Recent content by Luc Klinkers

Mud for modelling is available as a ready to use product from several brands. Usually it is good stuff. But I like to make my own. This way I can vary with colors and consistency. Above all, it is much cheaper, and more fun!! The picture below shows the ingredients: Wall filler, any brand will...

Andy, Aves residu's in Wisconsin US. Check out www.avesstudio.com Luc

When mixed, aves stays workbench for about one hour and a half. After that it gets more firm, excellent for the smallest details. In about twelve hours it is fully set. You can speed up curing time with a little heat from a light bulb. But be careful with that. Greetings, Luc

Hello Andy, Greetings, Luc

That's it, folks!! finished in Vallejo acrylics!! Keep modelling !!! Luc

Figure primed (airbrush)

Sculpting finished!!! Ammo pouches, water bottle, canteen and etches belt buckle from Dragon.

Left arm (hand from Dragon) Left sleeve, right arm (Dragon hand and rifle)

Folds and fine details added. Upper part of the jacket. The head (Hornet, Dragon helmet) added.

The belt (lead foil), fixed with a little superglue. The lower part of the jacket. Trimmed to size with a hobby knife.

Left leg of the winter trousers. (by the way, the green stuff is Apoxy sculp from Aves, great stuff!!) Right leg

One more, from the ground up Brass wire and pre-fab thorax and pelvis. Thorax and pelvis fixed an plastic boots from Dragon added Fleshing out the legs, basic muscles.

I think we are done here..

Two more figures finished.

More progress of the figures. I painted them using Vallejo acrylics. Colors of the uniforms are based on the painting guides by Calvin Tan and Jaume Ortiz Forns, available through Osprey Publications and on the web. These guys are the major source of inspiration for me!!!.