Royal Navy Seaman, Landing Party, Egypt, 1882 (DF Grieve, 65mm)

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I recently bought this and another DF Grieve figure (Private, Cameron Highlanders, Egypt 1882). Both are 65 mm and cast in white metal.

I decided to paint the Seaman while I worked out how to tackle the tartan of the Highlander.

It’s an excellent sculpt and casting (dating back to the 1980s), which has stood the test of time very well, especially when compared with current high standards.

My only minor amendments were shallow drilling of the rifle barrel and well of the pipe.

Painting is oils over enamels, and the metals are mixtures of printers inks and oil paints.
A gentle dusting of pastel dust finished him off.

Hope you like him.

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Cheers,
Andrew
 
Rather nice, particularly the pouches and trousers. Any particular secret to getting the blue to matt down? I have a dickens of a job myself with dark blues!

I have a couple of D F Grieves in the grey army and to go with the casting quality I always marvel at the care taken to clean them up, better than I do at times

Best regards, Dean
 
Hi Añdrew

That's a old figure from DG but still looks great

Like the blues on this and the collar work looks good

Thanks for sharing

Nap
 
DeanM said:
Rather nice, particularly the pouches and trousers. Any particular secret to getting the blue to matt down? I have a dickens of a job myself with dark blues!

I have a couple of D F Grieves in the grey army and to go with the casting quality I always marvel at the care taken to clean them up, better than I do at times

Best regards, Dean
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Thank you for the kind comments Dean.
I brush Testors Dullcote over the shiny bits.
The Dullcote can be a bit vicious, particularly on oils that are not fully dry.
I therefore mix the Dullcote 50/50 with clean Turps, and brush that on the oils (once dry). It worked on the blue uniform.
You're right about the clean-up at source. I had very little work to do on the cast lines.
Lou Masses' web page has a section on DF Grieve production.
The Blog also has an interesting article on painting metallics.

Cheers,
Andrew
 
Nap said:
Hi Añdrew

That's a old figure from DG but still looks great

Like the blues on this and the collar work looks good

Thanks for sharing

Nap
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Hi Kevin,

Thank you for the kind comments.

The collar lines were done over three days, one line at a time.

You should have seen the blues before the Dullcote mix was applied. Any shinier and it would have been a mirror finish.

Cheers,
Andrew
 
Back then I had painted most of the 65mil range and they were excellent. These are now hard to find although Bonapartes have them.

Nice job on the painting Andrew. Very nice leather work.
 
Excellent work on this oldie. IMO David Grieve's figures together with Ray lamb's where technically the best and most precisely cast metal figures on the market and Grieve's somewhat stilted style suited the subjects to perfection, always a joy to paint.

Pierre
 
Hello Andrew

Thanks for the advice on Dullcote and the article link - one to read over coffee this weekend.

Regards, Dean
 
Viking Bob said:
Back then I had painted most of the 65mil range and they were excellent. These are now hard to find although Bonapartes have them.

Nice job on the painting Andrew. Very nice leather work.
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Many thanks for your kind comments Bob.
Bonapartes have some DF Grieve figures, but they are the 100mm range.

Cheers,
Andrew
 
akaryu said:
Excellent work on this oldie. IMO David Grieve's figures together with Ray lamb's where technically the best and most precisely cast metal figures on the market and Grieve's somewhat stilted style suited the subjects to perfection, always a joy to paint.

Pierre
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Thank you for looking and taking the time to comment Pierre.

Cheers,
Andrew
 

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