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101st in Iraq UPDATE

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Posted by jthurston on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 8:45 AM

 psstoff995 wrote:
  There must be some kind of thing where paint doesn't stay exact as you scale things down, I think I've read the same thing in armor forums or in magazines where panzer colors that are exact matches in 1:1 scale look off on the 1/35 and stuff. 

It's all about the distance.

The light green (we called it "Air Force Green" for whatever silly reason) does indeed look gray from a distance, under certain conditions - and that's what you're doing when you're looking at a figure. You're looking at it from a distance. The smaller the figure, the greater the distance (in scale) between your eyeball and the figure. Ergo, the smaller the figure, the more "distance distortion" there is in the colors and the finer details.

Same principle for painting a tank's roadwheels gray instead of black, or some vehicles tan or sand instead of the actual pink (actual British OIF Land Rovers are often pink). Sometimes a machinegun in 1/35 can be painted blue or something like "Dull Drab" to look more like worn gunmetal. Also you see this in aircraft wing thicknesses and things like that.

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Posted by jthurston on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 8:27 AM
 psstoff995 wrote:

...I'm not even sure if this is accurate, but i added in a led foil strap, and a little copper wire sinch kinda clip, here a few pictures if you were interested, again, i dont know if that's actually how the pack is put together, but i figured a soldier wouldnt want that gas mask smaking up and down and swinging around, plus even if its not a standard strap, im pretty sure the spec ops guys add on all kinds of extra pockets and straps and things anyway...

Yup, Psstoff, that's exactly how it should be. Nice coffee stains too. Looks dead-on!

~jerry

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Posted by Avus on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2:12 AM

Yes, I like that explanation A LOT: now I can sleep at night again, without nightmares of gray and green DCU colors haunting me! Laugh [(-D].

Thank you plymonkey.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 28, 2006 11:44 PM
Colors fade, especially under combat situations, so it's concievable for a green to fade to a gray of sorts.
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Posted by Avus on Monday, August 28, 2006 4:39 AM

 m1garand wrote:
Anyway, as I said before, your figure is coming out nicely and hope that you'll build another one soon.

Thanks, but first let me complete this one. Big Smile [:D]

 psstoff995 wrote:
IMHO his gray looks more realistic than my light green does. There must be some kind of thing where paint doesn't stay exact as you scale things down ... Have fun finishing it, looks great!

Thanks to you, too.
I also read something about scaling colors but I didn't really get it. So what I usually do is look at the picture or real thing and pick the closest colors.

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Posted by psstoff995 on Saturday, August 26, 2006 6:44 PM
I was gunna point that out when I read he painted it gray- right up until I realized that at 1/16 scale IMHO his gray looks more realistic than my light green does. There must be some kind of thing where paint doesn't stay exact as you scale things down, I think I've read the same thing in armor forums or in magazines where panzer colors that are exact matches in 1:1 scale look off on the 1/35 and stuff. Maybe its the way you weathered the gray, or maybe its all just in my mind, but it does look like a shade of green. I really like how the woodland turned out, and the gloves look like there right off the Blackhawk website. Have fun finishing it, looks great!

-Chris

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Posted by m1garand on Saturday, August 26, 2006 1:28 PM
I really didn't pay too much attention to the DCU color patterns until few days ago.  I was cleaning out my closet filled with my old uniforms and I didn't even know I had 5 new sets of DCUs.  Anyway, as I said before, your figure is coming out nicely and hope that you'll build another one soon.
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Posted by Avus on Saturday, August 26, 2006 12:04 PM

You know, m1garand, it's a mean thing to say to someone as picky as I am. Laugh [(-D]
I might strip dowm the paint and correct the whole uniform since, besides what you pointed out, I noticed that the real sand base is "pinkish" while mine is yellow sand.

But then I made this picture and my picky mind was at ease: the color difference is not that bad:

But thanks for noticing that. I'll use the correct colors on my next figures.

Klaus

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Posted by m1garand on Thursday, August 24, 2006 7:45 AM

Avus,

This figure is coming out rather nicely.  Did you say you painted the uniform's camo stripes with gray color?  DCU has sand color base with almost like greenish instead of gray. 

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Posted by Avus on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 1:08 PM

Thanks again plymonkey!

Rob Brown as for the colors I used Vallejo Acrylics the tones are:

  • "Iraqui Sand" for the light sand base
  • "Pale Stone" for the large gray stripes
  • A mixture of "Iraqui Sand" and "Mahogany Brown" for the brown stripes

I'm glad you noticed I shaded the three colors individually. It wasn't as annoying as I thought and I got a good result. Once shaded I gave the whole uniform a drybrysh of "Iraqui Sand" mixed with white.

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Posted by RobBrown on Friday, August 18, 2006 5:42 PM
I am curious as to what colors and brands you used for the uniform?  I am working on that figure as we speak (only 1 year in progress with primer so far).  I think you did a great job with high lights and shadows on the individual colors.  As far the the foot on the rock .. I think that is a tricky part.  I seem to remember I was able to get it so the foot was more on the side of the rock, but it's been a while siince I have worked on teh kit.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 8:47 AM
It's a small thing. I wouldn't worry about it. The uniform turned out great.
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Posted by Avus on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 2:11 AM

Thanks plymonkey!

I was kinda scared to ruin the figure with the painting of the uniform, but I'm pretty satisfied of how it turned out.

I noticed that "foot-thing" (quote from "The Rock" movie), too. It's only that I was too lazy to change the pose of the leg to have the whole foot touch the rock.

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:12 PM
Sharp as a tack man.Thumbs Up [tup] It'll be a real gem when you're done.

I'm not sure I like the foot posed on the rock like that though. I know that's not your doing, so it's nothing against your work, of course, just something that sands out for me. A lot of sculptors try to add drama to the pose and it doesn't always work out. I've made a few piss poor decisions to that end myself.

 It's not that it's unrealistic, or even unatural, but rather that, for me, it's a weak extreme of an action the sculptor tried to capture. I think I'd have planted the foot more firmly on the rock. Frankly, I've come to find that's kind of typical for Verlinden. Even on some of they're best figures (which this one seems to be. It is an otherwise well sculpted figure).

 But with regards to your fine work, that's neither here nor there. I'm impressed man. Great work.

 

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Posted by Avus on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 12:04 PM

Ok, here's some progress I made this WE: completed the uniform.


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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, May 26, 2006 8:09 PM
Ah, that sounds like the Vietnam era ERDL pattern to me. That's cool. It looks really nice regardless.

 I'll take your word for it on the grip. I know that digital cameras can be a harsh mistress for models sometimes. Smile [:)]

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Posted by Avus on Friday, May 26, 2006 1:34 AM

 plymonkey wrote:
What's your color reference on the body armor Avus?

My reference is a BDU from the 90's and an M65 Jacket from the same period I have in my wardrobe. There are some color differences between the two items. The BDU has some sort of green shade to it (like the vest I made on my figure) so the light color doesn't look like yellow but more like sage green. The M-65's yellow looks like German panzer yellow (WW2).

 plymonkey wrote:
Are the new, T marked hand gaurds made of an alloy of some sort?

As far as I know they are made of plastic, thus I weathered it with grey and not metal. Maybe it doesn't look like that on the picture but I guarantee that's what I did.

Thanks for your observations, keep them coming.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:15 PM
What's your color reference on the body armor Avus? I'm just curious about the ERDL pattern you painted (which looks great BTW), as opposed to the standard woodland pattern. I'm not up on US uniforms past post Gulf War, so I'm prepared to believe you if you tell me you have reference pics 8^), but that's the only thing that stood out for me. Otherwise, it's a very nicely done figure.

Are the new, T marked hand gaurds made of an alloy of some sort? I only ask because otherwise, it would be plastic, and should be flat black, and not weathered with metalics. But if they are, than it looks great. I imagine it might have to be an alloy though, eh? In order to be strong enough to hold accessories like a pistol grip.

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Posted by Avus on Thursday, May 25, 2006 7:54 AM

 m1garand wrote:
I should take some pictures of my interceptor vest and how it is set up. 

Now that would be a great idea! Thanks.

 psstoff995 wrote:
oh and sorry about the blurriness of the photos, the lighting was bad and it gave me a real shallow depth of field, if u need any more referance style photos, let me know the angles and ill try to get some better lighting.

Never mind. It's just to have a better idea of your great work.

Klaus

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Posted by psstoff995 on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 2:03 PM
 Avus wrote:

I used the rubber hose (well actually it isn't a hose because it hasn't got a hole) that came with the figure. BTW I noticed it looks like a copper wire only because you said so, guess if you don't go around telling people no one will notice. Big Smile [:D]

really? haha cause i thought my figure should have come with something like that, but it didnt come with any kind of vinal hose or anything. i also have a 1/16 scale spc. ops. guy from verlindin, he looks like he's holding a GPS thing, and he's yelling and pointing, he also did not come with a vinal hose for his camel back, so i had assumed it just didnt come with one. his M4 was haning around his neck, but they didnt include anything for that, so it looks like another lead foil/coper wire project for me Big Smile [:D] oh and sorry about the blurriness of the photos, the lighting was bad and it gave me a real shallow depth of field, if u need any more referance style photos, let me know the angles and ill try to get some better lighting. good luck!

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Posted by m1garand on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:05 AM
I should take some pictures of my interceptor vest and how it is set up. 
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Posted by Avus on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 2:14 AM

 m1garand wrote:
Also, modern troopers now use Camel back hydration system on their back (and Interceptor vests are compatible with it) rather than carrying canteens.  I've seen our troops wearing two canteens and those were attached to back of the vest.

 psstoff995 wrote:
he does have a camel back, so he probably wouldn't need the canteens unless he was ooon a reeeal longrang patrol or something, so if youd be ok with just leaving them off im sure that would work too

Thanks for the hint, guys. I was thinking to leave them out or to find some loops on the vest (most likely on the back) to attach the canteens.

 psstoff995 wrote:
what did you make your water straw/tube thing out of? mine was just copper wire but yours looks to have turned out much nicer

I used the rubber hose (well actually it isn't a hose because it hasn't got a hole) that came with the figure. BTW I noticed it looks like a copper wire only because you said so, guess if you don't go around telling people no one will notice. Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by psstoff995 on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 2:32 PM
 Avus wrote:

One thing: what are the canteens and smoke grenades attached to? I have this problem, too.
I mean the figure doesn't wear an Alice belt (or similar) underneath the vest. The only place to attach things on this soldier are the loops on the vest.
So were the heck am I supposed to attach all the equipment this figure comes with?

yeah i know what you mean, for the smoke grenades, i just kinda shoved them up under his right arm, and if you view it head on its harder to notice that they're just floating there. the back left canteen i used to cover up the end of the gas mask strap, because if i remember correctly i think it did something funny or something didnt quite match with the legs and the torso. but if you could drill out the little loops somehow you could probably slide the grenade handles through there, and he does have a camel back, so he probably wouldn't need the canteens unless he was ooon a reeeal longrang patrol or something, so if youd be ok with just leaving them off im sure that would work too. my problem was i didnt feel like parting with the pieces, because i really didnt have any other use for 1/16 scale greanades or anything, figured i might as well tuck them in there. what did you make your water straw/tube thing out of? mine was just copper wire but yours looks to have turned out much nicer

-Chris

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Posted by m1garand on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 7:34 AM
With point blank interceptor body armor, usually not wearing alice gear or web-belt with it.  So your best bet is to attach those smoke grenade to one of the MOLLE loops on the vest.  Also, modern troopers now use Camel back hydration system on their back (and Interceptor vests are compatible with it) rather than carrying canteens.  I've seen our troops wearing two canteens and those were attached to back of the vest, which those were placed right behind kidneys.  Occasionally, you will see soldiers wearing interceptor vest with ALICE or LBVs, but that is very rare (mostly done by National Guards and Reservists at the beginning of the war due to shortage of gear for MOLLE stuff).  Also, there are pouches made for MOLLE system to carry grenades and smoke grenades as well.
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Posted by Avus on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 2:22 AM

Thanks psstoff995. Yours looks good, too. Sadly the pictures are a little blurry.

The idea of strapping down the bag is not bad at all. I might consider doing it, too.

One thing: what are the canteens and smoke grenades attached to? I have this problem, too.
I mean the figure doesn't wear an Alice belt (or similar) underneath the vest. The only place to attach things on this soldier are the loops on the vest.
So were the heck am I supposed to attach all the equipment this figure comes with?

Klaus

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Posted by m1garand on Monday, May 22, 2006 11:05 PM

Psst,

Your figure looks really good.  Especially your paint job on aimpoint lense. 

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Posted by psstoff995 on Monday, May 22, 2006 7:27 PM

wow that's really looking great so far, i did the same one not too long ago, and i'm not even sure if this is accurate, but i added in a led foil strap, and a little copper wire sinch kinda clip, here a few pictures if you were interested, again, i dont know if that's actually how the pack is put together, but i figured a soldier wouldnt want that gas mask smaking up and down and swinging around, plus even if its not a standard strap, im pretty sure the spec ops guys add on all kinds of extra pockets and straps and things anyway, so this might just be my invention. but sorry, i got side tracked, i really like how your kevlar vest turned out, im jealous haha

-Chris

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Posted by Avus on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 5:23 AM

 LPT319 wrote:
Its not like it will detract from the finished product. A good albi would be their Supply SGT sux.

ROTFL!Laugh [(-D]

I'll add this to the tag on the base!

Klaus

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 5:12 AM
Its not like it will detract from the finished product. A good albi would be their Supply SGT sux.
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