WIP “Bail faster, Harry!”

[MattMcK.]

WIP for a vignette featuring two out-of-luck G.I.s. There will be a pair of Brits on a nearby dock laughing at them. Trying for a Bill Mauldin by way of Shep Paine vibe.

 

[Paul Kernan]

I picked this old Tamiya kit at a flea market stall a few weeks back. I haven't painted any armour/vehicles in years. Need to dig out the old airbrush

 

[Chris Oldfield]

Brilliant, Matt - the expressions on the two GIs’ faces are classic. Hornet heads?
And the name “Leaky”.....very apt!

 

[captnenglish]

Brilliant. I've got this kit in my stash along with all of the aftermarket stuff, thank you for the inspiration

 

[MattMcK.]

Brilliant, Matt - the expressions on the two GIs’ faces are classic. Hornet heads?
And the name “Leaky”.....very apt!

Yes, heads from Hornet, bodies are from the kit. Clunky, but they get the job done.

 

[Zim]

looking very good and a lovely idea.

 

[Nap]

Hi Matt

Great idea and that's some nice vehicle modelling , love the crews faces ..the hornet heads are so good and full of expression

are you having water coming out the bucket ?

Look forward to the other pieces in this

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Stay safe

Nap

 

[Jed]

Clever idea Matt and great painting

 

[MattMcK.]

A little progress; resin will take about four or five more days of pouring layers to wrap up. The fuzz will become the exhaust of the GPA, and I will add propellor foam when I get to that layer. I have a couple of jokers ready to laugh at the GPA’s predicament. They will be on the wedge of the dock on the right.

 

[Chris Oldfield]

Fantastic idea & execution, Matt!

 

[Nap]

Hi Matt

Love the Jokers on the dock ...typical soldier ...lol

Interesting to see how you do the water effects

Happy benchtime

Stay safe

Nap

 

[MattMcK.]

A little progress. I just pulled the dams off; lots of polishing ahead of me before I can work on the surface textures!

 

[Chris Oldfield]

Very neat resin pouring, Matt!

 

[Nap]

Hi Matt

As Chris says ...very neat pouring ....be interesting to see how the water looks underneath as well

Happy polishing

Happy bench tine

Stay safe

Nap

 

[MrBMB]

Love it, not a cheap Dio when the resin costs more than the kit and figures

 

[Ferris]

Always impressive, dioramas with water. Great job!

 

[MattMcK.]

Having fun posing figures while I’m waiting for my polishing sandpaper to arrive.

 

[Chazman]

How did you do the water pouring out of the bucket?

 

[MattMcK.]

It’s a bent piece of clear sprue with Woodland Scenics water effects on it, but any caulk or acrylic paste would do it I think. It’s not fixed yet, just sitting in place. I may shorten it to hang above the surface of the water.

 

[Wally]

Very nice. Cannot wait to see the finished product