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Thanks for sharing link955. Thats a very nice mounted soldier.
mark956

Mighty nice looking models! Nice photos too, just wish we could zoom in on all your details. Keep 'em coming!

Got to see the site and the various pics you have there. Very well done works I might say. Thanks for sharing.

Wow! What's your technique for painting figures and horses?

QUOTE: Originally posted by leopold Mighty nice looking models! Nice photos too, just wish we could zoom in on all your details. Keep 'em coming!

No sooner done than said; I went back in and added an enlargement link to each pic. Thanks for the suggestion (I told you I wasn't a computer person!).

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mrs Dj Wow! What's your technique for painting figures and horses?

As the old joke goes about how to get to Carnegie hall.. PRACTICE. I know that sounds pompous, but it's the truth. I learned a lot about figure painting from reading Shepard Paine's books; the rest is trial-and-error and work, work, work. I was fortunate that I knew how to handle oil colors from going to art school; learning to adapt them to figures took some research and practice (yes, I'm repeating myself). I'm sorry I can't be more specific. You just have to read up on how it's done and get to work. A lot of talent is practice; musicians will tell you this too. Talent goes part of the way but techniques to harness the talent require work and study. Basically you should keep in mind that oil colors are by-and-large translucent; they don't cover well in thin coats. I prime my figures with acrylic colors first, in the same colors I am painting the figure. Then I apply the oil color in a thin layer, then add the highlights and shadows, usually blending as I go. My best advice: start with large-scale figures first, such as Dragon's or Tamiya's 1/16th scale figures. Since they're plastic and inexpensive, they make good practice subjects. Of course, the real beauty of oil color is if you don't like how it looks, you can wipe it off and start over, because they stay wet and workable a lot longer (often days, depending on how humid your house is) than enamels. I hope this helps. I will be happy to answer more specific questions if you have them.

Niiiice!
I really like the Centurion. I've got that kit sitting in the closet (plus the one I built 25 years ago!) waiting to decide which version to make.
Yours looks great!

Like your work especially the fiqures, thanks for sharing

Great job, Link


That's some great weathering ! Your lighting in the pics definetly enhance things.


Awesome

Link,

Those are superb builds!

I'm glad I got a chance to see your work. The Famo is my favorite A+A+A+

Excellent work Link!! I agree with my other brother Eric, the Famo is top notch!!

Eric

NIce job there link. Thanks for posting.

they look real nice, good job

Wow. I can even say it backwards: woW! I am really impressed, especially with the Famo, trailer, and Panzer IV. Maybe I missed it, but what extras did you add on the Panzer IV? How did you go about your weathering on the Famo?

QUOTE: As they say, an ounce of pretension is worth a pound of manure.

And as Commander Spock used to say on Star Trek as he raised parted fingers, "Live alone and perspire."

Gip Winecoff

Link,
great models and good advice!
thanks for sharing your stuff w/ us.
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Absolutely Fantastic Work.

Looks Great!

I too liked the Famo and the Isralei Centurion. Great job on all of the builds.

Great work! The painting on the horse and rider is excellent, nice and soft and not overstated like it is sometimes done. The famo/triler/pz 4 is just fantastic.

VERY nice! Your figures are fantastic and the Centurion Mod is just super. I like that kit also, probably Tamiya's best interior ever.

Ron

WOW[:0] your work is top notch! keep up the good work.

Very nice stuff.

BTW, I got your pics to post o.k. in a preview.
You may be missing something when you select the image from the website.

Mike

very nice looking models!!!!! the mounted wehrmacht is awesome!!!!!

I'm speechless, amazed, and overwhelmed. Fantastic!!

Thanks for sharing those. I don't think I'm gonna' bother putting any pics up. lol.

Wow!

Bill

Truely a delight to see the pics of your stuff. Glad you could finally share them. Looking forward to seeing more.

very nice work. i really like the Famo, and Pz iv!!

A nice set of projects indeed.

Noel

Wow, awesome stuff.

Great stuff Link ...... nice job on the website too for a non-computer person.

Your work on all the kits viewed is top-notch. A pleasure to see it finally.

Thanks for sharing !!!

QUOTE: Originally posted by styrene Wow. I can even say it backwards: woW! I am really impressed, especially with the Famo, trailer, and Panzer IV. Maybe I missed it, but what extras did you add on the Panzer IV? How did you go about your weathering on the Famo?

Thanks Gip. The Panzer IV F was a back-date kit-bash, using Tamiya and Dragon parts, specifically: The turret roof from Dragon, and the short gun from Tamiya's Panzer IV D, with the addition of Italeri driver's and RO's hatches. The running gear is OOB, since the original kit (Tamiya's Pzkpfw IV H [Early]) included an earlier drive sprocket. I used the earlier nose armor plate, and added a scratch-built step to the left fender. The cooling fan housings are included in the kit too, so it was an easy matter to make the cooling chamber from plastic sheet.
The weathering on both models was basically the same: since they were desert vehicles, the main weathering involved faded and oxidized paint, chipped paint (Afrika Braun was oversprayed on Panzer Grey, then small spots of Panzer grey added at wear areas) and dust. It was all accomplished with several layers of dry-brushed colors, mixing the base color with white to fade it. The dust is added as a nearly-white shade of sand. Oil color, a mixture of Raw Umber and Ivory Black, was brushed on wear areas to suggest ground-in dirt, then Silver mixed with Raw umber was dry-brushed on the same wear areas (lightly... this is easy to overdo). If this isnt clear, feel free to ask other questions. And thanks for the kind words.

Impressive stuff

Nice web page, simple and easy to navigate....




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