Done. I think. Questions, comments, criticisms and critiques welcome. I want my next one to be better, from planting grass to figure painting, tank construction and photography.
Steve
Great work, I really like this one.
cough up your address steve i’m sending a platoon of fig’s over for one of your paint jobs.i sure like the sense of urgency you get from looking at the fella on the ground.i don’t think its out of taste at all.its perfectly natural setting and i think you did a heck of a nice job on this one.you’ll get no criticism from me for i am not a critic.[tup][tup]
Outstanding work. I like how you can break down the elements of the scene into even smaller “mini” vinettes. The guy at the side of the road is classic! Someday this is the type of work I’d like to be able to do.
Which is why I hesitate to be critical. But I have to tell you, there is one very small element that bothers me. The guy sitting down facing out (next to the soldier pulling his budy on board). The hands look, well odd. In every other picture, the rest of the figures hands are all in very natural positions. The guy facing out looks ready for a little patty-cake. I’m not sure if it is the fact that the fingers are all tightly together or that the hands aren’t hanging down enough, but I keep coming back to it.
Now, having said all that, I still think it is an outstanding DIO. The scenery looks appropraite, the grass looks real, the dirt is dirty without going overboard. The trees look dead and depressing, which I think is the right look for the scene. Your Panzer looks to be dug in the ground, as you would expect from a 20 ton vehicle, and not floating on the surface. To be honest, It reminds me of the EuroMilitare 2006 best in show, the way the figures are tied into the scene and the interesting expressions and poses they all have - without being derrivitive.
Thanks for posting and giving me something to shoot for.
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!
The whole dio tells a fantastic real story!! Detailing is truly fantastic! Great work. The figures are amazing!!
Can’t fault it mate! Only real minor thing I could see is that I couldn’t find the firearms of the guy sitting folded arms and the the guy sitting down with his hands on his knees. But I’m sire they’re there, just couldn’t see them on the photos. I could find a machine gun on the side of the tank, so I suppose that’s one of them. Minor point anyway.
Well done, I hope that my dio’s can look like that one day!!
Cheers
Zombee
great job impressive
Great ,really great work ! Best wishes from Poland - Cichy - beginning modeller.
Very, very nice. I hope your very proud.
Cant wait to see your next job…Guy
I’m sorry that I never thanked you guys for all the kind encouragement!
Points well taken; the patty cake hands [(-D]. Looks like he’s almost using sign language, those hands are so stiff. Knew it, and should’ve changed 'em out. Got lazy, same with the missing weapons for the two guys. Figured I could get away with them being the MG team. Lazy.
I’d flat out be lying of I said I wasn’t inspired by the Euro Best In Show dio. That was some fantastic piece of work. I entered this in a show in Austin a few weeks ago. My first show. First time ever more than a small handful of people even saw my stuff. Really thrilling to see people standing over it and pointing (most pointing at the Whizzer Man).
Really great words of encouragement. Thanks again.
Steve
I don’t know how much better you CAN get it - this is pretty darn awesome. That makes any of my stuff look like a first grade science fair project. Beautiful piece of work!
Really beautiful job! A great blend of figures, action and a touch of humor (the guy peeing![(-D])–this one’s got it all!
splendid!! nice work overall…track marks,base,shrubs,figures,armor…well done!!!
great work steve!!
Great dio,your ground and paint work are fantastic.
Congratulations
Pedro
Thanks, boys! My first time oil painting figures (acrylic base coats for uniforms). I’ll never go back…
mywar73- looks like we joined the forum on the same day[8D]
Steve
What oil colors did you use for the uniforms ? They look really realistic just like a German Grey.
After a field grey acrylic basecoat, I mixed up different shades of sap green with grey oils. Dark green grey for shading, one and two shades lighter for the mids, up to a very light grey green for highlights. Still turned out more grey than green when fully dried (about a week later). Not sure why…
Steve
yeah right bro!! cool !! nice !![party] [#toast]
wooah! this one’s real nice, i really like the lay out. the head of your wizzier man? haha nice. lol but yeah his head looks like its actually shaved, thats really really good. what kind of oil paints? model brand? or just off the shelf art supply stuff? i think i might get into it after seeing these guys
This is awesome Steve. The figures are stunning. The ground work is more than excellent and the armor is nicely weathered, not excessive, just has we would expect it to be.
This is an excellent build all around, I see nothing to critic except maybe the stowage rope. There is some fuzz on it. Other than that, it is a piece of art that you should be proud of.
Steve, I had the same experiences with oils, especially in my figure’s faces…I’d paint them in these gorgeous skin tones, and two months later, they’d all look way too dark, like I’d forgotten to highlight them.[sigh]
I finally accepted that some pigments (esp. white) will leach into the acrylic undercoat more than others-- over time, all my faces and hands looked sunburned–and that was the end of my oils/skin relationship. I agree wholeheartedly that they’re way superior to acrylics, but for the sake of longevity I’ve switched back to acrylics and have tried to improve my skills there…
I suspect that you’ll encounter this problem again. You might want to consider saving yourself some future heartache now…? I do agree that your uniforms are very good; I only hope you don’t have the same problem with the faces!
Perhaps someone else has some input on this? Has anyone had the same experiences or hints to balance the way that diferent colors dry/absorb?