the Forgotten Prisoner
UPDATED 05/29/10
Finally got this one done!
Started on it in the spring. Was working on this along with my WF contest entries. Was actually close to getting it done, but then summer hit, and I was too busy with outside stuff to get any modeling done. Finally sat back down and finished it up before the end of the year was up though.
The initial assembly wasn't too bad. The fit was good on the upper torso, wish I could say the same for the legs. That was a real bear to get lined up correctly. Don't know if the parts were warped, or if all of them have that slight bow that wants to keep them from joining properly. Can't tell from the pictures, but I also detailed the collar / creases on the jacket. Just took the knife and etched them in deeper and made it look like it was actually a layer of clothing on top of another one.
With sub assemblies done to satisfaction, I started on the painting. The base and the body, along with the rats and chains got primered black, while the bones, skulls, and snake were primered brown The bones got a few thin coats of off white until I got what I wanted. The pants and jacket were drybrushed with black that was lightened with some purple and brown. Chaines got some thin coats of gunmetal. Enough to cover, but still let a little black show here and there. Then I went in with some small specks and streaks of silver which I softened by smudging with my fingertip.
The base was hit with a light coat of dark gray, then dusted with a light gray primer. After that I went in with some washes, added a few white highlights.to simulate lime build-up from water seapage.Some gunmetal on the chain anchors and bars. Then it was hit with some black antiquing gel.

On to the detailing. I went at all the bones with some brown antiquing gel that was darkened with a little black. Used a combination of working it into the cracks, and smudging it here and there to make the bones look aged.
The tattered ends of the pants and jacket got some light green with white hightlights to simulate mildew. Plus I hit a few high spots that looked like they would suffer as well.
The rats got some off pink for the nose, red for the eyes, and some pink / brown for the tails and paws. then I drybrushed with some gray/brown so they wouldn't just blend into the base.
The spider got a little detail to the abdomen, and tips of the legs.
The snake got a little pattern work plus some mouth and eye detailing.

The final assembly was a little rougher than anticipated.
The body leg joint was not easy to line up. Wasn't a snug fit, and wiggled side to side, so getting it aligned properly was a pain. Not much of a junction point for the arm that goes into the sleeve, or the skull either. Had to hold those for a while before they had any stability at all. And getting those chains in place was pretty nerve wracking.
Over all, a nice fun kit, but a bit of a challenge (which I think kind of added to the fun)
 
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