WIP Russian Infantryman 1713

[Huw63]

Great looking figure. Every cloud does have a silver lining with you causing yourself mishapy but the sheen has been slightly taken away by your obvious preference for goats and not mentioning sheep...

Cheers

Huw

 

[billyturnip]

Great looking figure. Every cloud does have a silver lining with you causing yourself mishapy but the sheen has been slightly taken away by your obvious preference for goats and not mentioning sheep...

Cheers

Huw

Thanks Huw. The mishap was a sprained ankle, done shortly before the England v Columbia match. I got back from A&E just in time for the last three penalties.

 

[phil_h]

Looking great Roger
Phil

 

[billyturnip]

Looking great Roger
Phil

Thanks Phil!

 

[phc35]

I've been working on this 54mm EK Castings figure for the past few days between flat and aircraft projects.
It's a one piece casting and since I started painting I've found a couple of small areas that should really have had the attention of a needle file but nevermind you have to look closely.

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nice work ,I like it a lot

 

[billyturnip]

nice work ,I like it a lot

Thank you Jay.

 

[franceso sbarile]

Nice job and intersting subject. I'm tempted to try this figures but a look to my grey army is helding me back ....
They are intersting also to put togheter small vignette with a reasonable cost.
Francesco

 

[billyturnip]

Nice job and intersting subject. I'm tempted to try this figures but a look to my grey army is helding me back ....
They are intersting also to put togheter small vignette with a reasonable cost.
Francesco

Thanks Francesco.
A small vignette, hmm, that's not a bad idea. It would also reduce the grey army by two or three figures.

 

[Edorta]

Well done Roger, you caught the ocher white of the uniform very well, nice red tones too. I painted this figure also, the small areas you talk about may be the folds between the turnbacks? I had to clean them using a small drill.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

 

[billyturnip]

Well done Roger, you caught the ocher white of the uniform very well, nice red tones too. I painted this figure also, the small areas you talk about may be the folds between the turnbacks? I had to clean them using a small drill.

Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia

Thanks Eduardo, yes, that's exactly where they are. I'll look more closely at the next one.

 

[billyturnip]

Back home on leave and work has recommenced on this chap.

 

[Oda]

Beautiful Russian....as for the Raki.....do it secretly...it would be the Anglo-hellenic version of Moonshine!

Oda.

 

[billyturnip]

Beautiful Russian....as for the Raki.....do it secretly...it would be the Anglo-hellenic version of Moonshine!

Oda.

Thanks very much Oda.
I'm not sure I can put on an innocent face if all the plums disappeared.

 

[Viking Bob]

He is coming along Roger , very nice. Now the hot weather is over for a while, I can get going on a figure

 

[billyturnip]

He is coming along Roger , very nice. Now the hot weather is over for a while, I can get going on a figure

Cheers Bob.
It's a hot day here today after yesterdays rain, thunderstorms forecast for this evening though. Rig of the day is Y-fronts and flip flops, carrying waterproofs.

 

[MarquisMini]

wow wow wow!!!!!
what a marvelous work my friend.
cheers

 

[billyturnip]

wow wow wow!!!!!
what a marvelous work my friend.
cheers

Thank you very much Daniel.

 

[theopaone]

Great work, love how you handle the whites.

For those impossible seams, discovered during painting, put on a couple of coats of matte varnish to smooth them out. Same for surprise rough spots and pin holes.

 

[billyturnip]

Great work, love how you handle the whites.

For those impossible seams, discovered during painting, put on a couple of coats of matte varnish to smooth them out. Same for surprise rough spots and pin holes.

Thank you very much.... and thanks for the tip.

 

[theopaone]

I make enough mistakes like that so I have lots of practice.

Cheers

Ted