HL-10 Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 I built Italeri's M-24 Chaffee some time ago. I used metal tracks and other detail sets on the tank. The figures are from Tamiya and were painted with Humbrol enamels. The base is from foam board covered with plaster. the tree is an old root from the garden and the wall is built from fragments of plaster. upload an image software screenshot image hosting websites screen grab screenshot utility windows online photo storage prntscr screenshot windows 7 screen capture windows 7 imgurl screen capture windows 7 free upload image hosting no account greenshot download online photo storage Thanks for looking. 13
paganpete Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Very nice - you have done sterling work on that, and your photography is excellent! Brill. Pete 1
Spookytooth Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Very nice indeed. as above great photo`s as well. I like thw weathering,no to over done, and the figures are well done as well. 1
triumphfan Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Great stuff. Simple but very effective. Nice background, a sunny day! Steve. 1
Sgt.Squarehead Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Brilliant.....Simple scene perfectly executed. My only small criticism would be that the woodwork of the troops personal weapons looks a bit odd, too uniform and a bit 'plasticy'. 1
colin Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Very nice indeed, and you've captured the terrain a treat, especially the dry stoned wall 1
HL-10 Posted August 28, 2013 Author Posted August 28, 2013 Thanks for the comments everybody! They are greatly appreciated. I've done a few little extra bits, I added weapon slings and a few grenades and I am a good little soldier and I always take note of what my Sergeant tells me Brilliant.....Simple scene perfectly executed. My only small criticism would be that the woodwork of the troops personal weapons looks a bit odd, too uniform and a bit 'plasticy'. I dry brushed the woodwork to vary the finish , but it does not appear to show up too well in these pictures: screenshot jpg images image ru screen shot windows Again, thanks for looking. 1
Jaykay Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Yeak OK the dio is brill, but WHAT are they looking at, come on tells us. jk 1
HL-10 Posted August 28, 2013 Author Posted August 28, 2013 Yeak OK the dio is brill, but WHAT are they looking at, come on tells us. jk A Tiger I coming the other way?
Sgt.Squarehead Posted August 31, 2013 Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) Reckon the Chaffee would be long gone if there was a Tiger coming.....I reckon they've spotted a possible MG nest or sniper. Hope my comment about the woodwork didn't seem nit-picky.....The scene is splendid, the Chaffee beautifully built & painted and the way you've tied the figures and vehicle into the groundwork with your 'dust-coat' is nothing short of masterful! For painting woodwork I've taken a tip from the biplane builders (and the incredible wooden propellors they achieve), I start with a pale sand coloured base and progressively stain and streak it with oils to create a grain effect. Edited September 1, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead 1
Riggers Posted August 31, 2013 Posted August 31, 2013 That Sir, is stunning! Just stunning. Fantastic, subtle weathering. Like a still photo. The bar just keeps on getting lifted. ATB 1
Hamden Posted September 1, 2013 Posted September 1, 2013 Stunned NO gob smacked - what a fantastic dio: hard act to follow.................................... Roger 1
IainA Posted September 8, 2013 Posted September 8, 2013 Very nice, very nice indeed. As others have said, well balanced, it draws you in. Do like your weathering on the Chaffe as well. 1
Jockster Posted September 8, 2013 Posted September 8, 2013 Very very nice HL, not too dusty, nicely thought out composition. Only one criticism, it's not on my shelf! :-) 1
Tufty Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 Absolutely fantastic! Compact but not overcrowded, very effective and beautifully constructed 1
Precision Ice & Snow Posted November 8, 2013 Posted November 8, 2013 Some of the best posed figures I have seen anywhere. I'm useless at figures and faces but I can see when somebody knows what they are doing. All, in all a great atmospheric dio, you can paint my figures anytime! PS, forgot to say, nice camera work, lighting, backdrop, colour, composition etc, etc, etc......... 1
Rob 1 Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 Great modelling, and as others have said, exceptional photography. 1
HL-10 Posted August 15, 2016 Author Posted August 15, 2016 I decided to have a go at building a better tree for this as I was never 100% happy with the twig I used. The new tree was made from twisted strands of wire covered in Milliput. I textured the trunk by using pieces of bark stripped off twigs and the foliage was made using model railway materials. image hosting site no sign up image hosting site no sign up image hosting site no sign up image hosting site no sign up image hosting site no sign up image hosting site no sign up It was my first attempt at making a tree. 1
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