AIRFIX Doctor Who Welcome Aboard User manual

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Contents
3Assembly instructions
14 Painting techniques
20 Battery safety guidelines
Welcome Aboard
In the Dr Who episode ‘Smith & Jones’ the Doctor and Martha first meet. This model
represents them both about to enter the TARDIS when the Doctor welcomes Martha aboard.
Study drawings and practice assembly before
cementing parts together. Carefully scrape plating and
paint from cementing surfaces. All parts are numbered.
Paint small parts before assembly. Use decals in
conjunction with box artwork and these instructions.
For children over 8 years of age only. For use
under adult supervision. Not suitable for
children under 36 months of age due to the
presence of small detachable parts.
Paints included
Colours are reproduced as accurately as print process will
allow. For a colour accurate printed sample refer to the
Humbrol Fandeck Swatch.
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Assembly phase
Humbrol cement
Crystal part
Do not cement together
Repeat this operation
Humbrol paint number
Decals
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Tardis
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We advise that you attach the characters to the Tardis.
The lighting and sound effects operate when the door is operated.
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Equipment
Paint – Your kit contains all of the colours required
to complete your ‘Welcome Aboard’ Doctor Who
Gift Set to an excellent standard, however, further
colours can be used. (See page 19).
Brushes – You can achieve excellent results with the
brushes provided in your model kit but if you want
to achieve a truly professional finish we recommend
the purchase of an additional size 000 brush for
super fine detail.
Water – We recommend two jars of water; a ’clean’
jar for cleaning and thinning lighter tones of paint
(e.g. Flesh, White and Yellow) and a ‘dirty’ jar for
cleaning darker tones of paint (e.g. Blue, Black and
Brown).
Blotter – A pad of Kitchen Towel or Newspaper to
brush excess paint on, or to absorb excess water on
a freshly cleaned brush.
Watercolour Pencils – Coloured pencils that use a
special pigment that dissolves in water to produce
watercolour paint. By no means essential,
Watercolour Pencils can be used to create
spectacularly realistic effects on models.
Palette – A surface for mixing paint. You can use
commercially available palettes, an old plate, a
piece of tinfoil or any non-absorbent material.
Technique Glossary
Brush Loading – Dip the brush in the paint up to
about half the length of the bristles. Don’t dip the
brush in too deeply or you will overload the brush.
Brush Cleaning – Immerse the brush in a jar of water
stirring vigorously until the paint on the brush
dissolves in the water. Ensure the brush is clean and
dry by wiping it on your blotter and checking that the
brush does not leave any streaks of the old colour.
Basic Painting – The process of covering the surface
of the model with an even coat of paint. Try not to
‘overload’ the brush with too much paint as this can
lead to runs and visible brush marks in addition to
destroying fine details on the model. It is always
better to apply a few thin coats of paint rather than
to apply one thick one. The resulting coat of paint
can be referred to as the ‘base’ or ‘foundation’ coat.
Overbrushing – The process of enhancing detail by
brushing paint onto the surface of a textured area
without filling the recesses. Overbrushing is used on
areas of a model such as hair and wood grain. To
Overbrush you need to ensure that your brush is not
overloaded by wiping away a little paint and
ensuring the paint is not too watery. Pull the brush
gently over the model with the bristles flat to the
surface of the model being careful not to fill the
recesses.
Drybrushing – The process of enhancing detail by
brushing high/low lights onto the surface of the
models. Drybrushing is used on areas of a model
where subtle textures need to be enhanced. It can
be used to re-create denim, dirt, metal, hair and
many other finishes. To Drybrush you need to load
your brush and then repeatedly wipe the brush on
your blotter until only a faint mark is produced.
Stroke the brush lightly and quickly over the surface
of the model building up subtle shades of colour.
Washing – The process of enhancing detail by
brushing highly viscous (wet) paint over the surface
of the model filling detail recesses with paint.
Washing is used to enhance detail by allowing the
shading of large areas quickly. Create washes by
mixing water and paint in a ratio of six parts of
water to four parts of paint. Adding a drop of
washing up liquid to the paint will produce a
smoother more evenly distributed coat and adding a
drop of PVA glue will gather the pigment together
creating a stronger contrast.
Painting techniques
There are a wide variety of painting techniques that can be employed to enhance your
‘Welcome Aboard’ Doctor Who Gift Set. In this painting guide we will firstly outline these
techniques and then show you where best to use them.
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using a tiny amount of reddish brown. Run the wash
in the ears, around nostrils and eyes. Add dark
brown to the wash and paint in the nostrils.
2Paint the eyes by laying down a base coat of
light grey then using a wash of a ‘pinker’ flesh (add
red to the base flesh colour), using this mix paint in
the corners of the eyes and under the eye lids. Paint
a dark brown, filled, circle for the foundation of
each Iris and add a ring of a much lighter orangey
brown to the Iris before adding a black pupil and
light grey highlight. Paint the upper eye lashes with
a dark brown and the lower eyelashes with a fleshy
grey (add black/brown to the base flesh tone).
Complete the eye with gloss varnish. For the
eyebrows Overbrush in base hair colour and the
Drybrush a lighter tone of the same colour.
3Paint the lips with a lighter, pinker version of the
base flesh tone. Create a deeper brown/red/
burgundy wash for the lips to bring out the detail
and emphasize the ‘gap’ between the lips.
4Create a greyer version of the base flesh tone
using the Powderbrushing technique and brush the
beard line to create stubble.
5The final stage is to Powderbrush some life into
the flesh. Using a very, very slightly darker version
of the base flesh tone create a skin shader (the
Watercolour pigment mix would be; light grey,
orange, yellow and brown). Brush the powder into
the detail of the face (e.g. around the nose, mouth,
chin, neck, ears and eyes). Create a pinker version
of the Powderbrush skin shader and brush the
cheeks, in the corners of the eyes and around the
nostrils and Adams Apple.
6Paint hair with a base coat of mid-brown followed
by a darker brown wash – finish the look with a
light dry brush of a brown which should be slightly
lighter than the base hair tone.
The Doctor’s Body
Paint the body using flat even coats of paint. Add
subtle shading by Powderbrushing darker tones into
the creases of the coat and suit. Paint parallel
stripes outwards (and inwards) from two stripes
painted down the centre of each leg remembering
that a stripe will almost never continue across a
seam line. For authentic detailing use
gloss varnish on the buttons and coat
Powderbrushing – The process of enhancing a
model’s appearance using the powdered pigment
from a Watercolour Pencil. Powderbrushing can
enhance the look of clothing but is primarily used to
create natural skin tones, stubble and makeup.
Powderbrushing is achieved by rubbing the tips of
Watercolour pencils on sandpaper (180 Grit is
recommended). Carefully create small heaps of
powdered pigments which you can blend with a
clean brush. Once the correct tone has been
achieved brush the model with the pigment using
light, quick strokes and ‘fix’ the end result with a
clear lacquer. It is essential that the brush you use
for mixing the powders is not in any way damp or
the powder will revert to Watercolour paint.
The TARDIS
Add subtle shading to the base colour of the TARDIS
exterior by Washing darker tones over the panelled
areas of the model. Add a second wash to intensify
the darker areas of blue specifically around the
edges of each panel. To paint authentic looking
weathering on the TARDIS start by adding light grey
to the base blue paint and Drybrush the surface.
Drybrush the panels at least twice more adding light
grey to the mix to produce progressively lighter
tones. The first coat of Drybrush should be used to
emphasise wood grain all over the exterior and
subsequent layers need to be built up around the
worn areas of the keyhole, door edges and each of
the corners. Finally add subtle shading by
Powderbrushing beige and brown darker tones
around the base and lower panels.
For the best results on the interior use basic flat
colours as the foundation. Add a touch of dark
brown to the base colours and wash over the
console edging and it’s supporting struts. Build up
several layers of a dark sandy coloured wash on the
material at the top of the central column. The look of
the floor around the central column is achieved by
painting a light grey base tone and Drybrushing it
with red-brown. The pipework seen through the
superstructure is painted using a base coat of light
grey with a dark grey wash. To complete the look of
the model; paint in the details on the control panels
with your finest brush.
The Doctor’s Head
1Start with a base coat of light flesh colour. Mix a
very slightly warmer wash of your base flesh tone
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lining to create the impression of plastic and satin.
Add a touch of brown to the base cream colour of
the shoes to create an ageing wash for the canvas
uppers and a touch of grey to the base colour of the
soles to create a wash for an authentic rubber look.
Complete the look of the shoes by Powderbrushing
beige and light brown into the recesses to recreate
dirt.
The hands should be painted using the same
techniques used to bring life to the flesh of the face.
The finger nails need to be painted in a lighter
version of the flesh tone and gloss varnished for
realism.
Martha’s Head
1Start with a base coat of Martha’s flesh colour.
Create a wash of the basic flesh colour adding a
slightly darker brown and paint around the ears and
nostrils. Add a little more dark brown to the wash
and paint in the nostrils.
2Paint the eyes by laying down a base coat of
light grey then using a wash of a ‘pinker’ flesh (add
red to the Doctor’s base flesh colour), using this mix
paint in the corners of the eyes and under the eye
lids. Paint a dark brown, filled, circle for the
foundation of each Iris and add a ring of a much
deeper red/ brown to the Iris before adding a black
pupil and light grey highlight. Paint the upper and
lower eye lashes with a dark brown/black.
Powderbrush the eyelids with a mixture of a pigment
the same colour as Martha’s base flesh and purple
to create her eye-shadow. Complete the eye with
gloss varnish. For the eyebrows Overbrush in base
hair colour and the Drybrush a lighter tone of the
same colour.
3Paint the lips with a lighter, pinker version of the
base flesh tone. Create a deeper brown/red/
burgundy wash for the lips to bring out the detail
and emphasize the ‘gap’ between the lips.
4Martha’s skin needs to be painted using much
subtler technique than used on the Doctor – aside
from the initial wash employed on the ears and
nostrils all shading should be Powderbrushed.
Create a deeper version of the base flesh tone using
the Powderbrushing technique and brush the head
all over to add ‘depth’ to the skin tone. Particularly
brush between the cheek and the jaw line to
emphasise the bone structure, also brush around the
nostrils, down the neck muscles and over the chest.
5The final stage is to Powderbrush some life into
the flesh. Create a red Powderbrush pigment and
brush the powder onto the cheeks to represent
blusher also lightly brush the chest to give
additional ‘warmth’ to the skin tone.
6Paint hair with a base coat of mid-brown followed
by a darker red/brown wash – finish the look with
a light dry brush of a brown which should be
slightly lighter than the base hair tone.
Martha’s Body
Paint the body using flat even coats of paint. Add
subtle shading by Powderbrushing darker tones into
the creases of the vest. To paint authentic denim first
start with a flat even base coat of blue that is
slightly lighter than the darkest tone you want the
jeans to have. Add light grey to the base blue paint
and Overbrush the jeans. Drybrush the jeans at
least twice more adding light grey to the mix to
produce progressively lighter tones. The first coat of
Drybrush should be used to emphasise wrinkles all
over the jeans and subsequent layers need to be
built up around the worn areas of the thighs,
backside and knees. Finally add subtle shading by
Powderbrushing darker tones in the wrinkles.
Add a touch of brown to the base burgundy colour
of the shoes and jacket to create an ageing wash
for the leather. Complete the look of the shoes by
Powderbrushing beige and light brown into the
recesses to recreate dirt.
The hands and arms should be painted using the
same techniques used to bring life to the flesh of the
face. The finger nails need to be painted in a lighter
pinker version of the flesh tone and gloss varnished
for realism.
To produce an even more superbly finished model,
you may want to add to your paint collection
Humbrol Acrylic shades: 24 Yellow 33 Black 34
White
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Safety Notes
This product is not suitable for children under 8
years. Only use good quality Type AAA 1.5 volt
Alkaline batteries. To fit the batteries, refer to
diagram below. Make sure battery compartment lid
is firmly secured. Do not use re-chargeable
batteries. Do not short-circuit battery terminals.
Please refer to the Battery Safety Guidelines and
retain this leaflet and address for future reference.
Battery Safety Guidelines
Used correctly, domestic batteries are a safe and
dependable source of portable power. Problems can
occur if they are misused or abused – resulting in
leakage or, in extreme cases, fire or explosion.
Please follow these simple guidelines to eliminate
the possibility of such problems.
Always take care to fit batteries correctly. Observe
the plus and minus signs on the batteries and in the
battery compartment.
Always replace the complete set of batteries at
one time, taking care not to mix old and new
batteries or batteries of different types.
Always store unused batteries in their packaging
and away from metal objects which may cause
short-circuits.
Always remove dead batteries from equipment.
Remove batteries from equipment which you know
will not be used for a long time. Otherwise the
batteries may leak and cause damage.
Always supervise children if they are replacing
batteries themselves to ensure these guidelines are
followed.
Always make sure that battery compartments are
secure.
Never dispose of batteries in a fire as this can
cause them to explode.
Never attempt to recharge ordinary batteries as
this may cause fire or explosion.
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Nation 1963. Cyberman image © BBC/Kit Pedlar/Gerry Davis 1963. K-9 image © BBC/Bob Baker/Dave Martin
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