Up Rode the Squatter

A couple of days of painting and more gluing and the squatter is mounted on his thoroughbred.

I know, he is a bit close to the fence but I haven't much room to work with. He needs to be here to sneak up on the jolly swagman waiting for his billy to boil.

The slightly out of focus beige blob is the swagman's tuckerbag stuffed with a jumbuck.

...and from an earlier post, troopers one, two, three.

Troopers One Two Three

The policemen are painted and placed into position.

They are taking the long way around to have a chat to the swagman. They should have caught the train instead of walking.

The next step is the squatter mounted on a thoroughbred. I have a Keroby Models drover which I bought a number of years ago. I did try to bend his legs to sit on a rock to be my swagman but that did not end well.

Time for some glue.

Until next time.

Swanning About

I have to admit that I was wondering what happened to May, that I nearly missed June.

Here’s what has been happening.

I added swans. Being a Swans fan, it seemed appropriate.

The Modpodge which I used wasn’t too kind to me and you can see the bit that was added on top of the previous layer. I had. Some bubbles form as well. I think that the Modpodge became a bit thicker as I kept using it for the water. I have put another layer around to soften the difference but it is still noticeable.

Another thing which I thought that I should add were some troopers - or policemen.

I looked around for some suitable boys in blue and found a set of Austrian Policemen. They look a bit Victorian but with a bit of blue paint on their hats, they look more New South Wales.

I also painted some paramedics. The printed detail on them was fantastic.

Now they look blue.

They will need a silver reflective stripe on the legs and a couple of badges but that's a job for another day.

Until next time.