WIP Critique USMC "The Charge", Alpine 120mm

[Jimmy S]

That has really made the pattern pop out great work mate keep em coming...

 

[Franckythefrench]

Whouaaa...Tony!!

I've got nothing to say!! ....you're simply the best!! and I'm too lazy to follow you!!! Perhaps the boots are too light.... but it is probably due to the photo!
keep on Tony

 

[housecarl]

Cracking job Tony.

 

[tonydawe]

Hi guys,

Thank you to everyone for your generous comments.

Mr Awesome Mega Super Moderator Mark S castigated me about the poor quality of my photographic skills and my lack of decent photographic equipment yesterday, so I spoke to SWMBO last night about the need for a new digital camera, a light box and some new lights.

I explained to her that as a mere mortal member of pF, I must obey without question the demands of any Super Moderator or risk a bollocking of inter-Galactic proportions and being placed on the pF equivalent of a diet of gruel.

And Mark, believe it or not, she said "Oh well, you'd better go and get yourself a camera. I don't want you getting in trouble." Bless her cotton socks I made her a cup of tea, kissed her on the cheek and slunk away to my hobby room like Gollum.

The camera problem will be resolved eventually, however in the meantime I apologise for continuing to subject you all to my crappy iPhone photos.

More work last night to better define some of the shadows on the uniform, boots and webbing. Still to do are the water bottle, the metal work on the rifle and adding on the last pieces of webbing and the sling.

Then I intend to do something about the groundwork. I had originally thought to do a simple base of black sand, but now I'm thinking about something a bit more "jungly"

 

[Jimmy S]

Tony for the groundwork have a think about bunkers, sandbag emplacements, rubble etc all found in PTO.

or if you are really keen there is always the landing craft

 

[Mark S]

Great news Tony!!....hey! these super moderating powers really work!!...........what have I unleashed here !!

Well next time you want some new golf clubs or a shiny new Rolex or a box of Cuban cigars give me a tingle, I can make it happen.....cheers mate.

Great painting BTW, nice piece, look forward to seeing it finished.

 

[tonydawe]

Latest pics. Nearing completion. Still to apply oil washes to the skin and uniform, and pastel weathering to the clothing and webbing. The groundwork is a combination of chopped mixed herbs and lichen and a palm frond from Frederikus Rex.

 

[Sturm Grenadier]

Hello Tony, If not to late, fish aquarium plants make for some very realistic jungle foilage. A friend of mine used to use them with his 120mm Verlinden Vietnam figures. His jungle scenes were the best I ever saw. Just a suggestion, Regards, SG

 

[Franckythefrench]

Hi Master Tony,

very, very, very , very nice job!!

francky

 

[Fransab]

Hi! Excellent work!!. One question, the scale of this figure (120mm) is correct or is smaller than 120mm?

 

[Franckythefrench]

To Fransab
I've got this figure and it's a real 120 mm

 

[tonydawe]

120mm.

 

[NickM]

Beautiful painting! The camo came together a treat - outlining the various spots with base colour really refined it.
Another stunning figure, mate.