US Infantryman, ETO

[Joe55]

Excellent piece Joe.

Thank you housecarl!

Joe

 

[Joe55]

Lovely work on this figure, head swap worked out great for this.



Steve

Thanks Steve, the inspiration came from this pic of GI's crossing the Volturno R. in Italy, August 1943.

 

[Joe55]

Brilliant combination - really gives him that dog-faced look.

Thanks Martin, and you got it exactly. That 'dog faced look'!

Joe

 

[Joe55]

Great work Joe!



Cheers,

Ken

Howdy Ken and thanks!

Joe

 

[Joe55]

Hi Joe



Lovely artwork , particularly the uniform colour , great choice for the head as well ..real veteran look



Why not enter a piece into FOTM and also vote in the previous month



Thanks for sharing



Happy benchtime



Stay safe



Nap

I appreciate your comments Kevin, thanks! I only wish I could take better pics!

Joe

 

[Joe55]

Geez that head looks good...……………………...is that a Rosengrant head??

Alpine Miniatures – US Infantry 2AD Normandy 1944 ​

16037 US Armored Infantry 2AD Normandy​

Thanks and yes, its from a Rosengrant sculpt.

Joe

 

[Joe55]

Love it. Great muted colors, nice weathering. Full of atmosphere. Very well painted! I salute you, Sir!

Thanks Sven for your kind words, and I return your salute!

Joe

 

[arj]

Excellent painting, and so much better with your choice of head.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Joe55]

Thank you for your comments Andrew, and I must say it was an easy choice to make!

Joe

 

[iwik]

Hi!
Very realistic paint job on the face especially.
However, I wished I could look at more pics of this!
Ciao
IWik

 

[Borek]

Very nice work Joe, life-like painting!

Chers Borek

 

[Joe55]

Hi!

Very realistic paint job on the face especially.

However, I wished I could look at more pics of this!

Ciao

IWik

Thanks for your comments iwik!

 

[Joe55]

Very nice work Joe, life-like painting!



Chers Borek

Thanks Borek, its a wonderful sculpt and thus a joy to paint!

Joe