Russian Infantryman 1904

[Nap]

Martin ,

Although invisible painting the undersides are as important as everything else

You are teasing us!!..lol

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

79. Day, February 25, 2016

Ready up to this point...:














Tomorrow I will start with the base...

 

[Nap]

Ye Hah the head see's the torso ...

Looks god together....but shouldn't it be on the top ...lol

...still teasing eh Martin !

Looking forward to more

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

 

[Martin Antonenko]

80. Day, February 26, 2016
Normally I never use the supplied base - but in this case there is an exception. For I like the presence of the monogram of Tsar Nicholas II at the base. Just too good that I leave it ...

http://uniforma-army.ru/img/svita210.jpg



As you can see on the pedestal-foot something is to neaten, what I have done yet...:



Since the base is a resin-solid casting, is quite something to swarf together ...:



I wear for this a breathing mask, as Resin is not even necessarily healthy...

At the end of the grinding orgy...:



Since so something must underneath to significantly increase the foot...:



Let's see, I hope can found something at the "Tactica" in Hamburg tomorrow ...

So now I must first my study suck ** sigh ** ...

 

[Martin Antonenko]

81. Day, February 29, 2016

I've been lucky and get at the "Tactica" in Hamburg a matching piece of foam for my base!



I really like this "rough" surface - fits very well for Resin-base, which also has such a surface.



With pen and glue together I menger adds both parts today, and I have bonded with "UHU Hart", for my usual two-component adhesive gets hot during curing and this the foam does not like...!

The joints I sealed with modeling plaster, so that the piece now looks as one piece...:

 

[Nap]

Nice addition to the resin base Martin works well together .

Looking forward to seeing it with the bust

Nap

 

[Dan Morton]

I agree with Nap about the addition of the foam and you too that the resin base is too good not to use!

All the best,
Dan

 

[Martin Antonenko]

First of all: Thanks Nap and Dan!

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82. Day, 1 March 2016

Primed with "Army Painter" Grey ...:





Well, I've made quite some time thinking about how I now will paint the base. As "wood" - mmmh, because I have so many of.

I'd like to paint"Malachite" - but that would be too colorful for this bust and would color overshine.

Then I have myself remembered to the base of another figure of "Model Cellar" painted by Maurizio Fenucci....:





My bust is - apart from the face, the cockade on his cap, the strap of the bag and the shoulder pieces were, painted like monochrome - as a gray "stone " base would look really good.

Tomorrow I will try...

 

[Martin Antonenko]

83. Day, March 2, 2016

Today I painted the back of the base as a "stone". Where "painted" really is not the right word, because painted is as nothing.

I did it so ...:

From these colors here ...



... I have mixed different shades and they prepared very watery ...:



Then I have several "stamps" folded from kitchen towels and dabbed with which the wet paint on the base broth.

As you can see, I have worked with various "stamps". This prevents a color becomes dominant.



And so the back of the base now looks - I'm quite happy with the result ...:

 

[Nap]

Martin,

That's good use of the kitchen paper and really effective , no way would I know it was 2 pieces previously ...nice "stamping"

Next up the monogram perhaps ?

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[Joe55]

That's gonna be a good looking base Martin!

Joe

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Thank you very much, Nap and Joe!

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84. Day, March 3, 2016

First side finished...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

85. Day, March 4, 2016

Second side finished...:

 

[Martin Antonenko]

86. Day, March 7, 2016

The front side of my base is ready painted...:








It Looks a bit like a grave stele the whole. This impression is - in view of 60,000 deaths alone on the Russian side in this war - certainly not undesirable

 

[Nap]

Hi Martin,

That looks really impressive like the way the colours have been achieved and a very suitable reference to the grave stele .

Bring on the bust!

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

87. Day, March 8, 2016

With...



..I have painted very carefully the Tsars Monogramm on the base...:

 

[billyturnip]

That's really good work on the base Martin, it will compliment the figure very well.

 

[Nap]

Martin,

That monogram looks really sharp ...looking forward to seeing more

Thanks for sharing

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

TRhanks Roger and Nap!!!

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88. Day, March 9, 2016
Actually my bust is now finished and I could build the parts together ...:








But I still want to build an additional part itself, a gun fragment. Therefore, the finished parts are now packed first dustproof ...