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A Fixture
Dee Moore has asked me to help her out in posting on planetfigure and has sent me some photos of her work to date along with text to explain about the photos.
Thought I would share with the PLANET the first busts and figure I
have painted. Also included is my next work in progress.
I am new to the hobby and joined PF just earlier this year.
I got interested in painting figures in mid 2005 at the IPMS show
here in Atlanta, GA. My husband is a tank and plane builder. What
caught my eye at the IPMS show was Andrea's "Gepetto's Dream" in
54mm. It was actually painted by one of the guys in the Atlanta Club.
Anyway, I told my husband I wanted to paint that, so he ordered me the
kit. To say the least.....there was/is a lot more to this hobby than I
thought. I did a lot of research and reading and was very frustrated.
I joined the Atlanta club in the fall of 2005. What a great bunch of guys,
they have been very helpful and very encouraging. I have also had the
good forune to meet and get to know Bob Knee Jr. He has given me
lessons and a lot of guidance. He has shared a lot of his knowledge
with me. I am very thankful to have gotten to know him.
I first attempted to paint in acrylics and found that there was more to
that then I thought and I actually found it a bit difficult. I switched to oils and found that
much easier for me as a beginner.
Galland was my first bust I did, then the Zouave, and then the Fusilier.
The last picture is my current project, LaSalle. I did my first conversion
on him. The trousers did not come with the kit and one of the guys
in the club pointed out to me that they were too short. He is holding
his hat in one hand and the hat hit the ground, so I knew I had to
do something. Well with some advice, I cut the legs in two and
added putty to make him taller. He came out pretty good, I think. I
also re-engraved the fur around his jacket. He is all undercoated
now... so I am ready to start the oils.
Future figures for now will be 120MM. A good scale for me to start
with, I can see what I am doing. I would like to try the smaller scales
down the road. The Gepetto's Dream is still in the box, so would like
to get to that one day.
I hope everyone enjoys the pictures.
Thanks... Dee Moore
Thought I would share with the PLANET the first busts and figure I
have painted. Also included is my next work in progress.
I am new to the hobby and joined PF just earlier this year.
I got interested in painting figures in mid 2005 at the IPMS show
here in Atlanta, GA. My husband is a tank and plane builder. What
caught my eye at the IPMS show was Andrea's "Gepetto's Dream" in
54mm. It was actually painted by one of the guys in the Atlanta Club.
Anyway, I told my husband I wanted to paint that, so he ordered me the
kit. To say the least.....there was/is a lot more to this hobby than I
thought. I did a lot of research and reading and was very frustrated.
I joined the Atlanta club in the fall of 2005. What a great bunch of guys,
they have been very helpful and very encouraging. I have also had the
good forune to meet and get to know Bob Knee Jr. He has given me
lessons and a lot of guidance. He has shared a lot of his knowledge
with me. I am very thankful to have gotten to know him.
I first attempted to paint in acrylics and found that there was more to
that then I thought and I actually found it a bit difficult. I switched to oils and found that
much easier for me as a beginner.
Galland was my first bust I did, then the Zouave, and then the Fusilier.
The last picture is my current project, LaSalle. I did my first conversion
on him. The trousers did not come with the kit and one of the guys
in the club pointed out to me that they were too short. He is holding
his hat in one hand and the hat hit the ground, so I knew I had to
do something. Well with some advice, I cut the legs in two and
added putty to make him taller. He came out pretty good, I think. I
also re-engraved the fur around his jacket. He is all undercoated
now... so I am ready to start the oils.
Future figures for now will be 120MM. A good scale for me to start
with, I can see what I am doing. I would like to try the smaller scales
down the road. The Gepetto's Dream is still in the box, so would like
to get to that one day.
I hope everyone enjoys the pictures.
Thanks... Dee Moore
