WIP Critique Alpine 16009 German Infantry Officer

[gothicgeek]

Taesung .... Very Glad you like it I don't imagine this guy with worn or damaged gear somehow

Marc ... Many thanks

Carl ... Cheers

Steve .... Many thanks and your right, it is a superb piece!

Mitsutaka ... Man y thanks again


All glued together now, a tiny and I mean Tiny! gap around each arm to sort out... some more work with the Klear to do and finish those shoulder boards ....

 

[gordy]

Dig the boots, and the medal-ribbon is a good splash of colour

 

[Ferris]

I don't know how I almost missed this one!...
Another great bit of painting Mark. I think your by now very recognizable style suits this figure especially well. Very good work.

Cheers,
Adrian

 

[gothicgeek]

Gordy ... Thanks with some very light dusting they should look a little better

Adrian ... Many thanks! It is a lovely sculpt


Almost entirely finished!

I used Vallejo Plastic filler mixed with the base coat of the uniform to put something in the arm joints. Frankly it didn't need it....

Also I used various dilutions of Klear to add sheen to the buttons and the binocular straps ...

Veneering the base now.....

 

[Jason]

A very nice job.
This is another very beautiful figure that came out of your hands. When i see this, im gonna need this figure too

Good job on the buttons and sheens that are the small things that make a figure look way better, but what i like most is the painting of the uniform (we dont need to talk about your faces ;-) ). Very nice

 

[bonehead]

Nice job Mark!

Cheers!!

Mike

 

[stu]

That's a lovely bit of painting mate , congrats.

Stu

 

[T50]

A Sharp Dressed Man!

This figure would look good next to a staff car!
A night out in Paris, na mean?

Congrats!

 

[housecarl]

Or stood next to a table wedgie. Bottle of wine, some cheese, catching some rays. You know?
Carl.

 

[gothicgeek]

Jason ... Many thanks, it is a fun piece to paint!

Mike ... Many thanks

Stu ... Can't be doing without some field grey on my palette And thanks

Taesung ... Super sharp! And thanks

Carl .... Hmmmm ... Kelly's thingammybobs!


Finished!

Although I'm liable to tweak some bits and bobs over the next few days, this is done!

I decided in keeping with the clean lines of the figure to do an ultra simple base...

A layer of MS was rolled flat and textured then some paving/blocky shapes were marked in..... Once dry I base coated with Black enamel and stuck the squashed tab ends onto the still wet enamel....

painted with a mixture of GW and AV acrylics, colours include Codex Grey, English uniform, Hull Red, Burnt Umber, Black and a bright Green ... the fag ends got mostly Burnt umber and Snakebite Leather with some black and white in the mixes ....

I dusted the paving and the bottom of the boots with ground conte chalks ... Grey and Black for the record...


Many thanks for following, commenting and advice received


Pictures .....

Blimey! Look at the little bits stuck with static to it! Blast!

 

[pmfs]

Great work Mark!

Hi Mark!

You know what a think about the figure...
The base are simple but very nice.

 

[Jason]

oh boy,

a must have right now. The simple base really blows. This guy has an aura that really fascinates me.

I absolutly like this piece. Very well done.

btw i send you a p.m.

greets
Moritz

 

[unknown01]

It built into the officer which is Great, didn't it?
Indeed an amazing work.
The feel of a material of the uniform is very realistic and is the beautiful color.
Indeed the fresh tone is also wonderful.
I think a professional work.
I congratulate completion.

Mitsutaka.

 

[Johan]

I'm a little late with my comments, but please allow me to say that your superb painting did justice to this exquisite sculpture !! congrats with this superb figure.
What is your Field Grey btw ? Lifecolor ?

 

[gothicgeek]

Thank you Johan! The field grey I'm sure is the Vallejo one with black mixed into it for the shading and Light Flesh added for highlighting. I find that way the green is much more muted ....

 

[Jazz]

Nice shading to the face Mark. I really like how you have done the stubble.

 

[gothicgeek]

Here's some better shots from my new lighting set-up

Zombie thread returns .............