Experiments with Photo Print Transfers - Day 3

 I was not feeling satisfied with the first attempt which I attributed to my poor decal application skills. There were too many wrinkles to which the gloss varnish and the paint-over could do and thus I threw the figure into a vat of thinner and started over. 

This round I took my time and I personally feel that the results are much neater than the first try. I realised that a big sheet of plastic film is difficult to conform onto a highly wrinkled surface and thus decided to cut the sheet onto smaller pieces and stitch them along the crest of the folds. These conspicuous areas are also very accessible to mend with gloss varnish and paint. Mark Softer from Gunze Sanyo Mr Hobby was used to great effect in softening the plastic film so that it conforms easily to the surface of the figure. 

Trimming was done with  a color shaper on one hand and a fresh scalpel on the other. This operation requires a great degree of patience and precision. In all, it took me about half a evening and one afternoon to arrive at this stage and I think it looks promising from this point on. 

Cheers,

Calvin

Experiments with Photo Print Transfers - Day 2

 

I have allowed the gloss varnish to set overnight and this morning I gave the figure a spray of matt varnish. Imperfect areas were touched up with paint from AK Interactive Gen 3 Figure Series. 

Cheers,

Calvin 

Experiments with Photo Print Transfers - Day 1

Here is today's results of my experiment using the Canon Selphy photo print transfer. The greatest difficult lies in trying to manoeuvre and fit the film onto the tight corners of the sleeves as well as the pockets on the chest area. Surprisingly a light blast of heat from a heat gun managed to shrink wrap the film onto the figure surface for a tight hug and even so some unwanted wrinkles and tiny air bubbles also appeared. Those need to be rubbed down and repainted. In my opinion, the process is not as fun as painting and there are a lot of kinks on the surface one will need to smooth out for a presentable result.

Cheers,

Calvin

Something Is Evolving........

 I am in the midst of ironing the kinks of this technique but I am pretty sure the end is in sight...

Cheers,

Calvin

Souvenirs from Normandy, France 1944

 

Some experiments with photo printing and transfers.

Cheers,

Calvin

Rado Miniatures - SS-Sturmmann 25th SS Pz.Rgt.Norrey-en-Bessin Normandy 1944

 

Updated this piece with two home made road signs on the telegraph pole.

9th SS Panzer Division, Normandy 1944

After finishing the box art for the pair of running soldiers, I could not resist placing them into individual scenes. The reason being that I could use up the remaining telegraph poles from Miniart. The sign boards are designed in Photoshop and printed with my Canon Selphy photo printer. I gave a light spray of Mr Color Super Flat Clear to dull the sheen of the photo paper and proceeded to weather them with acrylic paints and the weathering pencils from AK Interactive. 

The abandoned British equipment is from Miniart. 

The straps and details are modelled with epoxy putty.

I updated the scene of running Schütze with some sign boards as I felt that the middle of the telegraph pole appeared rather bare. 

A overview of my "telegraph pole series". The left most figure is from Rado Miniatures. You can see how it holds up against the ones from Alpine Miniatures. 

Cheers,

Calvin