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Greetings Pedro, I've always had great results with Liquitex Gloss Medium and/or Modeling Paste. http://www.building-your-model-railroad.com/model-railroad-water.html

Grüß Di' Heiner, Nicely done figure, but he is not an officer. The rank on his shoulder boards indicates that he is a Feldwebel, or Staff Sergeant. "Panzer rollen in Afrika vor!" Patrick

Grüß Di' Damian, Rent the movie "Das Boot" and you'll get ideas for the figure. "Torpedos los!" Here's an example of a KM U-Boot uniform like the figure is wearing: The foul weather leathers ranged in color from black to mid-grey. Horrido! Patrick

Grüß Di' Colin, Thanks! Researching uniforms and equipment for military miniatures is what got me into collecting the real things. It's one thing to see an artist's plate in a reference book and quite another to have the real thing and see all the nuances...like all the various shades of...

Here's my little Alpine library:

Having a little more time to study the figure, I also note that the sleeve Edelweiß seems to be too low on the sleeve. Generally, the patch was worn 16cm from the top of the shoulder seam of the tunic. Here are a few reference photos: Es war ein Edelweiß... Patrick

Awesome work Sergey!! Is this guy from one of the Soviet Mountain Units that fought in the Caucasus?? There is not much information about this unit in English. Bergheil, Patrick

Horrido! Always a welcome sight to see a new Gebirgsjäger figure. Though it would have been nicer to see him with breeches, knee length Wickelgamaschen (puttees), and mountain boots which was more common for this unit. Bergheil, Patrick

Servus Mark, Glad to be of assistance for such a marvelous figure. I understand your wanting to keep the focus on the face...awesome painting by the way. But with the loop of the rope and it sitting diagonally across the shoulder...it always brings the eye up to the face...lightening it up a...

Grüß Di' Mark, Excellent work on your Soviet Mountain Trooper! I would recommend that you lighten up the rope to make it pop. Period climbing rope was made of hemp and is very light in color. Here are a few examples from my collection: Berg Heil, Patrick IMG_0293 by...

Cool photos! I was just up visiting Lakehurst, NJ last week. Saw the site of the Hindenburg crash and the Airship/Zeppelin hangers...enormous buildings!

This is an excellent book and I have it in my personal library. Horrido! Patrick

Criel Models makes some nice Italian figures and other items: http://www.crielmodel.it/english/products.htm Ciao, Patrick

Grüß Di' Nick, Nice overall presentation...great job on the sculpt...excellent details with everything. But I do have a couple of critiques. On the technical aspects of Gebirgsjägers and mountaineering there are some problems. One...the heavy sheepskin-lined Swedish coat that he's...

I think that 'classically trained' can also mean someone who has studied under a master sculptor for a number of years. I would consider myself in this category since I studied under a Bavarian Woodcarving Master for 6 years. Berg Heil, Patrick

Here's my favorite image of General Dietl...wearing a Windjacke and Reindeer mittens! Horrido! Patrick

Grüß Di' Bergkamerad Nick, Nice looking start on a Gebirgsjäger figure....my favorite subject. I have plenty of original Gebirgsjäger militaria and reference material in my collection. I've specialized in this topic for over 30 years. You can contact me directly. Are you trying to sculpt...

Servus Bernhard, Herzlich Willkommen! Welcome to the planet. Look forward to seeing some of your work. Mit einem kameradschaftlichen Horrido! Patrick

Grüß Di' Jorge, Gotta love Mules!!!! :thumb: Muli vor! Patrick

Grüß Di' Carl, Prussian cockcade is black and white. Bavarian is blue and white. Horrido! Patrick