120mm 101st Airborne Iraq 2003

dudley

Member since
February 2003
From: Arizona

120mm 101st Airborne Iraq 2003

Posted by dudley on Sunday, August 7, 2011 1:46 PM

I just fininshed this Verlinden 120mm resin kit of a 101st Airborne trooper in Iraq 2003.

It's a nicely sculpted and cast kit, with few airbubbles or problems. I am experimenting with some new techniques using filters instead of my normal shading and highlighting... not sure if I like the results or not. I think I am making some progress on my skin tones, but my eyes still seem to pop out too much. Oh well, practice makes perfect!

Any comments on how to improve my skills are always welcome!

Now... what to work on next? I'm thinking armor...

Thanks,

Dud

DudleyAz

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psstoff995's lbro

Member since
December 2008
From: Northern Va

Posted by psstoff995's lbro on Sunday, August 7, 2011 9:00 PM

Great work Dud, looks nice. Yes

My brother built that one a while back when it was fairly new.

-Will young modeler

Test fit master

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camo junkie

Member since
January 2009
From: clinton twp, michigan

Posted by camo junkie on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 2:00 PM

like it alot. looks really nice!

"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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deafpanzer

Member since
April 2009
From: Carmel, IN

Posted by deafpanzer on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:18 PM

Outstanding work... I like the base too!

Andy

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dudley

Member since
February 2003
From: Arizona

Posted by dudley on Friday, August 12, 2011 10:01 AM

Thanks for the nice comments!

DudleyAz

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Hercmech

Member since
March 2010
From: Democratic Peoples Republic of Illinois

Posted by Hercmech on Friday, August 12, 2011 10:15 AM

Great looking build. The thing that really caught my eye was the boots. I think that you nailed them. They look like you put a pair of my old boots in a shrinking machine. Yes

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dudley

Member since
February 2003
From: Arizona

Posted by dudley on Monday, August 15, 2011 8:15 PM

Hercmech, I have a pair myself that I used as a guide. Thanks for noticing!

Deafpanzer, the base is something I picked up at a Michael's art supply store in their discount aisle. They are supposed to be little trinket boxes. They are made out of balsa or soft white wood and most of the lids are warped, so you can pick them up for a dollar or two. I just flip it over, paint it, and 'viola' a nice looking base that takes ten minutes. The labels I do on my PC and print on CD label paper that sticks really well.

Dud

DudleyAz

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SteveM

Member since
June 2006
From: AusTx, Live Music Capitol of the World

Posted by SteveM on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 7:17 PM

That is some real nice work, Dud. Eyes look good to me. If anything, tone down the whites to a pale pink, nearly a light skin tone, maybe? Guy's been outside in the sun, dust, etc. Could stand to irritate his eyes a wee bit. Less pop.

Really cool lookin' figure and presentation.

Steve M.

On the workbench: ginormous Kharkov dio