Airfix WW1 British Royal Horse Artillery 1:72

         

Happy New Year !!!

May 2022 be Happy  Creative Productive and above all  HEALTHY for all the world!!

Let's hope that next New Years Eve will find us all here and COVID as a bad dream...

       Taking the opportunity of the last post I would like to present here another Artillery set painted last year. ( No base this time). The classic Airfix set of "WW1 Royal Horse Artillery" .

       This set first released in 1968 and continue to the next decades. But the continuous production wears out the molds so the 80's and 90's sets are a bit scrappy regarding the mold lines and the material.. I had a real difficult time trying to clean these up... But finally did... :)

      I have found an older set and purchased it and the difference is 100% obvious. The material is also better and stronger than this rubbery plastic. Also have to say that all the new releases of these Airfix sets are having the same problems. I have painted British WW1 and French WW1 with excactly the same problems. 

......here are the remains of a day's job...hahaha

A good wash to clean all their sins.... sinking in the bottom of a .. tupper...

 

 

 

      ...and finally the painting stage. Here are some of my references.

 

    and the final result...I love these horses!! They turned out really good :)

.......and here is where I made the mistake to glue the riders on the right line of horses... 

Later I've been told that the riders always sit on the left line so they can control the right line horses with their right hand... Cleaver...

Another adventure in small scale and sure learned a lot from it. This set was for a commission but I have plans to repaint the set , now that I have the older version, and put it in a small diorama base.

Lesson to learn from this post: Be careful with the Airfix 90's issues. 

They might turn good at the end but...a lot of cleaning is needed :)

'Till next time...

Keep Up The Brushes!!

Airfix Waterloo " British Horse Artillery" 1:72 Diorama

 

Hello everyone! My best wishes for a Happy Healthy and Creative 2022!!

   Last post for this year and I would like to end up 2021 with a project I did this summer and never posted here. This is another 1:72 diorama but with the figures on it this time.

 

   The figures are from the Airfix 1:72 " Waterloo British Artillery" set. This set comes to me with some missing poses and bits but the final outcome was quite good. The box is stated as HO/OO scale but the figures are close to 1:72 scale. Later issues were corected as 1:72.

  

Here are some references for the uniform and equipment that I used for this project.

 

      Some pictures during the procedure will follow, though I missed some parts...

     At first the base making . I've used some expanding foam spray for that covered with wood plaster 

 

 

 

 ....unfortunately I didn't take pictures of the rest of the flocking and basing  ..

...and here are some from the finished figures and horses

testing the set up....

.....and finaly the result finished flocked , glued and varnished..

One year a go , I wasn't much of a small scale fan. I cannot tell that right now...

I have worked on some 1:72 projects these last year and I have concluded that this scale is quite addictive and great to work with...Also very handy for collectors as it takes way less space than my favorite 1:32. I have already started to keep some sets for my collection...When I will find the time to paint them is another big story.....

That's all for this year. One more year that I stay behind my goal for this blog regarding to posting frequency...Wishing to correct this in 2022!!

Happy Health and Creative New Year!!!!

'till next time...

Keep Up The Brushes!!!

Airfix 1:32 German Afrika "Corpse" - Zombie Soldier (!)

      Hi everyone! First post for 2021 and a Late " Happy New Year " .A Healthy and a creative year!

     Taking part on this years "Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge" my blog passes to a second place for posting. Of course some of my entries there will be posted here also.

 

     For this post I have a small conversion for you! This figure comes to me broken in this awkward ankle and the idea for a " Zombie-Sceleton" soldier comes in my mind easily when I needed "something that comes back to life" on a topic of the challenge:) . A small re-sculpting on the face and some extra damage on the clothes and my Zombie comes to life!!

 

   Next plan is to make an Army full of these! A splatter " Afrika Corpse " unit!!

 

 

 That's all for now! How you like my little Afrika "Corpse" figure :)

'Till next time...

Keep Up The Brushes!!

Airfix Handmade Display Vignette 1:32

        Hello everyone! Covid restrictions continuing and we are in a general Lockdown again... I hope you are all healthy and safe. More patience we mast have and I hope ,all this will come to an end soon... 

       Back to my painting projects and again in my 1:32 WW2 favourite era. I made this small vignette for a friend before some weeks , and then, I thought why not, to put it on my shops as a custom order vignette for collectors or as a gift.

  

I've chosen the 4 most significant forces  of WW2 . So from left to right we have : 

US. Infantry , British Commando , Russian Infantry and of course German Infantry man.

 Also chosen action and shooting figures , rather than standing or running to give more power to the visual result. I'm thinking now for one display with the Officers of these sets. It would also be nice :)

      Many pictures below during the procedure and of course the final result in every angle :)

 

  That's all for today. I hope you like this small display and my post would be an inspiration to someone out there. Of course you can find this as a custom order on my shops :)

'till next time..thanks for watching,

Stay safe and healthy !

and of course...

Keep Up The Brushes!!