Marumba Marumba! Jungle jungle jungle!
Just shy of the finish line
I figured to make things more difficult on myself and added the smaller ferns that turned out to be paper instead of plastic as the others. These got the same VMA Green RLM72 as the others, though this time as the sole color before touches of VMC Pale Sand (70.837) and a coat of brush on gloss varnish. This was, of course, when I made the genius decision to glue all the plants in place.
The NMM brass took longer than I thought and looks more like gold. With work as it has been I’ve failed to meet the challenge. Here I’ll keep tooling around and finish as I’m already close to the end so no use getting frazzled over missing a deadline. The metal I started with a base of VGA Barbarian Flesh (72.771) and then outlining shapes with a black panel liner from Tamiya. I then worked in with VMC 70.860 Medium Flesh, RMS Buckskin Pale, VMC Pale Sand (70.836) and a final highlight of RMS Linen White to show off the luster. I know my eyes are going and my hands aren’t as steady as they could be so there is much to be done yet.
Other detailing to do is the dino which has been hit with VGA Bloody Res (72.710) and his claws with the same Barbarian Flesh with Elf Skintone (72.704) as the soft underbelly. The claws got definition with Reikland Fleshshade and will likely be hit with Pale Sand. The leash is still being worked for now and I’ll post more again soon.
As with so many of your projects, it’s simply beautiful. If you aren’t a professional painter you could certainly make money from your talents. Excellent work with a great eye for detail and overall composition.