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                        Finished my first figure!

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                        hypertex
                        • Member since
                          October 2010
                        Finished my first figure!
                        Posted by hypertex on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 9:18 AM

                        Well, it's not really finished. I broke the oxygen mask that came with the kit so I didn't install it. But this is my first figure, so don't laugh too hard.

                        This is Young Miniatures 1/10 scale B-17 Waist Gunner bust. Great kit. Painted with Vallejo acrylics, a bit of oils, and spots of Humbrol Metal Cote. I made the base myself. Comments welcome.

                         

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                        MAC
                        • Member since
                          July 2009
                        • From: Keyport, New Jersey
                        Posted by MAC on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 10:46 AM

                        Looks good. A lot better than my first figure

                         

                         

                        Mac

                         

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                        Buckeye
                        • Member since
                          February 2007
                        • From: Brunswick, Ohio
                        Posted by Buckeye on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 11:35 AM

                        Laugh?!  You must be kidding?  I wish I could paint a figure like that.  Very well done!Yes

                        Mike

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                        Gamera
                        • Member since
                          November 2009
                        • From: SW Virginia
                        Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 11:36 AM

                        Very nice results- kudos!!! 

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

                         

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                        captfue
                        • Member since
                          April 2007
                        • From: Amarillo, TX.
                        Posted by captfue on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 4:00 PM

                        Great work....

                        Rules are overrated
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                        Tojo72
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Western North Carolina
                        Posted by Tojo72 on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 7:42 PM

                        Looks a lot better then any of my figures !!

                        Really great work.

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                        allan
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Cavite, Philippines
                        Posted by allan on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 9:42 PM

                        Looks way way waaaay better than my first figure to.  Nice work!

                        No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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                        M. Brindos
                        • Member since
                          January 2015
                        • From: Tumwater, WA.
                        Posted by M. Brindos on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 11:12 PM

                        That is actually... excellent. First bust? Hard to believe.

                        - Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"

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                        Irish3335
                        • Member since
                          April 2006
                        Posted by Irish3335 on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 11:14 PM

                        That is super cool, I wish my first figure looked that awesome! 

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                        hypertex
                        • Member since
                          October 2010
                        Posted by hypertex on Thursday, August 27, 2015 6:49 AM

                        Thanks for the comments, everyone! I guess you are more impressed with it than I am. Of course, I am my own worst critic. Maybe if you saw the full-sized picture you can see the flaws better. Smile

                         

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                        Poilu
                        • Member since
                          August 2015
                        Posted by Poilu on Thursday, August 27, 2015 10:08 AM

                        Well done!  I'm not a good painter myself and don't feel qualified to comment much on shadows and highlighting, but I'd suggest posting these photos on Planetfigure.com for critique and comment. 

                        All the best,

                        Dan 

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                        plasticjunkie
                        • Member since
                          November 2008
                        • From: Central Florida
                        Posted by plasticjunkie on Friday, August 28, 2015 6:02 PM

                        Don't see why you are beating yourself up on this figure. It actually looks very good. The skin tone and beard shadow looks spot on. The eyes and pupils look Great. The uniform and equipment colors and texture look very good too.

                        IMO you did one heck of a job on such a difficult subject.

                         GIFMaker.org_jy_Ayj_O

                         

                         

                        Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!

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                        Griffin25
                        • Member since
                          May 2015
                        Posted by Griffin25 on Saturday, August 29, 2015 5:58 PM

                        Great job. The eyes and jacket liner are awsome! 

                         

                         

                        Griffin

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                        Bish
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
                        Posted by Bish on Saturday, August 29, 2015 6:06 PM
                        That's really nice, and I love how its displayed. Did that come with the figure. I did my first bust earlier this year, also a Young Miniatures 1/10th. Was a lovely kit and hoping to do some more.

                        I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

                         

                        On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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                        DAVID BREHER
                        • Member since
                          July 2015
                        Posted by DAVID BREHER on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 10:35 PM

                        Wow, that looks fantastic from here!  I can't speak from experience, but that looks great for somebody's tenth or nth figure.  Just compare your work to the displays that were regularly showing up at European shows, courtesy of the YouTube channel Projectionniste while it was active.  You should be proud, not disparaging.  

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                        TigerII
                        • Member since
                          June 2004
                        • From: East Stroudsburg, PA
                        Posted by TigerII on Monday, November 16, 2015 1:51 PM
                        That is an awesome bust for being your first figure. Excellent job.
                        Achtung Panzer! Colonel General Heinz Guderian
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