New Russian Town

[MSea]

Thank you Chris - I  try my hardest. 
Am now going into the loft to find the model of you - keep your eyes out ---- YoHoHo

[MSea]

Hi Chris you are now out of the loft and I will convert the 4 figures into the same "sand people" in the middle of the photo.   
Do you have any preference to the one that will be YOU - hohohoho   Am now going to do some more on the Varyag cruiser before Haddock gets on my case.

[MSea]

Trees added to the model -think they need a little lighter green on the leaves so they stand out from the background.

[Bigkev]

Hi Msea,
Coming along nicely comrade.
Bigkev

[MSea]

Having a break from the Varyag etch brass -- so putting some different green colours on the leaves of the trees.

[MSea]

Making a start on winding strips on the figures

[chriswil42]

Hi Chris you are now out of the loft and I will convert the 4 figures into the same "sand people" in the middle of the photo.   
Do you have any preference to the one that will be YOU - hohohoho   Am now going to do some more on the Varyag cruiser before Haddock gets on my case.

How about the one with the big gun!
Looking good.

[MSea]

So you wish to be the figure with the big gun - are you trying to compensate for anything ? YoHoHo
Just started on a second vehicle to go on the road - this one has been converted from 4 seats down to 2 seats and with enlarged open back section.

[chriswil42]

So you wish to be the figure with the big gun - are you trying to compensate for anything ? YoHoHo
Just started on a second vehicle to go on the road - this one has been converted from 4 seats down to 2 seats and with enlarged open back section.

Noooooo.

[MSea]

Glad we got that sorted out - YoHoHo
Just drilled out the eye sockets for you and all your squad of "sand men" Chris and also fitted bits of brass rod into the eyes. Next job brown paint, light brown for the bandages and black for the eye mask with silver on the brass rod ends. Unless you would like a fetching pink number ??

[cph64]

Will that be 'sand pink' as per the desert landrovers? How many sets of these cars have you got? Haven't you converted something like them before?

[MSea]

Yes Chris - got a couple of sets in the old £1 shop -- you got 3 in a box for £1 so have had a few to try different conversions on.
"Sand pink" for Chris W" - not a chance it would be "very very very bright in your face pink" - hohohohoh

[MSea]

Bit more work done on the second car and a coat of rust - now what top colour shall I paint it

[MSea]

Base coat of dark brown and then light brown fastenings on top of this. 
Just for you Chris a "sand man" with a BIG gun - hohohoho

[MSea]

Warning - Chris has now got a very large "sand people" army, well he will have when they are converted - HoHoHoHo
I had forgotten how many I had - before you ask, it was £1 for a big plastic bag of them in the old £1 shop. As you can see from the photos they are not very good quality faces - that is why they were converted into sand people - so Howard could not say "the faces needed a little more work" on them