Diorama "Casualty Evacuation"

Mansteins revenge wrote:

Not enough blood...

It is an interesting concept, I just feel it is missing something.  It would be nice to see some tree/s and/or detritus of war......spent shells, cast away rifle, bloody bandages.  Something, anything!

Brian

I don't know if it's my computer or what, but AI's German unifoms are appearing more and more in a really odd shade of grey...  It's not even close to Feldgrau (Heer) or Mausgrau (SS) but rather light grey/green that's almost the color of RAF aircraft interiors...

It could be because of the flash washing out the colors as well.. Could you try a different lighting set-up perhaps? Maybe a fill-flash or even natural lighting?

Many thanks for all kind comments and suggestions.

Hans, I don't know about the correct shade of grey, but this is natural light and this is how my pictures were produced and processed:  

all pictures were taken using "time exposure" technique so as to achieve highest depth of field, i.e., using a tripod, setting shutter priority and selecting shutter speed that gives the highest f-stop (f19-f22) and setting self-timer for shutter release. Lighting is natural, pictures were taken outdoor under the shades during daytime. Pictures were scanned directly from film by the photo shop, written on to a CD and resized by me.

Well, I copied that from my page and it comes with diferent size and color. ;-) 

First time I've seen that kit on the forums..  It looks sweet! But I agree with Hans about the shades..

Feldgrau (Field Gray) is a grey-green color, MM... Although I CAN see the gray-green color in the figures, it's very light, kinda like badly faded versions of the original color... 

Here's a shot of the Feldgrau uniform..

Hi! I'm Troy McClure, you may remember me from such films as.....

Sorry, he just reminds me of the Simpson's character.

Eyes are the reason I haven't done may figures! LOL.

Maybe I should pull a few from the spares box and practice up.

Wirraway wrote:

The eyes dont look right.  I looked at it on 100%, then went 200% then 400% and they got weirder each time.  I know painting eyes is an art in itself, but I think you need more than a white eyeball with a black dot in the middle.  Al LaFleche might have some tips for AI.

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I've shared my technique here many times and shown examples of some of what the current trend in figure painting is. If MM or AI are interested and request it, I'll gladly do so again.

A few comments about this one.

 As for the composition- there is a photo on the back of the kit box which this set is based off, so posing is based off a real life incident- it is pretty plain in the photo except for the soldiers...

As for the colors, I have several Master Box sets in my stash, including this one. And at times, I do question some of their colors by brand on the box back- especially Humbrol. If AI followed their call outs to the letter, this is the sort of thing that may result.

Lastly I gotta agree with the eyes critiques- they just dont look quite right- but then again my attempts on eyes have been pretty similar in result... they are just such a difficult task to master. I look forward to seeing more work from AI- always a good learning experience for me.

Thanks, Hans, for the picture showing Feldgrau color. But is that real picture from WWII or from a movie?

Niether.  It's from an ad for an outfit that makes reproduction WW2 German Uniforms for all branches of the Wehrmacht... The uniforms are as exacting in detail, authenticity, and colors as one can get without a time machine... I've bought uniforms from them for WW2 re-enactments and compared them to museum dispalys and they're dead-on with cut, style, and color..

subfixer wrote:

Hey!  He looks like my next door neighbor when I lived in Philly.  Never knew he had the extensive uniform collection.  

 Don

If I were the dude in the tarp I'd be real worried about where they were taking me- his buddy in the front has a spade stuck in his belt!

I'm no expert, but it does look neat.

Guys, here is a scan of the back of the kit box (from my stash),,you will see in the upper right corner the photo that the set is based on... any posng or molding issues should be taken up with Master Box and not AI/MM...

subfixer wrote:

Hi! I'm Troy McClure, you may remember me from such films as..... Sorry, he just reminds me of the Simpson's character.

and coming up in other films such as...

The Longest Day...

and A Bridge Too Far...

Thanks Hans, for the explanation about the source of picture. Just know that you're WWII uniform collector. Do you also colllect other items like accessories and firearms?

Bondoman, thanks for your kind comments on the dio.

Stikpusher, thanks for showing the back side of the Mini Art kit. Your two new pictures are very funny, did you edit them yourself? If so, they're outstanding indeed! Thumbs Up!

Do you also colllect other items like accessories and firearms?

Not so much on firearms... I just have what I need for my impessions.. A K-98 and a P-38 for my German impression, and a .45 for my USAAF pilot impression..

The equipment I have is all ordinary field gear for a German Soldier, Gas mask & carrier, suspenders, belt bayonet, e-tool, zeltbahn, mess kit, canteen, helmet, and ammo pouches, along with various medals & badges, some repro, some authentic...

For the USAAF, it's complete right down to the electically-heated underwear...