"Yes Sir, The gentleman has a bottle!"

Normo · Jan 14, 2011

Hi Gang
Bought this at Telford from Bonapartes at Telford IPMS Nationals last year, Its a little beauty!
I am disappointed that the tunic I painted in red oil has left a slight sheen despite being in the "cooker" for 3/4 hours! if anybody can recommend a good spray Matt varnish I would be grateful

I have "weathered" the helmet to give him a bit of "after the battle look"

Comments always welcome, Good or bad!

Cheers

John

billyturnip · Jan 14, 2011

Very nice John, the helmet weathering is nice and subtle, very effective and realistic looking.

Roger.

megroot · Jan 14, 2011

To get rid of the shine on the red you can try the following trick what worked for me.
Make a wash of the red oilpaint. Apply it on the figure.
Let dry into a drybox for at least a whole night. I did it in my drybox with a 100 W lightbulb.

Marc

housecarl · Jan 14, 2011

Looking good John. You could try Testor's dull coat.http://www.firestormgames.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=3302
Carl.

gordy · Jan 14, 2011

Thanks for sharing

Placing the piece in a crockpot on low does a good job at rapid drying:

blabsy · Jan 14, 2011

Hi John,
Hannets do a very good flat coat,testers is not that easy to get hold of it comes from the good old U.S.
Nice work by the way.
Best Regards
Paul

tonydawe · Jan 15, 2011

John,

I've found applying a wash of White Spirits over red and allowing it to dry will often create a dead flat surface.

rheath · Jan 17, 2011

Nice one John, magic !! I can recommend the Hannants acrylic flat varnish.

Redzulu · May 8, 2011

Very nice work John ,the weathering looks exceptional
nice quote from my favourite film!

garthj · May 8, 2011

Hi John,
He looks great!
Great job!
Garth

smudger1960 · May 8, 2011

Great job youv'e done here john,i saw this on the bonapartes stand at euro last year and was very tempted to buy it,i will add this to the xmas list this year i think.

Great title youv'e chosen as well,words spoken by the late Nigel Green / Colour Sergeant Bourne.

Youre all going to die

Brian

PS - Try using some flat base mixed in with your paint to eliminate the sheen

"Yes Sir, The gentleman has a bottle!"

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