I eventually put the finishing touches to this Schumacher figure by painting waht some might consider a controversial lable on his drink bottle – well if you can’t beat them, join them! Continue reading Best way to win a F1 race – drink your competitors fuel!
To make the tear-off strips in 1/20 I’ve used plastic about half as thick as the visor plastic supplied with the kit – I sourced mine from the top of a Sharwoods sauce bottle (it’s the type that’s pretty much shrink-wrapped around the neck) so it’s very flimsy and thin. I considered making a full tear-off ie, one which would extend right across the visor from side to side but I’m of the view now that I really don’t need to go to that trouble. The time/effort involved just wouldn’t be worth it from my point of view in terms … Continue reading Schumacher helmet – visor tear-off strips!
After finishing the decals (I still see some areas which need tidying up) I painted the inside of the helmet blue and the visor and neck rim black. As the figure is bareheaded, I want to display the helmet and Hans device beside him, so I thought it best to attach the helmet to the neck brace.       I drilled a hole in the back of the helmet to take a small metal pin and a corresponding hole in the face of the neck brace and join the two with a bit of Superglue. The retaining straps (which I originally fashioned … Continue reading Schumacher 1/20 Schuberth Helmet – WIP
I eventually got all the decals applied and pretty much 99% of the painting finished (still some areas I’m not totally happy with) – so nearly there with this figure. I used the Hobby Design decals – not as good as MSM’s (very thin decals requiring careful handling & lots of carrier film to be trimmed).  The fit of the decals on the helmet were very poor – lots of surgery required – in fairness the decals were probably mastered for a generic helmet shape, so I shouldn’t complain. I used a little licence on the Hans device with … Continue reading Michael Schumacher Monaco 2006 1/20 Driver figure (GF-models)
I eventually had to take a break from the sketching, and today I spent a couple of hours blocking in the main values on these two resin Schumacher figures. They are both 1/20 scale made by GF- models – I’ve modified them slightly by adding the gloves. I’ll use decals for the “Marlboro” version , however, as I don’t have ones suitable for the “Barcode” version I’ll have to paint in the main logos. I’ve already drilled out the parts of the helmets to take the visor lugs, radio cable and drink tube – more on these two later…meanwhile I’ll … Continue reading Michael Schumacher – 1/20 Driver Figures
This is another 1/20 resin figure I have “on the go” at the moment. It’s an original GF-models figure which I have converted into a more relaxed stance depicting Michael Schumacher at the Monaco Grand Prix in 2006. This was the race where Schumacher famously “parked” his car at the Rascasse corner and thereby blocking Alonso (who was on his fast lap) from setting a faster time! I’m not sure of the significance of it, but Schumacher also wore a very distinctive race suit at this grand prix – whatever the reason, it didn’t stop the stewards from penalising his … Continue reading Michael Schumacher 1/20 figure – WIP Monaco 2006
I’ve just started another batch of 1/20 scale F1 driver figures – includes Prost, Schumacher, Alonso, two versions of Senna, Gilles Villeneuve, Hamilton etc… So far, I’ve blocked in the main values on the two Sennas and Prost and some facial tones on one of the Schumachers and Alonso… better get on with the rest of the painting! Continue reading WORK IN PROGRESS – 1/20 SCALE F1 DRIVER FIGURES
A grouping of the Schumacher figures – as far as I know these liveries were never produced by Minichamps. Continue reading MICHAEL SCHUMACHER 1/18 CONVERTED MINICHAMPS FIGURES
Another Schumacher figure in Benetton – this time Auto Polis branding. Continue reading MICHAEL SCHUMACHER 1/18 MINICHAMPS CONVERSION
This is another Schumacher conversion – in Benetton livery. Continue reading MICHAEL SCHUMACHER 1/18 MINICHAMPS CONVERSION
