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Anonymous

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November 2005

Opinions please - newbie

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:42 AM

Hey all

I'm busy building my first figure, the Tamiya 1/16 Feldmarschall Rommel.

I airbrushed the basecoat, and added the shadows by lightly blotching a darker shade and blending it in. Everything done in enamels.

Now, would you think the shadows are deep enough, or should I add more shadows? I know the body is a bit shiny, but I'll fix that after everything else.

All comments welcome!

Quintin

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rjkplasticmod

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February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, May 12, 2005 12:17 PM

You can enhance the shadow area & add a liitle more realistic appearance by dry drushing some highlites using a lighter shade of the base color. You only want to hghlite the top of folds in the clothing.

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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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 23, 2005 1:55 AM

I managed to finish the model last weekend, and here's the end result.

I'm planning to make a little vignette with Rommel standing next to a steel oil drum being used as a table, with a map and a coffee mug on it.

Please, all comments and critiques welcome. As this is my first figure model, I would really like to improve where I can.

Cheers
Quintin

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 23, 2005 5:24 AM

Hi Quintin

Looks great. I'm looking forward to seeing the end product!

One comment tho... shouldn't the desert goggles be tinted? I was wondering the same when I saw the other pics in the big A.

Tarok

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 23, 2005 5:44 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Tarok

Hi Quintin

Looks great. I'm looking forward to seeing the end product!

One comment tho... shouldn't the desert goggles be tinted? I was wondering the same when I saw the other pics in the big A.

Tarok