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  • Member since
    November 2005
  • From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas
Posted by CapnMac82 on Sunday, August 24, 2014 11:55 PM

Gino is trying to make me blush.

What I know comes from time among reenacctors, one too many militaria shows (and a few Bundeswehr Soldaten) over the years.  All this after having spent some time among the then-new MM line, and the newish PolyScale acrylics, while also using the Humbrol tins and wading through the '70s & '80s Military Miniatures line from Tamiya (to no great skill or art).

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    August 2008
Posted by tankerbuilder on Saturday, August 23, 2014 6:05 PM

Hi:

    Except for some visible mold seams , the only fault I see is they are too glossy ! Other than that go for it !

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    August 2008
Posted by tankerbuilder on Saturday, August 23, 2014 6:03 PM

OOH !

Very nice job , But, You broke tha boid !

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    December 2002
  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Saturday, August 23, 2014 6:16 AM

The German figs are coming along.  CapnMac has it down for the colors.  First though, you should take care of some basic modeling skills.  You need to scrape/sand down all the seams along where the two parts of the molds come together, on the outsides of the legs, arms, torso, etc.  Once, these are gone, they will look better overall.  

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  • Member since
    November 2005
  • From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas
Posted by CapnMac82 on Thursday, August 21, 2014 10:47 PM

Looks good for the start of shading.  

German WWII field gear is a unique mix of things.

The cylinder is a thin sheet metal can for the gas mask.  They are a dark green in color (painting the can MM steel, and using a thin wash of black-green is good).  it hangs on a leather strap that runs from NATO black to grey-geen, to a dark chocolate color.  I hangs odd, too, the strap attaches just under the lid of the can, and then at the base, the mask  inside makes it heavier towards the top, so it can form a sort of "inverted "7" or "L" shape when slung.

The canteen (water bottle) is covered in leather, the cup is a dark panzer grey.  The strap goes all the way around, and is how the item is fastened as well as holding the cup on.  

The rectangular item with a wedge shape section os the "bread bag" or knapsack.  The narrow edge goes up, as there are two straps which fasten it to the belt.  Color is a khaki or sage green, or even a buff sort of color.

Artillerymen, especially anti-tank gunners have to dig--so they should all have an entrenching tool.  Since the shovel is used a lot, dig through you spares box for e-tools that do not have the bayonet strapped on over it.  The blades of the shovels are black-green, the handles very dark gunstock, the carrier is leather lined fabric which will be a medium-dark green--feldgrau over black is good).

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    October 2009
  • From: Oil City, PA
Posted by greentracker98 on Thursday, August 21, 2014 12:45 AM

TomZ2

I huffed and I puffed and I got up out of my chair

Sounds vaguely familiar TomGeeked

Great Dio

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, June 5, 2014 1:11 PM

Oh I was going to comment here and forgot! Very nice work! I like the model, the figures, and the overall composition. As Klik commented if the engine was running the blades would be all bent to #$@% but otherwise great work!

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  • Member since
    March 2014
Posted by kpnuts on Thursday, June 5, 2014 1:03 PM

You did a great job of that dio wish I could do them as good. Yep you're right figures are hard I can't do them to save my life which really annoys me as they are such a big part of a dio (whatever the scale)keep up the good work

  • Member since
    May 2014
Posted by Nomad53 on Thursday, May 29, 2014 8:27 AM

You got that right. I want to get the paint set you have ordered but as I am disabled and on a tight budget I have to save up for anything I buy. My wife is okay with me getting models as it keep me busy and keeps my hands from cramping up plus it keep me out of trouble with her. LOL!!!

Nomad53


 

  • Member since
    March 2014
Posted by BarrettDuke on Thursday, May 29, 2014 8:05 AM

Hey, Nomad. I built that same kit as my first effort getting back into modeling last year, and constructed a small dio for it as well. I tried doing some work on the faces, too, but couldn't get them right. Painting faces is a work of subtlety and patience. I just ordered Vallejo's face painting set of 8 paints with an instruction sheet. Much of face painting is about shading--a lot of paint changes in an airbrush or some very thinned down paints and dry brushing with a brush. I hope someone here points you to some good web resources. I'll check them out, too.

  • Member since
    May 2014
Posted by Nomad53 on Thursday, May 29, 2014 7:52 AM

Thanks all for the complements. I am still learning to paint the figures and am having a hard time on getting the shading down. I am working on another dio at the time with a 7.5Cm Anti-Tank gun. The figures are giving me fits. I have attached some photos and I need help figuring out what to do.

Nomad53


 

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    January 2010
Posted by Klik on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 11:12 PM

Out-*******-standing!  Very well done, and a great re-use of a difficult kit. The only critique I have is the propeller--if the engine was running when it hit, (and even if it weren't, props still spin with the wind-unless the engine seized up) the blades would be bent back. Depending on the angle a prop hits the ground, the tips may bend, or the whole prop will curve back.

You must do another dio sometime, this is just too good for you to stop at one.

Klik

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    March 2007
  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 9:29 PM

I like the guy pointing up looks likes saying " capt. uppityduck sure can fly....but his landings need some work".  Good job looks real good!

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  • Member since
    April 2007
  • From: Amarillo, TX.
Posted by captfue on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 4:55 PM

Outstanding figure work... great composition

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  • Member since
    November 2010
  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 6:57 AM

Wow!  Hey Nomad,that's a great looking dio!  Thanks for sharing and don't stop doing dio's....I think you got it down!  Yes

Eagle90

 

  • Member since
    February 2011
  • From: St louis
Posted by Raualduke on Monday, May 26, 2014 8:59 PM

Great work. I think shepp would be impressed

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    May 2014
Posted by Nomad53 on Saturday, May 24, 2014 5:40 PM

Thank you for the comments.

Nomad53


 

  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: Washington, DC
Posted by TomZ2 on Saturday, May 24, 2014 5:34 PM

I huffed and I puffed and I got up out of my chair… nice execution!

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    May 2013
Posted by Bubbajoe on Saturday, May 24, 2014 2:10 PM

nice work. you did a great job on the figures

  • Member since
    May 2014
First Diorama
Posted by Nomad53 on Saturday, May 24, 2014 9:03 AM

Hello all,

I am new to the forums but here is the first diorama that I have built in over twenty years. The kit I used was a Revell F-4U. I could not get the plane to go togeather right so I decided to do this.

Doug

Nomad53


 

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