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1/16 USMC Marpat figure (pics)

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  • From: Cavite, Philippines
Posted by allan on Saturday, December 18, 2004 10:45 AM
Thanks Lufbery, Knight and Comrade Sergei!

Ben,

Your pics would be most welcome! Im acquainting myself with the newer gear being used by the US. Until lately the figures I built were of the 90s genre. Thanks!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 16, 2004 4:07 PM
Those are great. my figures are terrible. their faces end up on their helmets and their guns melt onto their hands. Urg...I've created monsters!
Hmm... maybe it's also cause their plastic toy soldiers and not model figurines...
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  • From: Philomath, OR, USA
Posted by knight667 on Tuesday, December 14, 2004 12:12 PM
Beautiful work...I especially love the camouflage job. Simply amazing!
John "The only easy day was yesterday." - US Navy SEALs "Improvise. Adapt. Overcome." - US Marine Corp. "I live each day/Like it's my last/...I never look back" - from "I'm A Rocker" by Judas Priest
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Posted by Lufbery on Monday, December 13, 2004 2:18 PM
This is a little late, but Allan, your figure looks awesome.

Regards,

-Drew

Build what you like; like what you build.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 13, 2004 1:26 PM
Allan,
I will take some pictures of my rifle later on this week and try to post them up here. I got plenty of photos from Iraq too if I can dig them out. I am sure there are lots on the internet but if you need any more reference photos I might be able to help you out. You did an excellant job on this one. Maybe I can get some pointers from you in the future since I am trying to get into figure painting but I am still terrible.
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Posted by allan on Saturday, December 11, 2004 9:46 AM
Thanks for the compliments, Stephen, Ben, South Aussie and Mike!

Ben,

Thanks for the input! Will surely take note of them for my next builds. Im planning to do a figure of a Marine in Fallujah. I think some of your suggestions can still be incorporated into this one. I'll use 114 as the rifle number. Wink [;)]

I tried replicating the 3-point sling using the one for my M-4 as reference, but size and space limitations resulted in what you see in the pics.

Im always open to comments and suggestions, my friend. Its the only way we can all make better and more realistic models. Smile [:)]

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Posted by yw18mc on Thursday, December 9, 2004 11:59 PM
Really very nice job. The camo looks great, as well as the equipment. Thanks for sharing. Semper Fi, mike
mike
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Posted by South Aussie on Thursday, December 9, 2004 11:38 PM
Thumbs Up [tup] Your fiqure looks very good allan, keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.
Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 9, 2004 3:08 PM
It looks pretty convincing. You did a great job on the digital camo. One small thing that I would point out is the sling looks like it is wrong. It looks like a cross between a 3 point sling and the standard 2 point sling. Also if the Marine was holding the weapon like that, they definitely wouldnt have the sling just hanging loose. If you were to take it and slide the back of the sling behind his rear arm then it could look like the "Hastey" sling we use in the field. Also if you wanted to add some weathering or other small details. You could put a rifle number on the right hand side of the buttstock of the M16. The placement would make it to where you could read the number when the rifle is barrel facing straight up in the air. That is how they are stored in the Armory. You could pick any number you wanted from probably 1 to 400. My rifle number is 114. BTW the numbers are in white.

Again I dont know if you are wanting to weather the weapon at all or not but if you did... The plastic buttstocks fade after time to be more greyish colored. The stencils that the numbers are painted on with often times are placed crooked and there is overspay sometimes. The black on the rifles also wears down fairly quickly. The flash suppressor at the end is worn to a metal color quickly. Also the ejection port cover. There is a little square on it that the corners get worn down on to metal colored. The bayonet holder at the bottom get worn fast too.

The magazines are almost never black either. They are more of a gunmetal grey color that quickly wears down to an almost brass color underneath in spots like the corners and where the magazine is inserted into the rifle.

I don't know if any of this info helps at all. Again I don't want to sound like I am critisizing your build at all because it looks fantastic. I am merely trying to assist you with some small details that you might be unaware of. It looks great as is and you might not want to muck up such a great paint job. But I thought my insights couldn't hurt at all.

Thanks
Ben
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 9, 2004 12:53 PM
Very well done!

Stephen
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Posted by allan on Thursday, December 9, 2004 9:30 AM
Thanks, Rick and Mark! I tried posting bigger images on the 1st post but it still wont enlarge. I guess Ill have to take new pics to hopefully allow them to enlarge.

Tankmaster,

Yes, Tamiya makes enamel paints. Theyre sold in bottles about the size of Pactra paints.

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Posted by Tankmaster7 on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 3:56 PM
tamiya makes enamel?Confused [%-)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 10:04 AM
Great job and very realistic camo. Your patience paid off! I wish I could enlarge the pics! Take care,

Mark
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Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 9:58 AM
Nice painting Allan. Looks good from here. Vertical pics wont enlarge, something in the FSM software wont allow it.

Regards, Rick
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Posted by allan on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 7:58 AM
Thanks Trigger!

I used Tamiya enamels on this one. The green is a mixture of flat green and olive green; the brown a mixture of red brown and desertt yellow; the tan a mixture of buff and gray; and the black a mixture of flat black and gray.

I cant seem to click on the image to make it larger. Ill try to post a bigger pic later so the details of the pattern can be seen better.

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Posted by Trigger on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 9:51 AM
WOW!!!! All I can say is WOW! That looks great!

I hope I have that kind of patience and discipline when I get around to mine! What colors & paints did you use?
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  • From: Cavite, Philippines
1/16 USMC Marpat figure (pics)
Posted by allan on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 9:20 AM
Here are some photos of my 1/16 Tamiya Modern US Infantryman. Made a few modifications on the figure and painted it in woodland Marpat (as best as I could Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]) using a 0000 brush. The vest and butt pack are still in standard woodland pattern. I shaved off the molded-on chin strap and made a new one out of foil. I also "pulled up" the trousers to show more of the boots after filling up the hollow interior and re-carving the leg.

Hope you like it.





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