For the past few years, the MASTER BOX brand has been producing various 1/35-scale and 1/24-scale figurines—civilian, military, and now historical and sci-fi. Affordably priced—an average of eleven euros per box—they are of high quality and make it easy to start a collection of unique figurines...
This little scene is pretty easy to put together and is a great way to get started...
The figurines and horses are assembled using liquid plastic glue, glued onto a wooden base to make painting easier, liquid putty is applied to the seams, and once dry, they are finished with a white spray-on primer...
We use Winsor & Newton oil paint in tubes, following the techniques already mentioned in various tutorials on the site.
There's nothing complicated about it—you just have to do a thorough job...
The Indian figure is a bit more challenging to assemble because it comes in separate pieces that don't fit together very well. But we manage to put it together anyway. The handles on the travois were improved using spooled thread...
The Appaloosa's coat pattern is based on a photo book about horses...
First step: the stains...
After experimenting with various pattern effects on the figure, we move on to the tunics, inspired by the photos on the box and other reference material...
The various painting steps before finishing the details...
The finished miniatures, after being placed in the diorama...
The Apache on horseback who is warning of danger will be rendered differently in terms of color. Since he is located farther back in the landscape, he will have cooler colors based on blue, black, and mauve, softened by white with a few flashes of light...
THE SETTING
A small piece of plywood, about 30 centimeters in size, onto which extruded polystyrene was glued using wood glue to form the rock in the background...
Apply tile adhesive to the entire surface, along with wood glue for the floor...
Then, a first layer of cat litter and various types of dust, followed by the placement of the "snowshoe" cacti, which are made of flexible plastic....
After letting it dry for at least a day, part of the scenery is painted with acrylics using a brush, starting with the rock...
Then, this time, we add colored flock and various plants...
Another view...
The various plants are dried herbs. The dust floating in the air is colored aquarium filter media...
The second Apache is secured to the ground with a metal rod (paper clip)...
The diorama is complete. An acrylic-painted background is added to simulate the depth of the landscape...
