1/35 Prospector

[Wardukw]

Donkeys have a much more rough and scruffy look than a horse. I've no idea how you would do that.

You can see why I'm interested in how  Frank is  going to paint this cause the guy I'm going to build is a Chaos corrupted knight from Warhammer..not sure which chaos god this dude will be corrupted by yet but his horse won't be pretty and a donkey might be a good basis for its paint job.

[kerick]

Donkeys have a much more rough and scruffy look than a horse. I've no idea how you would do that.

You can see why I'm interested in how  Frank is  going to paint this cause the guy I'm going to build is a Chaos corrupted knight from Warhammer..not sure which chaos god this dude will be corrupted by yet but his horse won't be pretty and a donkey might be a good basis for its paint job.

Or a bison!

[frank2056]

Here's what I did to the donkey today:

I applied some Tamiya extra thin on the plastic, waited a bit and stippled the surface with a brass scratching/scuffing pen like this:



It looks better in person, but this where it was with a basic coat and some white on the underside, head and snout:




With some of the blankets painted and some shadowing on the fur. Here's a donkey in the air for your enjoyment:



It looks a bit more realistic at normal viewing distance. I should have been a bit more aggressive with the glue and brass pen, but it looks OK.

[buzzbomb]

Nice shaggy donkey... that is working really well

On painting horses.. there are many techniques out there. One of the best tips I find useful is around getting the sheen of a horses coat. Paint in flat paint, then when dry, run your fingers, down/along the coat a couple of times. Using the natural skin oils gives a nice subtle sheen with a bit of variation that a satin paint coat does not seem to match.

[Rick Lowe]

Nice shaggy donkey... that is working really well

On painting horses.. there are many techniques out there. One of the best tips I find useful is around getting the sheen of a horses coat. Paint in flat paint, then when dry, run your fingers, down/along the coat a couple of times. Using the natural skin oils gives a nice subtle sheen with a bit of variation that a satin paint coat does not seem to match.

That's a useful idea - I've seen it mentioned for other things that need a slight patina - though getting your fingers into some of the tighter areas could be interesting.

What about a rub with a paper towel, or chamois cloth?

[perttime]

What about.... dry brushing to highlight textures?

[Old Wombat]

Nice shaggy donkey... that is working really well

On painting horses.. there are many techniques out there. One of the best tips I find useful is around getting the sheen of a horses coat. Paint in flat paint, then when dry, run your fingers, down/along the coat a couple of times. Using the natural skin oils gives a nice subtle sheen with a bit of variation that a satin paint coat does not seem to match.

That's a useful idea - I've seen it mentioned for other things that need a slight patina - though getting your fingers into some of the tighter areas could be interesting.

What about a rub with a paper towel, or chamois cloth?

It's the skin oils that do the work, can you get enough on a paper towel or chamois cloth to do the job?

[NARSES2]

Nice shaggy donkey... that is working really well

It is indeed, looking very good   

On painting horses.. there are many techniques out there. One of the best tips I find useful is around getting the sheen of a horses coat. Paint in flat paint, then when dry, run your fingers, down/along the coat a couple of times. Using the natural skin oils gives a nice subtle sheen with a bit of variation that a satin paint coat does not seem to match.

That's a fascinating idea    Would you be able to "seal" the coat though without negating your efforts at getting that shine ?

[Rheged]

In the Middle Ages, theologians used to argue about how many angels could balance on the head of a pin.  Frank appears to be demonstrating that even a donkey can do the same!

[frank2056]

Almost done.... still need a couple of bits:

Skeleton Pass is a small pass in the Mojave Desert between a small mountain and a large hill covered in a jumble of boulders. The pass opens up onto a plain...in the middle of nowhere, and if you look at it on a map, it doesn't look too imposing of a hike. I've been there and it was brutal; not so much the heat but the small rocks and the uneven "road":



The kit just has you glue things on. I think the tools needed a strap. I hope the donkey doesn't get poked by that pick...



I'll have to fix the floating prospector. He's actually on the groundwork, just not all the way in.



Donkey looks a bit cross:

[Rick Lowe]

Womby, I wasn't meaning impregnating the towel/cloth with the oils; rather using the very slight abrasive/smoothing action of the material to get the same effect.

[NARSES2]

I'll have to fix the floating prospector. He's actually on the groundwork, just not all the way in.



Donkey looks a bit cross:

Not cross, he's just trying to figure out how the prospectors floating 

Terrific work sir 

[Wardukw]

I'm not going to mirror Chris words but damn he's right ..great work mate 👌   

[su27rules]

        

[frank2056]

I could spend days fixing minor details... but I'll call it done:

Anti-gravity boots turned off:





Top view of all cargo on the donkey:



I turned the kit's rifle into a Winchester, 1873-ish...



... by taking out a section, bending the stock and making the elliptical thingamabob behind the trigger out of 30 gauge wire:



With his pals. Looks like we've been spotted:



Thanks for all the comments!