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WWII 29nth infantry division, Omaha beach

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  • Member since
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  • From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont
WWII 29nth infantry division, Omaha beach
Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Saturday, April 7, 2007 10:42 AM
Well, Im working on an Omaha beach diorama in 1/35, and Ive just started painting the 50+ figures ive collcted with the help of you guys on the forum. Anyways, I decided to paint up the first one last night. As you can see in one of the pictures, the finest brush I had on hand wasnt fine at all, and it made detail work very sloppy. Ive got to get a finer brush, this guy was just a test, the others will look much better. Mainly Im posting this to see if anyone has advice on accuracy. Im sure ive got some details wrong, like colors, eqipment and stuff. Now that I look his knife broke off too, so ill have to fix that. Anyways, I made the strap out of lead foil from Ajlafleche, and the figure itself is from SteveM, thanks a lot. The insigna patch and helmet recognition insigna is just something i printed out. Not as good as a decal, but It looks Alright i thought. So, if you have any suggestions or criticism, please tell me.

Just for scale purposes:


And heres the smallest brush I had....




I tried to leave the plastic gas mask bag glossy:





His face is terible, so I wont show pictures of it. Any suggestions?
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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Saturday, April 7, 2007 12:45 PM

Check this website for reference on US Army unforms http: www.usarmymodels.com 

It is an excellent online source. Basic unform for the 29th assault troops on Omaha was Olive Green HBT fatuiges, Khaki Model 41 Field Jacket, Black rubber gas mask case, and Khaki web gear, or Assault Vest, and Leggings, and of course, OD steel pot. Just remember, everything they were wearing was SOAKED after their long run into the beach, so it will be darker in color. If you feel really ambitious,perhaps you may want to depict the clear plastic waterproof bag that weapons were carried in. Overall it looks like you have a good start here, keep running with it!

 

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  • Member since
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  • From: The Green "Mountains", Vermont
Posted by IanIsBored2000 on Saturday, April 7, 2007 1:32 PM
Yeah I plan to make stuff darker, and coat his legs with future to make them look wet. Im aslo going to use the little gun bags, but tihs guy specifically has already taken his off ill say.
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Posted by southern dragon on Saturday, April 7, 2007 5:54 PM
toothpicks, my man!! for super deail, toothpicks are your best friend.
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Posted by Kopfschuss on Saturday, April 7, 2007 9:28 PM

lol... shows how good of a figure painter I am.  I would have been stoked if my figure came out like that. 

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