nothing really. the doors are not glued on yet, the hard top isnt glued on yet, & the mirrors arent glued yet. oh, the windows too but duh! [D)] lol. the interior is all dark green/nato green minus the breaks, radio, seat cushions, dials, steering wheel and ammo cases. (that i still remember). that stuff is the easy stuff to paint. i’ll do all that by brush!! im looking 4ward to weathering this thing as well as being apprehensive about weathering it…however, its too nice out 2day to work on it. not a cloud in the sky and 82 degrees! only thing that would be perfect is a dip in the pool but that water is waaaaaayyyyyyy 2 cold still!! thanks for letting me know im on the right track!!
Camo,
Thanks for the break-down … I hope that I’m not too late, but I found this picture in my stash that might help you out with the weathering thing. Check it out …
Hope that helps a little.
well, i suppose i dont have to “mud it” since they’re in the city but i get what your trying to do model. so looks like alot of dried mud and dust…neither of which i’ve put onto plastic b4!! what the hell its just paint right…can always throw on 20 more coats per screw up right??? [(-D] thanks 4 the pic. [tup]
well guys, im off to the m-i-l’s house till tuesday. painted a couple of my figs. at least the base colors. not sure i like the color of my insurgents “pants” so i may repaint them. at any rate i’ll get more done when i get back. oh, i’ve decided to do the "h-v-h way of weathering and im gonna try to use “real” mud on my hummer. then dust it afterward. [#dots]
Enjoy the long weekend, have fun keepin up on the Dial Up [:(]
And if I know you and your paint mixes- you’ll have those “pants” back on track soon enough!
thanks chris…i do believe your right. [8-]
ok, i’ve tried everywhere else…guess this is my last shot guys. im looking for warriors(vls) web site address. i’ve searched and searched and im coming up empty handed. this is a modeling website…someone on this site has to know what it is. please give me a link as i just cant seem to find it. i find model shops that sell the stuff…but i want their site!! i’m sorry i have to use my own dio thread for this but please guys…help a man out! thanks in advance!! [BH]
I’ve found that some companies just don’t have a website (or they do but you cannot order through them- Alpine figures is one that I’d like to see a full catalog type list), this might or might not be the case, I’m not very familiar with Warriors figure line, I’ve got a few of their figures but I get them from Squadron.com or Scalehobbyist.com (usually the latter, as the prices are nicer and the website easier to navigate) both websites and a few of the others (look here on the FSM site, they have all kinds of adverts for model kit sites) let you search by manufacture, id they don’t have a site, that unfortunately might be your best shot- other than that, hope someone else chimes in for you!
thanks chris. i came across some sites like that. the only thing (and i havent checked out yours) is that they didnt show or have all their figures so i was hoping somene knew their “direct” web site where hopefully they listed ALL of their products rather than just a few! they have some real nice ones for this dio i want to use (assuming i can find them). no sense scratching them when from what i can see they have the poses and such that im looking 4!!! again thanks chris! [:P]
Amen to that- hope you find em, also, if you know the gist of the kit name- try searching that too, so your google search would be like “1 35 warriors iraqi freedom” or something like that to narrow it down, that way you don’t have to crawl through the websites wondering if they have it or not. Again, good luck finding it, hope someone else can help you out.
Camo,
You might also try looking up Czech Masters 1/35 Iraqi Freedom Soldiers (1&2). I think these would be great figures for your dio and might work out well for you. Squadron.com has them both at a decent price.
If you want to see what they look like built up, go to CMK’s website and look in their 1/35, US, figures. I think their website it pretty easy to nav, so you shouldn’t have a problem finding them.
I was thinking of using them in my dio, esp. the #2 kit.
Do you have pics of the Warrior kit(s) you are looking for?
yeah, i looked at their site. the problem is i was searching yesturday and came across a perfect set for my hummer…the pics showed the guys unpainted (white resin) and there was a humvee driver, a passenger and a mk19-.50cal gunner (in shooting position)…and i cant “refind” those!!! as far as warriors…what a trip. found sites saying go to their official web site…click on it…PORN!! my m-i-l was like what the hell are you looking at! [(-D] thank god the wife didnt see!!! [;)]
but yes model, checked czech masters, along with many others…guess i just need to look harder. came across some nice looking figs…most arent what im looking 4 because there not really doing “anything”! i dont know…im home now, i can look for them as long as i need to and if u guys come across any others let me know. i’ll find those other guys somehow…and someone that carries them!! thanks as always guys!
anyway came across stuff like this…while cool…hmmm…! also found my hummvee crew…they’re out of stock for 30 days. [BH]
ok guys, here is my insurgent…not finished…and please ignore the pants!! i wanted to show him because i thought maybe you guys had better knowledge of the color of clothing they wear. i know alot of it is light colors (for obvious reasons). maybe a little help or if you guys think its ok i will finish it as is (minus the pants). let me know please.
Oooo… I like’m! As far as the colors go … Hmm … you pretty much see everything over there. Some guys I’ve “dealt” with were wearing all black, but then again that was at night.
I’d just look up google images and search for “Iraq”. I think you’ll get plenty of good images from that.
Its a little hard to see from the image, but step back and take a look at it … does he look at little too relaxed for an insurgent with US swarming around him. Not sure how he measures up to the balcony wall, but is there a possibility to turn the head as if he’s sneeking a peek over the wall? Just a thought.
This one continues to come along nicely, camo. Great job!
he isnt able to look over the side. he is hiding “below” the sight level of the balcony. i can always make a different insurgent and “try again” and have him looking over the side. i also thought about the whole black thing but then i thought well, even though i’ve seen shows showing the fediyeen (?) in all black i wanted to give it some “color”! definately would be easier to do in all black!! [(-D] i have 2 admit i wondered how realistic it is to have an insurgent with an rpg so close to his “target”…although i suppose all targets can be close b4 the ultimately put distance between themselves!
ok, if i have a guy looking down…should i have a grunt aiming his rifle and looking up??
And as for your fig- I guess model hit the main points, lol can I talk about the pants though? All I’d say would be the fact that those pin stripes either make him pretty fly, or you were going for corduroy- maybe over there that’s actually in style! lol jk corduroy fans, meant no harm! [:P]
I think if you do mod the head to look over the balcony, I’d just have maybe the top of the head showing and a hint at the eyes, like he’s in the process of just getting a peek and no one on the ground has seen him yet, although I’m sure someone will soon as those balconies would probably have quite a few eyes pinned on them if the [censored] already hit the fan (?).
Yeah I think the only issue I have is this pose would have him looking upwards- maybe they have an Apache coming in? Or a Blackhawk or something, might be another use for that RPG- maybe why he hasn’t popped up and sent it towards the HMMWV.
Hmmm, I don’t know now- maybe this pose is good, it’s already got me thinking of a 4th dimension to this dio “off screen”
Your call (also I can see how mod-ing a new figure when this one’s pretty nice could be a little [banghead])
OK ok so sorry for posting three times back to back, been busy at work the last few days. Then trying to catch up on all my builds, or make sooome kind of progress. Not to mention see some friends now that I’m back home. Finally going to see Star Trek for the first time tomorrow, anyway anyway-
if this was the one out of stock and you were still waiting on it. About $26 w/out shipping, but if your in the market for multiple items, you’ll get the same shipping price (about $8) if your total order is under $40. Just a quick FYI, I’ve had good experiences with these guys, not a secret under cover salesman I promise.
i hear ya p.o. btw, wasnt going for a specific look on the pants [(-D] i was trying to use some oil paints and the result is as u see. it didnt want to cover for some reason…and i have a primer coat. so, i will let it dry and stick with my enamels.
anyway, i figured, if it was u or i kneeling down we would be looking up because we couldnt see what was going on over the ledge so the natural action would be to look and listen waiting to strike! however, its kinda generic after talking to model and i think it would be more dramatic having him peek over rather than sitting there. maybe just prop up against the wall the rpg. the rest of the figs im waiting to order from the mail. so it might be another week or so b4 i can do something more substantial. so much 4 trying to be done. however, its the figs that are the easier to do/paint!!
The thought/ idea that I have in my mind with the insurgent(s) is that they ARE hiding on the balcony 1) b/c they RARELY engage forces that are so close (personal protection) & 2) b/c they highly out numbered. I was just thinking about one of the insurgents trying to get a sneek peek at what was going on … seeing as if they’re hiding out on the balcony, they’re going to be trapped inside if the Troopers start searching. Tactically, the best thing for them to do would be to lay low, observe, and NOT engage. US would most likely move on w/o even knowing they were there.
HOWEVER, I know that you kind-of have a different idea for the whole feeling behind the dio. So, if you’re going for more of a shoot out feel, I think that you should have the guy peeking over the wall while holding an AK above his head (over the rail … in the spray and pray shooting stance.)
As posted before, 9 times out of 10, nothing really “interesting” happens on patrols. That’s just the nature of an insurgency warfare. This all just depends on what you’re going for.
Just throwing ideas out there for ya. Honestly, I’m not 100% clear on the final idea you’re trying to go for, but I was rather just admiring the progress at hand. I have no doubt that once its done, I’ll be able to tell what you were going for.
As far as dressing them in all black, I wouldn’t. Those guys were OBVIOUSLY bad … out in the middle of the night, dressed in black, AKs, duffel bags, shovels, picks … ACOG sights on their chests …
The only other people that I saw in black would be VERY traditionally dressed females.
Just my [2c]…