tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post6908079630127373640..comments2024-03-28T22:24:18.546+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Mini PhilUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-26158434704616556812016-11-18T19:57:33.054+00:002016-11-18T19:57:33.054+00:00Thanks Phil! I will have a go with some matt blac...Thanks Phil! I will have a go with some matt black acrylic spray paint and see how I get on...Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333001638877555364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-36037847151008384232016-11-14T14:22:41.992+00:002016-11-14T14:22:41.992+00:00Having spoken to you at Alexandra Palace earlier t...Having spoken to you at Alexandra Palace earlier this year, I have to say that likeness is uncanny!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276472483855995150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-59036280759389305812016-11-14T14:15:06.981+00:002016-11-14T14:15:06.981+00:00Skin is Lifecolor acrylic and the clothes Humbrol ...Skin is Lifecolor acrylic and the clothes Humbrol Enamel. Both applied without undercoat or primer. The surface is VERY smooth and I found the jeans needed a final matt varnish to remove the sheen but that might just have been the paint not drying properly, the acrylic was spot on matt.Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-66027429116938058802016-11-14T14:07:01.671+00:002016-11-14T14:07:01.671+00:00Yes, I recognise it as you too, Phil! The creases...Yes, I recognise it as you too, Phil! The creases in the jacket and trousers are of course, very realistic, and help to reflect the light in different directions. (I would have cheated and not bothered to paint the patterned shirt, but full marks for tackling it.)<br /><br />I bought a couple of figures from Modelu to see what they're like, but I haven't attempted any painting yet. What sort of paints did you use, and did you need to apply a basecoat or primer first? (Recalling unhappy experiences with polythene? Airfix figures many years ago...)Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333001638877555364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-5799540956875805902016-11-14T07:47:30.769+00:002016-11-14T07:47:30.769+00:00Thanks for sharing this Phil, as I haven't see...Thanks for sharing this Phil, as I haven't seen many painted examples yet. Looks very good. Those folds in your trousers etc is part of what makes it so realistic, and very few figure models have captured that kind of thing before.Mikkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020417834248776431noreply@blogger.com