Lieutenant, US 45th Infantry Division, Bavaria, 1945

All done for this piece.

Cheers,

Calvin

Lieutenant, US 45th Infantry Division, Bavaria, 1945

This weekend I managed to get most of the painting done for the figure, with the exception of the boots and the grease gun. Some parts of the groundwork remain quite raw and will need some attention once I complete the painting of the figure. 

Cheers,

Calvin

Lieutenant, US 45th Infantry Division, Bavaria, 1945

A little more progress on the groundwork before I resume work on the figure.

Cheers,

Calvin

Lieutenant, US 45th Infantry Division, Bavaria, 1945

 A little more progress on this compositional exercise. The main takeaway for such a project is to engage as much play as possible with the available material and improvise the layout and composition according to one's intuition and design knowledge. The scene is rather busy at this stage, and I will probably need to figure out how to harmonise all the elements to sustain the viewing interest of the audience.

Cheers,

Calvin

Lieutenant, US 45th Infantry Division, Bavaria, 1945

As they say, inspiration can come from many places. I got the idea to create a street barricade from a clutter of trash and debris while I was assessing my expanding collection of MiniArt accessories. Let's see how this stacks up.

The barrels are undercoated with Real Color Marker RCM007 Wood.

A light wash of ABT1114 Dark Earth is applied to provide additional tooth for the paint to adhere.

The wood grain is simulated with several glazes of ABT1114 Dark Earth.

 The hoops are painted with Rubber Black.

Cheers,

Calvin

US 104th Infantry Division, Germany 1945

I finally placed the finishing touches on this weeklong project. It has been quite enjoyable toying with the composition, utilising some of the diorama accessories from Miniart from my stash.

For the first time, I used the RC markers from AK Interactive to lay in the base colours for the accessories. I find them incredibly convenient to use and, if I might add, virtually idiot-proof. The paint flows smoothly from the felt tip and dries to a very even finish. I was pleasantly surprised that it cures stubbornly strong (scratch proof when fully cured for a day). This product has definitely saved me a lot of time agitating paint, uncapping bottles and washing brushes. I do hope that they expand the offering of colours from this range of products.

Cheers,

Calvin

US 104th Infantry Division, Germany 1945

I was hoping to complete this figure over this weekend, but it took a little longer as I somehow decided to replace the original M1 helmet with a more updated version from Alpine Miniature set 35312.

Cheers,

Calvin