Gilles gets his helmet back!
Another one down – helmet done – had to have a second go at visor but it all came together in the end – must paint that Armco! Continue reading Gilles gets his helmet back!
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Gilles Villeneuve – Bell helmet – completed
I picked up some really good decals from Modellers for their Villeneuve figures and I nicked a pair of SMEG decals for the helmet – the decals I have on the Bell helmet in these shots are more than likely not the branding he would have sported while wearing this very early driving suit – they would be more appropriate for his red driving suit which will be the subject of another figure I’m converting at the moment. Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve – Bell helmet – completed
Gilles Villeneuve – another take – WIP
This is another of the great 1/20 scale resin driver figures from GF-models. This time I’ve depicted him wearing the helmet and white suit worn in the latter stages of his F1 career – some sources show this as the outfit he wore from the ’82 season (his last) and other references I’ve seen show him wearing it prior to that. Once again, I had a go at using the old Tamiya decals from a couple of the Pit/Driver sets I have from over 20 years ago and (with the exception of the blue lines for the helmet) I was … Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve – another take – WIP
Gilles Villeneuve 1/20 helmet visor – GF-model figure
I’m not having much luck with these figures recently – after discovering in my last post that I’d put the visor strip on the Schumacher helmet upside down, I then went and accidentally put a nasty crease in the visor of Villeneuves Bell helmet – such is life!  It looked pretty good as I had given it three coats of klear and I had just added the lifting handles and the fastners – it then fell off the workbench and I stupidly picked it up between my fingers with a little too much force….end of visor.  So I’ve cut a … Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve 1/20 helmet visor – GF-model figure
Gilles Villeneuve – 1/20 Helmet – WIP
I got the decals applied yesterday – these decals are from a 20 year old Tamiy pit set – I’m impressed – they floated off the paper in one piece – no problems at all and they even withstood some Champ decal fix to get them to adhere to the shape! Just for comparison purposes I put it beside the Schumacher helmet – poor Gilles – those old helmets were pretty useless when compared to the sophisticated composites in use today – having said that, I doubt if even a modern Schubert helmet could have saved him given the awful … Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve – 1/20 Helmet – WIP
Gilles Villeneuve driver figure – more progress….
….well sort of!  In an effort to establish a useable color for the helmet, I decided to have a close up look at my 1/18 scale Exoto diecast 312T4 (which contains a really nicely finished driver figure). From the many reference photos I’ve seen of his helmet, it’s hard to determine the actual shade of blue used. I suppose it depends on all sorts of variables including reflected light etc, and in trying to replicate any color on a miniature, the main variable (in my own opinion) is: “does it look right”?  So in an effort to finally decide what … Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve driver figure – more progress….
Two more Gilles Villeneuve driver figures
These are the two additional Gilles figures I have just prepped.  I’ve modified the bareheaded one to give him a “hands in pocket” stance – done usingMiliput around a wire armature. I’ll let the primer dry for 24 hours and then get started on painting them – cheers for now. Continue reading Two more Gilles Villeneuve driver figures
Gilles Villeneuve GF-models Driver figure WIP
I eventually got back to my line up of 1/20 driver figures and today I decided to tackle the Villeneuve figure and try to make some progress – it’s the dreaded “day job” – keeps slowing me down and distracting me!  I actually now have three Villeneuve figures on the go at the moment, different versions from 1977 to 1982 – (with and without the helmet).  One great aspect of these GF figures is the variety of helmet options they provide. In the case of this Villeneuve kit, both the Bell and GPA helmets are included – so rather than … Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve GF-models Driver figure WIP
Gilles Villeneuve 1/20 Driver figure WIP
Today, I made a return to the selection of miniature F1 driver I have on the go at the moment - I started this one a couple of weeks ago (along with many others) and unfortunately the “day job” keeps getting in the way of some serious progress on these – but we have to eat! I’m reasonably happy with progress so far – midtones, shades and highlights on the suit look ok , however, I will come back to them later and sharpen them up after I’ve applied the decals. Flesh tonesand eyes look ok, so now I’ll prepare … Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve 1/20 Driver figure WIP
Gilles Villeneuve 1/20 scale driver figure
Another of the driver figures I have just added to my Work in Progress stock is this one of Gilles Villeneuve. The figure is by GF-models and apart from being very nicely detailed it has an excellent likeness to the man himself. So far, I’ve just slightly modified the hair (to make it slightly longer) and I’ve also added some detail to the polo necked fireproof under vest.  As I have three figures of Gilles to make and paint, I’ve decided to depict him wearing different overalls representing different periods from his short driving career – this version will be … Continue reading Gilles Villeneuve 1/20 scale driver figure