
I think you have a good start here but to me it still has too much drybrush looks It could use some variation in light and dark earthtones through pigments and washes to make the detail stand out and pull the overall look “ together”. Maybe you could give the gras some washes/paint too.
Borrowed some pictures from the Bill Horan thread for reference.
RJ

Thanks Robert! I agree the dry brushing went too far and I will adjust. It actually doesn't look as bad in real life as the photo has made everything look a bit washed out, almost white. The problem with a quick photo for WIP.

I was also attempting to create a decade old destroyed city environment, instead of a natural one and everything was meant to be a bit harsh. I generally use the techniques you describe, but this time it just didn't quite work out.

I appreciate the suggestions and will make some changes and repost.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[KenBoyle]

Ok, I guess I was in a slight hurry before. I have revisited the groundwork painting following Robert's suggestions as I should have in the first place. It is certainly not at Bill Horan's level, but it's good to have a goal.

The dry brushing has been minimized and the color changed to less brown and more gray/khaki. I think this reduces the harshness and looks more realistic.

I guess I've been doing western landscapes so often my color theory is stuck in "Arizona" mode and hasn't adjusted to other locales.

Thanks again Robert for the reality check!

Cheers,
Ken

 

[JasonB]

Nice!