"Flash Out!" - 120mm OIF figure ( COMPLETE!!! )

modelchasm wrote:

Even if this one got 1/2 a page in the reader's gallery in a future issue ... .I'd consider that a "best of show" as far as I'm concerned!

Glad to hear- I'm sure it will. Don't forget to add in the write up that it placed in a show

that's cool...hey, check out the second page on a thread about digital camo by division 6...some guy did an awesome job with 1/35...i tried to mimic but...LOL. that's all i'll say!!!

http://zyclyon.blogspot.com/search/label/Alpine%20Miniatures%20-%203rd%20Stryker%20Brigade%20Combat%20Team%202nd%20Infantry%20Division actually try this...its from his post!

Thanks Camo ... as far as the ACU goes ... good for you for giving it a shot! Save one figure though and keeping working on it ... put it down when it gets frustrating and pick up again later. It's well worth it when you get done.

I'm actually thinking about doing it again, as I'm having second thoughts about how I could have done better with "Flash Out." But, like I said. All in all. I'm happy with it. It may not be perfect, nor a first place finisher, but this one has a little more meaning to me than just some resin and paint.

Even if this one got 1/2 a page in the reader's gallery in a future issue ... .I'd consider that a "best of show" as far as I'm concerned!

I'll admit ... I was a little down about it, but then I remembered how much you guys liked it. That's all that really matter's to me. Thanks again guys for all your positive influence.

We'll get the final pics and write-up posted asap....

Well, you do what you gotta do!!!! HAHA!!!

 It's good to be back. I'm looking forward getting some work done at the workbench. I actually came back a day early and was able to take this build the IPMS show in Houston this past weekend. Didn't do as well as I had hoped, but it placed 3rd in the 120mm and larger.

Oh well, I was glad to see as I walked around the showroom that it draw nice little crowds here and there ... but, I was especially proud to see that it was really one of the only models there that wasn't the "same ol' thing" that you see over and over. I can only stand to see the same ol' 120mm German Infantryman so many times ... and damn-it if it wasn't the model that won ....

It did look nice though.

Sorry guys ... the photos and the DRAFT write-up were completed, but I wanted to take some time to re-read over my write up to make sure there wasn't anything that I was leaving out and to make corrections. But, I ran out of time.

I'll be completing this once I return as well.

Take care.... See you in 2....

Yeah! An article!! About how to wire up 1/48 planes and cut Hummers in half! haha

Hey, thanks guys. I appreciate it. I've got the pictures loaded, but I'm runnign behind in my packing. I'm going to try and post the final pics tonight along with the write-up to FSM for the reader gallery.

See you all in about 3 weeks ....

Wow.. First time I look at this for months.. Modelchasm, AWSOME, GREAT JOLLY GOOD WORK!

I love it..  

How did you weather the plate? Or did you just type how in another post? I was so stunned that I just had to reply.. wow... 

I only said they bugged me, I never said take 'em off... I don't tell folks what to do, I just state what I would do or have done, and why...

 BTW, thanks for the clarification on the base... Didn't know it was original thickness...

I wonder why he wrote "kisses" that way ... mmhh ... a connection to the band ... or to the Rock band topic ...

And yeah, PO called it...  It's an acronymn. KISS= Keep It Simple, Stupid...

Thanks for that, Tank. I really enjoyed putting this one together. Hopefully, I'll be taking my FINAL pictures for it tomorrow. Just ran out of day light today...

Thanks again.

AWWwwww.... and here I thought Hans was trying to send me some love.....

After carefully looking at the build. I've decided to add 2-3 small rubble pieces if I can fit them in there without making it look crowded. As far as the plate goes .... I think that the lettering needs to stick out a little more, but I'm not going to paint them red, or yellow, or blue ... IF I paint them, its going to be something suttle.

But, for right now, everything is going to stay just the same.

haha Hans likes to Keep It Simple Stupid when it comes to concepts

modelchasm wrote:

I'm .... not  .... AAAaaa .... break ..... BLAHBLAHBLAH .....breaking ......RRRRrrrrr .... down! hehe.....

Hey I didn't mean to make you go berserk about those rocks!

As it has been said if you like it keep it that way and by all means don't ruin your work following some stupid suggestions.

Hans von Hammer wrote:

(...) and KISSes the concept... (...)