WIP RJ’s workbench 23-3

[Dr Bison]

Hi RJ,

I think you nailed it now! Excellent.
May I ask what colours / mixes you have used? I have a couple of Indochina paras in my GA...

Karl

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Thanks Karl! And all the others for the likes and following.

I use these colors from AK gen3.

Roughly 50/50 Olive and grey green. Mixing in buff to lighting it up to the right hue. I use some canvas to dull the color.
Green stripes are again olive. Brown stripes are red brown. Both straight from the bottle, with a little buss in the brown.
Lining is olive and ice yellow. Hope this makes sense.


Some progress

greets,
RJ

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

......what's the basework thought for him ?

sorry Nap, forgot to answer your question. Nothing fancy, just some field with grass and some dirt. I seen nice versions with the marston matting. I have some lying around, but chose not to use it.

greets,
RJ

 

[Nap]

Hi Robert

Well done to you ref the camo , all credit for repainting looks even better , nice to see the colours used as well

Look forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[NigelR]

Superb work!

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Thanks Nigel.

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Some extra work on the Israeli tanker..

 

[Merryweather]

That's looking excellent, Robert Jan

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Some more progress on the French para….

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Thanks for the likes guys!
Finished the French paratrooper and put it one a simple groundwork.
More pictures to come in the completed forum.

Thanks everyone for the interest in my thread.
greets,
RJ

 

[Nap]

Hi Robert

Great updates , your nailing the tanker and have nailed the para

Thanks for sharing

Looking forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Hi Robert

Great updates , your nailing the tanker and have nailed the para

Thanks for sharing

Looking forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

Thanks Nap!
Next setting will be Northern Ireland again. But first I have to clean up the workbench.

greets,
RJ

 

[Nap]

Thanks Nap!
Next setting will be Northern Ireland again. But first I have to clean up the workbench.

greets,
RJ

Look forward to that ...enjoy the cleanup ...bet it doesn't stay like that long ...lol

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Workbench cleaned and new project selected.
Based on this Osprey color plate.

greets,
RJ

 

[Nap]

Hi Robert

Nice choice .....snatch squad ....look forward to seeing this progress especially the camo

Enjoy

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

First steps taken…

and some more inspiration..

greets,
RJ

 

[Nap]

Nice start

That capbadge possibly Cheshire Regt ....looks early 70's looking at jkt style

Great start on the pose ....are you adding a visor ? or possibly another figure ....suspect perhaps ?

Have fun

Following with interest

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Thanks Nap.
No visor this time. Just the helmet.
And indeed early seventies. Just read Ken Wharton’s 1972, the bloodiest year. Still pretty speechless of what and why happened there in those days and after.
I thought to do a vignette with a riot ringleader being dragged off, but chose to do a single figure. The vignette idea is noted. Hope to find the motivation to that in the future.

Still working on the helmet. Drilling out, reworking en testfitting these CVC helmet set from Hornet.
Must do the trick to replicate the riot helmet.

greets,
RJ

 

[Nap]

Hi Robert

Nice idea to rework the hornet helmet , looking good so far ...look forward to seeing it progress

Following with interest

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Merryweather]

Wonderful stuff, Robert, and I love your unusual choices of subject. Northern Ireland is especially under-represented here in the UK, but not surprising really.