Excellent figure posing and staging Jerry. The expression on the face of the guy getting ready to throw his grenade is done to perfection- both his face and the determined look on the guy reloading are scene stealing bits of painting- they convey exactly what you want them to and I think this is helped enormously by the carefully observed re-working of their stances and the capturing of them in mid-action- i.e. getting a new magazine out for the MP40 and for the grenade guy its the hands getting the grenade ready to throw.

Now that's an update! The painting on those figures is great all around- faces and camo as well, those life color sets are great, I might look into that.

Just curious, wayyy back in the thread there was a figure firing a Sturmgrewher 44 over his head, whats become of him? That was an awesome pose, hoping he pops back up.

As for me, haven't done much over the past, well, year or so by now haha. School and work, and, well, college girls. But hopefully I can get some bench time soon!

Love this.

-Conor

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Excellent figure posing and staging Jerry. The expression on the face of the guy getting ready to throw his grenade is done to perfection- both his face and the determined look on the guy reloading are scene stealing bits of painting- they convey exactly what you want them to and I think this is helped enormously by the carefully observed re-working of their stances and the capturing of them in mid-action- i.e. getting a new magazine out for the MP40 and for the grenade guy its the hands getting the grenade ready to throw.

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Thanks Man,
I never get tired of you pointing out all the stuff I took so much time to get right. I always wonder if anyone would notice! I know others do but Karl has just the right words to say.
Are you involved in writing in your professional life?
J

Hello Jerry ,

first of all i wish you and your familly a very happy New Year !

Saying such beautiful words like the gentlemen above is beyond my reach i'm afraid, but here's my response.

I am absolutely in awe about the way you painted the camo patterns ... so detailed and close to perfection . I know from my own experience that it takes a lot of good craftmanship to paint the different dots in a right manner not to mention getting the excact color . If we talk about the scene , i can say that it looks convincing and very dynamic.

You are one of the great modelers who are able to bring a diorama alive .

Kurt

Hello Jerry, awesome job on the figure painting. I think the SS camo is the hardest to pull off, and you have made an excellent job of it. I have a couple of SS camo smocks in my militaria collection, and even looking at them for reference it is still hard to scale it down and do a decent job. You have really pulled it off nicely Jerry. I think I will use yours as a reference next time I do some. The AK sets seem to come out great, I might have to get this set. I have always used enamels in the past, so it will be a learning curve for me. I am looking forward to your next update on your dio. All the best for the new year Jerry. Best regards....Dale

Another gem of an update- it is really beginning to take shape as another fine snapshot of history. The dynamism in the pose of one guy helping the other with a knee up while holding is rifle is rare in modeling- and for it to be done with such preciseness is rarer still. I've got to say though, my favorite part of this update is seeing the way the uniforms benefit from careful undercutting and painting- they hang and bulge in all the right places- even down to where the trousers meet the boots.

That camo painting still amazes me, I think I'm content with buying the AK paint set. Good to finally see the Stg 44 soldier again! Looks great and posed perfectly. Karl is right, this update is a real gem, I love it. All of the faces really do carry a lot of emotion and expression, really captures things in the heat of the moment.

Now I want to go read that section from Duel in the Mist... lol.

Can't wait for what's next!

-Conor

Hi Jerry, great update, you really nailed the pea pattern. I am amazed at the depth and reallism of the faces you are doing in acrylic. As I said earlier, I have always used oils for flesh and enamels on uniforms. Going to have to order that lifecolour set and give it a whirl. Looking forward to your next update.Best regards...Dale

I love the way this is shaping up. Not only are the figures beautifully painted but the way you've posed them brings back many memories of training for fighting in built up areas. One of the things that always catches my eye on dios is the figures poses as all too often people just use them OOB and you can identify which DML set they're from. These are beautifully unique as you've posed them according to the task in hand and they truly are superb. I've been following this with ineterst from day one and am looking forward to seeing the end result as you've done your in depth research, your figures fit their roles in natural poses, everything is right. Crack on my friend!

Awesome! Just curious, do you know what kits you used for the figures? These are great modifications and I'm tempted to try some.

-Conor