discussion Volkssturm Berlin 1945

[monica]

very nice work Benny

the fugues are very well done , i would like to know a little more on how you got the tones right,

and for oils it great, unlike me with too harsh weathering,

cobbles look fantastic.may i ask how you did it to help me out with my plz, i made my cobble stones

out off plaster , but i see you have more off a gap in yours than i do and is that a mix off grout and garden sand ?

keep up the good work

any time spent and for these results good job

cheers

Moni

 

[Guest]

Hi Richi, hi Moni,

First of all thx

I made the cobbles out of cork :

Cut between 3 to 7 mm.

The applied them with white glue :

And painted them grey.

After that I did the fugues with five wood paste (don't know the English word ):

Then I washed away with water :

Then you have to paint the cobbles again because some may loose the color.

After that I applied several washes

And that's it

It's a lot of work but it's worth the work

The sitting figure is an old one from tamiya, blanket self made of clay.

The dead one completely self made. Just used an arm of any old figure.

The other one is from the zvesda set Volkssturm and primed with Vallejo acrylics and then with different oil colors

Cheers Benny

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[Richi72]

Thanks Benny,

say were from Germany are you? if you don't mind me asking.

Cheers Richi

 

[Guest]

From cologne

Why do you ask?

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[Richi72]

OK just curious, i am from Hamburg

if it was a little closer we could get a cup of coffee some time. or Beer

Cheers Richi

 

[Guest]

That's would be nice but 500 km..

Far distance for Germans

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[Richi72]

yes it is

 

[eddiesolo]

Very nice work indeed Benny, this just keeps getting better and better.

Si

 

[monica]

Hi Benny,well thank you very much for the help, looks to be a quicker way than casting in plaster

less mess as well , and i see that you have lefted a nice gap around each stone that makes it

easier to fill which i will remember next time , what dimension did you use for the stones would

help as well L x W x H

fantastic work

if i may say some think that you can use for blankets is you know the hand wipes you get

with take away food let them dry and scruch them up and paint to what color you need

even as a tarp they look good

cheers

Moni

 

[Guest]

Hi Moni,

I will remember next time when I am at a fast food restaurant

The cobbles are cut out of a 4mm thick mat.

Then the size varies between 3x3 mm to 7x7mm.

Every size between is possible when you wanna imitate natural cobbles

Cheers Benny

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[monica]

cheers Benny thks for the help and keep up the good work

will be watching

 

[Ian M]

I might just have to try your cobble stone trick Benny. Looks good.

Hmm km500 thats a long drive for a coffee. I think I am nearer....I might join you one day LOL-

Just looked I 'only have Km 331 to Hamborg!

Ian M

 

[Guest]

So today before my shift I worked at the dio

Just the overview

I applied the chains again

And decorated with natural plants

Same at the ruin

So next to do is weathering the truck

Cheers Benny

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[flyjoe180]

Great work Benny

 

[Guest]

Next Volkssturm guy is on the bench

Just started with the acrylics.

Will go on with oils the next days

Cheers Benny

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[Richi72]

Nice Benny looking good.

Cheers Richi

 

[Guest]

Hi guys,

Was away from bench the last days ... But found a little time for completing my dio

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[flyjoe180]

Great work Benny