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 It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver...

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clive_t

clive_t


Location : Portsmouth, England

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PostSubject: It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver...   It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... EmptySun Sep 28, 2008 5:29 pm

Evening all

Well I have been mostly busy this weekend producing another driver figure, for my crane tank loco. I wanted a driver casually leaning out of the side of the cab, looking out at what was going on up ahead, as it were.

This is probably the most hacking I have ever done on a Preiser figure - there's no way this guy would get through a metal detector gate at an airport!

So, here's the sequence so far:

The ubiquitous 'before' shot....
It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_start

Let the hacking commence! Nurse, the screens please....

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_1

OK, let's see how he takes to his new role...

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_1b

Right, now to fill the gaps with Milliput...

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_2

... and back into position to check that the limbs are positioned where they should be.... (note I have not yet put a hand on the end of the arm, as it is likely to be knocked off during sanding down.

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_2b

A bit of filing and sanding and dremelling etc to smooth it all down...

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_3

Next, a quick going over with spray primer (grey) ...

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_4

Attach a hand to the visible arm, and a quick photo-opportunity outside, in the Scampington siding...

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_5

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_5b

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_5c

Hawk-eyes will also note that the Weathering Monster has been about his dastardly work with the crane-tank loco... Bad monster - bad, bad monster!

More to follow as progress allows....


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clive_t

clive_t


Location : Portsmouth, England

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PostSubject: Re: It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver...   It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... EmptyThu Oct 02, 2008 9:11 am

Here's the rest of the progress sequence:

I wanted the driver to be wearing some sort of baseball cap type of thing, so I Dremmeled the existing hat moulding away. I also added some hitherto-missing 'rolled up sleeve' detail to the right arm, and replaced the moulded waistcoat detail with some more flappy layers. All of this was done with GS, obviously:

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_6

For a laugh, I thought seeing as he looked a bit too sensible of facial expression, I would make him look a bit more 'manic' by giving him a bit of a handle-bar tache, a beard and, just for good measure, a neckerchief:

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_7

So, to painting. I deliberately painted the whole body, so that I could have the option to pose the figure against some suitable structure, such as an oil drum or wall or a paint pot...

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_8

Finally, today I was able to get outside and have our man doing his job - driving the crane tank:

It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... Cranetank_driver_8b


There you go!


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mikeyh

mikeyh


Location : Dordogne France

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PostSubject: Re: It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver...   It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... EmptyThu Oct 02, 2008 9:48 am

Another work of art Clive. Excellent!

Mikey
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mikeyh

mikeyh


Location : Dordogne France

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PostSubject: Re: It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver...   It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... EmptySat Oct 04, 2008 4:38 pm

Clive, over here i use a product called MODELLO, a bit like FIMO; a polyester clay that you can mould but then have to bake. what is it you are using for your models? the stuff that fills in the gaps when you reposition a limb. I cant find anything like it in the shops here.

Mikey
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clive_t

clive_t


Location : Portsmouth, England

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PostSubject: Re: It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver...   It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... EmptySat Oct 04, 2008 5:11 pm

Mikey, it's Milliput - a two-part epoxy putty that hardens without baking - usually takes about 18 hours to harden fully.

http://www.milliput.com/home.htm
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mikeyh


Location : Dordogne France

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PostSubject: Re: It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver...   It's that (miniature) man again! A crane tank driver... EmptySat Oct 04, 2008 5:16 pm

Thanks Clive. I'll have another look on monday!

Mikey
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