1/35 Finished Modern Sniper Vignette w/ WIP photos

model maniac 96

Member since
December 2008
From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted by model maniac 96 on Sunday, January 3, 2010 4:51 PM

Wow, thanks a bunch!!!! I really like that, I will see if I can get that!

Thanks, Jim

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.

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psstoff995

Member since
December 2003
From: Colorado

Posted by psstoff995 on Sunday, January 3, 2010 1:28 PM

#3016

I just searched DML 3016 and one came up

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=130355484728&Category=1191&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D1

Good luck, they're not impossible to come buy, but it'd be great if DML started reissuing their Modern/Vietnam kits with Premium editions or something like they've been doing with the old WWII kits. I don't think DML has done anything modern since the early 90s... Crying

-Chris

US Army Infantryman

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model maniac 96

Member since
December 2008
From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted by model maniac 96 on Saturday, January 2, 2010 11:56 PM

No problem, real quick, what is the kit number of this set, I have tried to find it on ebay. Maybe the kit number will help...

Thanks, Jim

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.

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psstoff995

Member since
December 2003
From: Colorado

Posted by psstoff995 on Friday, January 1, 2010 9:06 PM

haha yeah first time, thanks Jim, and of course thanks again Tom.

-Chris

US Army Infantryman

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camo junkie

Member since
January 2009
From: clinton twp, michigan

Posted by camo junkie on Friday, January 1, 2010 2:29 PM

using my system for his tones...thanks camo! lol.

"An idea is only as good as the person who thought of it...and only as brilliant as the person who makes it!!"

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model maniac 96

Member since
December 2008
From: Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted by model maniac 96 on Friday, January 1, 2010 1:18 PM

Wow, that is really cool, I like you skin tones very much, that was your first time working with oils? dang!

Thanks, Jim

"Veni, Vidi, Vici" Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered.

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camo junkie

Member since
January 2009
From: clinton twp, michigan

Posted by camo junkie on Friday, January 1, 2010 12:26 PM

maybe so bud maybe so. keep it up though as ya did good! Yes

"An idea is only as good as the person who thought of it...and only as brilliant as the person who makes it!!"

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psstoff995

Member since
December 2003
From: Colorado

Posted by psstoff995 on Friday, January 1, 2010 12:23 PM

Thanks David and Tom,

Again, Tom I really appreciate it, and yes, it was juts one vote away from a tie. Not sure if I had tied I would have come out of a tie breaker lol, but it would have been pretty cool to get that much closer. Maybe this summer's Dio contest? lol

-Chris

US Army Infantryman

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camo junkie

Member since
January 2009
From: clinton twp, michigan

Posted by camo junkie on Friday, January 1, 2010 9:30 AM

still think this deserved a better fate chris as the scratch work alone. but if my memory serves me correctly, you lost by one vote much like myself...LOL...oh well. still i like it! Yes

"An idea is only as good as the person who thought of it...and only as brilliant as the person who makes it!!"

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ww2modeler

Member since
November 2006
From: United States

Posted by ww2modeler on Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:47 PM

Looks great aswell, better than I could do!

David

On the bench:

1/35 Tamiya M26 Pershing-0%

1/144 Minicraft P-38J Lightning-50%

Numerous 1/35 scale figures in various stages if completion.

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psstoff995

Member since
December 2003
From: Colorado

Posted by psstoff995 on Thursday, December 31, 2009 5:25 PM

Thanks! And I agree, he was right down to the wire and had been away so I had no idea how close he was to done or if he would finish. When I saw it I noticed he came a lot closer to the look/feel of the photo than he let on too back when we started in October. Probably closer than I actually.

It was definitly interesting to see his take on it and the level of detail he put in (as usual) was amazing- especially for the close finish. No surprise to me that he took the gold, he definitly earned it. I'm just glad we both got them finished and entered in. Smile

-Chris

US Army Infantryman

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renarts

Member since
April 2003
From: Sunny Florida

Posted by renarts on Thursday, December 31, 2009 4:42 PM

Nicely done. Its interesting to see the two different vignettes from the same photograph.

Mike "Imagination is the dye that colors our lives" Marcus Aurellius A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"

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psstoff995

Member since
December 2003
From: Colorado

1/35 Finished Modern Sniper Vignette w/ WIP photos

Posted by psstoff995 on Thursday, December 31, 2009 1:34 PM

This was for an online contest on a different forum, now that it's over I feel comfortable posting it up here for everyone else to see. Also this was my first time using oils for the skin tone. I'm happy with it but it needs some work for sure.

It did much better than I thought, just losing out by a vote for a 3rd place tie. There were some great builds involved.

I kitbashed some dragon figures together to get them looking like the two snipers in this photo I got off the internet.