Painting the figure - the legs

[Jamie Stokes]

Here are the legs, after the revised paint scheme. This was just a base coat. I did have problems with the legs, not so much in handling them, but in what to do with them until the paint dries..... a fellow modeler, Bob Chawgo reminded me of pinning and handles. So in the second part, it can be seen how I filled up a jar with some sand (nice, wide, short, fat, heavy jar) and just poke the dowel handles in the sand, to let the paint dry, with out fear of smudges, finger prints, all those kind of things that can be avoided by a bit of thinking ahead of time.....

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[tonydawe]

Good idea Jamie, thanks for the tip. Perhaps you should also keep the legs apart to stop them touching each other and the paint sticking the pieces together.

 

[Jamie Stokes]

Thanks tony,

to help put this picture into context, the paint on the legs was dry by then. I had painted them, then cleaned up and packed away the airbrush and associated stuff.

as for keeping the legs apart, well........sorry, but now they are painted, it tends to lead to suggestive thoughts when I glance at them......

Still, the glass jar full of sand is going to be a regular addition to my workbench now, as an impromptu drying point.

Good thought, yours, makes for a better distinction.

Cheers

PS
here is the thread on Model Geek where they have asked me to do a build log on Mirei-san. All I am doing is sharing what I learned here over there.....
http://www.modelgeek.com/modules.ph...dex&req=viewtopic&topic_id=157547&ord=&page=1

 

[thegoodsgt]

Interesting project.

You should really combine ALL of these separate threads into one so it's easier to follow your progress.

 

[Jamie Stokes]

Steven
thanks for looking in.
Actually, all these threads are just updates from my blog, and can get out or order depending on who replies to which post when.

If you want to follow them in order, just clock on the 'show more button' and then you can follow the entire build sequence from start to present.

still, good to have you on board,

cheers