Project 20 Marines - Part VI

 

I've heard of turtling, but this is ridiculous.

The project to get twenty marines continues. Slowly, so very slowly, but it continues. I'll be honest, not going to be doing this again - it's progressing far too slowly, and that alone is demotivating. Demotivating makes it go even slower, and so a vicious circle forms. It's a learning experience still, and that alone is worth the effort to push on through.

And pushing on through, thinking of clearing twenty models off the backlog, is what keeps me going. I have just reached the stage on some models where the backpacks can be attached, and some of the Primaris can have the guns and arms glued proper into place. It was wanting to get that far that used up a lot of time over the last day or so - really just want these models to be done with! Sadly, there remains much to be done, and the helmets have only just been started.

Not a great fan of the Primaris in this case. Their arms don't fit as cleanly as other models I've dealt with before. Push fit models don't have this problem, and I'm again frustrated by a lack of guide point on the torso and arms. Just a small bump and corresponding indentation is all it would take, and would make alignment so much easier.

One of the reasons of sub-assemblies of this nature are for easier access to certain places, but having components lined up during airbrushing keeps highlights coherent. This has generally been worth it, and for all the difficulty in getting the arms positioned correct I will likely continue this approach in the future.

Some areas have been adjust slightly with Carroburg Crimson. The oil wash step at first had an improper colour, which ended up just looking strange. Using a black directly might be worth experimentation with later on, particularly because if it's thinned then it can be slightly translucent. Fortunately only a very few areas had the wash applied - the time saving from the oil wash was well and truly worth it, even with needing to go back over it again.

If the photo above looks a little strange (other than the missing helmet), it's because the backpack was done before I had a gloss varnish and oil paints to play with. Once more is done (e.g helmet and decals), the matt varnish will be applied and tie everything together properly.

Tip of the day: makeup brushes, long said to be good for drybrushing, are also good at removing dust.

-- silly painter.