Take Five - Part 2

Back in September I introduced the MiniArt Russian Tank Crew. At that stage I had assembled them and had primed them. Over the last couple of evenings I have painted them. At this stage I should say that there are certain things in life that people just have a natural ability at or learn through practice. Painting figures is something that certain modelers excel on. Unfortunately I am not one of those. I have read books, watched videos and practiced on figures but I still struggle and my efforts don't stand close scrutiny so excuse the somewhat poor picture. Hopefully if you look from a distance (several yards probably) and squint they may look just about passable! Anyway, still some more to do to them but they should hopefully be finished and off my workbench in the next few days. I am hoping that they may be good enough to pose with the T34 Tank diorama (picture below) that I built earlier this year but I will wait and see how they finally look once finished.

I also did a bit on the Dapol Service Station so the windows and doors (the workshop door even opens and closes) are now in and some weathering of the roof has taken place but still more to do. It is surprising just how involved these kits can get.

Take 5.

There has been a bit of a gap since my last post dealing with other matters. A couple of friends of mine are going through some life changing issues at the moment and my thoughts and hopes are with them. 

It has been a case of Take 5 for me for the last few days in model making terms. For those wondering what Take 5 is it is a term that is used to tell someone to take a rest for a few minutes. There is also the Dave Brubeck jazz classic that is Take 5 here. 

I did, however, this evening do my own version of Take 5 by completing the build of 5 MiniArt Russian Tank crew members that came with T-80 tank kit. I don't just throw these posts together you know! They just need fettling now and painting.

As you can see they are resting in the shadow of the K5360 Mustang truck that still awaits finishing! What will get finished first? Think I will Take 5 whilst I figure that out!