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[Hazebrouck]

Finally finished this old kit! Lots of drybrushing and some washes. Made a mistake assembling the pouches on the two guys hauling the cannister, but you live and learn.

Back to glossies for a break.

 

[Leadmen]

Nice painting on the para figures Scott. What do you use for bases? I paint Dragon 1/35 figures and 54mm figures. If I only can stop buying new Dragon figures and paint the sets I have.{sm4} John

 

[Hazebrouck]

What do you use for bases? I paint Dragon 1/35 figures and 54mm figures. If I only can stop buying new Dragon figures and paint the sets I have.{sm4}

Thanks John. Yeah it is an ongoing battle to stay a collector of made kits as opposed to unmade kits. Stay away from those sale tables!

Regarding the bases. They are just circles about the diameter of a twenty cent piece cut out of a sheet of 1.5mm styrene. I drill the figures foot and a small hole in the base and then pin and glue the figure. The texture is just milliput added to the base, sculpted into the general surface shape and then- with a couple of small stones from the garden (the rougher the surface the better) I just push the surface of the stone into the milliput and continue around the base.

Base coat with flat earth and drybrush in whatever colours you like. The games workshop colours for base and weathering work well also.

I like decent bases on figures when I paint them and I found this method for bases in an old modelling magazine years ago.

Scott

 

[Leadmen]

Thanks Scott for the info on bases. I have been cutting matt board and glueing two pieces to make a base. I cut to size I want and flock them. I have a few pics in my album. John

 

[Hazebrouck]

A while back I spent some time in Italy in the mountain regions and one thing that I remember clearly was the amount of Second World War memorials located in many villages. It reminded me of home and has stuck in my mind.

A lot of those soldiers were sent to Russia and I have wanted to paint a figure representative of those soldiers for a while.

This figure is a metal figure from the Soldiers range by Marco Lucchetti. The uniform is of a Major of the Alpini in campaign dress for Russia in 1941. The figure is nicely sculpted apart from the eyes which are sockets only and I had some trouble with.

The goose is Tamiya and I think he turned out better than the figure.

The hat lends itself to gloss.

Scott

 

[Hazebrouck]

Have been away from the paintbrushes for a while. Just finished this figure today. Second attempt with this one as gloss coat wouldn't take to the Vallejo khaki of the wolseley helmet- it kept flattening. So stripped it back and started again and finished in dullcote. It is a Lancashire Fusilier in Gallipoli campaign dress- a Wilson Edwards figure.

 

[Hazebrouck]

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[Hazebrouck]

Earlier on in this thread I posted some images of the old Esci British rest camp figures. I was given the Tamiya BSA M20 kit and managed to pick up a resin despatch rider produced by a firm called ADV. Eventually I would like to build some 1/35 British armour to go with the figures.

I've finished the resin figure and one of the Tamiya figures. Still working on the bike and rider, but thought I would post some images anyway.

The ADV figure with the satchel is a really nice sculpt.


Scott

 

[Hazebrouck]

Repaired and re-painted this little fellow!

It is a re-cast, but I'm not sure who the original manufacturer was.

 

[Hazebrouck]

One for JohnnyBach.

Finished the Tamiya BSA M20 with 51st Highland Division marking on the tank. Fiddly in parts but a nice kit. Electrical tape for the goggles strap.

Scott

 

[johnnybach]

Cheers chum - nice kit - and finished off well.

That looks suspiciously like a BSA - B31 - which was a 350cc bike. I owned that model once, though mine had telescopic forks at the front, with solid suspension at the rear. Bounced a bit - but not as much as my first Army bike - which was the old side-valved M20 - which was a heavyweight PIG! Too big for me at 18 years of age - so my Despatch Rider career was short - and mainly confined to using an Austin Champ - which I used to describe as "My first Rolls-Royce" (due to it's RR engine).:salute::

A fair bit later, I bought a BSA Gold Star ( same as B31 - but with hotter engine, cams, gearbox etcetera) - but had to sell that one to pay the speeding fines!!! Good job I'm not a teenager anymore - with the bikes they have around today! :

 

[Hazebrouck]

Something different.

This is a Ron Hinote figure cast in pewter by Franklin Mint and stamped 1979. I have been after some of his WW1 figures for a while but they seem difficult to find. His sculpts were very good, although there is a bit of a lean to this figure. Very 1920's.

Anybody able to tell me more about Ron Hinote and his figures?



Scott.

 

[Hazebrouck]

Haven't been painting much lately. Have been making some Zvedza 1/100th kits with my son. These kits require no glue and snap together and actually paint up pretty well, although the scale is an odd one- so please excuse the gaps in the truck (AEC Matador).

Have been teaching him how to use the sprue cutters and an x-acto knife properly. Sprayed them with some old Tamiya aerosols and guided him with the dry brushing. These can be made and painted within a couple of hours.

A change from Lego!

 

[Hazebrouck]

Finished my Cheshire Volunteer Irish Guard Sergeant. Placed him alongside another very good 54mm infantryman sculpt for comparison.

 

[johnnybach]

He would go together nicely with your Sigs DR on the motor-bike, Scott. jb

 

[theBaron]

I'm glad I checked in to have a look at your thread, Scott, your latest additions are great, and your son's builds are very nice indeed, too. I hope he keeps at it.

Very nice job on the flapper and on your sergeant. Regarding your question about Ron Hinote, I'll look at home to see if I have more specific info. I do know that he had his own studio and sculpted on contract for the Franklin Mint, for various series; but also for series produced under the auspices of other organizations. He is thought to be the sculptor for a 54mm series called "The American Fighting Man", issued by the American Military Historical Society in 1983. They look very much like the 54mm Franklin Mint figures.

I see his figures up for sale on eBay from time to time, so if you're interested, you might want to search for "hinote".

Prost!
Brad

 

[Martin Tabony]

Just so you know, the British infantryman you've used for comparison is one of a series of eight figures I made for the National Army Museum, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of D Day.

Martin

 

[theBaron]

Here's the other info I have on Ron Hinote. This is the article in Garratt's World Encyclopedia of Model Soldiers. It's dated, of course, only covering the time up to 1980:

"Little Generals (Ronald Hinote) USA, (1972- ) Maker of solid 90mm lead models. At first, the castings were rather crude and pitted, but redesigning of the moulds led to an immediate improvement. Hinote favors the miscellaneous approach, so that there is no set series. Early models include a British Pikeman (1660), a Dervish, a Scots Highlander (1880), a French Legionnaire (1904), a Bengal Lancer, a French Revolutionary figure, a British cavalryman (1640) a Skinner's Horse, a Roman, a Cossack, a Moroccan halberdier, and a sprinkling of First and Second World War Germans. These early models were made in one piece with only the arms to be attached, but in 1975 he began issuing kits, and in the same year there appeared models of Josephine and a yawning Russian drummer. The portrait of Hitler appears to be the best extant, and the sculpting is becoming excellent. One may not like the 90mm size, but it is apparent that Little Generals is setting a high standard. In 1976 the size became even larger (140mm). Hinote has also worked for The Franklin Mint, adding 54mm and 75mm models in pewter, besides working to commission in 90mm. It has been said that piracies have appeared in Hong Kong." ​

I think the flapper you have was done around 1978 to 1980, if I remember from Franklin Mint ads that were in the Sunday magazines published by many major newspapers (eg, Parade Magazine). Franklin Mint was pushing all kinds of instant collectibles, from collector plates (remember those, and the promise that they'd increase in value?), to die-cast vehicles, to miniature figure series (eg, Yorktown commemorative, Army of Frederick the Great, a series based on Coca-Cola ads), ceramics, books, and so many other items. But Hinote's pieces are definitely worth tracking down and collecting.

Hope that helps, prosit!
Brad

 

[Hazebrouck]

Brad,

Thanks for the Ron Hinote information. I have been on the look out for them for a while, in particular his WW1 Doughboys and American pilots/ground crew. There is a ground crew figure with a toolbox that I think would paint up well. Incidentally there are some Hinote figures WW2 British figures on e-bay at the moment sculpted at 38mm- A peculiar scale there.

Martin,

Yes it is one of yours. I have this one and the British paratrooper but was not aware that there were six others. More figures to look out for.

JohnnyB,

Was planning on putting him with my DR rider and other 1/35 figures but he is a bit too tall. Have my eye on the Bronco Triumph 3HW kit to go with the Beesa though.

Scott

 

[Martin Tabony]

Brad,

Thanks for the Ron Hinote information. I have been on the look out for them for a while, in particular his WW1 Doughboys and American pilots/ground crew. There is a ground crew figure with a toolbox that I think would paint up well. Incidentally there are some Hinote figures WW2 British figures on e-bay at the moment sculpted at 38mm- A peculiar scale there.

Martin,

Yes it is one of yours. I have this one and the British paratrooper but was not aware that there were six others. More figures to look out for.

JohnnyB,

Was planning on putting him with my DR rider and other 1/35 figures but he is a bit too tall. Have my eye on the Bronco Triumph 3HW kit to go with the Beesa though.

Scott

The two you have were sold as a single figure. The others are in a boxed set of British bren gunner, Canadian engineer, Free French marine, U.S. para, Polish tankie and German infantryman. I have often thought of making more for my range but I've never been sure whether there's a call for them?

Martin