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Offline Capt Troy Tempest

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Re: Super glue
« Reply #75 on: March 26, 2024, 08:49:16 PM »
Thanks cubs hairdryer worked brilliantly.

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Super glue
« Reply #76 on: March 27, 2024, 01:00:00 AM »
Thanks cubs hairdryer worked brilliantly.

Did the wife raise an eyebrow as to why you were furtively heading to the kitchen carrying her hair dryer?
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Offline Cubs

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Re: Super glue
« Reply #77 on: March 28, 2024, 08:53:49 AM »
Thanks cubs hairdryer worked brilliantly.

Cool, glad to hear it.
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Offline Capt Troy Tempest

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Re: Black uniforms
« Reply #78 on: April 05, 2024, 02:33:55 PM »
Finishing off police and Saint johns.

How do you paint your black uniforms, just one coat of black or do you high light in any way?

Next question purchased hospital staff that are wearing the disposable apron. Any suggestions on colour, white does not look correct on model.

Offline anevilgiraffe

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Re: Black uniforms
« Reply #79 on: April 05, 2024, 02:50:36 PM »
British Police uniforms? they're not black, just a very very very dark blue.

Offline Capt Troy Tempest

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Re: Black uniforms
« Reply #80 on: April 05, 2024, 02:56:17 PM »
Police figures from football hooligan range, so uniforms 1970’s which I thought was black. May be wrong.

Offline Dags

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Re: Black uniforms
« Reply #81 on: April 05, 2024, 03:13:10 PM »
British Police uniforms? they're not black, just a very very very dark blue.

This.

Add a little dark blue (Vallejo Dark Prussian Blue is ideal) to black. Layer up by adding tiny amounts more until the black has a blue sheen. Final highlight add a little pale blue-grey to the mix for edge highlights to the pockets, collar and creases.

Victorian, but the same principle applies....

« Last Edit: April 05, 2024, 03:29:05 PM by Dags »

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: Black uniforms
« Reply #82 on: April 05, 2024, 09:11:48 PM »
I undercoated black a number of Police figures, then dry brushed with Vallejo Black Grey.
 I then washed the uniform with Citadel Nuln Oil.
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« Last Edit: April 05, 2024, 09:14:48 PM by Ultravanillasmurf »

Offline HESH

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Re: Black uniforms
« Reply #83 on: April 06, 2024, 12:54:23 AM »
Cracking tips - very timely for me! Loads of blooming SAS to do!

Offline Iain R

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Re: Black uniforms
« Reply #84 on: April 06, 2024, 09:26:11 AM »
British Police uniforms? they're not black, just a very very very dark blue.

While the Met have retained blue, I can assure you that elsewhere they are very definitely black...
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Offline Ewart

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Re: Black uniforms
« Reply #85 on: April 08, 2024, 01:41:44 PM »
While the Met have retained blue, I can assure you that elsewhere they are very definitely black...

Until they fade to a weird shade of grey…

Offline Capt Troy Tempest

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Re: Black uniforms
« Reply #86 on: April 08, 2024, 05:02:02 PM »
Thanks for uniform advice.

Dug out some other police figures I have, first thing is to alter truncheons, they are more like war clubs.

 

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