I bought this pin-up girl figure because I thought a military figure maker released a rare item. Maybe it was about five years ago. In addition, I have a memory that I bought a jeep on the package because I had too much momentum. Jeep, where did I keep it? I looked for it a little, but there isn’t.
I wonder if the box painting deceived me… But the fact that they are releasing these figures means that MasterBox has confidence as a manufacturer that is good at figures. I can’t complain about it because it contains six figures. Overall, they look older than the woman in the box art. Will I be able to manage them with makeup?
There is a mold woman who is not so bad.
The configuration of one figure parts.
It has a flag decal. I need to make a national flag and hold it to let a woman wear the American flag.
(2020/08/14)
The hair is divided into parts to wrap around the head. I think I need to correct the adhesive marks with putty.
A woman is holding a baton, but there is no part like that. Instead, this is a baseball bat. It looked strange, so I changed the pose of one of them and put her hand on her waist.
After spraying a white surfacer, the impression of the figure changes a little. It looks a little better right after the assembly. But I don’t know the outline of these white parts.
Before painting, use a delicate sponge file to care for their skin. It’s a process that I don’t do at all with male military figures.
I’ll brush their clothes with enamel paint after airbrushing them with a flesh-colored lacquer. Since everyone’s skin is exposed a lot, I think applying fresh first is more effortless.
(2020/08/16)
As for making female figures, I was a beginner and didn’t know how to paint the skin color. I chose Mr. Color #51 Fresh (light brown), #112 Character Fresh, and #318 Radome from my stock colors. In the end, I mixed fresh and character fresh and sprayed it with an airbrush. Maybe I need to make some adjustments later with a brush.
Hmm… I tried to paint them… but I’m not sure if it’s a viewer warning. I’ve been dreaming. I’m overwhelmed by the severity of reality.
One wears a reddish-purple, a so-called maroon costume, so I mixed red and blue because I don’t have the maroon color. Strangely, it turned brown… probably because the pigments were not pure red and blue. I have Mr. Color #100 Maroon, but I wanted to avoid the Mr. Color brush painting. I can’t help but brush it with a retarder.
As I paint clothes, the area of clothes gets bigger. Later I would like to paint their skin color to expose it more.
Vallejo’s light, fresh color was quite white compared to the lacquer paint sprayed with the undercoat, so it initially felt strange. While painting it, I thought it would be better for white women, so I brushed it. I think we can apply it to our personal preferences. If you prefer a light brown, that would be fine.
(2020/08/18)
Their legs are so thin that I can’t put wires and fix them to a base; as usual, I applied it without fixing it to the handle. After all, it isn’t easy to paint, especially when it comes to detailed areas.
I tried to paint it using clips, but it wasn’t easy to paint. There is no stability.
It was in the middle of the painting, but I fixed it to the stand. It has a piano wire of 0.3 mm. I haven’t finished yet, but their skin is whitening, which might be good.
Women wearing hot pants designed for the American flag are the most difficult to paint. The red stripes are painted after masking. I have no choice but to draw the star marks freehand.
I was worried about the thin legs of a female figure, but it’s easier to paint if it’s fixed to some stand. Well, I think it’s the most fun part when I do the detailed painting around here.
(2020/08/20)
Pin-up Girls are completed. It is said that there are six women with model bodies, and they wear gorgeous and sexy costumes and pose for a photoshoot.
Yeah! I wanted to make their skin smooth, so I made it clear and shiny. The whole skin may look like a toy, but women with beautiful skin feel good and are a little shiny. Now that they look a little older, I don’t know how to rejuvenate the overall atmosphere…
It’s nice that it’s colorful, but to be honest, it’s a bit troublesome to paint various colors of costumes.
It came with a flag decal and a sticker, so I made it look like a brass pole and gave it to a girl.
Is the gloss a little too much? I thought 80% gloss would be just right, so I repainted it on the way. No matter how often I try again, I don’t make much progress, but I can’t feel it until I work on it.
As they are Westerners, I thought blue and green eyes would suit three people each.
When I put them together, maybe because the arms and legs are thin, their heads look bigger. It may be because there are women whose hairstyle looks voluminous, like perm or wave.
It’s an exciting costume.
In the box painting, everyone’s faces were smiling, so I thought it would make them laugh. I thought I paid attention to the shape of their mouth, but honestly, it isn’t easy.
If I feel that the impact on the face is not enough, I think it is the eyeliner above the eyes. I thought so, so I drew two thin black lines. I thought the navy would be better in the middle, so I chose blue eyeliner for the remaining four figures. I can’t draw anymore this time. Next time, I will practice with a different female figure.
Maybe during WWII or soon after? The fact that there are only six white women seems to be something to complain about these days. So, I wanted to emphasize that they are white, so I decided to paint with a reasonably whitish skin color.
I had a lot of trouble, but it was fun. I’ll make a female soldier figure again, something made of resin, if I have a chance.
(2020/08/21)
