As I built the Staghound the other day, it’s an excellent opportunity to try this Miniart figure kit. It is a figure of a British armored car crew. Since the figures are related to some vehicles, they are not made at such times; even if they have a somewhat different season and area or anything else, I will make them and arrange for them next to the Staghound armored car.
There is pretty much burr. Also, unlike the Dragon model’s figure, the neck joint is not sharp, and it is difficult to match the optional resin head. Both figures needed putty work, more or less.
Even if you do not buy Miniart figures as sold separately, many cases have a vehicle kit attached to some figures.
The injection head is not as sharp mold as the Master Box, so it depends on your preference, but it will be an option to change to a resin head. Before assembly, it seemed to be a mass of poorly shaped plastic, but its poses and atmosphere were good after assembly. There are many burrs, and each part’s adhesive surface matching was delicate curves. I have changed every head to resin heads because painting is easy.
Currently, I don’t have any plans to make British trucks. The soldiers holding the steering wheel were changed to a relaxed pose. I want to complete all five figures in some way.
(23-February-2018)
The pose of looking into the binoculars becomes dramatic when combined with the reconnaissance vehicle. I can imagine the landscape through the binoculars.
I cut the top of the part and fit it to the beret cap.
It is before painting. Although it was difficult, the assembly was completed.
I used Tamiya acrylic flat fresh for undercoating. It seems that animation was injected only by this when using a good head.
When I made the Vietnam War soldiers the other day, I painted them from the military uniform first, and it was a tricky process, so I painted it from the skin and faced this time. After all, paint from anywhere. If I make a mistake, I will fix it, so the difficulty is not changed. Much trial and error and fixing will be needed.
(25-February-2018)
The kit of the British armored vehicle crew was completed. Two are northern African tropical uniforms. The three are the uniforms of the Northwest Europe Front.
The color of the uniform in the European front is a little pale khaki than tropical clothes.
Put the shadow in the paint on the clothes. The pockets emphasize the detail with a thin line. I think I could get a little more precise sense.
I put the highlight of the clothes lightly on all figures. I hope to do a bit better.
Because the driver’s figure is useless, I made it into the pose of shaking a hand by relaxing in a car.
British troops struggled hard against Germany during the early stage of WWII, but the British forces maintained exceptionally high morale among the Allied forces that went off.
The British army confronted the German army again at the North African front. The British fought a deadly fight against a German army employing an excellent strategy, eventually winning. We should not forget the activity of British and Commonwealth troops. Well, the Japanese army was on the Axis side.
Until now, the face painting was not so good, but I feel it is challenging to finish the clothes realistically, from the neck to the tiptoe. Is it acceptable as a painting-like finish?
The tropical clothing crew is sitting in the car and posing, staring at the front while closing the sunlight with one hand.
I tried hard to paint the face, including reflecting the eyes. (Some of the figures).
This figure puts one leg on some stand and one hand on his lower back—the pose with hands on the turret or something on the left.
It is a pose inspecting the front with binoculars with both hands. This figure stands on the top of the turret. The reconnaissance unit’s presence will increase.
I could not do my best to paint the eyes because this figure is looking through binoculars, so instead, I tried painting with gradation and using various colors, such as yellow and dark brown, on his hair.
From here, I tried to match the Bronco Models Staghound, which I made at about the same time.
Perhaps Sherman and Matilda may have better-matched figures.
In case they have headphones or a microphone, it would be better to have an electric code, although we are using a wireless headset at the present day. I don’t know which tank to decorate, and I don’t want to get tangled. This time there is no code.
(27-February-2018)
