Some More 1/16 Figures

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Lovely finish with the DAK Flora and Fauna, well done and great colour contrasts too.

The grenadier should be a challenging change of pace, nothing beyond your skills and I am sure you will prevail successfully.

I've had a busy morning already, chasing a sicknote and pain killers, both now resolved and in the post.

Looks like a bright and sunny day too, all the better for painting.

I need to tidy my desk as I have 4 projects all overlapping each other into a mass of confusion!

Have a good day fettling your Grenadier and hopefully no more C-19 issues for anyone either

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Morning Steve

Glad you like DAK-man. Working on the grenadier at the moment, and struggling with a poor fit - lots of sanding and filler.

Hope you can get to work on one of your many projects now you've sorted out your medical needs.

[Guest]

The grenadier is ready for paint:

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This was quite a tricky build as the fit of the major parts wasn't great. I've made the missing section of zeltbahn from foil packaging, with the major seams scored on and a rivet made from a section of a poly-cap - the lesser seams and detail will be painted on. I've also swapped the rifle for a Soviet PPSH, which will sit better across the chest.

[Richard48]

Howdy Peter.
Nice to see the spare part collection.are bearing fruit,Will pull up a pew with the gathering hoardes
Carry on Carruthers.
Richard.

[Guest]

Hello Ricardo.

There's still a lot of stuff from your last batch that I can use - it's been very useful indeed. This one's all cammo, so I'm just going to have to bit the bullet.

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Nice work on the Zeltbahn and the arm.

Looks like it will be a another good day for painting too.

Hopefully the head will pass muster and then you can revel in the Zeltbahn!

Its another home shopping delivery day, it does seem to come round quickly.

I have a tidy desk too!

Time to fill the gaps on the under a fiver Spitfire

Have a good day and enjoy the lovely Spring sunshine

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Morning Steve

I'm not sure I have the mojo to tackle the zeltbahn at the moment, so if some of the resin figures I've ordered turn up, I may put this on hold. Beautiful weather indeed, and it's hard to reconcile with the awful stuff happening in the world. I hope the home delivery process goes well and leaves you with time to get to the bench.

[Neil Merryweather]

Nice start Mr Day. I think you are wise about delaying the Zeltbahn in these fragile mojo times.
Here's wishing for your continued improving health , sir.

[Guest]

Hi Neil. No sign of the recently ordered resin figures, so I decided to start this one with the head a least:



This one was a bit of a monkey. I'm not happy with the helmet and may swap it for another.

[Guest]

Helmet number two:



Apart from being badly painted, the first helmet was also completely the wrong shape. I can live with this one.

[Guest]

Nice painting Peter :smiling3:.
He looks like Ralf Little.

[Richard48]

Nicely done Pierre.The first helmet looked a bit like the ones the Germsn Volksturm wore with the wings on front,Always reminded me of Flash Gordon for some reason.
Carry on that man.
Richard.

[Guest]

Ralph - He does indeed!

Richard - Thanks, but I've just stripped down the head and put the whole thing away for another day. My heart's just not in this last figure - lack of camo mojo at the moment, and with my current heath issues I want something simpler to do.

This thread is therefore now finished;

[Guest]

To close the thread, here are the finished figures, both of which have been slightly reworked to iron out the niggles. I've also included a picture of the first version of the tank commander for comparison:

[Steven000]

Sorry to hear about the lack of mojo Peter, but sometimes that's the right thing to do indeed.
The figures look amazing, exellent work! :thumb2:
Steven