Red Five Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 Most of the troops on the beach done and the landing crafts pretty much done and glued into position. Got about 10 figures left to paint then a big resin pour. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Hi Steve, Rapid and fantastic progress. It would take me a year to build and paint so many figures. I think I've already said that you've picked a great set/sets. Every pose looks real and not forced. And great composition too. One thing I've only just noticed though: I would expect some of the figures to be wet up to the knees at least. I doubt any would have gotten onto the beach bone dry. Perhaps you're leaving some dark washes until you do the resin pour? Rearguards Badder 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Five Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 5 hours ago, Badder said: Hi Steve, Rapid and fantastic progress. It would take me a year to build and paint so many figures. I think I've already said that you've picked a great set/sets. Every pose looks real and not forced. And great composition too. One thing I've only just noticed though: I would expect some of the figures to be wet up to the knees at least. I doubt any would have gotten onto the beach bone dry. Perhaps you're leaving some dark washes until you do the resin pour? Rearguards Badder Thanks badder, dont worry Im planning on adding some brown inks on certain firgures to make their clothes look a little more saturated then glossing over that to give it a wet look sheen. The resin will be up to the guy being pulled and the ramp of the lcvp so the guys in the water will be just under their waists. Also added gloss on helments too. Ive just got alot of weapons and stuff to paint and wrap in their teenie little bags 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Five Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 Update. More dudes painted and placed. Working on an explosion in the water....when the resin is poured. In theory it should go clearer fingers crossed. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) Hi SIMON, That's beginning to look awesome. I didn't mention before, but the seaweed on the obstacles looks as spot-on as everything else. I am looking forward to seeing how you turn that cotton wool into an explosion of water. Rearguards, Badder Edited December 16, 2019 by Badder 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Red Five Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 Few more dudes added and tweaks here and there. I think I've for 3 more guys in the landing craft and then the hard bit. A massive resin pour which could ruin the whole thing. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Five Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) Slight issue with the resin pour. One the water doesnt look as blue as I hoped it looks very red brown in the photo but it's not as bad as it looks here. It definitely has a blue tint but I didnt take the sand colour into consideration. I think when I get waves and spray etc on it will turn out ok. Plus the photo is rubbish as I needed to use my flash as it on garage floor. The major issue however was the resin leaked through and melted the foam board from underneath. There was a small hole around the bottom of the explosion and it leaked straight through. Some pretty bad damage but nothing that I cant fix with some filler and paint when it fully cures. But lessons learned. I checked every nook twice except that one. Doh. Hopefully get some better images tomorrow in daylight. Edited December 4, 2019 by Red Five Adding text 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Arrrrrrrrggggggg! Those resins can be a pain in the butt! They will leak out of the tiniest gap. I didn't know they melted foamboard though! Hopefully you can sort it out without too much bother. A couple of things... have you thought about applying a misted white coat to the surface of the resin that you HAVE poured, and then mix a tiny bit of blue into your next batch of resin? I've mixed acrylics into my resin and the effect was quite good. Maybe have a test first? The other thing. I noticed the guy with his rifle wrapped in polythene... presumably to keep it dry when he hit the beach.... and then I thought, hang on. was polythene sheet readily available back then? I don't think it was or there'd be a lot of it about in WWII dioramas. So, I assume you wrapped the rifle to protect it during the resin pour..... ? So which is it? The historically questionable rifle protector, or the modeller's need to protect his work?🤔 Rearguards, Badder 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Five Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 37 minutes ago, Badder said: Arrrrrrrrggggggg! Those resins can be a pain in the butt! They will leak out of the tiniest gap. I didn't know they melted foamboard though! Hopefully you can sort it out without too much bother. A couple of things... have you thought about applying a misted white coat to the surface of the resin that you HAVE poured, and then mix a tiny bit of blue into your next batch of resin? I've mixed acrylics into my resin and the effect was quite good. Maybe have a test first? The other thing. I noticed the guy with his rifle wrapped in polythene... presumably to keep it dry when he hit the beach.... and then I thought, hang on. was polythene sheet readily available back then? I don't think it was or there'd be a lot of it about in WWII dioramas. So, I assume you wrapped the rifle to protect it during the resin pour..... ? So which is it? The historically questionable rifle protector, or the modeller's need to protect his work?🤔 Rearguards, Badder They used a thing called pliofilm often either clear or green. It was a plastic type bag material. Some chose to remove it earlier to use rifle slings to board the lcvp but they were definitely used. In regards to the resin itself I knew it melted foam yes but thought I'd fully sealed everything but guess not. Theres going to be alot of white water etc so going to leave the colour as is as it looks ok. I kinda wanted more muted dark colours akin to saving private ryan rather than a BLUE sea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 10 hours ago, Red Five said: They used a thing called pliofilm often either clear or green. It was a plastic type bag material. Well, I learned something new today. So, excellent detailing by you! Rearguards, Badder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogged Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 This is going to be amazing! Yes I like your painting style too. It seems you exaggerate the shadows and highlights on the figures very effectively. If you're still looking for added interest on the beach (and there is a lot of interest already), how about including a shell hole? or will you include a shell explosion in the water? (Using water is one thing I've yet to try). I've been to Normandy a few times and its well worth the visit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Five Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Clogged said: This is going to be amazing! Yes I like your painting style too. It seems you exaggerate the shadows and highlights on the figures very effectively. If you're still looking for added interest on the beach (and there is a lot of interest already), how about including a shell hole? or will you include a shell explosion in the water? (Using water is one thing I've yet to try). I've been to Normandy a few times and its well worth the visit! Hi clogged I have indeed tried to add a shell hole but it didnt turn out quite as I hoped. I kind of wanted the look when you dig a hole on a wet beach and it fills straight back up with water. It's on the right near the guy with one arm. I've also added a water explosion too. I think it looks ok. They are hard to try and get right. Excuse the waves they are really white but the water effects take an age to dry when applied so thick. The foam around the landing craft will still be that white though. I've now realised why the water looks so red/brown. I added a games workshop wash to is as blood thinking it would kinda stay put and look like it was flowing into the water. Turns out it just blended with it far too well and made the resin go a pinker tinge but worst case I will cover up the sides and put a blue wash over the water surface to hopefully get rid of it. But I still think it looks ok as is. It's my 3rd resin pour and Its very much alearning curve. Like most things the camera doesnt do it justice. I think I'm going to present it like the first image now too. It shows alot more of the action than a side on view as I originally thought. Thanks for the feedback Simon Edited December 7, 2019 by Red Five Adding text 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Wow, that's truly outstanding work. So well done, that it's actually quite chilling... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogged Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Very very impressive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Wow, fantastic build Red Five. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 That looks great,lovely job and i love the third photo down .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Five Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Getting there. 3 guys to paint for the lcvp then I'm going over everything with a few highlights here and there and added details 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Lovely and the last photo with the shadows is great..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badder Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Hi Simon... why have I been calling you Steve? 🤔 I'm not surprised this is a 'wower'. The low-angle shots are stunning. I hope you have in mind to get a couple of photographic backdrops and have photos taken looking down the beach with a seascape full of ships and landing craft behind, one looking up the beach, and one looking along it? Rearguards, Badder 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Five Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Vince1159 said: Lovely and the last photo with the shadows is great..... The sun was blasting through the window and it looked great so took a few snaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Five Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Badder said: Hi Simon... why have I been calling you Steve? 🤔 I'm not surprised this is a 'wower'. The low-angle shots are stunning. I hope you have in mind to get a couple of photographic backdrops and have photos taken looking down the beach with a seascape full of ships and landing craft behind, one looking up the beach, and one looking along it? Rearguards, Badder Haha no problem badder. I did wonder why steve lol. I'm going to take a good few snaps in my light box but will try for a few with a back drop too. Edited December 16, 2019 by Red Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Badder said: I hope you have in mind to get a couple of photographic backdrops and have photos taken looking down the beach with a seascape full of ships and landing craft behind, one looking up the beach, and one looking along it? What a great idea Badder and also maybe a frontdrop (the opposite of yours and all i could think of) with a view from behind and the beach in front.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Five Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 16/12/2019 at 17:23, Vince1159 said: What a great idea Badder and also maybe a frontdrop (the opposite of yours and all i could think of) with a view from behind and the beach in front.... I'll give it a go but it's a big bugger to put in front of a monitor to get some good shots. Might try the light tent and photoshop to be honest. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanfrandragon Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 On 11/20/2019 at 9:49 PM, Red Five said: Even without the water I think this pic is superb. The action poses are just right, and the seaweed covered 'asparagus' is a nice touch. The exposure is very evocative of Saving Private Ryan. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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