"Mayhem in the Hood" wip 9-21 (humvee question)

sterno: nice of ya to pay me a visit. thanks for the comps. i guess you guys can see past the pictures.... the guy was a bit of a disaster in my mind but...whatever! .

chris: hey n.p. with the s.f. guy. i plan on going back and trying my hand at painting the acu pattern again in 1:35 so he and some others will benefit from that and the small dio i put them in.

avus: one more down...about 4 more u.s. guys to go. my humvee gunner and driver, and one or two guys on the ground!!! i definately see what ya mean with black and white. you'd think it be easy with black...not really as far as im concerned. (also helps to have the paint dry...man, still cant believe i did that. ). one day i think i'll have it down...until then...my mistakes will guide me!

One more down ... how many to go?

Looks good! Black and white are very difficult "colors". Depending on which colors you use to highlight and shade you get different effects.
Keep in mind that in real life black and white are hardly seen. Black should be complete absence of light and white a very intense light.

But enough color philosophy, you managed to get a brilliant result on your black insurgent.

psstoff995 wrote:

...Granted the NWM figure doesn’t look like he’s trying to blend in with the sleeveless shirt etc. and he’d be the only SF guy around. So yeah, I say save him for your next dio!

that was a long way for that chris!!! yeah, i like him alot and was gonna do a s.f. dio later on so he will fit in with that i think! its takem me long enough on this one i dont want to have to start rearranging figures if i dont have 2!!

Oh, I don't know about that. I figured with the helmet you were just going to make him blend. I just liked the look of those NWM guys.

Although, I’m sure there’s got to be some kind of mixing going on- after all that shot of the late Michael Monsoor, US Navy SEAL has him in Army ACU. Seeing as how the Navy has their own digital blue patterns for ships, their own desert and woodland patterns not to mention that MARPAT has seen use with the Navy, as Marines work alongside Navy Corpsman in the field, the only reason I can think for Monsoor to be pictured in ACU was for an op in which he was required to work alongside and blend into an Army unit. I mean if Navy SF works with Army, Army's gotta work with Army- right?

It wouldn’t be far fetched as Speznaz has blended themselves into regular Russian Army as long as they’ve been around, wearing the same uniforms and patches etc.

...Granted the NWM figure doesn’t look like he’s trying to blend in with the sleeveless shirt etc. and he’d be the only SF guy around. So yeah, I say save him for your next dio!

ummm...wasnt planning on putting him in chris. i suppose its not out of the question but i didnt know the two services "mingled" like that!

i also figured you'd think i did those letters by hand...haha...not a chance chris...my old hands arent as steady as they used to be!!!

Nice!! Like the letter work, very nice angles, looks like printed t-shirt

I wouldn't worry about those details, not like you ruined the figure for sure, still looks nice- like the bare feet  

well, here is my second insurgent. only one problem...i guess he wasnt as dry as i thought...the blue u see showing thru is not supposed to be there but i just touched it and well, you see what ya see in the pics. also, the angle on the first pic is really bad as far as his shirt because his arm and sleeve look aweful but this isnt the case...i swear. i was also worried about copyright but his weapon is blocking what his shirt says so you cant make it out. dont know why this guy gave me more trouble than any other figure...but whatever. i will go touch him up and put him with the rest of the guys. i couldnt decide on a color for his pants so i went with "all black" for something different. anyway, here he is and all comments and critiqes welcomed...be kind on this one as i said...i screwed it up!!!!!!

One more good looking figure CJ!

Can't wait to see all the pieces come together!

lol just meant that if he's really well hidden he might take out a soldier before they notice he's there, but if he's wide open and 3 or 4 guns are pointed up his way, he won't be much of an executioner. I didn't mean for it to sound like I thought you were a minimalist, I know you want it to look like it should, but I think in this case, it looks realistic now without the sling, but if you wanted to add the rope sling, it would look good as well, so the decision to do more work on this figure is more your call, not necessarily one of “better or worse”- just different.

AH!! You're posting too quick, you catch my PS Edit up there?

Anyway, you know the deal- model for you, if you think it's good, then it's good

thanks scott for that info on the sling. i dont think i should put one on as the weapon is "below" the line of sight below the balcony and is just lost to the whole thing. i dont know. what do u guys think now knowing that??

Hey,

Great work.  Sorry I stopped following this WIP when the summer hit, but I am glad to be getting caught back up.

That insurgent looks great.  I'd agree with modelchasm - I rarely saw a sling on an AK, and those that did have one were often just pieces of rope tied to either end, so you don't NEED a sling.  However, the guy's pose does seem to 'want' a sling, d'yaknowwhatimean?

Most of the AKs that we "picked up" over there didn't have slings. IMO, it all has to do with the lack of money, so they couldn't go out and buy another one as it got torn up. Two, a lot of times they didn't take great care of their weapons, so I'm sure that lots of slings just dry-rotted.

HOWEVER, in this case, I will have to agree with Manny. I think that adding a sling here would add a little more interest to the pose. Not that it needs it (Great job btw!). But, consider adding one that maybe looks like a belt or even something that looks like cord.

Just my 2 cents.... Again nice job.

chris: first thanks...i tried to make him look angry. second...you just always want to leave yourself open dont you...its a "hood" not a "bandana".... not laughing at you but with you...you make it so easy bud!!

manny: thanks. i appreciate that. do ya think he needs a sling? i only ask because most pics i've seen (doesnt mean it isnt the case) they dont have them...maybe modelchasm or someone else might know why. but again thanks!!

i promised some updates and here is the first of a few in the next few days. i'm still painting the other two figures. this is one of my balcony insurgents. he's a little shiny because the paint isnt yet dry and i didnt "dullcoat" him. that said...enjoy and comments/critiques welcome.