discussion Stalingrad 1942.

[Fernando N]

Hi John, the figures look very nice.:thumb2:
Good luck with the decals and varnish, hope to see them populate the dio soon.:tongue-out3:

Fernando

 

[Guest]

Cheers Fernando.
Decals should be fun I can hardly see them !:smiling2:
John

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looking good John....nice paint job.
Cheers
Tim

 

[Guest]

Thanks Tim.
Can see where I could improve, might do some more shading on the folds on the uniform to give some greater definition.
John.

 

[Guest]

Evening all.
Good progress was made on the decals, managed to use nearly all the set. Using a pipet, an old tile to hold a droplet of water 2 small brushes and couple of cotton buds to work them in with the. I always use this method, as the water on the tile is so shallow the decals never curl .
Then decided to start on a few Russian troops as suggested by Richard.
I checked on the available room at the back of the dio, unfortunately not enough to fit a tank in. So decided to use an anti tank team and two more armed with submachine guns. Of course the anti tank rifle managed to snap on the long barrel, even though I was using the saw. Had to reduce the length slighty to get a clean edge to glue. It's sitting drying at the moment looking quite sorry for it's self .
Several of the Russian figures will be in the large building in the ruins of the main doorway.
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Will try to get the Russians painted tomorrow.
Tanks for looking in .
John

 

[Guest]

Knew you couldn't resist getting a couple of Russkie's in there Dzhon.. Good skills:thumb2:

 

[Guest]

Brad. ......
What on earth gave you that idea :rolling::smiling:
Cheers mate.
John.

 

[BigGreg]

John the figures are really looking super... and l’m really looking forward to see more.... so keep up the wonderful work... more... mooore... :smiling3::smiling3::smiling3::smiling3:

 

[Jim R]

Morning John
Fine looking figures. Well done with the decals. I use the same method except I use a small piece of glass from an old picture frame.
Jim

 

[Wouter]

Hi John, some serious project you got yourself there ey? :smiling: Plenty of figures to paint you brave man. Looking good!

Cheers

 

[Snowman]

Looking good, I'll be watching!

 

[Guest]

Thanks
Greg....... Cheers buddy, only wish I'd have seen all the seam lines.:sad:

Jim........ Far better on a flat surface as you say , if I had a piece of glass which would be better, I would only drop it !

Wouter......It was daunting at the beginning, but once I got into it and started to take my time doing the detailing became really enjoyable.
Gavin......... Welcome, find a seat .:thumb2:

Going to finish the Russians hopefully today, in between fence painting, watching the wedding and making gallons of tea for management .
John
Actually starting to enjoy painting figures ! :surprised: well other than the faces :smiling3:

 

[Wouter]

Actually starting to enjoy painting figures ! :surprised: well other than the faces :smiling3:

Now that is something which I completely understand :smiling2:

Cheers

 

[Guest]

Looking good mate, I've warmed up the tubes in the wireless so I'm ready for the newsflash. :tongue-out3:
ev

 

[Allen Dewire]

Dude 2,
I told you not to worry buddy...Your nailing these puppies and they are Looooking Goooood...…...

Prost
Dude 1

 

[Guest]

Did I hear that correctly John, you actually enjoyed detailing the figures? There you go, we've made a figure painter of you. Terrific work my friend.

 

[BigGreg]

Hey John last night i was browsing Internet and sites to buy goodies.... look what i have found... I thought immediately of you....:smiling6::smiling6::smiling5::smiling5:

 

[Guest]

Hey John last night i was browsing Internet and sites to buy goodies.... look what i have found... I thought immediately of you....:smiling6::smiling6::smiling5::smiling5:

You can never have enough corpses in a Stalingrad diorama :flushed:
ev

 

[scottie3158]

John,
The figures are looking great can't wait to see this all come together.
Scottie

 

[Guest]

Late afternoon from Race Towers.
Due to another pressing engagement, mainly making tea for management whilst stepping over yards of bunting only a short time has been spent in the cave .

Wouts.... I can enjoy the kit detailing, but the faces are a step to far , the eyes look like they were on storks or they would had
such bushy eyebrows they all were related to Mr Brezhnev.
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Including the Germans. !

Ev .... Stand the tubes down we don't want them over heating ! Be a few more days at this rate.

Dude1.... Thanks Buddy , fence still not finished. ! :hungry:

Peter....... Yes, you heard correctly , and I have to say thanks to having your figures it has enabled close study. So full credit should go to you :thumb2: Only the faces that really cause the problems, so more practice needed .Might break out some Hornet Heads and have practice. !

Greg..... Superb, thanks for posting the image. Now can I ...........:flushed:

Ev......... I know, but I've never wanted to portray death, strange how we like to model war and destruction,. Iive figures yes but dead no . Perhaps discussion with dio builders should start ?

Paul ...... Thanks mate, not long promise !

Good evening and God Bless the happy couple :thumb2:
John