Hitler & Blondie in 1:35

Nice highlights on the greatcoat and very fine work on the hat detail. Also good skin tones.

I'm not sure der fuerher would be standiong so near an unexploded shell like that!

I like the eyes on the dog. The toungue looks a little too red for my taste, I think a bit lighter pink would work well.

I could never get the skin tones right.  Which paint(s) did you use?  Nicely done!

...outstanding work; flawless paint job...

...although, as you implied, the uniform is a bit off: Hitler woudn't have worn a Knight's Cross at the throat, although he always proudly wore the Iron Cross 1st Class he won in WW1...

Doog! That looks great!

Your subject line was misleading, tho. I was expecting to see Blondie from the comic strip and ol' Adolph chowing down a a Dagwood sandwich! 

Very nice painting Doog .

Regards,  Rick

It might have been ment to be Feldmarschall Von Runstedt

David

Hey guys, thanks to all who have replied for the input!

Good point on the tongue color, ajlafleche! And on the unexploded shell--well, you know that crazy Adolf!

m1garand, I use mostly Windsor & Newton acrylics for the base coat and light highlights--raw sienna mixed with white and a touch of yellow ochre for the basic tone, and the I use mixes of raw sienna, orange, and raw umber for shading. I always highlight with acrylics, as I've found that white oil paint tends to re-absorb into the base coat after a few months.

Manny, thanks for the compliment! You're right about the Knight's Cross; thank you for pointing that out! BTW, I kinda thought that your old avatar and this figure were pretty close in appearance!

Rick, Preston, thanks; David, you might be right about von Runstedt! Well, I can tell you that you guys have helped me to decide that when I enter this in the next contest, I WON'T call him "Hitler"! 

Thanks again for your input, guys!

LOL I can see someone pointing out, in a contest, that the real Blondie was a little heavier and had a slightly different pattern of dark fur vs. light fur...but then missing that the unexploded ordnance looks a lot like a US 155mm round from the Vietnam era -

Actually though, I love the skin tones and the uniform shading. Looks a bit gaunt to be Der Fuhrer except maybe very late in the war (when I think of him as looking like Alec Guiness for some reason...).

Very cool...

jthurston wrote:

LOL I can see someone pointing out, in a contest, that the real Blondie was a little heavier and had a slightly different pattern of dark fur vs. light fur...but then missing that the unexploded ordnance looks a lot like a US 155mm round from the Vietnam era - Actually though, I love the skin tones and the uniform shading. Looks a bit gaunt to be Der Fuhrer except maybe very late in the war (when I think of him as looking like Alec Guiness for some reason...). Very cool...

LOL! (Lesson #2: do not admit it was a Viet Nam-era base!

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In truth, I'm hoping that the judges will say "Geez, look at that old German round there doesn't it look a lot like a 155 round? Hmmpf"" --and without a confession from me, maybe it'll slide...? Hopefully I'll get more points for the figures and their paint!

Thanks, jthurston! Appreciate the input!