Post by becdecorbin on Jan 24, 2012 12:31:44 GMT -5
Cro-Magnon Woman was my first female kit, and probably
was for hundreds of kit-builders. Female plastic kits were
pretty rare. Aurora had other offerings, but Cro-Magnon
Woman was almost Mattel's Barbie in animal skins.
I never got a chance to paint her the first time around.
Two decades afterward, I rediscovered Cro-Magnon
Woman and fixed her up as I never had the chance to
do.
This model is from 1990. Acrylics over enamel. Failed
to center the eyes. Tiny dabs of thinned paint applied
under a hot lamp built up the shadows. I didn't want
her too clean.
Recently, I acquired three more CM Women, and I'm
trying a different paint scheme on each.
was for hundreds of kit-builders. Female plastic kits were
pretty rare. Aurora had other offerings, but Cro-Magnon
Woman was almost Mattel's Barbie in animal skins.
I never got a chance to paint her the first time around.
Two decades afterward, I rediscovered Cro-Magnon
Woman and fixed her up as I never had the chance to
do.
This model is from 1990. Acrylics over enamel. Failed
to center the eyes. Tiny dabs of thinned paint applied
under a hot lamp built up the shadows. I didn't want
her too clean.
Recently, I acquired three more CM Women, and I'm
trying a different paint scheme on each.
