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USMC M4A3 Dozer Riff Raff . Camera broke . No updates . 6/3

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Posted by Shellback on Monday, June 4, 2012 9:30 AM

Marc , good to have you stop by Yes

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Posted by wing_nut on Monday, June 4, 2012 7:51 AM

Had some catchin' up to do but it was wort it.  Nice work all around.  Figs look great.

Marc  

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Posted by Shellback on Monday, June 4, 2012 12:06 AM

Thanks Clay Yes I should be getting a new camera this week and then i'll be able to post some pics of the crew in the Sherman .

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Posted by vonryan on Sunday, June 3, 2012 11:15 AM

AWESOME!!! figures Shellback. good looking build all the way aroundYesYes

 

Clay

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Posted by Shellback on Sunday, June 3, 2012 10:07 AM

P38 , i'll look for your "jigsaw" build  Yes

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Posted by p38jl on Saturday, June 2, 2012 11:08 PM

my project,, is ,, i'm kitbashing a T-34 and a Walker Bulldog with other conversion items and building the Haunted Tank from DC Comics, GI COMBAT,, i'm specificly building the Jigsaw Tank ... I got a WIP in the Armor Hooch...

 

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Posted by Shellback on Thursday, May 31, 2012 8:59 PM

Gamera , thanks man Yes No luck with the camera . I may have to get a new one . I'll be looking for something a little fancier .Yes

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Posted by Gamera on Thursday, May 31, 2012 11:31 AM

The figures are looking great!

Good luck getting your camera up and running- looking forward here to seeing them on the tank Camera

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

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Posted by Shellback on Thursday, May 31, 2012 10:46 AM

P38 thanks man . Yes I finished my repairs on the Marines hand and i have all of thefigs in the tank now . So guess what ? My camera is on the fritz. Whats your project ?

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Posted by p38jl on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 11:53 PM

wow ! very cool Figs !! nice job ! I'll def lok them over.. I'm nearing figure painting to on my project ..

Keep up the great work Yes

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Posted by Shellback on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 9:42 PM

Hey Bill thanks .Yes I'm still fixing the muscular Marines hand . One thing led to another and now i ended up repainting the entire right arm . Hopefully i'll get it all blended in with the rest of his body tonight . Thanks again my friend .

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Posted by wbill76 on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 6:49 PM

Trio look like they are ready to get into some hard work along with the Gunny! Nice work Carl, very impressive especially considering they are your first set of figures. Yes Yes

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Posted by Shellback on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:28 AM

Steve , your comments are much appreciated .Yes

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Posted by disastermaster on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 8:54 AM

Shellback

Finished these guys today . Well , more like i'm tired of trying to make them look any better.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w164/Shellback-01/Semper%20Fi%20-Pacific%20War/S6300222.jpg

http://www.neskuchno.com/images/stories/users/neskuchno/0112/smiley.jpg

Really now ...

   I don't think they could LOOK any better.

 https://i.imgur.com/LjRRaV1.png

 

 

 
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Posted by Shellback on Monday, May 28, 2012 11:17 PM

Tread , thanks . Heres the acrylics i use for these figures . Cheap set from Walmart . I mix and store the colors in the empty Tamiya bottles . I got the recipe for making flesh colors off of the internet .

Oh yes , i use burnt umber oil for the wash . Yes

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Posted by treadwell on Monday, May 28, 2012 10:25 PM

Tank crew looks awesome, ShellYesYes  Ya got it all ...camo helmet, muscle guy (under shirt looks very good ) ! so I have to know what you painted them in  acrylic or enamel ?   I am betting acrylic with oil wash...I like the shading. They are gonna look great in your Sherm, that is for sure.  

Hope you find the missing hand!

treadCool

   

 

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Posted by Shellback on Monday, May 28, 2012 9:43 PM

Hey Andy , glad you like them . No , not in one day .....more like about 5 days , off and on . Thats why i'm tired of working on them . I did learn a lot from doing these three . I'm putting the guys in the tank now . Guess what , the muscled guy lost his right hand ...........that'll be a delay .

Yes , these are figures 2-3-4 after your buddy "Gunny " Yes

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Posted by deafpanzer on Monday, May 28, 2012 9:36 PM

Holy cow!  They look great! YesYes Were you joking about not painting figures earlier?  And it took you only one day to paint them?  Impressive! Beer

Andy

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Posted by Shellback on Monday, May 28, 2012 7:42 PM

Finished these guys today . Well , more like i'm tired of trying to make them look any better.

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Posted by Shellback on Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:43 PM

Thanks again .Yes

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Posted by the doog on Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:05 PM

Carl,.

Yeah, I haven't  had much bench time. Traveling 12 hours from NC to NY to record and rehearse twice a month. It's been tough to find time for anything.

The pigments from MIG are available in a good variety of "mud" and "dirt" colors. You can mix them up in white glue or water and slap them on.You can also get their Pigment Fixer to put them on impermanently, or the Acrylic Resin will make them set up hard as a rock and permanently.

$20-25 should get you two pigs and a fixer. lol. Big Smile

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Posted by Shellback on Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:07 PM

the doog

Carl, that came out great. Definitely something that not a lot of people have in their display case! I'm sorry that I've been swamped with work and too busy to follow it properly, but you really put out a nice looking model!

This would be a great model to dabble around a bit with some MIG Pigments, putting them around and on the back of the blade. Dirt seems to build up there on dozers. You could go to town on the running gear as as well.

Not necessary though--it shines as it is. Smile

 

Karl , thanks man . You sound really busy . Thanks for the suggestion . I havent invested in pigments yet , been using chalks . 

Any suggestions on what pigments are the best to start out with ?

 

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Posted by Shellback on Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:03 PM

Bill , thanks .Yes

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Posted by Shellback on Thursday, May 24, 2012 7:01 PM

deafpanzer

 

 Shellback:

 

Thats where Gunny and Andy met each other .................Whistling

 

 

You got that DAMN right... Gunny and I became best friends ever since. Yes Your figures look much better now after being primed or painted.  I couldn't see the heads well because of its dark green.  They are just great and I look forward not to call them zombies.  Whistling

Best of friends ? ????? Are we talking about the same styrene Marine here Andy ?Hmm

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Posted by the doog on Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:55 PM

Carl, that came out great. Definitely something that not a lot of people have in their display case! I'm sorry that I've been swamped with work and too busy to follow it properly, but you really put out a nice looking model!

This would be a great model to dabble around a bit with some MIG Pigments, putting them around and on the back of the blade. Dirt seems to build up there on dozers. You could go to town on the running gear as as well.

Not necessary though--it shines as it is. Smile

 

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Posted by wbill76 on Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:52 PM

Figures are coming along nicely Carl, surgery did good! Beer

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Posted by deafpanzer on Thursday, May 24, 2012 2:05 PM

Shellback

Thats where Gunny and Andy met each other .................Whistling

You got that DAMN right... Gunny and I became best friends ever since. Yes Your figures look much better now after being primed or painted.  I couldn't see the heads well because of its dark green.  They are just great and I look forward not to call them zombies.  Whistling

Andy

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Posted by Shellback on Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:54 AM

Tread , sounds like your M4 105 is 1/16 scale ?

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Posted by treadwell on Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:12 AM

Lookin' good,Shell Yes ....Gunny looks pretty good,too !  he has detailed eyes,teeth ect ....I'm gonna have to get off my fat butt and get me some windex or retarder for acrylics...I also have a Sherman driver in 1/16 I have been waiting to get the stones up to do so he can drive my M4 105. He is pretty detailed.

Keep up the good work,buddy !

treadCool

   

 

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