lirui wrote:I am glad to see more friends (Dicker Thomas) had made some new Ming soilders , new masters had the same uniform : “锦甲 ” ;so I update some painted pictures. The former masters had already been copied but still waited for WEAPONS from my firends....In fact, I had painted them all with one or two reference figures,when weapons were supplied by my friends, I would update more pictures. so, the pictures were lack of Ming' blade.... : )
I had already began more masters , cavalry , general...
我很高兴见到更多的朋友 (Dicker Thomas) 来做明朝的士兵模型了,而且原型同是穿着“锦甲”,所以我也上传一些涂好的图片。之前的原型已经复制好了,但是都缺少武器,等待我的朋友给我提供......事实上,我已经都给之前的模型都涂了几个未完成的示范,等武器到了,我再补图片. 因此,图片上的人物都缺少明刀.......
我开始继续制作其他原型了,有骑兵和将军
Lack of blade
缺少刀
Congatulations for the brilliant figures!
It's very nice to see more and different versions of the same troops
And also very inresting to see the different ways to represent certain details... did you used micro-spheres for the studs on the Datong uniforms?
You made an excellent precision work!
Having just faced the same task I know that of course in this cases we have to make a compromise, between the real scale and the figure and details dimentons... such studs would be too thick and nearly invisible reproduced in the same number and at the precise scale.
To make the studs first I tried with a round 0,3 mm hollow punch, the smallest I have, more or less probably about the same size on your figures... it look nice and clear but the studs had to be many less and more spreaded than reality.
Then I made also a test just with holes in the place of the studs, being smaller the holes can reach alost the real number of studs... despite not planned to be painted neatly, but just to give a slight effect with a simple wash on the figures once painted.
And by pure chance, while doing this test I discover a new trick...
While making the holes with a needle I noticed that if the putty is still soft enough, the needle top tend to stick to the putty more than the sides, and when I pull the needle out the pin-top lift the putty in the middle of the hole, often recreating a very similar micro-stud of 0,1 mm or even less!
Unfortunately it don't worked always, is not easy to put the right pressure and find the right moment when the putty is not too soft or too hardened...
I still have to lear and act practice, however according with Thomas we decided for this other choice, and I guess both our figures would look fine toghether!