I managed a little work on Rifleman today, specifically, making some tweaks to the crew figures, and then getting some paint on them.
A recent coat of primer had highlighted a few blemishes. Some were taken care of with a file, others with a little more filler. The biggest change was to this chap in the middle?.
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As Cynric had pointed out, he looked a little ape-like, so I attacked his upper right arm and shoulder with a file and scalpel until things looked a little more balanced. Using a little more filler, I gave him a hair transplant too. :lol: Having done the necessary mods, it was out with the paints and here are the results?.
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Sorry about the poor focus on the one above....
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I?m not actually sure what colour uniforms were in the early 70s, so I opted for a darkish blue/black finish. This was a mixture of Precision Engineers Blue Brick (Matt) and Precision Matt Black. Shirts were picked out in Precision Matt White and the flesh tones were a mix of Precision Matt White and Railmatch Bauxite.
I put some Gloss Varnish on their hair, but it?s too shiny and will be gone over with some Satin Varnish once everything?s dry.
The chap in the white shirt is a strange looking cove, but you have to remember these images are about 4 or 5 time actual size. Despite using matt paints, there?s a bit of a sheen to all of their clothing, so again, once everything?s dry, I?ll attempt to kill the sheen with some Matt Varnish and maybe some talc.
I?ve come to accept that figures are going to be the most unsatisfactory part of any model I make and think these ones are probably as good as I?m going to get them. The good news is, I can hopefully get them (and the seats), installed in the cabs soon and start sticking the body together!
More updates, as and when.
Regards
Dan