The Long Lost Update

I should try to update this blog more often. I have completed quite a few projects since my last post and here they are.

First up is the completed Cúchulainn which I started back in July.





Next is a 54mm by Puchala Miniatures representing the Brunswick 1st Line Battalion's standard at Quatre Bras/Waterloo. The figure is pretty nice for an older miniature.





I am also trying to finish a troop of Games Workshop Harlequins this is the second of five.





Finally here is a Durendal 54mm of one Napoleon's Dutch Lancer Offices in "morning" dress. This is a really nice figure with excellent fit and minimal mold lines.







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Two Finishes

It's been a busy summer and not much time was spent on hobbies. It's been awhile since I've posted anything but I did manage to finish off a couple of things. The first is a 54mm Pegaso figure of a Russian Artillery Captain in 1812. He was done with Citadel acrylics.





The other thing I managed to finish was Revell/Monogram's 1/48 scale F-14A Tomcat with Sundowners "Miss Molly" markings from Zotz Decals.




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Russian Artillery Officer, 1812

In between working on Cúchulainn I've started on this Pegaso 54mm figure. The figure represents a Russian Artillery officer around 1812. I've gone back to acrylics on this one but I'm rethinking that choice right now. I may go over the tunic with oils to get some smoother transitions.





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Cúchulainn

Here is Elite Miniatures' 54mm Celtic Warrior that I am working on. I was inspired by stories of the Irish hero Cúchulainn. This is the first time in a long time that I'll be using oils to do a figure other than horses. It took a bit of time to get used to the feel of the paint. The sheild was done with acrylics.





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F-14A Weathering Stage 2

I think Miss Molly is starting to look better. The panel lines were done with a fine lead mechanical pencil and touched up here and there with thinned black-brown acrylic paint. The shading was toned down and unified with a light over-spray of MM Gloss Gull Grey (from the bottle this time with an airbrush). I started putting some of the decals on but I realised this was a mistake when I accidentally lifted the "USS Carl Vincent" off the starboard wing and so will wait until the landing gear is in place to finish off.

F-14A Weathering Stage 1

I started weathering and detailing and now I have renewed hope for this build. I have to go over the panel lines and do some touching up but I'm a little happier now. There are some gaps and mis-aligned seams that jump out but hey I know this is not going to be an award winner.

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WIP Sundowners F-14A

Here's a shot of the cockpit tub from my latest model. It is a 1/48 Revell-Monogram F-14A Tomcat that I am going to finish as the Sundowner's Miss Molly using Zotz decals. I am building this one pretty well straight out of the box for a group build on Aeroscale. I can see that the kit is not perfect even from my own limited research into the F-14 but there is a lot of potential. I also have the F-14D version of this kit so some of the lessons learned here will be applied there. Back to this kit one lesson learned is that Model Master spray cans suck. I found the spray too coarse, it goes on too think and feels tacky. I just finished coating the model tonight and I'm not happy. I'm hoping once the weathering, detailing and decals are done with a matte spray to finish off that things will be different.