Hi Guys,

here's a WIP shot of Alpine Miniatures latest offering. My first figure since my change in status ;-)
Any feedback would be appreciated.



cheers,

Calvin

Wow Calvin! just masterful

Oh by the way, I haven't forgoten about your helmets

Hi Calvin

Welcome back!!! And congratulations, my friend, hope everything went perfectly!


As to this guy; excellent - one of the best representations of HBT, both in sculpting and painting; tell us more how you painted this! (remember, my GI - who's on hold, btw, is in HBT).

hi clavin nice work man looks like i have to add you to my favorite painters list i like it great job thanks for sharing johnny

Excellent Calvin. I really like the herringbone effect.

Nice looking Alpine Miniatures figure you have there Always looking forward to the newest figure that Taesung has to offer.

Fantastic work !!

Cheers !

Alpen

Calvin,
Did I read your post right, a WIP? I can only wish my work looked that good when it's finished...wow...amazing work...very nicely done.
I am really looking forward to seeing the figger completely done...

All the best

Patrick

Calvin,

Great work !

Just curious as to how you got the herringbone twill effect on there ?

Did Taesung actually sculpt it in, or is it a trick with the paint ?


-Alex

Calvin , congratulations on both your figure and your new status :lol:

Stephen Mallia

Oops! that was me. Again great job Calvin.~Gary

Calvin,looks sweet,WOW!
...Mrosko

Thanks guys for the complimetns so far. I'm actually using this pic to trouble shoot any flaws with the painting. I've still got the back of the figure to complete and some areas around the bottom to refine. The the fit on this figure is exceptionally good such that the hand holding the "tommy gun" fits perfectly into the right arm.

Rob and Alex; The vertical bands so typical of HBT is created with numerous layers of of dark green (Vallejo Extra Dark Green + Black) over the undercoat. As a finishing touch, a light glaze of highlight color is appled over the highlighted areas to give the muted and worn appreance of the uniform. Little was done for the dark areas as the bands did not appear over conspicuous.
I hope that explaination was clear enough.

cheers,

Calvin

Super stuff!

Great job on this guy so far. I am looking forward to to seeing it once it's done. How did you do the wood effect on the Thompson? By the way, I have the Mil Mod featuring your article on painting the tanker with acrylics. Did you use the same technique on this one? Keep up the good work.

Hi Guys,

here's the final pic of the tankcrew. The sling is made of paper harden with super glue whereas the buckles and swivel are made from putty.
(I wonder how Jaume is doing on his second piece..... )



cheers,

Calvin

Excellent figure my friend, I like it a lot, I think that you have the Jaume painting touch on the face....
Grat job, I'll see your next project

Take care

ER

Dear Calvin,

Excellent!

Hello Calvin
Fantastic work as usual
Can I ask you what Vallejo base colour have you used for this uniform ??
What 's the the Mil mod number where your articles is?

Thanks Luca Massacci

Ciao Luca,

I have that same article in Italian published in Model Time if you are interested. Please give me a few day to search for the issue number (my place a mess at the moment)
The base mix I used for the HBT consisted of a 70:30 mix of Vallejo Extra Dark Green and Reflective Green respectively. Highlighting was done by mixing varying proportions of Sunny Skin Tone and Deck Tan to the base colour.

cheers,

Calvin

Thank you very much for your explenation ,
I'm a great fan of you , since I have been to the world expo in Rome three years ago ,and I have seen your superb works ,The US paratrooper in Normandy was fantastic ,I like very much ( can I ask you also for that figures what color have used for the uniform?)

Regards Luca Massacci