Concur with Ron's suggestion too.
I think it would tie everything together very nicely.

Great work, as ever.

Sean

Hi Jerry ,

you know that i didn't loose my eye on your beautiful project and once again i have to say that your figgies are a thrill to watch. Excellent job and yes i agree the idea of Ron is outstanding because i'm a story teller too .

So take your time and please stop saying that your updates are boring .

Kurt

I know I should keep my mouth shut, but.... a FJ would be cool. Or maybe a splash of Luftwaffe-blue? A communications/liaison officer?

Hi Jerry,

Great new range of characters, well done, excellent wrok.

No major project underway the the moment, plenty of ideas not much time.

Al

AConor and Mike-I have started to look at the FJ thing and will see what happens yes! Thanks as usual guys for commenting here.
@Sean-thanks for the encouragement buddy!
@Kurt- I try to keep it intersting but that is sometimes hard to judge here in the interweb world.
@Ron-nice idea and it seems to have a lot of support,doesn't it?
@Al- nice to see you on the board again and I will just have to wait till you decide where to land with a new dio.



Ok,here are some too exposed shots of the sitting guy. He looks very washed out here for some reason. He is dusty on purpose but not THAT dusty.



I have figured out how to use decals for the collar litzen and arm rank stuff but the shoulder board decals......uh uh..no. I like the PE eagles for the pocket emblems as well and not the decals.

Lead horse rider finished! The horse is still under construction but has been altered,etc. Base coat of paint on,etc.
This guy has a bit of experience as he wears the wound badge and the Crimea shield. Silent,unsung soldier like most.







I really must clean my work bench though. Lots of dust and bits of ground plastic and resin getting on everything.
J

Great stuff as ever, Jerry- cheers!

Thanks Chuck!!
J

Hey Jerry,

It seems that you have been making quite a bit of progress on this diorama lately. These last several figures have been quite nice. I like how you took into account that the epaullets raise and kind of stand up when the arm is raised. It really adds to the realism and shows you are considering every detail with each figure. Outstandingt! I do the same when I have a Vietnam figure dressed in either the 1st or 2d pattern jungle fatigues who are raising their arms and are not wearing LBE that would keep them close to the body.

How much do you thing you have left to do before you can complete the diorama?

Cheers,
James

Thanks Jimbo,
I used to make those shoulder straps out of lead foil but I got lazy and use the PE ones from AM now! Thanks for the kind words brother.
As far as the remaining work goes. It should go faster now. I have to build everything in a logical order as that is how they go on the dio. It is very crowded and that dictates how things get put on,otherwise I would have to go through contortions to work around stuff and I'm too old to put up with that now!! LOL
So...next up is attach the gun and limber to the groundwork,which can be done now that the figs are finished,then the horsies get put on and the final harness parts get attached and/or built. Then the near side of the edges of the road can be finallized and then I am in business. Oh yes,the guys also edged me into another fig so I will at least explore that aspect.
Sorry,long answer,lots of coffee.
J

Watcher of the skies,watcher of all! Sorry,old Genesis ref.
Some shading done.more to go.

And this looks very nice ,J. I like your way of painting the figgies very much.

Kurt

Wow! Jerry version 2.0! That optivisor seems to be your new secret weapon!! The faces on the guys are looking great! I'm still impressed with the really nice shades and tones you're squeezing out of those acrylics - man! I remember you mentioned your use of a fiberglass brush - are you using like a superfine blender? That is, once the paint dries you're in a sense polishing the paints? Whatever you're doing the lack of obvious transition between colors and tones is really nice - also the lack of texture that hand painted acrylics can leave is looking gooood!

Cheers
Nick

Thanks for the very kind words Nick. The fiberglass brush is used like very fine sandpaper before paint. I also use it after primer to get all the dust,etc off the piece.
To get rid of brush strokes always use a thin glaze and build up color with layers. You can get a retarder as well to slow down the drying time and work those colors around more,like oil paint. It takes a while,I won't lie as I was really into oil paint for faces for decades. I hate to ask guys questions about how they paint but I did finally break down and got great advice.
And yes,Romain was one of those saints.
Lookin forward to more sci fi adventures buddy.
J

Thanks Kurt,for the words of encouragement buddy! It always means a lot to me man.
Here is the scrambler finished except for some dust to be added. He may make more sense now?

I haven't been putting off working on the last horses,it just is the order I wanted to complete things in. It is now the time to get the two lead horses finished up. Last night I got the off-lead horse done except for the pull ropes.

Fantastic Jerry! That horse is a true Masterpiece , nice to see how you put things together . I like the dynamic effect in that model.

Kurt

Simply beautiful Master Rutman!!! ... Artist/Builder/Painter/Creator of 1/35 Scale Worlds!!!

—mike

Wow! THAT is art! In a macho, model building sort of way of course!! Ha

Looks great Jerry!

Nick

Looking good.

Jerry the sense of natural movement you've managed to incorporate into this horse is nothing short of exceptional- as others have said it really is a piece of art.

Kurt,Mike Nick,Paul and Karl,
Thanks a bunch guys for the always generous and appreciated comments. It really is like coffee for me and keeps me going!!!
I have completed the final lead horse!! So all the horsies are finished!!!! Yaahoooo!!!! Almost 4 years later?

Jerry, You’re making it difficult for me to comment, as your work simply leaves me speechless …

—mike

Really coming along Jerry, can't wait to see more of it tied together. Great stuff!
Eric.

Hi Jerry,

Excellent work, the sense of movement and panic/confusion is coming together really well. Terrific detail as usual, this will be a real gem when you get it finished.

Keep up the good work.

Cheers

Al