Opel Olympia Bronco 1/35 (German Sentry diorama)

[Siara]

         Siara ...Beautifully done !! I wouldn't doubt the tire pressure is correct also!
          Hats off, Bill

Thanks Bill.
Theres the room for more improvements on this cycle, but it is not necessary, as not much will show on the dio, especially, that the bike is half way submerged in the grass.
Maybe on the next one- if the dio settings are right- i will make some of the things i have in mind.
So far this will do.

[Siara]

Im begining to paint the pigeon i have sculpted some time ago.
magic Sculp putty for body, beer can for tail, and wing ends.
More pics soon.

[Rokket]

ahhhhrrrrrgggg! I just don't know where your ultra detailing ends! There's always more. Beautiful bird. You are thinking of pigeon poop, of course?

[Siara]

ahhhhrrrrrgggg! I just don't know where your ultra detailing ends! There's always more. Beautiful bird. You are thinking of pigeon poop, of course?

Theres some droppings on the roof.
I painted the bird:

[Mr. Bill]

Really, Really nice.  A feast for the eye!

Congratulations!

Bill

[wildspear]

Great job! What did you use for the light bulb on the light pole?

[Siara]

Great job! What did you use for the light bulb on the light pole?

I used the little acrylic balls sold in the shoe boxes.

Thanks for good words Wildspear, and Bill.

Started the last element of the dio- the sentry figure.
First i discarded the handheld stop sign from behind the belt. Then the hands were cut off, and the sleeves drilled.
I will use the hands, and the head in M18 helmet from Hornet.
Handheld stop sign will be in the right hand- pointing the way.

[Siara]

Mock-up.

[Siara]

Belt buckle, collar tabs, and the rest of the stuff has been sanded to be replaced by PE.
Chaos Black primer is on.

[Rokket]

Love the map, fold/creases excellent, looks really good scale, not oversize. Hands very nice on that figure!. Black - I learned about that technique, especially enjoy absorbing your methods!

[Mr. Bill]

Black primer?  What's the secret?  Seems that I learn something new every day here!

Mr. Bill

[Siara]

Black primer?  What's the secret?  Seems that I learn something new every day here!

Mr. Bill

Black primer is good when you paint the figure with lots of creases, and cranies.
While painting, leave these places underpainted, and you end up with natural looking shadows.
Have you ever paint the figure wih white primaer, and tried to lay the color in the hard to get place? This is it- it eliminates such situations.
I seal the face, and hands using the white, or grey primer- it is easier to paint the flesh color over such primer. Black is hard to cover with flesh color.

[wildspear]

Siara,

Does the Chaos black primer only come in spary can? Also do you use an air brush for some of the figur painting or do you use brushes for all of it?

[Siara]

Chaos Black comes in the spray can, but you can easily decant it, as you do with other caned products.
Instead you can use Mr. Surfacer for such purpose, but i find Chaos Black so easy, and troublefree aplication allows for perfect coat every time.
I use airbrush for some figure painting- f.e. the clothing. I spray base coat, and then using the paintbrush to apply the shadows, and highlights.
I spray the base skin tone to head, and hands also.

[Mr. Bill]

Thanks Siara for the explanation of the black primer.  I have not really tried to do any figures before, but it makes sense using a black primer for the shadows.  Your techniques are impressive, thanks for sharing!

Bill