This is the 1/35 Dragon kit. Nothing special, I primed the figures with Krylon sandable grey, and handbrushed Americana and Apple Barrel Acrylics. Took me a while to figure out how to lay down shadows with acrylics as I had never previously done a military kit before. The walls of the hootch were made from cardboard and covered with drywall filler. Bricks showing through the cracked concrete were cut from a cereal box. The wall was primed with Krylon grey primer and airbrushed with Americana acrylics, using the salt weathering method to create the realistic chipped paint effect. Wall was further weathered with washes, a thinned paint soaked paper towel, and pastels. The thatched roof was made from broom straw and painted. The groundwork is a mixture of white glue, sand, and dirt. The dirt was painted with a red brown mix of Americana acylics to simulate the reddish brown soil of Vietnam. Various details such as the weeds were made from fishing line. The rice spilling out of the containers is just baking soda. Oh yeah, and the floor of the hootch was flocked to resemble fine straw.
Hey freelunch,
You did a great job overall!!! Two thumbs up I say[;)]. Just like Sherman said “good workmanship”[:D][:D].
So how long did it take you to build overall?? Lookin forward to seeing more of your builds.
Flaps up, Mike
It looks great I love all the detail you put into it from the dirty boots to brass colored button on the .45s holster and the faces are outstanding. I hate to be the wet blanket here but its always been a pet peeve of mine when I see a shine coming off of clothing. I don’t know if its just the picture or what.
how did u get the pic of the chinese dude, it looks tight!
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it is a very good picture, and a great diorama(love the thatch) !
the “chinese dude” is actually Ho Chi Minh, also known as Uncle Ho. Tet Offensive was late 60’s in Viet Nam, former French colony in Indochina.Ho was the leader of the North Vietnamese forces…
“those that do not know history are condemned to repeat it”, as my history teacher is fond of quoting… [;)]
best wishes,
frosty[:)]
Thanks for the comments people! But about the shine, I applied Krylon Matte Finish to the figures. I thought that it was a flat coat but it was actually slightly semi-gloss. However, I do feel that semi-gloss does add a certain “lively” feel to the figures.
Love this shot
