10-21-2012, 02:32 PM
Another item I found at the swap meet yesterday was a Revell sandhouse. The die work is from the 1950s. A few parts were missing (par for the course at a swap), and the original owner had started to brush-paint some of the detail, which didn't work very well (also par for the course). As soon as I got it home, I started preliminary airbrush work.
This is the view from the front. Not bad detail, sort of George Sellios ten years before his time! When I found it, I sort of knew I had a place for it, but I wasn't sure exactly where. I tested it out in a few places and discovered the best one is where it faces the other direction, but it's about 18 inches from the front of the benchwork here, and it doesn't matter a whole lot. It does fill the space very nicely.
So now I need to add some detail, trim paint, and weathering and blend it into the site.
This is the view from the front. Not bad detail, sort of George Sellios ten years before his time! When I found it, I sort of knew I had a place for it, but I wasn't sure exactly where. I tested it out in a few places and discovered the best one is where it faces the other direction, but it's about 18 inches from the front of the benchwork here, and it doesn't matter a whole lot. It does fill the space very nicely.
So now I need to add some detail, trim paint, and weathering and blend it into the site.