~ U.S. Armored Infantry for my 1/35th scale E.T.O.~

All four of them look great. My favorite one is the second guy in the last picture.

Very nice figures Adam! I especially like 'em two standing with rifles. Especially the slings caught my eye. Any more people on your dio? I'll be watching, have a nice day

Pawel

   ~The First Four Figures for "Beyond The Rhine"~

 

 

 

 

 

      

Thanks for coming along and.......

            

rtfoe

Indy,

Who says painting US figures is dull?

I don't know Richard who? They don't know what 'they ' are talkin about.

You've just shown the different variants of wear and tear for OD to good effect.

Thanks Buddy, i do try to vary things to the limits of plausability.

That's why I can't understand why we often get shot for not using original OD on our builds. Obviously it'll be wrong if it's an all blue Sherman or a pink jacket on a GI....don't know what I'm ranting about!!

[:O]Are you having an arguement with yourself?I only hope your odd but friendly post doesn't start something here, this forum loves to snowball---{Please stay to the topic  people }

Anyway great painting. It shows distinct individuality in each of the figures. I like them very much.

Indy,

Who says painting US figures is dull? You've just shown the different variants of wear and tear for OD to good effect. That's why I can't understand why we often get shot for not using original OD on our builds. Obviously it'll be wrong if it's an all blue Sherman or a pink jacket on a GI....don't know what I'm ranting about!!

Anyway great painting. It shows distinct individuality in each of the figures. I like them very much.

Cheers,

Richard

deafpanzer

Have to agree with Steve... loving the OD colors.  None of them looked alike except for the time they are issued at the boot camp or re-issued.  Bought DML US tank riders recently to go with Tasca Sherman so I will definitely use your toot one day. 

 Pretty much every photo of every item looks alot different! OK that does make it difficult to nail-down a color but it also gives you all the le-way you need to do what looks good/gives contrast or what you want.

~~I'll be keeping an eye peeled to see waht you come up with--happy if I've been some help

Have to agree with Steve... loving the OD colors.  None of them looked alike except for the time they are issued at the boot camp or re-issued.  Bought DML US tank riders recently to go with Tasca Sherman so I will definitely use your toot one day. 

Mic

Outstanding paint job. I like the variances to the OD you got goin' on.

Steve

 

~~Thank you Steve--alot--I know you're not easy to please when it comes to getting figures right--- The Americans you're working on right now are excellent and proof you don't settle for just any old quality.

cya later Buddy

Outstanding paint job. I like the variances to the OD you got goin' on.

Steve

Pvt Mutt

Yeah Andy he was on my wifes list too for me buying all those Archer German uniform decals but he's in good graces again. I took her over to the hobby shop this morning and let her pick out three 1000 piece puzzles.

You gotta give to get I guess

Tony Lee

Where ya been Tony--haven't heard a peep out'a ya in days--are you perfecting those figures or been helping the Missus build those puzzles ??

~Steve--thanks man-   I appreciatee that.

~Jet~ Right on man-thank you!  Yeah those Archer's are all that--just another ingredient(a little pinch is stellar--but you can use too much too

You did a good job on the tones.

I've gotta get me a set of those fine transfers.

He looks great, you really nailed the tone of his jacket.

bbrowniii

Indy

You are the MASTER of WIPs.  Once again, you are putting together a gem!

~~That's very kind Boyyd - I really appreciate it!

~~"Sergeant Wayne" Complete~~

 

 

 

'The Man' was outfitted with his canteen, entrenching shovel and M1911 .45 Pistol, weathered with a little Mig pigs (Euro Dust & Gulf War Sand) mostly to the boots, putties,lower trouser, and helmet.

 

Note the black canteen cap worn to aluminum and the bare wood under the chipped O.D. of the entrenching tool.

 

 

The .45 holster was done in oils in several aplications , the flaps 'catch' picked-out with Floquil Brass enamel.(a bit drybrushed to some other fittings originally brass too)

 

 

Here's my most recent model (The Sarge), with the 1st build I did after the 30 year break.  This is the old Tamiya Harley here for sense 'o' scale  (That Mini-Art H.D. kit just winked at me from the shelf I think! )

 

Indy

You are the MASTER of WIPs.  Once again, you are putting together a gem!

Manstein's revenge

Oustanding figure work going on here, Indy---another thread full of useful refs and step-by-step pics...very nice work...

Inh danke lhnen sehr, ehr viel Herr Feldmarschall !!  -

-I really appeciate that--from a man that knows his blogs and models and knows a well-produced post.

             More to come but not much visable progress last few days (although I've made a good start at the Half-track for the scene)    I did paint the Sergeant's new web belt basicaly in Tamiya XF-62 with some XF-60 in it.

an interesting note though is that that belt color is about the one for my Half-track (coming up)

*INDY

~Anyway there's going to be three different groups of men in this scene(not yet displayed in any way) There's a few guys up on an M2 half-track, a few standing around the area, and a couple more who just rolled up in a Jeep

Doesn't the 2nd guy back look like maybe the source of the S & T figure?

 

 

Now, that's an interesting photo. Mabe I out to think about doing some more WW II armor dioramas. Mabe I'll finally have an excuse for getting that M-3 half-track and I can have a use for that Tamiya kubelwagen I built a year ago (it fell from the shelf, and some parts are missing. Mabe I can "crash" it) Thanks for the insperation

Oustanding figure work going on here, Indy---another thread full of useful refs and step-by-step pics...very nice work...

~It figures you'd have the 'skinny' on that one---Thanks Hans--

 

 

 

What a relief 

There was some info brought to my attention that the Armored Divisional patch was likely worn only on the left shoulder at the time, But I'm not seeing it as impossible someone (like 'Mike' here) got ahold of an xtra patch to balance his jacket out--it sure looks cool anyway! It's just as likely that no patch would be worn at the time of a given mission for "security reasons".

What you're refering to is called "sandwiching", when two identical SSIs are worn.  The right shoulder SSI is reserved for the former overseas unit (AKA a "Combat Patch").  Wearing it on the right shoulder would indicate that the wearer has served in another unit between being re-assigned to the former combat unit.  

For instance, Say "Mike" there served with the 2 AD in North Africa. Then he was rotated back to the States for one reason or another (maybe his Daddy's a senator) and assigned to the Pentagon.  He'd wear that patch on the left while assigned there, and wears the 2 AD "combat patch" on the right sleeve.  Then, after a while, he wrangles a transfer BACK to his former unit, or maybe the CO got sick of his Dad hangin' around, and sends him back to his old unit, which is now in France.  He would be authorized to "sandwich" himself once he reported back to the 2 AD... 

It's a fairly common practice these days with multiple deployments taking place, and some unit commanders even authorize the "combat patch" as soon as a Soldier gets In Country (the 101st loves doing this, ever since GEN Patraeus left as Division Commander of the 101), but was fairly rare during WW2, since units didn't rotate back home, they stayed for the duration...  It was more common among Army Air Force pilots & aircrews, but not ground personel...    It's also common for GIs now to have two or more Combat Patches to wear.  I myself can wear the 3rd AD or 1st ID (but not both)...

As for not wearing any patches, that too happened fairly often in WW2.  Not so much for security, but more because the patches were made locally and it took awhile to get them into the Supply Sergeant's hands once deployed, and GIs would have one for their Class A's but none for their shirts or jackets...

Clear as mud, right?

LOL!  Now I remember the motorcycle and the helmet... wait until you turn 40 years old you will forget little things easily.  Trust me...

~Not much of an update yet, just been going over these guys with a few more sprays of dull-cote. There was some info brought to my attention that the Armored Divisional patch was likely worn only on the left shoulder at the time, But I'm not seeing it as impossible someone (like 'Mike' here) got ahold of an xtra patch to balance his jacket out--it sure looks cool anyway! It's just as likely that no patch would be worn at the time of a given mission for "security reasons" I thought It was my duty to mention to those following this blog

Mike~ Thanks for your comments man--I'm liking it all so far--Likely for variety I'll mix it up and show some of the figures in the scene with no patch, or 1 instead of 2, it's just more interesting and realistic even though they are pretty cool.   

Jet~ Hey Buddy--good to have you around! Thanks for sayin so--please stay tuned

Andy~ That's ok Buddy--keep using your friend to take the heat! She can't get at us as easy Meanwhile...get what you need when she aint lookin   8o)       Good stuff aint always cheap--I've avoided the expense before and not felt it was always importaint  to add the xtra detail--especially in combat zones the insignia was often minimal--like on the DAK figures--but I did include some remember.

Tony~ You know what to do  Good Sir---keep her puzzled!

Yeah Andy he was on my wifes list too for me buying all those Archer German uniform decals but he's in good graces again. I took her over to the hobby shop this morning and let her pick out three 1000 piece puzzles.

You gotta give to get I guess

Tony Lee

Indy, I hate to break bad news... my wife doesn't like you anymore.  Why?  Because I have to buy those Archer Fine Transfers!  LOL Have to agree that it makes a huge difference...

One more thing... wondering why you didn't do the same thing to German figures?  Or its different because their badges are much thicker or something like that?

mike91978

Looks great Indy!  The Archer transfers really pop and give all that OD and khaki some interest.  I'm looking forward to more.

It really makes the figures look more lifelike. All the detail you put into the figures and then you got the ranks and the company patches and it looks amazing.

Looks great Indy!  The Archer transfers really pop and give all that OD and khaki some interest.  I'm looking forward to more.

~Gamera~ Hey man thanks--there are 5 total figures(so far) likely I'll add a jeep driver & some Half-track crew before the Dio is done, but I'll need the vehicles built before I can be sure of those figures poses, before i'll be painting those

~Pat~ I hope so too--I wish you the best with future endevours---as for hypo needles as barrels--yes I've heard of it working--I don't have any access to them though (happy to say I saw the cap off them used as 1/35 clay pots also-to great success..Thanks for the comment--hope to see you again.

rtfoe

Fantastic figures Indy. I really enjoyed the run up of your figure painting. All this done within a week...I know what it's like when adrenalin kicks in when working with a superb choice of figures...painting becomes a breeze.  The dio's going to look good with them.

What I like about them is that they're all in different degrees of weight and size.

Oh!...John Wayne did act in one ETO film...The Longest Day...as Major Vandervoort 82nd Airborne.

Cheers,     Richard

~Richard~!~Right you are! The Longest Day---arguably the best WWII film made--many a modellers favorite--I do recall Wayne in that I think, ....may be time to see it again!

I greatly appreciate your excellent comments and observations as always--also your overdue for a Malaysian update I believe??Look forward to it.......... (Good of you to drop into the Figure Forum!).

 

I think the transfers are just fantastic and add an xtra level of detail that's crazy cool. Only thing is they are so crisp and fresh  I'm working to muddle them a little at this point so they fit in. Also takes a good bit of research to get anything close to right . I have Bob(Mike, Sarge) as a Staff Sergent, & John a 'Buck" Sergent I'm told they called the  chap having a plain 3 chevrons.

 

 

 

Really a pleasure to work with, my prefered decal solution for these is Tamiya's "Mark Fit" a one stop solution I'm liking better than  the old Micro Sol & Set

(but I'll keep them on the shelf for safe keeping  )

 

 

 

I guess it's about time I look at completing 'John's' equipment set-up & these G.I.'s are near ready for service.

~Question~ You guys think this insignia could suit the other figures I'm working with? I'm thinking why not for the sniper,, but not so much for the 1st figure (S&T) I'm thinking he will get a single private's stripe done in the low-visability O.D.& black , the last figure will be marked as an Lieutenant.

 

Back again soon...thanks for the eyes on this......................

Fantastic figures Indy. I really enjoyed the run up of your figure painting. All this done within a week...I know what it's like when adrenalin kicks in when working with a superb choice of figures...painting becomes a breeze.  The dio's going to look good with them.

What I like about them is that they're all in different degrees of weight and size.

Oh!...John Wayne did act in one ETO film...The Longest Day...as Major Vandervoort 82nd Airborne.

Cheers,

Richard

Sorry for not picking up on this thread earlier, I caught your post in dios.  Love the fantastic detail you bring out in the figs with your painting tehniques, hope someday mine will be half as good.  Re resin gun barrels, any chance you could fab them up using syringe needles?  Figure the ones from diabetic syringes would be close and they're already bored out.  Just a thought.  Keep up the great work!

                                                                                                       Pat