WIP "Easy Pickins"
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A Fixture
Doesn't get much better than this Ski, little works of art, love everything you have done here.
Cheers bro
Steve
Cheers bro
Steve
Ferris
A Fixture
Excellent modelling and extremely realistic weathering Steve! Very cool.
Adrian
Adrian
Briggsy
PlanetFigure Supporter
Outstanding Steve, they looks great, proper modelling at its best.
Cheers Simon
Cheers Simon
clubcat
PlanetFigure Supporter
Love these accessories, they look great and were probably fun to make too.
Melanie
Melanie
Steve Ski
A Fixture
Thank you all very kindly. I appreciate the encouragment with this "forever" build. It's nice to finally see light at the end of the tunnel and know that it's not a train coming the other direction. 
And yes, this really is the fun part of the build, adding the accessories. I'm not kiddin, if you need any ideas of how to make something you might need for your dio, look it up on YT, more than likely it's been posted and your learning curve will be reduced drastically.
Thank you, Kevin, Helm, Stevo, Malc, Adrian, Simon, and Melanie!
And yes, this really is the fun part of the build, adding the accessories. I'm not kiddin, if you need any ideas of how to make something you might need for your dio, look it up on YT, more than likely it's been posted and your learning curve will be reduced drastically.
Thank you, Kevin, Helm, Stevo, Malc, Adrian, Simon, and Melanie!
Steve Ski
A Fixture
Thanks, Nigel. Yes, it was a fluke experiment that worked, lol. Sometimes ya just never know, but I got lucky. If the chain is a color like gold or brass you'll want to paint it and let it dry first, then give a good wetting, then "shake and bake."
Briggsy
PlanetFigure Supporter
When painting armour I used to treat chains in an overnight bath of bleach and vinegar, always blackened silver looking chains never tried it on yellow metal though.
Cheers Simon
Steve Ski
A Fixture
Roger that, Simon. A lot of times I'm able to find cheap plastic chain, the cheaper the better, I say. When I do run across actual metal, gold colored or brass, I just paint it black or metallic grey and go from there. I always seem to forget about the vinegar technique. Cranial flagulation, I recon
Briggsy
PlanetFigure Supporter
Roger that, Simon. A lot of times I'm able to find cheap plastic chain, the cheaper the better, I say. When I do run across actual metal, gold colored or brass, I just paint it black or metallic grey and go from there. I always seem to forget about the vinegar technique. Cranial flagulation, I recon
Ah Steve sounds like you need a beer mate!
Cheers Simon
Steve Ski
A Fixture
I recon it's oldtimers dis-ease. I forget my blooming glasses in just about everywhere except my face, go figure, HA! At least I'm not leaving the tea pot boiling and walking off,
Steve Ski
A Fixture
Building Wine Crates and Bottles
This is pretty much a repeat from the “Embarrassing Moments” dio, but in a slightly larger scale. The process being the same I used the larger hot glue sticks for a more in scale appearance. Just melt the tip and let it drip. Actually, there’s a lot more to it than that, but you get the idea.
The crate designs are different, but strangely enough, I used some of the same crate labels, oops. Must be a popular wine in Normandy I recon. Ya, that’s it! Making these crates is very straight forward. I used some balsa wood for the sides and thin pin strips for the supports and handles and all of that is being held together with trusty old Elmer’s Wood glue.
This Tamiya clear color really is great for making these bottles and dries to a high gloss. I tried to follow what actual wine bottles look like for different wines. Some of the bottles would be considered clear glass and others would be tinted green or dark green and some a dark reddish tone. I varied the colors for a variety to mix things up a bit.
If you wished you could make a bottle look partially full or completely empty just by the number of layers of paint you apply. I didn’t bother making any partially full, but I will have one opened. Drilling a hole in the top of one of these is going to be a real pain, but I’ll get one hollowed out somehow. The Ranger is enjoying some vino with his cheese and sausage, so he’s got to have an opened bottle.
The bottle labels were taken from pics on the inet, printed, and glued in place. Some of the bottle tops have candy wrapper foil on them and painted with mixed Tamiya clear colors for variety. The others are just dipped in paint and allowed to dry upside down, then re-dipped at the top and dried again. It’s easy enough to replicate the cork top by how many times you dip the top.
Once the crates were given an initial Burnt Umber oil wash I gave them some battle damage with dings, scrapes, chips, and heavily worn areas. I added the nails in the appropriate locations using a HB lead pencil, then gave each crate a good layer of Dull Coat before weathering and dusting. These are now set aside while I build the grape baskets, tools/clippers, and other shed items.
Making the bottles and crates was a fun diversion and will help add realism and character to the scene. Thanks for watchin and more to follow soon.
Cheers, Ski.
This is pretty much a repeat from the “Embarrassing Moments” dio, but in a slightly larger scale. The process being the same I used the larger hot glue sticks for a more in scale appearance. Just melt the tip and let it drip. Actually, there’s a lot more to it than that, but you get the idea.
The crate designs are different, but strangely enough, I used some of the same crate labels, oops. Must be a popular wine in Normandy I recon. Ya, that’s it! Making these crates is very straight forward. I used some balsa wood for the sides and thin pin strips for the supports and handles and all of that is being held together with trusty old Elmer’s Wood glue.
This Tamiya clear color really is great for making these bottles and dries to a high gloss. I tried to follow what actual wine bottles look like for different wines. Some of the bottles would be considered clear glass and others would be tinted green or dark green and some a dark reddish tone. I varied the colors for a variety to mix things up a bit.
If you wished you could make a bottle look partially full or completely empty just by the number of layers of paint you apply. I didn’t bother making any partially full, but I will have one opened. Drilling a hole in the top of one of these is going to be a real pain, but I’ll get one hollowed out somehow. The Ranger is enjoying some vino with his cheese and sausage, so he’s got to have an opened bottle.
The bottle labels were taken from pics on the inet, printed, and glued in place. Some of the bottle tops have candy wrapper foil on them and painted with mixed Tamiya clear colors for variety. The others are just dipped in paint and allowed to dry upside down, then re-dipped at the top and dried again. It’s easy enough to replicate the cork top by how many times you dip the top.
Once the crates were given an initial Burnt Umber oil wash I gave them some battle damage with dings, scrapes, chips, and heavily worn areas. I added the nails in the appropriate locations using a HB lead pencil, then gave each crate a good layer of Dull Coat before weathering and dusting. These are now set aside while I build the grape baskets, tools/clippers, and other shed items.
Making the bottles and crates was a fun diversion and will help add realism and character to the scene. Thanks for watchin and more to follow soon.
Cheers, Ski.
Viking Bob
PlanetFigure Supporter
I thought these were real till I saw the paint pots, blimey. Excellent skills.
clubcat
PlanetFigure Supporter
Brilliant Steve.
Melanie
Melanie
Briggsy
PlanetFigure Supporter
Awesome work Steve, I have a 1:1 bottle waiting to be sampled so I can compare appearances tonight. Might have pop out and get a few more, just for comparison you understand!!
Cheers Simon
Cheers Simon
