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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:52 PM

Thanks panzer. Yup, I added a couple ocats of glosscoat to shine up the sunglasses.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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deafpanzer

Member since
April 2009
From: Carmel, IN

Posted by deafpanzer on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:27 AM

AWESOME! Yes Figure painting is usually hardest part of our hobby. Thats why many of us don't do figures! It is my opinion that adding figures makes it COMPLETE. Love your figures especially the fed offical. You did it just right... we rarely see a fed who knows how to dress right. Couldn't tell if the sunglasses were shiny or not... did you add coats of Future so it will look shiny?

Andy

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:02 AM

Thanks guys. I agree that the subject matter is great. Hey, I like his tie!!

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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Boomerang

Member since
February 2007

Posted by Boomerang on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:30 AM

Those figures are cool. It's nice to see a subject that's out of the ordinary. And also the painting can be left to your imagination. There is no specific clothing or uniform colours that you need to adhere to.

I must say though, that V.I.P. really has poor taste in tie colours...... Belly Laugh

Boomer... Australia

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Monday, March 15, 2010 6:18 PM

Nicely done Gino.

Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, March 15, 2010 5:54 PM

Thanks guys. They were a fun build. Now on to the rest of the dio.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Monday, March 15, 2010 3:38 PM

Yes Considering there are probably not too many resin head sets out there with Oakleys for replacement the options are limited. Nicely done!

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

- Plankton

LSM

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camo junkie

Member since
January 2009
From: clinton twp, michigan

Posted by camo junkie on Monday, March 15, 2010 3:31 PM

very cool heavy. they look like nice figures. may have to pick some up. thanks for the pics and info! 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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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Trumpeter PMC - VIP Protective Detail - pics

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, March 15, 2010 2:57 PM

I built the Trumpeter Private Military Contractors (PMCs) VIP Protection Detail figures for an ongoing project (in Dioramas) pretty much straight from the box. The only things I added are lead foil slings for the weapons.

They went together pretty well and I had no issues with them. I have heard all sorts of stories about how bad they were supposed to be, but to me they look pretty good. They do have some large feet, but they don't look too bad to me. They may be a little short too, but we'll just chalk them up to being short guys. The weapons are really nice and they come with lots of different scopes, laser pointers, flashlights, etc. to add to them. They also come with a bunch of extra gear to put on the figures. I think I only used about half of the gear and weapons add-ons.

Here they are.