Airbrush failed. Had to resort to painting it by hand. I think it's the testers paint that doesn't work that good, especially with darker colors even though I used a lot of thinner 

Spent a good amount of the weekend rearranging my garage so I could get a better workspace. Finally utilized a nook in my garage wall with a bookshelf that fit perfectly. Finally my stuff is out of harms way and room to spread out projects.

Slow day at work today. Watched a bunch of you tube videos about dry brushing. Conan's shading turned out pretty good. I tried just doing highlights on the girl but the white paint was kind of sticky. I might have to start using acrylic or something 

I was feeling motivated today. I finished Conans face and hair

Changed his eyes from dark blue to baby blue. Took forever

Finished the sandals last night. Here's a pic before the touch ups

Almost there. Pieces held together pretty solid with all the added wires and pegs on the feet. I'll probably seal Conan's feet after I do the final paint. I left the brass color for last. That stuff feels like it never dries, so I want to keep handiling to a minimum...... I'm probably going to change the eyes so they aren't looking up

Looks good so far!!

you definitely have more patience than I  

Wow, very nice.

On 7/8/2017 at 1:30 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

Looks good so far!!

you definitely have more patience than I  

On 7/8/2017 at 9:46 PM, oakman29 said:

Wow, very nice.

Thanks dudes! I'm almost done. With any luck I'll have it finish tonight and clear coat it. I'll post some more pics after work.

I changed the eyes again  Decided on them looking straight at you instead of up. My daughter likes to help me when I'm doing projects :-) Added the brass to Conan

Looking great!!! Like the eye change 

Always great to have a good helper. 

All finished. Necklace was a pain getting through the holes again. Added the clear coat that is still drying. I'll take some better pics once it dries all the way. Thanks for everyone checking out my journal. It was a cool project and I learned a ton. 

Turned out amazing!  Thanks for sharing.  Hopefully this will inspire you to start AND post future projects.

42 minutes ago, Bobbyusc said:

Turned out amazing!  Thanks for sharing.  Hopefully this will inspire you to start AND post future projects.

Thank you! New journal and being able to upload pics was pretty cool. I'm going to enter the statue in my county fair in a couple weeks. Fingers crossed I get a ribbon. That will be first time entering something.

Just an amazing job. 

12 hours ago, oakman29 said:

Just an amazing job. 

On 7/10/2017 at 6:05 PM, nepatkm said:

Looking great!!! Like the eye change 

Always great to have a good helper. 

Thank you guys! I took some better pics last night now that it is more dry

Great Job!!! Amazing patience. 

On 7/12/2017 at 5:10 PM, STORMSHADOW_80 said:

Thank you! New journal and being able to upload pics was pretty cool. I'm going to enter the statue in my county fair in a couple weeks. Fingers crossed I get a ribbon. That will be first time entering something.

Here is Conan on his way to the fair. I was pretty nervous on the drive. 

Here he is all set up. I had to reserve a larger case because of the size. I left him there for the duration of the fair for a couple weeks 

I took the day off of work so my son and I could check out the first day of the fair. I won first place!!!! I'm so happy  There were many other great exhibits. People really get into the model planes and cars.

Got Conan home the other day. Now he is in his resting place.  He barely fit on the detolf shelf. I'm really proud to be able to put a blue ribbon next to it. 

6 hours ago, STORMSHADOW_80 said:

Got Conan home the other day. Now he is in his resting place.  He barely fit on the detolf shelf. I'm really proud to be able to put a blue ribbon next to it.