Completed George Washington 1776, Airfix Collectors Series, 54mm plastic kit.

[KenBoyle]

Blimey Ken you have rolled back the years....great job....you'll be posting the Scots Grey next...lol....Mike.

Thanks Mike! The Scots Grey has indeed made it into my queue. There are a few in front of it though.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[KenBoyle]

Great work and very nice painting​

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Mobo​

Thanks Mobo!

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Nap]

Thanks Mike! The Scots Grey has indeed made it into my queue. There are a few in front of it though.

Cheers,
Ken

Come on Ken spill the beans ...what's in the line ...the lancer perhaps or foot figures ?

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[KenBoyle]

Great work Ken and a nice bit of nostalgia.

A lot of us cut our figure modelling teeth on these Airfix figures back in the '70s - and they were "state of the art" back then - although this is one of the few from that range that I never painted.

- Steve

Thanks Steve!

Married and raising two kids back then, these kits were affordable and well done. Fortunately, I bought more than one of each, so they still sit in my Gray Army waiting to be painted. Since Washington was released in '74 and I turned 74 this week, I thought it only appropriate.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[KenBoyle]

Come on Ken spill the beans ...what's in the line ...the lancer perhaps or foot figures ?

Happy benchtime

Nap

Actually a series 77 classic is next. It'll be a surprise.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Nap]

Actually a series 77 classic is next. It'll be a surprise.

Cheers,
Ken

They were great ...look forward to you surprising me

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[KenBoyle]

Nice work

Hot knife.... ah the heady intoxication of smouldering polystyrene (even better when mixed with the poly-glue)

I now regret giving away my old Pyrogravure many years ago when in a fit of 'grownupedness' I gave all my kit (plus a half dozen or so Airfix figs) to the son of some friends

Thanks Neil!

Being a hobby hoarder, of sorts, has served me well in my retired years. However, I also parted with many kits over the years. I smiled as I gave them away, but it was quite painful.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[chailey]

Happy days indeed, judging by the number of replies to this post it gives an insight to the average age of the "modern" modeller, I wonder what the combined age would be?

 

[blaster]

Hi Ken,

A wonderful nostalgic build. I had an old Historex pyrogravure until that gave up the ghost.
Then I bought another exact same pyrogravure some years back from a new company. It's a wonderful tool - completely therapeutic.

Unfortunately, that coy does not seem to sell the pyrogravure anymore. http://www.landmproducts.co.uk/


Rgds Victor

 

[Edorta]

I like it a lot, nice colors and work over the face.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[KenBoyle]

Hi Ken,

A wonderful nostalgic build. I had an old Historex pyrogravure until that gave up the ghost.
Then I bought another exact same pyrogravure some years back from a new company. It's a wonderful tool - completely therapeutic.

Unfortunately, that coy does not seem to sell the pyrogravure anymore. http://www.landmproducts.co.uk/


Rgds Victor

Thanks Victor! You can buy inexpensive wood burning tools but the key for me is the ability to vary the temperature like a true pyrogravure. Luckily my old, stand alone, dremel speed control works fine for that purpose.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[KenBoyle]

I like it a lot, nice colors and work over the face.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

Thanks Eduardo! Appreciate the kind comment.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Chazman]

Turned out great! And you can't beat the price!

 

[KenBoyle]

Turned out great! And you can't beat the price!

Thank you sir! Much appreciated.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[MattMcK.]

One of the first figures I ever did, I think the first mounted one. The very first two were the Grenadier Guard and Coldstream Guard that came in a bubble pack on a card. A great build! I may need to get one out for nostalgia's sake. Thanks for the inspiration!

 

[KenBoyle]

Thanks Matt! They are/were great figures to get started with.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[HansDig]

Missed this one but not too late! Great figure, great paintwork...yeaaahh Airfix...who didn't grow up with that brand!

 

[Chris Cayemberg]

well done!!

 

[KenBoyle]

Missed this one but not too late! Great figure, great paintwork...yeaaahh Airfix...who didn't grow up with that brand!

well done!!

Thanks Hans and Chris! Appreciate the comment.

Cheers,
Ken