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

That's crazy!! Thanks for the picture! Did you manage to find this one first too??

That's real cool with the water bladder, makes sense after you say it but never would have thought about it. Interesting form of a shape charge- very cool stuff!! haha glad you snapped the pic

HAHAHA ....

... Cocka-doodle ....

....BOOOM!!!!!!!!!!

"Tanks" Avus .... I'm glad that you like it.

Well, gentlemen .... I'm about to close this one out. As we speak, I'm getting the "shoot" ready to take the final pictures. Then, once I get them loaded up, I will post them for ya.

... psst, I was walking back through the pages and remembered back on page 3 we were talking about the door. You had wanted to see a pic of a door in Iraq vs C4 ... I had forgotten about it until now .... SO .... here ya go!!!

Not sure which way is up anymore, but toward the top you can make out the silver door handle. Oh yeah, and I have NO idea who took this picture .... uh, who did the blasting, and uh, where I got this picture .... HAHAHAH ... ok, it was me. (twist ... my ... arm ....)

Anyway, thought you'd enjoy that. It actually wasn't straight C4, but rather C4 teamed with a water bladder. That's why there's so much damage. The "water charge" as it's called, creates a huge hole due to the water pressure, but it's actually LESS lethal as it doesn't cause all the shrapnel that using just C4 does. Only bad thing is ... you almost ALWAYS find the door on the other side of the house!! We used to play "who can find the door first" after the house was cleared .... Not to mention ... this is a GREAT way to say "good morning" on those WEEEEE - hour-of-the-morning raids!! Too much fun ....

Sorry for the rant ... anyway guys, I should have this one summed up in a matter of a couple of hours. Stand by ......

O U T S T A N D I N G ! !

All that tiny little "real-life" detail (like the shotgun shells and the shotgun damage) you added is simply amazing.

Makes me want to convert mine as well!

Thanks gentlemen .... I'm glad that it has pasted the "camo-psst" test! (sounds wrong, doesn't it!?!?!)

Well, I got up bright and early this morning just so I could get this one all wrapped up, but .... it's almost 9am, and I'm still sittin' around drinkin' my coffee and scratchin' my arse ....

No worries though ... I'm off to it right meow ....

Stay tuned for the final update w/ pics ....

modelchasm wrote:

This piece has brought a lot of ... well, we'll just call it "closier" for me. It was a joy, though sometimes hard, to build this piece. Thanks again for helping me getting it put together. Whether it wins awards at competitions or not ... I'm proud of it.

Thats really all that matters- well done. Excelent job.

 dude i'll make this short in regards to what you said about those #$%#$% over there. i see it like this....we in the west are taught and preached to love one another and show tolerance towards other cultures. they say either you are muslim or you must be destroyed...hmmmmm..... . i dont want to start a religious debate here so i'll stop right here...just wanted to use that word tolerance....says it all in regards to "us and them"! (in my opinion.

anyway, i didnt get to see any of that during my army days of desert storm (yeah im showing my age now). so, my hats off to you brother...your expierences far "out weigh" mine. i have a buddy though that was part of the invasion, part of the spearhead tip that went all the way to baghdad...he sent me a million "interesting" pics. in fact sfc smith (posthumously awarded the medal of honor at baghdad airport) was in his unit.

anyway, yeah i see you were working. lol. it came out great and i dont think you need to add the water to it at all. the shells are fine and that door...wow...i wasnt sure how those "curly things" would look but it definately looks like they belong. your a master of your craft sir. i hope one day when i grow up i can be like you... again, as far as "our" input...you did it. an idea is only as good as the person who thought of it...and only as brilliant as the person who makes it!! and with that, using mine as an example, like you, whether anyone likes it or not, whether its mediocre or not...i (u) made it and it doesnt have to win an award in order to win first prize in my book!

Hey guys, I'm glad that you like it. camo .... see, I told you I was working!?!? HAHAHAA!!!

I definately could not have come this far with out the input from you guys, so again, thank you.

I'm not sure yet whether or not I'm going to add in the water. I had though about putting a bucket/ pail in, but I don't feel like scratching anymore on this one. I had thought that the shells were a little large, but I'm not about to change them out now. Plus, they're about the size of the figure's thumb, which is about the right size. As far as the blasts on the door goes, you hardly ever got thr door open with one shell. That's just the truth. Doesn't matter though, they ALWAYS knew you were coming ... might as well just pump a few shells into it just to get it open as quickly as possible! The front porch .... they don't have much, but what they do have they will give you in a heart-beat .... to include a nice "welcome", no matter how ratty a shack it may be.

If a may ... for a moment of "gay-ness" ....

I hate those bastards that we fight ... that kill our young men and women, our brothers, our sisters ... our good friends. They say that it's their religious beliefs, but I call BS. I've read the Koran, I've prayed my Christian prayers while knelt next to a Muslim "brother" ... and I came back with my head. These idiots are no different than any other power-hungry SOB throughout the rest of history. So to that, I say F*CK'EM ... that's what they make cross-hairs for....  

... BUT, with that said ....

I have nothing but the utmost respect for the people of Iraq. They are some of the most genieune people that I have had the pleasure to meet. Sure, some are currupt, but you have to look at the over-all picture instead. Even though I will be going back for my third trip soon, I can honestly say that one day ... one day I hope to go back on my own .... on vacation.

This piece has brought a lot of ... well, we'll just call it "closier" for me. It was a joy, though sometimes hard, to build this piece. Thanks again for helping me getting it put together. Whether it wins awards at competitions or not ... I'm proud of it.

It even looks like the soon to be raided residents had recently swept off the front porch!!

haha sorry for the tripple post I just keep finding all these little details

I'm just intrigued by the door frame blasts- you have the residue closest to the figure all up the side of the wall with a harsh edge like the blast just blew the lock but the door stayed shut- then you have the second blast that took out part of the wall and the little locking mechanism all over the place as it actually blew the door open- that's just too cool.

Again, your real world experience gives you a pretty cool edge when it comes to things a just plain modeler wouldn't even think of, definitly adds a lot of realism to it.

***UPDATE***

So here's a long awaited update on this one. I figured I could almost get this one knocked out while I was waiting for multiple molds/ castings to cure ... I was right.

Finally got this one in to the booth and after the primer coat things went pretty quickly.

....psstoff ... here's your dang shotgun shells! (haha). But seriously, thanks to your idea everything pulled together nicely (you'll see toward the bottom).

I thought that the base looked a little too much like plaster ... yeah, I know, it's plaster ... so I ground up a few of the left-over plaster crunks to make a sandy powder. I sprayed the base with spray adhesive, and sprinked the powder over the top. Let it dry, and then brushed off the rest. The texture came out more the way I wanted it.

Here I just spot glued some plaster chuncks for paint. These will be used to tie-in the wood base to the plaster base.

After priming coats, I turned my attention to the door. I figured this had to be pretty well done, as it is the second biggest thing in the dio and stands just opposite the figure. I tried really hard to get an even coat on the *&#^% thing, but I just couldn't do it. I figured I was tired, so I left it until the next morning. However, when I came back to it ... it was perfect.  I realized that ... DUH .... it's an Iraqi door. It's supposed to have a messed up paint job!

Door ... pre-weathering ...

... post-weathering ... (I added a little black for accent the shotgun blast, a little exposed steel coloring, and touches of rust stains. I also dusted the bottom of the door with the sand color, and then VERY LIGHTLY dusted the whole door with the same color.)

Here, I've added a little black coloring to the door jam to help add some interest from the blast. I thought it was a little much, so I went back and toned it down some after this picture.

AND ... here I've started putting everything together.

My next update will be the last one. This one should be finished. Right now, the stain on the wooden base is drying and .... well, I'll just leave that for the final update.

ENJOY!

hahaha yeaaa maybe

I do a lot of talking, you do all the work- my figures still don't have heads!?!

Hey yeah, camo, I was going to say ... while the "future" water won't work very well in 120mm, as in that scale you kind-of have to start thinking about thicknesses and such, it should look pretty good in 1/35 - 1/48'ish scales.

Hey no- not at all- glad you've been able to get on here and post -I've been away for the past few weeks and even when I've been posting I've been a little aloof- got a lot on my plate, school job etc

Thanks for the shoutout's though guys- I'm very glad to help and really appreciate it

As far as the Future goes, while it may not be able to work for depth or a puddle on rocky uneven ground- camo if you used it to make some water on your tiled floors (especially since you're using 1/35 scale) I can see that working out for you, but again, I've never tryed water effects so don't take my word for it!

Avus! ... was wondering when you were going to stop in .... Good to to see you here and glad that you like the work. I COULDN'T have done it with out the help of psstoff and camo junkie. They've been tremendous help!

Especially camo .... helping me get the base completed (thanks man!)

This is the figure that we talked about weeks ago. This is the only project that I've ever worked on that has completely taken over my desk. I've got a few others in the workings, but they'll all been boxed for this one .... of course, then came alone my "raid" idea. That one crept up on me ....

Again, glad you like the piece. I'm hoping to get the base taken care of today and tomorrow.

Camo ... thanks for the piece on the water. I'll be sure to use a small tin or something. Thanks again.

Stay tuned ....

I think I have to stop by the figure section more often: I completely missed your work.

And what an outstanding work it is. You made a great job converting and painting the figure and now I'm looking forward to see the finished base!

camo,

I've actually used that before. Works great for things like oil stains and other small wet spots, but trying to build up enough Future to make a puddle would be a task in itself. I don't think that it would build up enough, but would rather "cling" to the sides of a depression, before it became a level puddle.

I picked up a small package of woodland scenes EZ water. Says to just heat it, pour it, and let it cure. Sounds easy enough. I'm going to do a few tests first with it though. 1) paint the "base", then pour and check out the color. 2) pour, then paint and check the finish. 3) Pour, then try to mix in a little color to it before it cures.

Not sure which might give the best results, but I guess we'll find out.

Busy working on the "raid" dio tonight. I plan to prime the base to this one in the morning. However, I may just do it tonight, so that it's ready for the first coat in the morning .... Hmmmm.

Thanks again for the idea. Future's GREAT for coating things, but I'm afraid it has it's limits when it comes to making a puddle.