Some time ago I realised
with a jolt that, indeed, I was not getting any younger: my modelling days were
numbered - and what would happen to all the associated junk I had accumulated
over a lifetime's plastic kit building?
Hoarding it no longer seemed the priority it once did.
So, I decided to let my creativity flow with several ideas that had been lurking
largely undisturbed somewhere in the back of my murky subconscious.
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Those using decals probably need no
explanation: various roundals seem to work best. Specialised groups like
Luftwaffe unit badges or American nose art would be obvious alternatives.
The sculptural base for the Tamiya Fw190 has appeared in these pages before.
But the other photos show how the same idea can be applied to armour bases and
for making a two-dimensional 'picture'. The similarly decorated aircraft display
stand was taking this idea (perhaps unhappily) a bit further. Key to all of
these is the paint finish: usually an acrylic wash over the basic paint and then
drybrushing to finish.
I enjoyed making these and have
given several away now as gifts. Other people seem to appreciate them too
especially as examples of personal handcrafted items which don't exactly come
too often or too economically these days.
Greg
Kerry
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