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Thanks to 0-27 gauge railroad equipment, I find myself painting little lead people again after a gap of decades. Ophelia is on a par with the classic Ral Partha 25mm sculpts. Her pose is sexy without being vulgar, her proportions charming rather than grotesquely over-inflated. In short, it looks like the sculptor has actually seen naked women. She has delicate facial features (I paint eyebrows and eyelashes) and loosely stacked-up hair. She and her bubbles fit a trifle loosely into the hip-bath, probably well enough for most modellers but perfectionists will want to carry some full-bodied paint over the small gaps once she is installed (I suggest iridiscent white for the bubbles). The rubber duck is infinitesmal, with two pupils bugging out. THAT was a challenge: I had to mount it on the working end of an unused chopstick to manipulate it while painting. Don't forget that the hip bath doesn't have to be plain metal or plain white: the finest had decorative painting like bows and garlands around the outside.
Worth every penny!
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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