Very nice progress Alistair! :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:
Steven
Steven
Saddam’s Brolly
- Thread starter Road of Bones
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Cheers Jakko- I wondered if I had the mnemonic correct (too lazy to check:flushed
. I was copying the camo in the TV show “Generation Kill”, so couldn’t say which pattern it was.
G
This one?
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That’s old-style woodland on the jackets. MARPAT is this (woodland and desert patterns):
Though in the flesh, the desert pattern is much more sand-coloured than the very grey appearance of this photo (I could take pictures of the ones I own, but can’t be bothered to get them out of the wardrobe).
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That’s old-style woodland on the jackets. MARPAT is this (woodland and desert patterns):
Though in the flesh, the desert pattern is much more sand-coloured than the very grey appearance of this photo (I could take pictures of the ones I own, but can’t be bothered to get them out of the wardrobe
).
Hi Alistair
That vehicle is superb. Very neatly built, excellent detail, great paintjob and the icing on the cake, for me, is the weathering. Love the dio idea and you're right in saying that 'crap' and rubbish is all too common. Conflict is a nasty business for those caught up in it.
Jim
That vehicle is superb. Very neatly built, excellent detail, great paintjob and the icing on the cake, for me, is the weathering. Love the dio idea and you're right in saying that 'crap' and rubbish is all too common. Conflict is a nasty business for those caught up in it.
Jim
Jakko- that’s the one! :thumb2: :nerd:
Steve- keep watching sir...
Jim- that’s one of the nicest compliments I’ve ever had about my efforts:flushed:
When it came to painting my Marine, I decided to go “off-piste” and use only oil paints. I fancied seeing if I could mix all the colours I needed using my W&N paints.
Blocking in the basic woodland camo and the flak jacket
The gas-mask case & camel back were picked out here.
Working on the head further:
And his helmet- this was the only area where I used acrylics, to paint the lenses of his goggles. You can see the different camo pattern I used here:
... continued...
Steve- keep watching sir...
Jim- that’s one of the nicest compliments I’ve ever had about my efforts:flushed:
When it came to painting my Marine, I decided to go “off-piste” and use only oil paints. I fancied seeing if I could mix all the colours I needed using my W&N paints.
Blocking in the basic woodland camo and the flak jacket
The gas-mask case & camel back were picked out here.
Working on the head further:
And his helmet- this was the only area where I used acrylics, to paint the lenses of his goggles. You can see the different camo pattern I used here:
... continued...
...continued...
I used a slightly “fresher“ mix of colours for his flak jacket:
Here is where I gave his uniform a filter of undiluted Naples Yellow to give the impression of fading and 3 weeks of dust. I also dry brushed him to accent the folds in his suit.
Time to put him together then:
I gave him a final dust with pigments to complete the “tour of duty” look:
Next instalment: bringing it all together!
Alistair
I used a slightly “fresher“ mix of colours for his flak jacket:
Here is where I gave his uniform a filter of undiluted Naples Yellow to give the impression of fading and 3 weeks of dust. I also dry brushed him to accent the folds in his suit.
Time to put him together then:
I gave him a final dust with pigments to complete the “tour of duty” look:
Next instalment: bringing it all together!
Alistair
G
Camo looks convincing, my observation is that it’s often darker on the NBC gear than on regular uniforms, and you seem to have gotten that effect here too
Thanks Jakko!
Ok then, time to bring this build revisit to it’s conclusion. I used scraps of cigarette papers to make more litter, added some tufts of scrub grass, and dusted up the rubbish pile and brought all the elements together:
(one wag on the other forum suggested I make 1/35 scale flies )
So, there you have it: “Saddam’s Brolly, Baghdad 2003”. A most enjoyable conversion and build, and one of my more satisfying results.
Thanks for indulging my re-blog of this, and for all your great comments- back to the Chariot then!
Alistair
Ok then, time to bring this build revisit to it’s conclusion. I used scraps of cigarette papers to make more litter, added some tufts of scrub grass, and dusted up the rubbish pile and brought all the elements together:
(one wag on the other forum suggested I make 1/35 scale flies )
So, there you have it: “Saddam’s Brolly, Baghdad 2003”. A most enjoyable conversion and build, and one of my more satisfying results.
Thanks for indulging my re-blog of this, and for all your great comments- back to the Chariot then!
Alistair
Hi Alistair
Up there with the most impressive dios I've seen and yet it is actually quite a simple scene. The realistic little details and the weathering are superb.
Jim
Up there with the most impressive dios I've seen and yet it is actually quite a simple scene. The realistic little details and the weathering are superb.
Jim
G
Alistair,
Fantastic build, all the other plaudits are above.
Mike.
Fantastic build, all the other plaudits are above.
Mike.
Al,
Great work all round from the vehicle to the overall scene.
Great work all round from the vehicle to the overall scene.
Wow that's looking awesome Alistair ! :thumb2:
Steven
Steven
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