F-111 Winged Boar

F1-11 Winged Boar.
The Mascot for the famous F-111 Jet.
Less than 7 left. This is a limited commemorative kit which will not be recast!

Comissionesd for members of the Royal Australian Air Force to commemorate the F1-11 Jet.
In 2010 this sculpt was presented to the Australian Chief of Air Force and now resides in Canberra to mark the end of an era of the F-111 aircraft.
The F-111 Winged Boar comes unassembled and unpainted see further pictures below.

bronze boar

The winged boar kit consist of resin, wings and body and metal tail and tusks, and a new polyurethane stone look disply base. Wooden display base is not included.
What you see below is exactly what you get.
Work in progress pictures and commentary can be seen here on the Oz Painters forum. It measures 110mm from the the ground to the tip of the wing, and 75mm from nose to butt.

Painting The Bronze F-111 Winged Boar.

I painted the bronze boar pictured above as a gift for a friend over the Christmas break. There are several bronze paints available but as the shops were shut I decided to give it a go with the paints I had at hand.

I started by cleaning and assembling the model and applying a flat black spray undercoat, retouching the black with dilute P3 Thamar Black to ensure no recesses were missed. I then dry brushed the entire model quite liberally with a 50/50 mix of Citadel Tin Bits and P3 Brass balls. Once dry the a diluted wash of Citadel Devlan Mud and Badab Black was applied.

I could have finished at this stage but I wanted to add a hint of oxidation to create a more convincing bronze finish. This was done with a mix of P3 Arcane Blue, P3 Menoth White, Citadel Thraka Green, Devlan Mud and a tiny bit of black. This was made onto a very dilute wash and applied in controlled way to areas I wanted most oxidization (mouth, hooves, base of wings). When this was dry I used the same wash mix even more diluted over the entire model, then as it dried, removed some of the excess from highlight areas with a tissue.

Once thoroughly dry the model was given a light polish with a damp cloth and a light spray of varnish. This was a very quick painting process, and a simple way to prepare a miniature as a gift.

Happy Painting,
Vic

Tips for working with resin.

- Begin by cleaning any flash and mold lines from the castings with your modelling knife. Sand paper and clippers can also be useful.

- Once you are satisfied with the cleanup, all the parts should be washed so the mold release is removed. Wash all resin pieces with dishwashing liquid and warm water. Rinse thoroughly.

- Allow the parts to air dry completely before moving on. You can use hair dryer to fasten the drying process.

- Resin kits may occasionally have small air bubbles in the parts. Fill possible air bubble holes with modelling putty.

- Apply a light coat of enamel or lacquer based primer. Games Workshop or Tamiya primer will do just fine.
IMPORTANT: Mist (spray very lightly) a light primer coat and let it dry completely (at least15 minutes). Repeat if necessary. Hold the can at least 30 cm from the model.
Problems will occur if the can is held too close during spraying or if too much paint is applied in one coat (loss of details).
It's also a good idea to spray some paint into a small pot and use a brush to paint the parts that are not easily reachable by spray.

- Apply paint (feel free to use acrylic colors after priming).

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