My latest: S&T's G.I. ... in 12 hours...straight...

[bwildfong]

Hey all,

Been a while since I've posted anything (done a lot of lurking however), but here's a few shots of my latest. He's one of S&T's US infantrymen, superbly sculpted in 1/35 by John Rosengrant, from his "Calm Before the Storm" dio set.

As a bit of backstory, I chose this figure for our club's (Guelph, Ont.) annual "12-hour build" event; as the name suggests, each modeller has 12 hours to take a kit from unopened box to completed model. We started at 8:00 am, opened our first beers at 8:00:30 am and dove on in, pausing only for coffee, pee breaks, more beers, lunch, more beer, pee, you get the picture... My neck muscles began to cramp up about hour 6 and I was in spasm for the rest of the build and into the next day (the 12 hour build ain't for wimps )but I managed to get him done and on to a base with 15 minutes to spare:

After a day or 2 to recover and let the oils dry, I gave it a spray of Dullcoat, added the snow (baking soda) and rivulets of water (acrylic gloss medium) to the base, and voila !

Thanks for looking and comments/critique are always appreciated.

Cheers,

Brian

 

[Major_Goose]

beautiful !!!!! really nice !!!!!! Final looks is very good

I would be delighted to be in your club especially for the 12 hours buinding !!!!! I usually do 12-14 hours sessions at weekend or days off, so i would be an enthusiast about it !!!

 

[periklis_sale]

Nice one mate!!!!!

 

[Ulrich]

Only 12 hours and at one time??? Incredible. How much beer and other things do you needed??

But the result is a nice looking figure. Great

Ulrich

 

[BESPJL]

A good 12'Hour job.
Very nice in did.

Cheers,
Paulo

 

[bwildfong]

Thanks for the kind words, gents - much appreciated.

The 12 hour event is a lot of fun - especially later in the day when everyone begins to get a little tired and giddy. It turns what is for many of us a rather solitary hobby into a real social experience that sees us through the winter drought between major shows. I highly rcommend it.

Cheers,

Brian