Very nice! I like the ground work!

Very nice work,the figures are particularly good

Well Jack, what can I say?

The weathering, the figures, the composition - It's just perfect...

10 out of 10! THAT's amore!

/Tony

Thank you Jack for participating. I'm glad you added the figures for a size comparison. Well done all the way.

Jack: Great job on the tankette and fantastic work on the figures

Cliff

Thats a great little build all round. desert terrain can be hard to get right, but you have pulled it off perfectly.

Amazing work especially the figures!   Those blue uniforms just look great.  This is the reason I like to include figures to all of my builds to show its true size. 

Now thats a little beauty ! The blue cover-alls really make the figures pop out . Pleasing dio from all angles .

 Fabulous work! Especially the figures!  What acrylics did you use for the faces and hands?

Beautiful work, particularly on the figures! Nothing shows the "sardine can" aspect like having the two crew stand next to it. TINY TINY TINY deathtrap!

Thanks all, I appreciate the comments.

The desert terrain first started with a thin layer of celluclay.  While still wet, Woodland Scenics fine ballast was sprinkled on to cover the whole top.  Then individually placed a few medium and course ballast.  To better tie in the groundwork with the vehicle, I  sprayed this with same armour desert colour.  Then applied some brown washes, a little hightlight dry brushing and even some light dust weathering powder.

For skin colour, first started with a base coat of Vallejo medium flesh (70860).The other Vallejo product is a pre-mixed wash called fleshtone shade (73204).  This went on next to better see the details as I don't use any form of magnification.

The rest of the colours are all Andrea:  flat white, light flesh tone, dark flesh tone, reddish brown and prussian blue.  Should also throw in a red to bring back some colour in the cheeks, nose and lips. The two brands appear to be fine mixing together.   I don't know if anyone else uses weathering powders on faces, but I used a black shade for beard stubble.  Don't need much, just a few dabs.  Might not notice it at first, but walk away for a few mins and when you return you'll see that it is there.

regards,
Jack

Thanks for explanation

Very nice build Jack. However, every comment and compliment I was going to relay has already been given...lol.

At the risk of being redundant, I have to convey that it's outstanding work, and that I particularly like the figures. Besides being exceptionally well done, their ability to translate scale is invaluable in an obscure subject like this. Thanks for the tip on the beards...I've noticed that effect on very few figures (pulled off this well at least) and it made me curious how it was achieved.

Top notch work

Cheers,

Love 'em......

Some extremely good work here!

jgeratic1

The desert terrain first started with a thin layer of celluclay.  While still wet, Woodland Scenics fine ballast was sprinkled on to cover the whole top.  Then individually placed a few medium and course ballast.  To better tie in the groundwork with the vehicle, I  sprayed this with same armour desert colour.  Then applied some brown washes, a little hightlight dry brushing and even some light dust weathering powder.

Thanks for that info. I have a few Desert Dio's planned but couldn't decide on how to do the ground work. I hadn't thought about useing ballast. I like the results you got with this method.

Brad - thank you for your comments.

disastermaster - that's too funny, thanks for that. Blue Man Group was exactly what I was thinking after seeing the posted comments.  Those blue coveralls certainly have stolen the show.

regards,
Jack