Post by adt70hk on May 8, 2023 2:31:22 GMT -5
Good morning all
So as promised here's another of the significant 'builds' I completed whilst away but in this case this it's about the figures.
In fact, in some ways this is arguably the most significant work I completed whilst I was away.
So why given it's a very basic set?
In short, figure painting scared the ^%&$% out of me - it really did!! But thanks to a small scale figure painting SBS by someone elsewhere, I have now got that particular monkey off my back; it's impossible to overstate how much this person helped me!!
These are Revell rebox of a 2007 Italeri set. Whilst the Italeri set is made from hard plastic, these are made from that horrible soft and greasy plastic and as a result I nearly threw them away - I could bend the barrel through 360 degrees if I really wanted to. This meant they sat in the stash half done for a number of years.
I'm glad I didn't through them away though, as the figures are actually pretty nicely sculpted - shells aside. The gun is obviously a bit on the heavy side as it's aimed at wargaming.
The crews are dressed in a range of great coats, combat smocks and trousers, and winter parkas. So as my German forces are nominally from the 9 SS Pz Division, I thought I'd have a go at the Oak Leaf Pattern - both autumn and winter versions, just to break it up a bit, plus field grey for the great coats.
As our battles are nominally Normandy(ish) '44, I've tried to mix it up a bit so, you will see the odd deliberate mismatch on helmet and uniform colours.
These aren't perfect and aren't going to set the modelling world alight but nonetheless represent a real modelling breakthrough for me. Unfortunately though, the fact I nearly threw them away meant I wasn't very particular when assembling the guns and so the odd seam line is visible.
ATB.
Andrew
** To give you an idea of the scale, these are mounted on British pennies, which are about the same size as US and Euro 1 cent coins.
*** Sorry that a few of the pics are a bit blurry too.....
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So as promised here's another of the significant 'builds' I completed whilst away but in this case this it's about the figures.
In fact, in some ways this is arguably the most significant work I completed whilst I was away.
So why given it's a very basic set?
In short, figure painting scared the ^%&$% out of me - it really did!! But thanks to a small scale figure painting SBS by someone elsewhere, I have now got that particular monkey off my back; it's impossible to overstate how much this person helped me!!
These are Revell rebox of a 2007 Italeri set. Whilst the Italeri set is made from hard plastic, these are made from that horrible soft and greasy plastic and as a result I nearly threw them away - I could bend the barrel through 360 degrees if I really wanted to. This meant they sat in the stash half done for a number of years.
I'm glad I didn't through them away though, as the figures are actually pretty nicely sculpted - shells aside. The gun is obviously a bit on the heavy side as it's aimed at wargaming.
The crews are dressed in a range of great coats, combat smocks and trousers, and winter parkas. So as my German forces are nominally from the 9 SS Pz Division, I thought I'd have a go at the Oak Leaf Pattern - both autumn and winter versions, just to break it up a bit, plus field grey for the great coats.
As our battles are nominally Normandy(ish) '44, I've tried to mix it up a bit so, you will see the odd deliberate mismatch on helmet and uniform colours.
These aren't perfect and aren't going to set the modelling world alight but nonetheless represent a real modelling breakthrough for me. Unfortunately though, the fact I nearly threw them away meant I wasn't very particular when assembling the guns and so the odd seam line is visible.
ATB.
Andrew
** To give you an idea of the scale, these are mounted on British pennies, which are about the same size as US and Euro 1 cent coins.
*** Sorry that a few of the pics are a bit blurry too.....
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