Latest dio- What lurks beyond

rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Latest dio- What lurks beyond

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, May 30, 2005 3:20 AM

well, here is my latest dio. It took best of show at the last Hobby town contest. The base was made in about 12 hrs. I used some oregano leaves on the tree and some other spices on the hedge. The ground is tree moss, the middle of the hedge is lichen, and the middle of the tree is WS poly fiber. The base of the tree (trunk etc) was Woodland scenics too, one of those flat ones that you have to bend. Camo on the PaK 40 was hand painted. Well, let me know what you think.

more pics at http://photobucket.com/albums/v85/rebelreenactor

John

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 30, 2005 4:47 AM

Wow.. seriously thick vegetation you have there. I like the camo.. it looks much like a leopard. No offence though. Nice job!

Smile [:)]

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Kelly_Zak

Member since
April 2003
From: CANADA

Posted by Kelly_Zak on Monday, May 30, 2005 9:16 AM

This reminds me totally of one thing. Second episode of Band Of Brothers! This is great, I love it!

"There you go with those negative waves again!"

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sasd

Member since
November 2004
From: Canada

Posted by sasd on Monday, May 30, 2005 9:27 AM

Excellent idea and execution is well done,foliage is very good. If I may make a suggestion,a wash of black/brown on the gun and figures to tone down the crispness of the paint and bring it all together. A little dusting with pastels will fix up that annoying flash sheen on your figures. Great job Rebel,keep em coming!

"Battleing Bastards of Bastogne"

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Monday, May 30, 2005 11:15 AM

thanks guys. kelly zak, I kinda got the idea from band of brothers, especially the camo.
sasd, thanks for the tips, I gave them a wash, but perhaps it was too light? I give them some pastels too. thanks!

John

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, May 30, 2005 12:26 PM

Looks great John. Very nice work.

Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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jinithith2

Member since
January 2005
From: returning to the FSM forum after a hiatus

Posted by jinithith2 on Monday, May 30, 2005 9:30 PM

oh, so that's what the figs are for!
I have a buncha guys that are identical to yours when I first got it, to me, they were in sort of an odd crapping stance. Big Smile [:D]

great dio!

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TigerII

Member since
June 2004
From: East Stroudsburg, PA

Posted by TigerII on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 1:55 AM

Your foliage looks great!

TigerII

Achtung Panzer! Colonel General Heinz Guderian

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Dwight Ta-ala

Member since
July 2003
From: Philippines

Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:15 AM

Great job, John. The foliage is very much convincing.

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 6:23 PM

thanks guys.

John

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zokissima

Member since
July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 11:48 AM

John, that foliage looks very lush and realistic. Very nicely done.

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mm23t

Member since
September 2004
From: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Posted by mm23t on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 11:53 AM

Good work John, keep it up. Thumbs Up [tup]

Medals are not "Won", they are "Earned".

Mike..

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 12:52 PM

Awesome work John.
The vegetation turned out very realistic.
Great work.
Smile [:)]

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gringe88

Member since
July 2004
From: ...Ask the other guy, he's got me zeroed-in...

Posted by gringe88 on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 3:29 PM

wow, congrats on the win there john. the dio looks great! like the oregano leaved tree and bushes. im guessing Normandy right? NEways...
my suggestion for this, add a heavier wash, if youve got one one already, and a bit more dry-brushing, or howeever you weather your pieces. and pick up a can of flatner too, there's a little sheen off of the figs.

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-Matt

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rebelreenactor

Member since
October 2003
From: Clovis, Calif

Posted by rebelreenactor on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 6:34 PM

Thanks for the comments guys!
The shine on the figs is my lighting, except for the helmets. My figs helemets ALWAYS come out glossy Banged Head [banghead]

. I think I have a solution though. As for the weathering, I think I went through a "clean" armor bulding stage. Several of my builds from a little while ago are factory new.
I agree, some drybrushing would deffinetly look good on thos bolts.

John