hi guys, wonder if you can give some tips to a noob armor modeler. I mainly do modern aviation.

I want to build a 1:35 Humvee from the 101st as it was when they got Hussein's sons. To go with it, I'm building 4 figures. Here are the first two. They were a combination for parts from Tumpeter, Dragon, and Tamiya. Any tips for me? .. pardon my photography



(btw, penny was for a reference for my non-model building friends)

Ben
Your figures are very good. Tell us more about them and how you are going to pose them. I have seen pictures of US forces watching on as they laid seigh to Sadams sons hideout. Mixture of Delta forces and Marines i think.

Cookie

thanks for the compliment

the first two figures I built will just be milling around. One of the other 2 will be the TOW gunner (or .50 gunner .. or whatever). The last one will be standing and talking ot the gunner.

There's really nut much else to say about the figures. I used enamels and some acrylic; drybrushing, wash, etc .. oh yeah, the head of one of them is from Verlinden. Decals are from Echelon; one minor nit-pick .. I don't like the green color of the 327th Infantry Regiment patch on the helmet.

... btw, the real-life troopers were from the 101st Airborne. (aside from the special ops people).

Your figures look good, especially the tiny detail painting (including the velcro loops on the IBA vest!). I would add a wash to darken the folds and nooks a bit, especially on the boots and the hands. The hands look a bit unfinished compared to the excellent faces.

Just so you know--all your figures look way better than any I've done, ever.

I think your figures are painted very well, but the pics do not show the real thing, I believe that your figs are even better in real life. Greetz Guy