England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 07:09 AM UTC
Hi Jerry,
The flat on the car and the damage look good as does the figure, nice work. One thought on the other dead guy (the first one) is that the right hand which is fist like. Maybe another hand at a slight downward angle to the arm. I've looked at the pose a few time s and it does seem a bit to close to hand on hip if you know what I mean.
Excellent progress.
Cheers
Al
'Action this Day'
Winston Spencer Churchill
Massachusetts, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 07:11 AM UTC
Wow! There's a lot of life in that face. (Hah, irony...) But wow though, that's some good work there. Very subtle effects too. I've got that AM decal set as well, have given it use a few times. Good stuff. I too have been wondering where Romain is hahaha
-Conor
I'm doin' stuff. Lotta stuff.
Wien, Austria
Joined: May 20, 2011
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Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 07:16 AM UTC
Hi Jerry,
as I wrote in the other posting I was AFK for about a week! Had to go to Luxembourg to sort some things out!
Back to your work...WOW!!!! The poor guy looks really dead! Where was he hit?
And the Citroen looks terrific already!!! I see you have chosen a traditional dark yellow. I myself cannot avoid being attracted by this tone rather than the dull greyish tone discovered now!
Keep up the superb work m8!!!
Cheers
Romain
un pour tous et tous pour un!
West-Vlaaderen, Belgium
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Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 08:08 AM UTC
Hi Jerry ,
i have to echo the others , superb work on the dead soldier!
Cheers ,
Kurt
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 02:39 AM UTC
Thanks Al,
I had also considered that hand and its' position and I came to the conclusion that it wouldn't be that noticeable when he is in the groundwork. Good eye though.
J
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 02:40 AM UTC
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Wow! There's a lot of life in that face. (Hah, irony...) But wow though, that's some good work there. Very subtle effects too. I've got that AM decal set as well, have given it use a few times. Good stuff. I too have been wondering where Romain is hahaha
-Conor
Yes! Mr Saunders did an outstanding job on that head for sure.
J
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 02:42 AM UTC
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Hi Jerry,
as I wrote in the other posting I was AFK for about a week! Had to go to Luxembourg to sort some things out!
Back to your work...WOW!!!! The poor guy looks really dead! Where was he hit?
And the Citroen looks terrific already!!! I see you have chosen a traditional dark yellow. I myself cannot avoid being attracted by this tone rather than the dull greyish tone discovered now!
Keep up the superb work m8!!!
Cheers
Romain
Thanks buddy. I was wondering where you had gotten to. I am happy to hear it was just a trip and not health oriented.
Since this guy is barely seen in the back seat I wasn't too worried about the wound,etc.
J
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 02:43 AM UTC
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Hi Jerry ,
i have to echo the others , superb work on the dead soldier!
Cheers ,
Kurt
Thanks Kurt!
Happy to see you back on the board. Shake off that summer man!! Life is too short!!
J
West-Vlaaderen, Belgium
Joined: August 22, 2009
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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 06:30 AM UTC
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Hi Jerry ,
i have to echo the others , superb work on the dead soldier!
Cheers ,
Kurt
Thanks Kurt!
Happy to see you back on the board. Shake off that summer man!! Life is too short!!
J
Hi Jerry ,
oh no ! Don't tell us you are planning to make a Rap song ???
I got the message bro , loud and clear !
Cheers
Kurt
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 05:46 AM UTC
I took the excellent advice offered here and from modeler friends at the club meeting and put the ideas to use. I managed to get the base color on all of the car. No weathering yet.
Some progress,anyway.
J
West-Vlaaderen, Belgium
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 06:51 AM UTC
And a very nice progress Jerry , the camouflage pattern on the car is top-notch ! Well done !
Cheers
Kurt
Wien, Austria
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 07:19 AM UTC
Love that smooth camo pattern!!! Well done bro!!
Cheers
Romain
un pour tous et tous pour un!
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 08:02 AM UTC
Thanks Kurt and Romain,
It may not seem like a big deal but getting my airbrush to work like this was quite an achievement for myself!!
I used the Tamiya thinner with Tamiya brown and green paints. I think the thinner was the key. Plus,I decreased the pressure to about 15psi and so could get closer to the surface when spraying. The cammo pattern was a little different because I ad to cover up some mistakes I made with the original green spray!!
Not bad for a beginner I suppose.
J
Manche, France
Joined: March 20, 2007
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Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 08:36 PM UTC
Hello,
I haven't posted much lately, been very busy, but have kept up to date.
I have to say this looks great.
The guys in the car look very realistic but handled in as tasteful a way as possible, I think.
The car looks good, too.
Can't wait to see it all come together.
Cheers,
Sean
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 - 02:23 AM UTC
Coming along well Jerry, nice scheme.
Al
'Action this Day'
Winston Spencer Churchill
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 - 05:22 AM UTC
Thanks Sean and Al,
I don't want to bore with too many pics. The aim here is to show what each layer looks like.
This layer was dark brown oil wash followed by black oil wash in the grill and wheels and a few door opening lines,etc. Some chips were started with Citadel steel color and then a variable surround with a mix of dark brown and dark red Valejo. I still need to add some faint outlines in dark grey to accent the chips and holes.
Merde!!! What did these guys do to my beautiful Citroen??
Colorado, United States
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Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 - 05:43 AM UTC
Sir, what will it take to get you into this fine car? ... only slightly used ... radio, camouflage and shrapnel holes included!
I think you've sold me on the Citroen!
—mike
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 06:01 AM UTC
All of the talk about trees got me motivated to skip a few steps ahead to see what I could come up with for the natural camouflage that I planned for the car.
Since it is not on a tree and therefor stands out more,I settled on the laser cut oak leaves glued to fine twigs from a plant root. After looking at color pics on the interweb of oakleaves I made them two different colors by painting them a lighter olivegreen followed by a wash of medium olivegreen. Since this is august in this dio I don't think there would be acorns yet?
Here are the first few branches which will ultimately have more brothers plus a few wires to hold them onto the car.
Against a quick background pic.
Doesn't look like much work but it was!
J
Napoli, Italy
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Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 06:24 AM UTC
Jerry, the soldiers are definitely great ! you made a great job ! I like so much
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 06:29 AM UTC
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Jerry, the soldiers are definitely great ! you made a great job ! I like so much
Thanks Gio!! I appreciate your comment and taking the time to look in here.
J
Colorado, United States
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Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 07:21 AM UTC
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All of the talk about trees got me motivated to skip a few steps ahead to see what I could come up with for the natural camouflage that I planned for the car.
Yes, there's a lot of buzz about trees and foilage lately. Your creation adds another twist — a great example of foliage used for camouflage.
Landscaping and vehicle disguise — keep it coming!
—mike
Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 07:36 AM UTC
Thanks Mike,I am glad it worked for you.
J
Wien, Austria
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Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 08:11 AM UTC
Great show with the foliage bro!!!
Congrats!!
Cheers
Romain
un pour tous et tous pour un!
England - North West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 08:50 AM UTC
Hi, the foliage looks good on the back but a little flat on the top. Keep the updates coming.
West-Vlaaderen, Belgium
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Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 - 08:56 AM UTC
Hi Jerry ,
yep it works for me too , very convincing !
Keep the good work coming !
Cheers
Kurt
