WIP Elan13 (EL81) RAF Pilot with dog WW2 75mm 1/24

[Nap]

Hi Steve

Good to see the cap done , looks good .....what's the colours you used ?

Personally would have left pipe off ,it's a great face but the pipe is seen a lot

Look forward to him being with his dog

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[Viking Bob]

Very nice painting and superb colour on the mae west. Looking forward to more.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Hi Steve

Good to see the cap done , looks good .....what's the colours you used ?

Personally would have left pipe off ,it's a great face but the pipe is seen a lot

Look forward to him being with his dog

Thanks for sharing

Nap

Cap colour is same as uniform, band is Tamiya rubber black and insignia is vallejo golden yellow.
lips have a hole where the pipe goes, but i did like him without it as well. so i may take it off and fill with a drop of superglue and paint his lips in over it. Jut got to decide where to get a base for him and his dog from , so i can display them together, any suggestions ?

 

[Mookie]

Coming along very nicely Mr .b.
Richard.

 

[Nap]

Cap colour is same as uniform, band is Tamiya rubber black and insignia is vallejo golden yellow.
lips have a hole where the pipe goes, but i did like him without it as well. so i may take it off and fill with a drop of superglue and paint his lips in over it. Jut got to decide where to get a base for him and his dog from , so i can display them together, any suggestions ?

Cheers Steve

As for a base what about Petes Bases , run by Peter Watson ...if needed he can do a special

You could build a step , with a Nissan hut front behind the dog could be on it looking up at the pilot .....just a thought!

Nap

 

[elanlane13]

He looks great Steve

 

[Steve Brodie]

Was thinking of an arm chair table and gramophone player. Been 1/24th can utilise some dolls house furniture, strip it back if need be and repaint it. Also quite cheap

 

[Steve Brodie]

He looks great Steve

Thank you

 

[Warren SMITH]

Terrific work Steve,
I must confess, beer also improves my painting skills
Lovely subject.. Not to many Flyers seen on this site.
Well done my friend.

Smithy.

 

[Steve Brodie]

so here they are reunited. Its finished apart from the sofa /chair which has been ordered , will need repainting and then putting into the scene. Pilot has had his final matt coat applied where needed, not convinced by his right eye. may need to look into it again, maybe saturday in daylight sitting outside;

 

[Chris Oldfield]

How about a Scramble bell on a styrene framework? Just a thought, there must be a few doll's house miniatures bells out there......

Chris O.

 

[KenBoyle]

Nicely done Steve and a great SBS.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[elanlane13]

Great work Steve. I look forward to seeing it in the full scene.

 

[Steve Brodie]

The 3 piece suite arrived yesterday, garish doesn't come close, so a 20 minute dip in AK's extreme metal cleaner (that stuff should come with a health warning - smell is horrendous and potent) left outside and then a wash in hot soapy water removed all of the decal/print on the chair. A coat of primer revealed that the pattern is actually embossed into the seat so a rub down to get everything level and then a coat of Vallejo putty, smoothed out with a brush was applied.

This has since been sanded back, so ready for another coat of primer and then good to paint (red)

 

[Steve Brodie]

Chair reprimed, looks better now, looks a bit rough which is what I wanted. Colours to be used

 

[Chris Oldfield]

Thanks for showing the colours you're using, Steve.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Chair painted, good test of the 'red paint set' which is very good. just waiting for the plinth so i can put it all together.

 

[elanlane13]

I do like the dog in the chair Steve.

 

[Viking Bob]

I concur with Rob, very nice.

 

[Steve Brodie]

Finished him today. Will post full finished photos tomorrow, but one for now;