The death of one, is the bread of another

[Ferris]

Hi All,

After my crocodile vignette, here's two more of MiniNature's 3D printed animals in 1:35 scale: A cheetah hunting an impala.

I was a bit unfortunate with the impala. I hadn't properly mounted it for painting and at some point dropped it. This snapped off an ear and a leg, which I then had to repair. After the usual cursing and almost-giving-upping, I used the opportunity to change the position of the ears a bit and by remodeling the support leg on a piece of brass wire so that it could be soundly mounted on the base.

Painting done with Vallejo acrylics, using tan and ochre tones, and, hidden in the midtones, some brighter hues like orange and purple, which makes everything a bit more lively.

A really fun job to do. I can really recommend these animal models.

Cheers,
Adrian

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Great looking vignette. Mininature maken great products.
Very well done!
greets
RJ

 

[1969]

Really enjoying these nature topics that you are creating Adrian, excellent work.
Steve

 

[miniNature]

Hi Adriaan,

You've done an awesome job! It's always a feast to see how someone brought life to my animals. Super paint work and if I didn't recognized the different position of the ears of the impala, I won't have noticed the repairs. And still don't see them Great work!

 

[Mike - The Kiwi]

This isn’t going to end well Adrian, like your croc vignette!
Lovely presentation & inspiring subject matter, with good attention to detail.
Keep ‘em coming mate.
MikeTheKiwi

 

[sd0324]

 

[Tom W.]

"Serengeti darf nicht sterben"....great reminiscent on father and son Grzimek!

 

[Alex]

Very nice !

 

[MoboSchreuder]

Wonderful work

Mobo

 

[DaddyO]

Exactly the scene I had picturedd in my head when i saw these figures being announced - Fabulous

Paul

 

[Oda]

One of the best works I have seen lately.

Oda.

 

[Viking Bob]

David Attenborough of the miniature world, beautifully done.
What do you use for the grasses?

 

[MCPWilk]

Very nicely done,

Mike

 

[Nap]

Hi Adrian

That's a impressive piece of modelling and painting , full of movement and fear .....great to see this and similar here on PF

Why not vote in previous months FOTM as well as entering in the class of your choice in this months

Thanks for sharing

Look forward to seeing more

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Ferris]

Thanks a lot guys! It’s very motivating to get your feedback and likes. Glad you like this one.

What do you use for the grasses?

The grass is a combination of clumps of dried seaweed (those ‘hairy’ brownish balls found on some beaches or in hobby shops) and 6 mm long static grass. The seaweed is the standing grass, the static grass is placed around it. Painting was done with thinned tan-coloured acrylics. Some places received some drybrushing with pale green for variety. Everything glued down with white glue by the way.

Cheers
Adrian

 

[Viking Bob]

The grass is a combination of clumps of dried seaweed (those ‘hairy’ brownish balls found on some beaches or in hobby shops) and 6 mm long static grass. The seaweed is the standing grass, the static grass is placed around it. Painting was done with thinned tan-coloured acrylics. Some places received some drybrushing with pale green for variety. Everything glued down with white glue by the way.

Cheers
Adrian[/quote]


Thank you for the info Adrian.

 

[KenBoyle]

Outstanding work Adrian!

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Edorta]

Great work, well represented chapter of wildlife.

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