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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Other => Topic started by: Frank3k on July 30, 2025, 09:24:36 AM

Title: Spalah 1/35 Scientist SSP-99
Post by: Frank3k on July 30, 2025, 09:24:36 AM

This is the second SPALAH figure I've built from their line of "STALKER" figures, "Scientist SSP-99 "Ecologist" (https://spalah-models.com/en/fihura-1-35-vchenyi-ssp-99-ekoloh-z-vsesvitu-ihor-stalker-spalah-14635/):

(https://spalah-models.com/content/images/40/1000x1000l80mc0/96533509397225.jpg)

The vented cover for the scientist's instrument was lost at some point between printing and my getting the figure ready for paint. There were some minor print defects - a hole at the top of the figure's head and some minor delamination at the right elbow. That said... I painted - and stripped - this figure 7-8 times: I didn't get the black primer right. I didn't like the orange color. Now it's too red. How about blue? Nah,... finally, yellow seemed OK.

Once that problem was solved, detailed painting and shadowing went by pretty quickly:

Here he is with the resting stalker in the Jonny Quest flyer:

(https://i.imgur.com/3ofpFRt.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/MdhCOAx.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/VcA32tI.jpg)

I used a 1/32 aircraft instrument decal for the instrument. I added red and blue marks on each side of the decal:

(https://i.imgur.com/yOnucC8.jpg)

Jeff Fontaine sent me a couple of Blackdog diorama bases a while ago (Thanks, Jeff!) - I used the Cracked road with pipe base (https://blackdog-model.com/fd001-cracked-road-with-pipe-base-fantasy-base/). The scale wasn't specified, but it worked well with this figure. Painting was pretty quick:

(https://i.imgur.com/BFauY5W.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/CNFdWcZ.jpg)

I used a mix of UV glow powders in the broken pipe:

(https://i.imgur.com/l9ObfMo.jpg)

The faceplate was painted with one of the Vallejo color shifting acrylic paints. I found a detailed review of the paints on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI0E6tGMmhQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI0E6tGMmhQ)

I bought the Vallejo The Shifters Space Dust set on Amazon. I think it worked well - two thin layers applied with a brush to a gloss black finish and it dried quickly.

Title: Re: Spalah 1/35 Scientist SSP-99
Post by: Old Wombat on July 30, 2025, 09:56:59 AM

Excellent! 8)

And no annoying flesh tones to deal with! ;)

Title: Re: Spalah 1/35 Scientist SSP-99
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on July 30, 2025, 10:20:48 AM

You are most welcome Frank.  Always happy to help and those bases were just not going to work out for me as they were much smaller than I had thought they were going to be.  The scientist figure looks great and the color of the suit reminds me of the original FPS game it is based on.   

Title: Re: Spalah 1/35 Scientist SSP-99
Post by: Kerick on July 30, 2025, 09:36:13 PM

Looks awesome!
Great colors and it looks real.

Title: Re: Spalah 1/35 Scientist SSP-99
Post by: Frank3k on July 31, 2025, 12:09:48 AM

Thanks, guys. The ATOM paint is just great - the yellow went on with no problem, which never happens with yellow.

Jeff, the bases are small - I used this one because we've had water main brakes in our area, so I know what 100+ year old water mains look like...

Title: Re: Spalah 1/35 Scientist SSP-99
Post by: Dr. YoKai on August 11, 2025, 07:12:46 AM

A yellow that works?!? I may have to invest in some new paints.

Great looking figure, Frank. I don't know the game, but the figure, and the finish are outstanding.