JRutman Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Chavdar,I see that we agree ! Thanks Mark M,thanks for following the blog-I appreciate it buddy. Mark,thanks,I am vey happy you like it and "get" what I am trying to accomplish here in my fumbling manner. You guys don't know this group but I put these together at the beginning of this and now have finally painted them. Family group with the boy from Prieser with a Hornet head a re-posing,undercutting,the mother from Preiser with the head re-posed and also the hand and the daughter from MB with a lot of re-posing and added putty,etc. The mom is holding onto one of the canvas roof formers in the truck. Thanks for looking in fellas. J JohnW, Rdrunner, Shawn M and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 fabulous work JRutman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Thanks Shawn J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Finished figures 30 and 31 last night. Here is the officer fig. This is unusual for me as I rarely build officers. My experience in the military made me realize how little they have to do with everyday life in the service so I generally show NCOs as the leaders in my dios,etc. This guy is a young Luftwaffe Lt in a flak unit. He is a Dragon fig with a Hornet head and re-posed,undercut,etc. His pose will make a lot more sense when you see how he is placed. The next up will be a fig I haven't started on at all as I just decided to use it. I will,in my own inadequate way, try to walk you through the process to get it to what I want to show. Here is the start point. A preiser fig from the older and not as nice set of after the war figs. Still,it has good proportions. Rdrunner, Jeff and ShelbyGT500 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 OK,not much interest generated by my offer at showing the re-pose process. I guess I will leave you at the 31 fig done count (including the three in the trucks' cab). J Rdrunner, Shawn M, JohnW and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyGT500 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Oh no Mr. Rutman, your topic is one of my favorite, bookmarked and most visited by myself Those little fellows at last photo that you post, are very much like an small citizens, get rest on your bench So much work, for so short time to give an real live-look, this make you the "G" Master of puppets/figures at 35 scale With all of my respect :bow: Chavdar JRutman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 That collection would take me YEARS. And it still wouldn't be half as good. Awesome work sir. Jim Zero77, Jeff and JRutman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Wow! Id be pretty happy with ANY of those, let alone THAT amount. I think its all about practice, practice, practice. If I dont use it (figgie painting skills) I loose it. JRutman and Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 thats quite a cast! JRutman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Love the crowed! And don't you dare stop.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Chavdar,Jim,Brian,Shawn and of course the Harv. Thanks guys for the support. I seriously never know when people are getting bored so I just assume it is time to stop. Here are number 32 and 33. I like this little scene. The Luftwaffe mechanic is Tamiya,just re-posed a bit. The Mom is from MB and the kid is also from MB and seriously re-posed. I have been having a problem with Vallejo paint in that it is very fragile and getting rubbed off or nicked very easily. You see the little white dots. That is what that is and it is ticking me off seriously. No paint should be this fragile. But here goes. I also am having a hard time blending this paint. I used to be much better. Or maybe the extreme magnification is just bursting my bubble. It took me a while to get the anxious look on Mom and the crying look on the kid. Not perfect but I think you get the intent ? Hope so. J ShelbyGT500, Jeff, Rdrunner and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Not you...................macro is the TRUE meanie........I think i have a masterpiece, and take a macro shot of it, and come to find out I have a blob of unrecognizable plastic splattered with some pigment ShelbyGT500 and Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Ok some guys anted to learn about figure re-posing so here is a simple conversion. I need this new pose for the scene. This lady is from the older Preiser set. I needed her to have her right hand resting on the trucks' side,looking up at the family on the back of the truck and also holding a hanky to her eye. So the hands had to go and also the left arm. Here you see the kid that will donate the hands and also the figure with undercutting finished. Hands are added and the left arm has an armature bent to shape from brass wire. First app of putty added on the arm and also the hanky. Also the missing apron strings. So you see a simple conversion isn't too hard. Just remove what isn't needed and add what is. J Jeff, Out2gtcha, Zero77 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Very cool Jerry !........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMurph Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Chavdar,Jim,Brian,Shawn and of course the Harv. Thanks guys for the support. I seriously never know when people are getting bored so I just assume it is time to stop. Here are number 32 and 33. I like this little scene. The Luftwaffe mechanic is Tamiya,just re-posed a bit. The Mom is from MB and the kid is also from MB and seriously re-posed. I have been having a problem with Vallejo paint in that it is very fragile and getting rubbed off or nicked very easily. You see the little white dots. That is what that is and it is ticking me off seriously. No paint should be this fragile. But here goes. I also am having a hard time blending this paint. I used to be much better. Or maybe the extreme magnification is just bursting my bubble. It took me a while to get the anxious look on Mom and the crying look on the kid. Not perfect but I think you get the intent ? Hope so. J Jerry your blending difficulties are a matter of consistency Vallejo is very think. You have to have the consistency of paint to almost dirty water several light coats will always be better than two thick coats. This is very true when working smaller scale figures. where the consistency being to thick can be amplified. Cheers Murph... JRutman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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