Japanese Firefighter (1/10) from Scientificmodels

Scientificmodels announced new bust:
Japanese Firefighter
Scale: 1/10
Material: resin

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That is a good looking bust.

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I first saw the box art of this by Magnus Fagerberg over on Putty and Paint. (I’d encourage you guys to have a look as it is a masterful piece of work by the painter.)

Soon as I saw it I had to have it! My clicking was quick enough to bag the first production kit too! I thought I would post some pics of the resin for anyone interested.

As you can see it’s a characterful sculpt with a suitably stoic and determined look on the face. The various details are sharp and the pose, I think, matches the facial expression well.

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Looks great. Got the shipping notice today.

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Received mine a few days ago, #5.

The one thing that I ponder most besides replicating the hi viz on the jacket is the mask glass. Not sure the best way to address the issue.

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On the box art it is simply left as is. Probably the only thing I was disappointed in was the lack of the glass- and perhaps lack of decals for various bits of equipment - but its rare to get decals in busts. The hi-viz on the jacket looks quite good on the box art- there are various neon paints that could replicate the color too- though I’ve used several brands and have never been happy with them (consistency, coverage issues etc).

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I was not aware/thought about that.

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They are certainly worth a try for various effects. For me the worst ones were Scale 75 FX Fluor- very poor consistency and coverage. GreenStuffWorld have a nice range that, with a bit of thinning, airbrushes well. I also have Scale 75 Artists Acrylics neon set but I haven’t used any yet so I can’t comment on it.

I would also say to look at some of the Game Color paints from Vallejo- I’m using a Game Air blue color (Magic Blue I think) that is vivid and bright- they have a few orange colors in the range that might suit the high vis bits on the uniform.

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Thanks for the information. I will see what the hobby store has for Vallejo tomorrow.

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I wonder if it might be possible to make a small form and heat form some packaging plastic over it.

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It could be possible, I guess. It is rare enough to get clear parts in a bust at this scale. Personally I’m not at all fussed about it- the interesting subject matter trumps that particular issue for me.

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