The eyes have it.

Apart from a little matte varnish, and a touch of gloss here and there.
I think the head is pretty much done.

1/10 SS Panzer Commander Camo base

Added the base colours to the jacket.
These will aid the blends I'll be adding over the top.

1/10 SS Panzer Commander cleaned up and basecoated

A bit more progress on the bust.

Had to re-do the back of the hat, the area had been destroyed by a casting lug.
I used Kneadatite to expand the join to the head, edging cord, and make the shape.
Then I blended the shape in with MMD Green Putty, this creates a skin and hardens the surface of the Kneadatite for whatever reason. It makes it easier to sand smooth.


The edge of one of the epaulettes had a mising piece, so I replaced that with Plasticard.


I started on the face by painting a deep red in to all of the areas that blood pools.
The paint is still wet here, not gloss.


Here's the head after a couple of layers, I'm changing the jacket colour to make it Autumn Oakleaf with a reversible winter side.

1/10 SS Panzer Commander Primed

Test primer to see areas that need touching up, I'm going to have to do some work on the back of the cap. It had a big lug on the back that will require attention.

Overall and nicely cast bust and worth spending a bit of time over.





A dramatic closeup


I think I've found the right colour piping for the shoulder boards.

MIG Productions 1/10 SS Panzer Commander

New toy! Opening day of my Dads new model shop, sos I thought I'd get something.
A nice new shiny MIG bust! I plan to do the panzer wrap in some sort of camouflage.



The completed MIG version

Proto Melusine VII

Been working on my Mayan wall.


Some parts marked out for cutting.


The end result..


Don't know why Masons make such a big deal about this :)


All the parts glued together.


Its then soaked in watered down PVA to stiffen up the section.

Adding in the water channel and the kerb.



The Melusine on the base to check height, another third of the back wall to go.
You can see the abortive "tiles" in the foreground, I've gone with more foam in the end.


The lower wall and pavement section with texture, and a backup paving infill behind the kerb.


The smaller paving sections added and a couple of closeups.

Proto Melusine VI

Sometimes when you need to build a wall, you have to actually build a wall..

Proto Melusine V

Part of my get stuff done 2011.

Change of tack on the base, building it out of foam and cork spacers.
Probably with a Mayan feel now too.
I seem to remember the fluff for the Melusine being first deployed in rainforests. So collecting some architecture refs atm..





The wall is a little random at the minute.
I'll have to chop blocks, and carve fake stones onto the larger panels, easier than my previous method though.

Patlabor Hannibal & Reiver

Started work on this one. An old kit I overstretched on previously, plan on bringing it back.
It was an SAFS Prototype conversion kit and a Polar Bear base, then I changed it.
Now I'm trying to rescue it by turning it into a Space type prototype, undergoing battlefield testing.
Though in the scene itself the suit will be shown at rest. Excuse to use a cool colourscheme.



It will be an open suit once done, but there are a lot of gaps need rebuilding before I think about the cockpit.

A small change

All wargames related stuff is now on Ultima Ratio Regum

This blog will now only focus on Large scale models.
The wargames stuff was getting crowded.

G-Pawn V

Ok so I can't do new suits..

Not all of the interior has been fitted yet, more of a dry run to see how it looks so far.





The salvaged NeuPzF, with added strap rings, and firing mechanism. A mix of vanilla Gustav and Zitader.
Waiting for its dirtwash, I plan on making the tube look much older than the round.

G-Pawn IV

Quick pic while the semi-gloss coat is drying.



The lighter colour is duck egg green, I guess I didn't supress the flash enough.
Good enough for a bench shot though.

G-Pawn III

Pilot is nearly done, just need to paint out the deamon eyes.



I'm fiddling with a template to make this blog look a bit better, so things might change from time to time.

G-Pawn II

Another forum post transcription.

Slabs are drying on the Proto base. Started on a model to keep a promise to Rsteiner.
This isn't going to be your usual AFS dio, but it is going to be all G Pawn.
The only part I'm leaving off is the helmet, just so people can see the pilot properly. See below for BS reasoning.
I'm also using sculpted joints, and a converted pilot. Plus all the usual adding in missing wires.

Its going to be an early war water survey unit in a fairly new AFS.
Helmets have been removed from the suit by pilots, an act they only get away with due to the units non-combat status.
The units low resupply priority also means a lack of available weaponry, so some members make use of scavanged NPF.
Central to the units specialised role is the use of dogs to aid in the search for water.

I've done a little to the pilot so far.



The plan is to have her pose slightly offset to the suit.
Like she's half hanging inside the body.



I still need to build the inside around the shoulders and the front, and I've only started filling out the space behind.



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A bit more work on the pilot, waiting for the masking solution to dry so I can add the shoulder padding.



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Most of its covered up now. :-\ The shoulder padding took up more space than I planned.





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Changed the shoulders



It needs something to finish off the tops of the arches. But I'll leave that till its set a little more.

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Cockpit done I think, Just all the joint covers left to sculpt!

I'll leave this for a while to set properly, and get back to the Proto now I think.

G-Pawn

A sneak peak at the next kit in the line, I started this a while ago.
Now I have a good plan (or two) for it!

Either Post-post-apocalyptic girl in a scavanged suit, with a big dog.





Or unit photograph, with the girl posing with the dog.
Probably with some kind of sign in front with unit name and the like.
This would be harder to do seeing as I'd have to cut the leg parts to get her to kneel properly.



I have to admit I like the first idea better.