Friday, January 15, 2016

1:12th Scale Airfix Bengal Lancer- WIP +1

Finished the horse - minus the straps. After a basecoat of sprayed on brown, I dry-brushed the higher areas, and also painted the saddle and harness finished with a wash.
It actually looks pretty good to the naked eye, and I'm happy I didn't have to use an airbrush. Although some folks have great results with airbrushing, I just don't have the experience with it. I'm much more comfortable with a paint brush and canned spray paint.
The base was sprayed with a dark green and also given dry-brush highlights. Hope to start on the Lancer himself tomorrow.
Posted by at

14 comments:

  1. RodgerJanuary 15, 2016 at 7:42 PM

    Really nice progress Dean!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Michal DwarfCryptJanuary 15, 2016 at 11:57 PM

    Fantastic horse!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Michael AwdryJanuary 16, 2016 at 12:45 AM

    That's a lovely start Dean.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Simon Quinton January 16, 2016 at 1:40 AM

    Nice start so far Dean.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Alex MayerJanuary 16, 2016 at 1:59 AM

    Airfix - back to childhood :-) very nice project!!!

    ReplyDelete
  6. DeanMJanuary 16, 2016 at 7:50 AM

    Thank you all very much for the kind words and encouragement! Hope to have the rider started soon. Warm regards, Dean

    ReplyDelete
  7. legatus hedliusJanuary 16, 2016 at 7:58 AM

    Looking forward to seeing how this progresses! My issue with airbrushes was always the Amount of cleaning needed. Life is too short!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. DeanMJanuary 16, 2016 at 8:35 AM

      Thanks, LH! Yes, as I was reading the instructions - it was evident the cleaning was way too tedious, and if not done properly, would likely impact future use. I'm just as happy to use spray paint in close-enough colors :) Warm Regards, Dean

      Delete
  8. RogJanuary 16, 2016 at 10:00 AM

    Lovely... so full of life! :) Cheers!

    ReplyDelete
  9. JasonJanuary 16, 2016 at 11:05 AM

    Oh yes, this is going to be good! I am really looking forward to seeing how this project develops Dean. I have one of these stored (in bits!) from an attempt in my teenage years to make it. I loved it at the time and can only wonder what I could do with it now. I shall follow with great interest!
    Best wishes,
    Jason

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. DeanMJanuary 16, 2016 at 2:51 PM

      Thanks, Jason - hope you put yours together and paint it up too! Best, Dean

      Delete
  10. maximexJanuary 16, 2016 at 11:29 AM

    Pretty.
    I looked at the first...
    the shadow effect than like four ear

    ReplyDelete
  11. MillsyJanuary 16, 2016 at 11:59 AM

    Nice looking horse Dean. Can't wait to see the rider!

    ReplyDelete
  12. DeanMJanuary 16, 2016 at 2:51 PM

    Appreciate the visit and kind interest. Warm Regards, Dean

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)