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Review Officer Cadet from Modena Academy from DG Artwork

Discussion in 'Reviews , Video Reviews and Open Book' started by Nap, Oct 1, 2017.

  1. Nap Moderator

    Country:
    England
    Hi to one and all

    follwing on from the 1st two release in the Academy series we now have the 3rd which is what I will be looking at here.

    It was announced by DG Artwork here:

    http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/new-release-for-july-2017-dg-artwork.106662/

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    With the previous 2 being reviewed her:

    http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/westpoint-cadet-from-dg-artwork.99623/

    http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/sandhurst-cadet-from-dg-artwork.100861/

    with all 3 together:

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    The release depicts a female member of the military academy at Modena in Italy , and is a fitting tribute to those brave female members of the armed forces of Italy and also to all other countries fairer military.

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    Modena is in northern Italy and a very beautiful city in its own right the academy was originally the Ducal palace a truly beautiful building , also there is a museum with many military uniforms and artifacts .

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    Continued in next post

    Nap
  2. Nap Moderator

    Country:
    England
    Details of the release:

    Title: Modena Italy Military Academy

    Series Title : World Military Academy Series

    Reference: DG12B009

    Scale: 1/12th

    Material: Gray Resin

    No of parts: 4

    Sculptor: Dae-Hyeong, Kim

    Box Art: Dae-Hyeong, Kim

    Again as with the previous 2 releases and indeed all of DG Artworks release the resin was held in a good strong box black on colour with excellent box art in well produced colour .

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    Parts consist of Main Torso , head, cap and plume


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    Prep

    As expected very little to do :

    Torso...Level off underside of torso( 2 casting remnants ) and cut away excess resin on actual base
    Head...Remove small casting blocks from under neck and bun of hair
    Cap...Remove casting plug from rear , on review a casting slip needed sanding
    Plume...Cut off small casting piece and fit to front of cap

    General ...Wash , Dry and Prime

    Main Torso

    This is most certainly a female officer cadet and her charming features are well sculpted but not overworked , adding to the obvious charm of the piece.

    The uniform is nicely sculpted with the folds and creases all softly done , across her right shoulder we have a sash , this again shows good folds etc in relation to the body shape.

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    Just below the collar we have the parachute wings and the crest of the university , the details on the wings are clear both on the actual chute and the wings themselves .

    The shield has the scroll underneath and the crown above again nicely sculpted , the actual shield itself is blank allowing the painter to do the design easier in my opinion.

    We also have on the collar piping at the lower edge and a star , all nicely worked and with the actual collar being slightly away from the uniform.

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    On the epaulettes we see 2 rank stars , the undercuts on the actual straps are clean and sharply done as is the piping around the edges , the stars themselves are clear and well defined .

    The neck area is bevelled in towards a hole ready to take the actual head .

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    Head

    This is a young female looking straight ahead with her lips slightly opened , the features are delicate , a slightly pointed nose cheekily shows , nice work on the nostrils and the mouth area .

    Eyes and ears are sharply worked with no casting flaws , the eyebrows are slightly raised , under the chin we have the cap strap with the buckle on her left , very accurate in shape and casting .

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    The hair is pulled back in a very smart bun , textured well and giving the bust another dimension in the hairstyle.

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    At the lower neck we see the shirt collar which sits well into the neck and above the actual uniform collar.

    Fit to the torso is easy and with no issues .

    Cap

    The shaping of this cap is spot on , very accurate is style with the correct edging in position , the cord is very well sculpted and cast with the correct design twist , the badge itself is a nice detail and one which is very distinctive as seen in the reference pictures I have provided.

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    Fit to the head again no real issues except a swipe of filler might be needed where it meets the hair.

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    Plume

    A good sculpt of the plume with the plume being slightly bent in movement , the holder is the correct shape underneath we have the cockade , oval in shape with a cut out ready to fit easily to the front centre of the shako cap

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    Final Thoughts

    This is a good addition to the series , the depiction of a female cadet is nice to see , the sculpting is very good with the prep being minimal and together with the colour scheme of the facings a striking piece will result , you can of course also paint the uniform in the white version as well which would make a particularly striking version alongside the darker one .

    Presentation is as always with DG artwork very good indeed and the result = a quality product.

    I am sure there will be others in the series hopefully a companion female .

    Well done DH and DG Artwork

    Thanks to DG Artwork for the review piece and to you all for looking in .

    For more information why not visit the website at

    www.artworkdg.com
    or
    email : dgdmodel@gmail.com

    or PM them via PF .

    Happy benchtime

    Nap
  3. Nap Moderator

    Country:
    England
    Finally lets have some more pictures from the talented artist and sculptor of this piece and the owner of DG Artwork Dae-Hyeong, Kim

    Enjoy

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    Nap
  4. Wings5797 A Fixture

    Country:
    France
    Hi Kev,
    As ever a super review.
    I really like this little group, very life like.
    Thanks Kevin
    Keith
    anstontyke and napoleonpeart like this.
  5. swralph A Fixture

    Another fine review Nap:).
    Keep them coming.
    anstontyke likes this.

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