Although most of my blog activity centered around 28mm scale figures my modelling roots were very much in 54mm figures. Even now it is nice to do a larger figure once in a while but on this occasion I was given a figure by a guy at the modelling club. He said he would never get around to doing it and wanted to see what I would come up with. This was the result. Not my finest piece of work as I look at again now. Rusty from doing smaller figures!
TIM
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Off the Work Bench
I was recently given a Pegaso 54mm Comanchero by a guy who didn’t consider himself to be a figure painter. Although my American Civil War diorama is very near completion I thought I would have a break from 28mm figures and paint it. It has been a while since I have painted a 54mm figure and it surprised me how big it was!
An enjoyable project and a welcome distraction but back to finishing my diorama.
Is it just me or am I the only one who has more ideas on what to do next than I have years left to live to complete them?!
The Imperfect Modeller 
i like it a lot, and i love the bases you come up with too, if it was me and would just be tempted to apply a nuln oil wash just in the creases of the jacket.
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Interesting you should say that. When I did this figure, about 3 years ago, it was the first 54mm figure I had done for a little while and it was painted using oils. All my 54mm figures past and present mainly still are but when I paint 28mm figures I pretty much paint entirely now with acrylics. It was a fellow blogger who put me onto washes and advised Citadel as these were the best in his opinion. One of the best moves I made was taking that advice. If I was doing that figure again then I would almost certainly use a wash as you suggest. To some extent it’s not too late but as a general rule done is done and I don’t go back. Mainly I think because it serves as an audit trail. That and the fact that I am to lazy as well perhaps, 😉
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just use it as ideas for the future, 3 years ago i had never heard of nuln oil, let alone what it can do, but now i have a bit more knowledge of things , we all live and learn..
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So true my friend. Every day is a school day, except when they are closed of course!
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Yes we are all in lockdown now..
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Bravo mate
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Very nice, Dave! 🙂
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Thanks John.
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Great figures. The patterened detailing is very nice.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanks Pete.
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Very nice! Are there any techniques and/or style changes when you go to a larger scale?
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The biggest I would say is blending. Where you can get away with simple lines sometimes for highlighting on 28mm the larger scale of 54mm is less forgiving. One of the reasons I choose oils for the larger scale more often than not.
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