Captain Royal Navy 1806 by Young Miniatures

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

1:10 scale resin bust painted in Vallejo and AK acrylics. Had a few problems with the head. Lots of almost microscopic pitting preventing a smooth finish. Some very light, careful sanding with 600 grit sandpaper and a bit of filler solved the problem.

 

[Nap]

Hi Rick

Nice result m perhaps the pics have lightened the blue a little but the piece looks good , never had this ........still cannot work out why !!!!!!

Nice painting on the waistcoat as well

Why not enter a piece into the class of your choice in our SEPTEMBER's FOTM comp and also vote in AUGUST's classes as well

....And enter in Vignettes & Diorama #3 running till 31/01/22

Always good to see the artwork

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to the next

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

Thanks, Kevin.

You're right about the uniform coat, it is too bright in the pics . The base color is a mix of dark prussian blue and black so it's actually darker than it appears. Here's what the color looks like under normal light conditions. Unfortunately incandescent light also makes him a little orange (I use Vallejo's red beige as the base flesh color) so it's kind of a trade-off.

Rick

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Wonderful paintwork

Mobo

 

[Henk]

Very nice Rick. The waist coat and coat particularly.

I have had a similar problem like you, with a few of my recent purchases , slight pitting on the face (cheeks and chin), one that springs to mind is "Sail Away", I managed to eliminate it with some liquid green stuff from Citadel, wiped on with my finger, and a slightly thicker, but very smooth primer coat.

 

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

Thank you, Mobo and Henk.

Rick

 

[arj]

Nicely done Rick. The natural light photo looks much better.

It's amazing how digital photography lightens blues in particular.
I don't use any flash, with the light box positioned at the opposite wall to the window, and use timed exposure under natural light (at ISO 100), at smallest aperture (high number).
It's a bit slow, but at least I get maximum focal depth.
If the photo still comes out too bright, I just position myself between the window and the object.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Larsen E. Whipsnade]

Thanks for the input, Andrew. I'm not a photography buff either. I take all my pics with my iphone which probably doesn't produce the most accurate results either.
Rick