Completed 1/9 BMW R75 & Crew Ardennes 1944

[MalcC]

This is going to look, soooooo good.

Malc

 

[Briggsy]

Looks great, quite astounding just how small those bike were at least compared to modern machines.

Cheers Simon

 

[Dr Force]

Other figure is being cleaned and sculpted over at the joints. I’ve got to sculpt the trousers going in to the boots at the bottom, just slightly bring them out a little tiny bit more. The mp4 barrel resin was bent so I made my own and repaired a large air pocket at the end of the stock. I’ve got to blend in where the trigger stuck to the stock and make a nice strap to hang down.

The hand is missing as I need to position with 3mm wire when I get the final position of the figure dialled in. The hand holds on to the handle designed for the passenger, so it’s a little more work to get spot on (like the handlebars)

Ill probably pin the handle through the centre column to allow it to swing freely before inserting the pin to wrist/hand.

Also need to sculpt the rest of the leather strap on his right side from the harness.

 

[Briggsy]

Wow that's a lit of figures all nice and tight together, going to look epic.

Cheers Simon

 

[Dr Force]

Thanks to Richard at Oakwood Studios, my bespoke base is inbound. I decided to go with it being just over the size of the bike in length with about 1 inch either side, so all the emphasis is on the model. I’ll be glad when it’s here because I want to pin the 3 wheels in to the base due to differential of weight between the plastic kit and the resin figures. I’ll pin the riders foot and I’ll disguise a pin for the rear passenger through his boot and leg through the frame and in to the base also.

 

[Briggsy]

Nice base, I think all the attention should be on the bike like you say, too much other stuff would be sensory overload!

Cheers Simon

 

[Steve Ski]

Excellent progress, picking up speed!

 

[Dr Bison]

It's a lovely model that you're doing - a lifetime ago I also did the bike, in a civilian disguise - so I'm following with interest. The figures are quite the challenge, it seems.

Other figure is being cleaned and sculpted over at the joints. I’ve got to sculpt the trousers going in to the boots at the bottom, just slightly bring them out a little tiny bit more. The mp4 barrel resin was bent so I made my own and repaired a large air pocket at the end of the stock. I’ve got to blend in where the trigger stuck to the stock and make a nice strap to hang down.

From one doctor to the other: the barrel on your MP40 is upside down...

Cheers
Karl

 

[Dr Force]

Yes I spotted that earlier doc and already corrected, but thank you for your help.

 

[Nap]

Hi Dave

Another very enjoyable update , so much thinking and referencing is going into this , it’s really paying off so well

That’s a nice base you’ve got from Richard @ Oakwood ......any thoughts on groundwork ?

Thanks for the posts

Looking forward to seeing more

Have fun at the bench

Nap

 

[Dr Force]

Hi Dave

Another very enjoyable update , so much thinking and referencing is going into this , it’s really paying off so well

That’s a nice base you’ve got from Richard @ Oakwood ......any thoughts on groundwork ?

Thanks for the posts

Looking forward to seeing more

Have fun at the bench

Nap

Thank you

Im going for muddy/frozen type churned up groundwork, maybe with the odd bit of snow and some old grass poking through. It was generally either cold and wet, frozen or snowed over in the Ardennes, hence the attire.

Im currently tidying the figures which is a bit of a job at the moment as the spot primer shows the defects, mainly pin holes and some sculpt that needs feathering in.

 

[Dr Force]

Final figure is done and hit with spot primer…..once again there are lots of pin holes and some feathering to complete. My next dilemma is the weather as I cannot airbrush inside but it’s not prudent to airbrush at 5 degree’s outside either, so I may have to wait some time before I can give the figures a coat of black primer for my base colour and I need to do all of the bike. I think I might crack on with the groundwork and getting all the pins sorted for the final position of bike and figures in preparation.

 

[Briggsy]

Nicely done but somewhat frustrating re the airbrushing, it's due to be warmer next week but wet, still.not good.

Cheers Simon

 

[Steve Ski]

You got em all cleaned up nicely, Ruck On!

Hey, it's been down to -22* to -27*F with the wind chill here over the past week, indoor airbrushing is a must, HA! Get a good 3M resperator and you're good to go.

 

[Dr Force]

You got em all cleaned up nicely, Ruck On!

Hey, it's been down to -22* to -27*F with the wind chill here over the past week, indoor airbrushing is a must, HA! Get a good 3M resperator and you're good to go.

wow that’s incredible……..it’s not the respirator it’s the wife and I’m not getting a new one of those

 

[Warren SMITH]

Looking good... keep going

 

[Nap]

wow that’s incredible……..it’s not the respirator it’s the wife and I’m not getting a new one of those

Good decision there ...lol

And there's the risk of overspray on the walls!

Figure is looking good all ready now .....on to the base for you

Thanks for the update

Looking forward to seeing more

Nap

 

[Dr Force]

Great service from Richard at Oakwood Studios, base arrived today and I’m thrilled with it. As previously stated I wanted all the emphasis to be on the Bike and riders, therefore keeping ground works to a minimum but enough to give enough impression of the theatre (especially the space at the front of the sidecar) The groundwork will be uneven so I can get that drivers for planted nicely.

All three tyres will be pinned, the heel of the driver also. The gunner will be pinned through the seat after I fill the seat void with 2 part filler/epoxy sculpt and 3 ton epoxy that to the floor of the sidecar. The rear passenger will be pinned through the seat after I add a lump of epoxy sculpt underneath which will not be seen. I will also pin the “grab’ on to the column.

Im going to start on the groundwork next

 

[Briggsy]

That works so well, usually you wouldn't want the vehicle to be parallel to the base but in tight space like that it really works to throw all attention onto the bike and riders.

Cheers Simon

 

[Dr Force]

That works so well, usually you wouldn't want the vehicle to be parallel to the base but in tight space like that it really works to throw all attention onto the bike and riders.

Cheers Simon

Thanks

I thought long and hard about what I wanted as it’s a fair old size so decided on a presentation of the bike rather than falling in to a diorama. I will then have a nice Perspex box to slip over the top to finish it off.