Bat Masterson

[Joe Hudson]

Hey Guys,

Here is one other figure that I did last year. It is among one of my favorites. I had this kit many years ago and never quite finished it so it went to the big waste basket in the sky! :lol: I decided to try it again and here is what I did. I was inspired after seeing Latorre's in the magazine.

Joe

 

[Joe Hudson]

a close up and I had not painted the buttons yet! I am sorry that I don't have any pictures with them painted.

Joe

 

[Jason W.]

Looks AWESOME Joe! What was your mix for the black?

 

[KeithP]

Joe-

Another Good one. Is this Andrea?

The black looks good to me. I like the shadow and highlights on the derby!
BTW, what WAS your mix for black :lol: ?

Keith

 

[John Long]

I liked Latorre's version real well too. You've done a great job on yours too Joe. I think I've seen this one in the round, haven't I?

 

[Guy]

Beautiful work Joe and I too, would like to know your mix for black.

 

[Joe Hudson]

Thanks guys. I paint my black by mixing different shades of browns into the black.

The colors I use the most are raw umber and beige brown. By doing this I can add more of the browns for highlights and more of the black for shadows until just pure black is used. I try to make it more of a grey shade and this way when you add the black it kind of looks like black. I hope this makes some sense.

John,

You probably remember seeing it in Atlanta, Tulsa and Chicago! He is worn out from all his travels! :lol:

Joe

 

[bucsfan21]

Joe, Excellent job on old Bat. The Hornet figure never looses its appeal. Happy Trails, Terry Martin

 

[gforceman]

Hi Joe,

Superb painting, especially on the blacks, which isn't the easiest of things to do. Congratulations on a superb figure.

Greetz,

Gino

 

[Jim Patrick]

Great job Joe. Iv'e always been a fan of Westeren figures ( I even "almost" bought this figure once, I will now ) and after looking at yours, I'm mightily impressed. I never saw Latorre's version and honestly, I don't need to. Your work is inspiring enough. Maybe it's time to break out a cowboy for a little break in the routine.

Thanks, Jim

 

[Roc]

Hey Joe, You did a wonderful job, I particularly like the way you painted black, looks realistic.


Roc.

 

[LCoote]

Beautiful work Joe, and this has got to be one of the great figures of all time.

 

[Pete_H]

Joe, I could follow the lead of others and tell you how great of a paintjob you've done (which you really have done ) but that won't help us learn. So tell us: how did you go about painting the black clothing? It looks superb.

Thanks in advance, amigo!