Completed Iron Brigade

[David Spencer]

Big mistake not assembling this one before painting.
Can't get the bloody arms to sit flat, and am frightened that I'll spoil the paintwork.
Shan't make the same error again.

 

[David Spencer]

One bugger attached, with minimal effect on the paint.
Just hoping the right one sits straight on the shoulder and left arm.
Stupid bloody hobby.

 

[David Spencer]

Well, filling that gap and disguising it's going to be a barrel of laughs.

 

[Briggsy]

Sometimes it doesn't matter how many times you dry fit it never goes together again once painted. Hope you can fettle that gap properly mate, it's too good a figure for it to get all buggered up now.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Sometimes it doesn't matter how many times you dry fit it never goes together again once painted. Hope you can fettle that gap properly mate, it's too good a figure for it to get all buggered up now.

Cheers Simon

Thanks.

 

[David Spencer]

That's good enough. It'll dry overnight and then get painted.
The left shoulder ain't perfect, but at this stage I can live with it.
(I then added a bit more and hope it'll trim flush when dry)

 

[sd0324]

It looks fine to me, by the time you add details and draw everything together it'll be a dandy.

Steve

 

[MalcC]

You've dealt with that nicely.

Malc

 

[David Spencer]

Steve and Malc - thank you.
You should have heard the language, though.
Enough to make a priest blush...

 

[Steve Ski]

He's lookin sharp!

 

[F Troop]

Keep on keeping on. Waiting to see your finished Iron Brigade. Haven't had time to get back to my own but you thread is an encouragement for me to get back to it.

 

[Nap]

Hi David

That’s a good result on the slight filling , you’ll sort this out

The figures a classic and a fine sculpt and your definately getting the best out of it

Looking forward to seeing more

Have fun @ the bench

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

Lovely neat fill, no mess at all, that's good skills, should paint up and be invisible.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

A bit more filler is needed. Small gap apparent after painting.

Time to move on.
That's as good as it's going to get.

Red and yellow are cranked up a tad in the last photo.

 

[Briggsy]

That's fixed a treat, with the seam line painted in it looks as good as new. Also like the colour balance on the last picture.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

That's fixed a treat, with the seam line painted in it looks as good as new. Also like the colour balance on the last picture.

Cheers Simon

Agree there ...got there in the end David , it’s always a nerve racking thing to fill gaps on painted areas

Looking good

Nap

 

[David Spencer]

Thanks gents
Union figures are rather scarce, especially ones as nice as this. So I went against the usual instinct to avoid anything with crossed arms. However, that principle has been reinforced over the weekend.
The arms' attachments look poor: toy-like. Assembling everything first, as would usually be the case, would have made painting really awkward. This approach has enabled me to paint everything easily, but at a cost to the finished article.
Some compromises work better than others.

 

[NigelR]

This is looking really good and I think you made a great save with the arm join. It's always tough to decide what bits to paint before/after assembly.

 

[David Spencer]

Still on the highlights
That left shoulder pokes me in the eyes each time I see it. Damage limitation: currently, I am tolerating it because filling and painting will probably look worse.

 

[Briggsy]

Looks OK to me mate, at worst a slightly ill fitting jacket. Trouble is you know it's there even if others won't see it, crack on it's too good to get disheartened.

Cheers Simon