WIP Imperial Gallery 24th Foot - Rorke's Drift
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Richie
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Yep, I'd go along with that.
Roger.
So no pressure then!
Thanks Roger.
cheers
Richie
kagemusha
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You going to Euro mate???............if so........I'll bring a bunch
Ron
Ron
Richie
A Fixture
You going to Euro mate???............if so........I'll bring a bunch
Ron
Hi Ron,
Sorry no
but Dennis from our club is, he is collecting me a kit and now some banana's by the look of it
billyturnip
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T-34/85
PlanetFigure Supporter
Great progress so far Richie I like the mealie bag and now I have an even better reference for it, Thanks,
Tom
I like the mealie bag and now I have an even better reference for it, Thanks,Tom
Richie
A Fixture
Great progress so far Richie
Tom
Hi Tom,
Thanks mate, glad I could be of some help, if you ever need anything in the way of Zulu info. or reference just give me a shout. If I don't have it I can probably get it.
cheers
Richie
Mark Dollery
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Nice, Richie, Nice
mark D
mark D
Richie
A Fixture
Nice, Richie, Nice
mark D
Hi Mark,
Thanks for taking the time to look mate, I hope you will stay for the journey, it's a nice figure to work on
. Enjoyed our chats at Driifield, if I don't see you before I'm sure I'll catch up with you at Telfordcheers
Richie
ometz
Well-Known Member
Wonderful intro to this splendid figure.
Richie
A Fixture
Hi Ometz,
Welcome aboard mate, I hope you will keep looking in
. Because of my passion for this period I always try to put a little bit of background history so it relates to the figure. Glad you liked the intro. as for the figure it speaks for itself, a lovely figure, well crafted and engineered and great to work on.cheers
Richie
Richie
A Fixture
Hi All,
As I previously stated due to some of the nice comments I've had for the stained Foreign Service Helmet I thought I would do a quick SBS while I was on with it, hope you find it useful.
1. Over the undercoat I roughly paint in white acrylics the base layer, no need to be careful you are not trying to achieve a smooth uniform blended finish.
2. To stain I use oils but have also done the same effects in acrylics. Squeeze out your oils on a piece of card so the excess oil leaches out into the card, I leave for approx. 20 minutes. The three colours I use are Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber & Raw Umber. I use these straight from the tube they are not thinned or have anything else applied.
3. First coat is Burnt Sienna randomly applied, then with a flat brush, I tend to a Filbert No.2 scrub in and off this first coat until the excess paint is removed. Remember to wipe the brush after each pass as you are wanting to take off as much as possible and leave a staining. If the brush becomes loaded with paint then use a clean one.
Again you are not looking for a uniform coating but a random staining and I tend to work the paint off in both vertical and horizontal swipes of the brush, if you leave a scrubbed brush mark in don't worry it's all part of the character of the helmet.
4. Apply Burnt Umber straight over the top no need to let the first coat dry. Again be aggressive with the brushes and scrub off vertical and horizontal you are looking for random tones in the staining.
5. If you want to show extreme wear such as the helmet rim use a stiffer brush like a dry brush, and take right back so you get an off white coming through.
6. Because the Burnt Sienna leaves an orange tinge in the helmet creases, I then use immediately Raw Umber to brush into the creases and the then straight off.
Don't forget if the brushes become loaded with paint replace them for a clean brush, don't clean them solvents and the re use immediately.
After blending the first stage should look something like this. The good thing about this method you never ever get two Foreign Service Helmets looking the same.
When this has dried I will add to the colours, tones and wear to increase the stained appearance. Will post a couple of pictures of the final helmet later. I hope this has been useful and given you some food for thought.
cheers
Richie
As I previously stated due to some of the nice comments I've had for the stained Foreign Service Helmet I thought I would do a quick SBS while I was on with it, hope you find it useful.
1. Over the undercoat I roughly paint in white acrylics the base layer, no need to be careful you are not trying to achieve a smooth uniform blended finish.
2. To stain I use oils but have also done the same effects in acrylics. Squeeze out your oils on a piece of card so the excess oil leaches out into the card, I leave for approx. 20 minutes. The three colours I use are Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber & Raw Umber. I use these straight from the tube they are not thinned or have anything else applied.
3. First coat is Burnt Sienna randomly applied, then with a flat brush, I tend to a Filbert No.2 scrub in and off this first coat until the excess paint is removed. Remember to wipe the brush after each pass as you are wanting to take off as much as possible and leave a staining. If the brush becomes loaded with paint then use a clean one.
Again you are not looking for a uniform coating but a random staining and I tend to work the paint off in both vertical and horizontal swipes of the brush, if you leave a scrubbed brush mark in don't worry it's all part of the character of the helmet.
4. Apply Burnt Umber straight over the top no need to let the first coat dry. Again be aggressive with the brushes and scrub off vertical and horizontal you are looking for random tones in the staining.
5. If you want to show extreme wear such as the helmet rim use a stiffer brush like a dry brush, and take right back so you get an off white coming through.
6. Because the Burnt Sienna leaves an orange tinge in the helmet creases, I then use immediately Raw Umber to brush into the creases and the then straight off.
Don't forget if the brushes become loaded with paint replace them for a clean brush, don't clean them solvents and the re use immediately.
After blending the first stage should look something like this. The good thing about this method you never ever get two Foreign Service Helmets looking the same.
When this has dried I will add to the colours, tones and wear to increase the stained appearance. Will post a couple of pictures of the final helmet later. I hope this has been useful and given you some food for thought.
cheers
Richie
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smudger1960
PlanetFigure Supporter
Another great topic mate,this looks a really nice figure and you're doing it proud,I'm looking forward to seeing it finished,I'm quite sure Rob will be pleased with the result
Wayneb
A Fixture
Loooking good Richie.....Thanks for the SBS on the helmet,the close up pics look great.......Following with much interest.........Regards......Wayne
Richie
A Fixture
Another great topic mate,this looks a really nice figure and you're doing it proud,I'm looking forward to seeing it finished,I'm quite sure Rob will be pleased with the result
Hi Brian,
It is a lovely figure and I could quite easily see this on your bench. Thanks mate for the compliment I'm really enjoying doing this one, I will get some updated photo's on here later tonight.
cheers
Richie
Richie
A Fixture
Hi Wayne,
Thanks for looking in on this one mate, if you like your Rorke's Drift bust I can see you getting one of these
. Glad you liked and hopefully found the SBS usefulYour welcome back anytime.
cheers
Richie
kagemusha
A Fixture
Very nice little SBS there my man.......good result.......will make a note of this idea lol
Ron
lolRon
Richie
A Fixture
Hi Ron,
Glad you are open to new ideas
cheers
Richie
Glad you are open to new ideas
cheers
Richie
Richie
A Fixture
Hi All,
I've had quite a productive day. I have started to work on the face, helmet, cuffs and have blocked in most of the white, the job I hate the most but it's nearly done ready for staining. Just noticed a bit of misplaced green on the sleeve.
I do hope a few more dynamic figures for the Zulu War get released as you could make a great little scene defending the mission station behind the mealie bags.
cheers
Richie
I've had quite a productive day. I have started to work on the face, helmet, cuffs and have blocked in most of the white, the job I hate the most but it's nearly done ready for staining. Just noticed a bit of misplaced green on the sleeve.
I do hope a few more dynamic figures for the Zulu War get released as you could make a great little scene defending the mission station behind the mealie bags.
cheers
Richie
T-34/85
PlanetFigure Supporter
Excellent SBS and progress Richie!
