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  • Airborne01
    • Mar 2021
    • 4024
    • Steve
    • Essex

    #1

    Airborne's 1/16 SS Grenadier NCO

    Another Christmas present. A beautifully cast Alpine offering, cleanly cast with only minimal (easily removed) flash - the pose is a little stilted but acceptable. This will be the first attempt of the New Year and will give me a chance to try out may new wet palette and SS camouflage. Don't know why it's rotated through 90 degrees; even SWMBO can't rectify it - perhaps one of those expert staff wizards could try? Otherwise my apologies for cricked necks!
    Steve
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  • Neil Merryweather
    • Dec 2018
    • 5204
    • London

    #2
    Niiiiice!

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    • The Smythe Meister
      • Jan 2019
      • 6248

      #3
      Lovely.... I'm in

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      • scottie3158
        • Apr 2018
        • 14241
        • Paul
        • Holbeach

        #4
        I'm in.

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        • PaulinKendal
          SMF Supporters
          • Jul 2021
          • 1609
          • Paul
          • Kendal

          #5
          That looks good - watching with interest.

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          • Steve Brodie
            SMF Supporters
            • Sep 2014
            • 4652

            #6
            Looks a good figure

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            • Neil Merryweather
              • Dec 2018
              • 5204
              • London

              #7
              Originally posted by Steve Brodie
              Looks a good figure
              It's a Mike Good sculpt, he's one of the best.

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              • Gavalaar1980
                SMF Supporters
                • Aug 2020
                • 489

                #8
                Good choice of figure here; Alpine resin models are of the highest quality. I've done a few German figures so have still got the camouflage pattern colours listed somewhere, ask me if you need advice.

                Looking forward to seeing the end result here Steve.

                Regards,

                Gavin.

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                • Guest

                  #9
                  Very nice, will follow Steve.

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                  • Airborne01
                    • Mar 2021
                    • 4024
                    • Steve
                    • Essex

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Gavalaar1980
                    Good choice of figure here; Alpine resin models are of the highest quality. I've done a few German figures so have still got the camouflage pattern colours listed somewhere, ask me if you need advice.

                    Looking forward to seeing the end result here Steve.

                    Regards,

                    Gavin.
                    Gavin, Any advice would be gratefully received; I have two sets of acrylics specifically intended for the various seasonal patterns and a host of references but, as they say, knowledge is power! I would be very grateful for your input!
                    Steve

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                    • Gavalaar1980
                      SMF Supporters
                      • Aug 2020
                      • 489

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Airborne01
                      Gavin, Any advice would be gratefully received; I have two sets of acrylics specifically intended for the various seasonal patterns and a host of references but, as they say, knowledge is power! I would be very grateful for your input!
                      Steve
                      Okay Steve,

                      Will have a look for those lists after work tomorrow. Are you hand painting this or airbrushing?

                      Gav

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                      • Airborne01
                        • Mar 2021
                        • 4024
                        • Steve
                        • Essex

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Gavalaar1980
                        Okay Steve,

                        Will have a look for those lists after work tomorrow. Are you hand painting this or airbrushing?

                        Gav
                        Hand job mate - apart from the priming! Somehow it seems more personal using a brush rather than an airbrush on a figurine!
                        Steve

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                        • Gavalaar1980
                          SMF Supporters
                          • Aug 2020
                          • 489

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Airborne01
                          Hand job mate - apart from the priming! Somehow it seems more personal using a brush rather than an airbrush on a figurine!
                          Steve
                          Yep!

                          I use Hycote white plastic primer for my figures, it's actually meant for car bumpers etc but I find it just as good, plus cheaper, than figure primers.

                          Just remember, Vincent Van Gogh never used an airbrush! I don't like airbrushing either, manual brushing all the way for me....

                          Gav

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                          • dalej2014
                            SMF Supporters
                            • Aug 2021
                            • 507

                            #14
                            Very nice. Rotated for you
                            Attached Files

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                            • Airborne01
                              • Mar 2021
                              • 4024
                              • Steve
                              • Essex

                              #15
                              Originally posted by dalej2014
                              Very nice. Rotated for you
                              Thanks so much!

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