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  • Member since
    February 2009
  • From: Carlsbad
New member+pics of my 1/16 collection(So Far)
Posted by JWalker on Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:11 PM
Hey all. My name's James. Just signed on recently and have posted some pics of my other work in the Intro section. Just finished up the latest addition to my 1/16 figure lineup and thought I'd post some pics. Enjoy

Just completed Tamiya's 1/16 Elite infantry figure w/MP40. Lots of prep work went into smoothing out the seams but other than that it was a breeze to build. And provided me some room for add-ons. I painted the p43 camo using mixes of MM enamels Starting with a dark brown base, some field drab, then khaki and green for the spotting. I then used Tamiya and Testors Acryls for the washes and mixed in some dry plaster with some brown pigment to weather the boots (im out of talc and goldbond smells funny:). I added some foliage camo to the helmet with Woodland Scenics lichen and tall grass, glued them to a strap I made of some paper strips then wrapped the whole thing around the helmet. I also made a carrying strap for the MP40 from paper strip and fabbed a buckle with a small piece of aluminum from a soda can and two rods of stretched sprue to simulate a sliding buckle. I Also drilled out the barrel of the MP40.








The following are my 2 other completed figures also Tamiya. An MG gunner and Belt loader. Both painted with acrylics.









Future plans will be to make some dios with these. In the meantime I have a couple more figures to finish including a Verlinden 120mm Winter Warrior in which I plan on building a dio representing a snowy Eastern Front scene. Ill keep updating as i get started on those...Thanks
  • Member since
    January 2014
Posted by enodaed on Monday, February 23, 2009 1:21 PM
  Those look real nice JWalker. I particularly like the gunners leather coat. Just the right amount of shine. Thanks for sharing.
  • Member since
    February 2009
  • From: Carlsbad
Posted by JWalker on Monday, February 23, 2009 1:51 PM
 enodaed wrote:
  Those look real nice JWalker. I particularly like the gunners leather coat. Just the right amount of shine. Thanks for sharing.


Thanks. Im also starting the build on a 1/16 dio. Will feature a Verlinden ruined building section. Figures will be Verlinden's Winter Warrior and Tamiya's Infantryman w/ MP44 and reversible winter uniform. Ill post another thread on this project soon.
  • Member since
    December 2008
  • From: Las Vegas, Nevada
Posted by model maniac 96 on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:11 PM

sweet!!!

  Jim

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.
  • Member since
    June 2006
  • From: AusTx, Live Music Capitol of the World
Posted by SteveM on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:31 AM

James, your stuff looks really well done. I like it, and am looking forward to seeing what you are doing with the new dio. Keep us posted.

Steve

Steve M.

On the workbench: ginormous Kharkov dio

 

  • Member since
    September 2006
  • From: Bethlehem PA
Posted by the Baron on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:33 AM

Very nicely done, James!  I like your Tamiya Germans particularly.  You should take them to the shows.  Even if you don't compete (about which, I'm ambivalent), it's nice to see figures live, and talk live with the modeler.

Yes, very nicely done!

Regards,

Brad

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Colorado
Posted by psstoff995 on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:49 AM

Love the camo pattern work, blends all together very nicely

Also will agree on the leather jacket- very cool cant WAIT to see the dio bases!! Keep it up Smile [:)]

-Chris

US Army Infantryman

  • Member since
    February 2009
  • From: Carlsbad
Posted by JWalker on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:46 PM
 model maniac 96 wrote:

sweet!!!

  Jim



Hehe..Thanks!

 SteveM wrote:

James, your stuff looks really well done. I like it, and am looking forward to seeing what you are doing with the new dio. Keep us posted.

Steve



Thanks....will do.

 the Baron wrote:

Very nicely done, James!  I like your Tamiya Germans particularly.  You should take them to the shows.  Even if you don't compete (about which, I'm ambivalent), it's nice to see figures live, and talk live with the modeler.

Yes, very nicely done!

Regards,

Brad



Thank you sir....Thats a good idea. I have to see what events are near me in CA.
P.S. my father was born in Bethlehem. Smile [:)]

 psstoff995 wrote:

Love the camo pattern work, blends all together very nicely

Also will agree on the leather jacket- very cool cant WAIT to see the dio bases!! Keep it up Smile [:)]



Thanks. I cant wait either Smile [:)]
  • Member since
    February 2009
  • From: Carlsbad
Posted by JWalker on Friday, April 24, 2009 7:28 PM
New dio finished...well almost.....Pics posted in the Dio forum
Thanks!

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