"Last Stand", 120mm

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Steve Ski

Steve Ski

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This small vignette was a quick build using an SNT figure sculpted by Trevor Hensley and the other a Dragon German Calvary Division, "Florian Geyer", figure with minor alterations. The smock on the sniper was painted with Vallejo while the smock on the gunner was an attempt with oils, not advised, by the way. All the rest of the painting was done in oils, of course. I used poured plaster for the bank struture and strips and pieces of pine for the wood door and trim and a small postage stamp for the picture inside, then the usual material for the rest of the ground work. This was a fun quick built and a break from the Hue City dio.

Hope yall enjoy. Cheers, Ski. :D
 

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Very nice work.
The soldier who is on the ground....has he got a blow with the back of a rifle, or is he shot....
If the last is the fact, where??? You don't show it with a small blood spot.
As he lays there he is at least 24 hours dead. The stiffness into the body is allready there. If not, then you should bent his right knee to the ground. He is holding his feet up...if unconscious you can't do that.

Marc
 
Thx Guys, glad you like this quicky. The sniper probably could have had his leg bent some more, but it was a quicky and I lacked the detail required. There is a bullet hole in the upper right chest, just a tad of blood there and from his right ear.

Thx for lookin Guys. Cheers, Ski.
 
Great work Ski. My only critisism would be the lamp and the poster are too low down, but that's being picky.
Carl.
 
Thx Steve, Carl,

Yep, I agree both are a bit low and I could have used a taller slab of plaster. Now that I'm into using the blue foam that shouldn't happen again. Thx for the comments Guys.


Cheers, Ski.
 
Great craftmanship and a perfect paintjob.
I don't like such scenes very much and usually they are not realistic with the details. This scene is very hollywoodish, the body is unrealistic in many details. And have you ever tried to fire a MG 42 while walking and not being Rambo? Whow.
H
 
Well Hans, if you read the intro it says this was a quick build and the scenerio is not entirely out of the relm of possibilties, so if it makes ya feel better call it artistic license! And, you'll have to bring up the MG42 to Mr. Hensley, he sculpted it, I painted it. Thx for watchin.

Cheers, Ski.
 
I'm surprised at the criticism. This is an art form, and although we are striving for a form of realism, it's more about imagination, artisctic style, creativity etc etc.

This is a great scene, wonderfully modelled and superbly painted, every diorama I see has an element of "would that really happen" trying to freeze frame a moment in time and then getting a sense of the world outside of the diorama is all about imagination.

I'm far more impressed with the ability and talent to take an idea and turn it in to something fantastic to look at, Steve does this on all his work as far as I am concerned and I think there are some harsh comments here.

Bravo Steve another lovely piece and please keep sharing(y)
 
I wasn't detracting from the quality of the work Dave. It was just an observation that the sign and light would be too low down, if the building was complete.
Carl.(y)
 
housecarl said:
I wasn't detracting from the quality of the work Dave. It was just an observation that the sign and light would be too low down, if the building was complete.
Carl.(y)
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I agree matey I was thinking more about the other comments to be fair(y)
although I appreciate everyone has valuable input.

Maybe I'm getting sensitive in my old age!!!
 
Thx Dave, not only for the kind words, more than I deserve, and callin it like ya see it. I'm not afraid of criticism as long as we are moving forward. There's no time for whinners in this "Sport", it's just too dang fun! A grain of salt and the left foot first and off we go. No harm no foul I always say.

If one remembers that the scene continues beyond the boundary of the base it would make sense and the leg hanging there should be seen as having more rubble supporting it in the foreground. It is a geat point and one I will remedy in the future to avoid any ambiguity, great call Marc. And Carl, you are dead on with the low mounted fixture and poster. All great points. Dave you are not getting old, just wiser! At 49 I'm still learning and refuse to grow up, just ask my wife. LOL!

Dave once again thx for the compliments and kind words and all you guys for taking the time to comment, makes this place a home for sniffin paint and gluin them fingers together, Gotta love it!


Cheers, Ski.:D


P.S. A Buddy from England sent me this pic for reference. When it comes to handling large weapons you can handle it without auditioning for a staring role, or trying to go HollyWood, lol!.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::eek::lol: :whistle:
 

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Hi Steve,
Very cool, now I know what to do with my Florian Geyer figure, other than let him rot in the box! I would lose the lamp and perhaps replace it with a downspout or something. I know its a small thing, but it just kind of sticks out there right in the middle. Not a biggie, but it draws the eye to it. Oh, excellent painting on the camo as well.
BTW, where did you source the scoped KAR98? Or did you cobble it together yourself?I have a German sniper in need of a scope for his KAR, and if theres something available commercially, I would rather go that route than try to scratch build something decent.
Cheers
Jason
 
Jason and Steve, thx for the kind words, glad yall like this quicky.

Jason, thx for the pointers, that was the tallest chunk of plaster I had on hand without another pour, so I ran with it.:thumb down::thumb down: It is a bit short, but I just had to keep my dio skills up and break the cycle of my Hue dio for a much needed break.

The scope on the rifle was hand made, sorry Bro, no after market. I researched it on the web and put a tooth pick in the dremel and lathed away, added the knobs and mounts and painted it. It wasn't really that hard, took about 45mins to shape correctly, or close enough. That figure had no other use but what you see as far as I'm concerned. And, I had the MG42 gunner available, so I took liberty and made it happen. I know there's flaws, after looking it over shortly afterward, but still a fun build.

This quicky kinda got me rollin into the 120mm vignette spree I'm running right now. I kinda like em, so I may be running with them for awhile as long as I can find enough figures to interact without too much overhaul.

Thx again for the comments and taking the time to look er over Guys. Cheers, Ski.:D
 
Well I think it looks great Steve !

This modelling lark is one big huge learning curve so I`m looking forward to your next offering

Cheers !
 
Thx Guys,

Andy, there's some great stuff on this site, eh? Gotta love it!

Jason, thx for the link, "God Bless America!" Nothin like a typical afternoon, Lock and load Baby!

Cheers, Ski.:D
 
Hi Ski,
I have the same problem at nearly 47 I refuse to grow up in fact I think I'm getting worse with old age, just ask my wife. Anyway.
Great piece of work, I love the detail of the spent rounds, picture on the floor in the corner, your scope. It captures that freeze frame moment in time. Well done mate.
cheers
Richie
 

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