Luftwaffe Pilot Adolf "Dolfo" Joseph Ferdinand Galland 200mm

PaintsWithBrush

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November 2008
From: Biding my time, watching your lines.

Posted by PaintsWithBrush on Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:23 AM

It looks very nice and "clean". I agree with the others that some shading and highlighting will take it to the next level.

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Model Maniac

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February 2003
From: Thailand

Posted by Model Maniac on Thursday, July 2, 2009 8:39 AM

Many thanks for all kind comments and suggestions. If AI built this figure alone and spent more time on it he maybe able to do better than this. But this is just one of the seven pieces he built at the same time. The other six were Trumpeter's Getchutzwagen Tiger fur 17cm Kanone, Trumpeter's B-1 "Centauro" AFV, Hobby Boss's V-150 Commando with 20mm Cannon, Tamiya's Churchill Crocodile, AFV Club's Sd.Kfz.251/21 "Drilling" and Tri Star's German Officers Field Session. He managed to finish them all in just over two weeks despite having to work as school art teacher during workdays. He had only evenings and weekends to build them all. Isn't that an unbelievable task? At that speed and quality, I have nothing to complain. ;-)

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Division 6

Member since
January 2009
From: Central CA

Posted by Division 6 on Monday, June 29, 2009 8:08 PM

Found this on another forum and while it is referencing a pocket I'm sure it also goes for the leg bands.

""Flare pistol is also a required piece of equipment, and it is carried in the fitted holster in 'channel trousers' together with 10 red and white flares, as well as with two smoke-cartridges, and is secured by a rope lanyard.""

Eric...

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camo junkie

Member since
January 2009
From: clinton twp, michigan

Posted by camo junkie on Monday, June 29, 2009 5:47 PM

ok, why would he need so many and why around the ankles?

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Division 6

Member since
January 2009
From: Central CA

Posted by Division 6 on Monday, June 29, 2009 11:41 AM

the Baron wrote:
camo junkie wrote:
yeah, he looks good. just curious since i know nothing about them...what are those "shot gun shells" around his ankles!
Flare cartridges, if I'm not mistaken.

That would be correct.

Those where used as insperation for the X-Wing Pilots in Star Wars.

Eric...

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the Baron

Member since
September 2006
From: Bethlehem PA

Posted by the Baron on Monday, June 29, 2009 11:33 AM

I agree with AJ, at this point, he's painted roughly to the standard of pre-painted resin figures from Hong Kong and elsewhere, now he needs to be detailed.

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