Bill has painted one of the OIF Marines, he says that painting the camo is a little tricky. The rifle strap is made fron sheet lead, not included in the Warriors kit. Anders Heintz is busily working on two 2 figure OIF insurgents figure sets, I managed to sneak a photo of one of the in progress insurgents while Anders was out on a smoke break.


David

The camo looks extremely realistic. Good job, Bill! Care to share with us your technique?

Also, any word when this first "painted" figure will be released? Just curious ...

The camo does look great, as does the rest of the figure.
And that little fella Anders is working on is going to be interesting (he looks a crafty so & so)..I love the pose.

Very nice work guys.

Roy.

Yes the camo looks excellent! i look forward to the next releases for OIF/OEF !, think i may pick up one of the insurgents when they are done too!

Looks great, Bill! Still April release date from VLS? Any ETA day?

Thanks guys,

Here are my colors:

OIF Digital USMC UNIFORM COLORS

Vallejo model colors

Base coat 928 & 883 (50/50)
Light Grey 989 & 883 & 928
Light Brown 989 & 883 & 825
Dark Brown 825 & 989 & 992 & 843

Woodland colors

Base coat 883 & 989 & Andrea AC59
Green 920 & 989 & 883
Brown 822 & 941 & 989
Black 950 & 899

All four of the OIF Marines are May releases, which means that they are released at the end of April.

Anders or Bill: what is the pink putty you are using?

Francesca

Hola Francesca.

The color is just me being bored with white putty so I have started to color the Aves Apoxie Sculpt with Vallejo Acrylics. That specific shade was obtained by adding a few drops of Cadmium Red while mixing part A and B together.

Bill really liked the baby blue I used for the mannequin though, but I decided to swap 'em around a bit. :lol:

Heh, that's pretty funny. I've heard of people mixing acrylics in to color it, but never done it myself. Do you cure things in a crockpot or let them air dry? I wonder if having the paint mixed in would change properties if speed-dried with heat.

Hola Francesca,

The acrylics dont seem to be interfereing with the curing ability of the putty. I always speed dry the putty in either a crock pot or under a 100W lightbulb as it will cure harder then it would if air dried.

David-
Very well done. I am envious of your skill, 'cause 4 months later my own try at "Little Dudes" still look terrible. You managed to make it look smooth. My cap off to you and your work.

Mr. Heintz-
Your project is coming along very well. My feeble skills not withstanding, even unfinished, it is more accurate than my attempt to take existing kits and make something work - the only thing I've been able to scuplt with putty are three deep incisions in my left thumb (though the blood was realistic on my still unpainted figure). While I try not to super-impose cross-hairs every time I look at it, you have effectively captured the tension and body language we saw quite often. You have done your homework very well, and I will set aside funds for your kits when they are completed. My hat off to you as well.

v/r-
Henry

Hello Henry,

Thanks for all of the kind words and input, all of the credit for your accolades however go to my business partner/sculptor/friend Bill Chilstrom. He sculpted and painted the OIF Marine.

I simply provide him research material, verify the pose and anatomy and provide targeted creative input where necessary.

David

Bill Nad Anders
Thanks for sharing the pics. The figures look great.
Bill,
your OIF Marine look fantastic. Love the camo work.
Anders,
the figure captures the "Spray and Pray" pose very well

Taesung

Bill, thanks for the colors, however I think Pete was asking about your technique.

Larry

Hi Bill
Nice job on that camo.Could you put a bigger picture to apreciate it better?
Regards
jaume

Thanks guys, Jaume we posted bigger pics.

Bill - very nice Marine. It might just tempt me when it is released. Keep up the great work.

Ross