Commission: RAR man rider in 7/8ths

I recently shared photos of an Royal Arsenal 'tool wagon' that I had been commissioned to paint and weather, here is the companion vehicle, completed a few months ago (as evidenced by the lack of a gate, and the green grass!) that somehow missed the blog...

It is a 'what if' vehicle, a man-rider using the RAR chassis conjured up in the imagination of it's builder. A lovely piece of work in unpainted wood, and painted acrylic, however it needed bringing to life. I worked with the owner to determine a red/brown colour for the chassis, unpainted weathered wood for the planking and black bodywork. This was also weathered to bring the edges to live and show a hard working but well looked after vehicle.

A real pleasure to work on such fine craftsmanship, and the way it was designed to be assembled and dis-assembled was ingenious - wonderful.

Here you can see the finished man rider next to the unfinished tool wagon, both were originally in the unpainted wood finish, so you can see how the subtle washes and dry brushing have greyed the wood nicely on the man-rider. The same approach was later used on the deck of the tool wagon.

Get in touch using the contact form on my blog, or the messenger services on Facebook or the various forums if you're interested in commissioning your own model, be that a complete scratch build or just a painting and weathering job. More soon...