Well, Campaign or no Campaign, I had a lot of fun with this project . I have posted six pictures in my gallery in its own album (Feldkuche - clever, huh?), and post a few here for your viewing pleasure . I don't think I am good enough to actually post something in the Rivet Review section, but this is where Mr.Roo is posting his Softskin stuff, so I thought I would follow suit. If the Moderators feel it would be better suited elsewhere and move it, I fully understand.

I appologize in advance for the photography. I am just learning with a DC, and am having a hard time with it. This project is not as shiny as it would appear. I can't keep the darn flash from going off sometimes. Ah well, practice, practice.

Thanks for looking.







Cheers,
Mike

Nice job. This is an unusual subject but well within the rules. I would sugest that a drybrushing to show a little wear on the seats and corners were wear would occur during normal use and a light dusting on the undersides to show a bit of travel. While the cooks would have keep the unit in a clean order wear on the paintwork etc would still show.

However still a good job and an unusual subject. Thanks for sharing

Cliff

Nice lil scene there. I d suggest to check out some lil items for your next dio .
1)The uniformity of the grass colour is not usually met in the nature , not even in football stadiums. Try a lil dry brushing and some colour variations. This can be fixed now. Same goes for the bushes
2)The uniforms from some angles of shooting show a lil shiny or glossy effect that maybe have to do with fingering them after painting . This could also be fixed with some pastel use.
3) I believe that some shadow and highlighting could be used on the figures to enhance their presence. Also some washes and weathering on them would improve the realism
4) Some sleeve joints on the figures show but some other dont . I think that u must follow a rule that u choose on all your figures. I prefer not to show them at all . so i use a lil putty and sanding.
5) U have a nice potatoe bag there !!!!!!

Just few nitpicks to help u improve there

Keep on trying , u re on the good way my friend

Thank you, Major Goose. I am trying to improve (and know I have a way to go) so any and all helpful criticisms are appreciated.

I agree with the wash and highlight idea. Believe it or not, that potato bag was my first attempt to use a wash! I thought I would start small and see what happened. I was pretty happy with how it turned out, so that helps the confidence to start using that technique more. The figures can use some highlights and pastels, but I think a lot of the shiney effect was my inexperience with the camera. The flash kept going off no matter what I did, and I think that gave the figures a shinier appearance than they have in real life.

Good point on the sleeve joints. I don't think I was paying enough attention, but I certainly will in the future.

Thank you for your comments, Major Goose. Most appreciated.

Cheers,

Mike

Howdy mj,

Pretty nice work there. As has already been suggested, some more weathering is in order to create realism. And, hey. If that 'spuds' bag is your first attempt, you have every right to have your confidence meter raised a peg or two!

Tread.

Oops, almost forgot. Your 'smoke' above the cooker looks good. But since that's actually smoke from a fire (and not steam...right?), you should add a little ambient colour to it as well. "Yeah" yer asking.....how am I supposed to to do that!?!

Thanks Tread. I never would have thought about weathering until I started hanging around this site. Slowly but surely, all you guys are making me a better modeler (and the slowly is due to my limited talent, for sure).

Good point about the smoke. I guess I could "mist" some gray or grayish coloring into it with my airbrush. Hummm,... more to think about.

Cheers,

Mike

sorry that i also forgot to mention the nice smoke touch that really got me in. Take care when misting it , get low pressure so that u wont get it off and try to make many low passes than do it at once . Cover the rest well so u dont get unexpected effects . Good work

The grass seems too manicured. Some patches of dirt where the grass is thin is always good. Neat subject.

Howdy mj,

I wouldn't use any air pressure to colour the stretched cotton (?) you're using for the smoke. In fact, if you check with animal's 'Brutus Ambush' thread I'm sure he can help you with your 'smoke'. He's done a 'bang-up' job on his Tanker.......have you seen it yet?
It's fabulous, check it out.

Tread.

Hey!!! mj......just found out you are 'Corp. Didn't know till just now............ :-)

SEMPER FI !!!