Hi Everyone,

Sometime back I posted a pic of my first attempt at sculpting which kind of resulted in some retarded looking kids, according to the Home Ministry. Anyway got it done and submitted the vignette entitled 'Hearts & Minds' for the Medic campaign. Its about SF medic treating some Montagnard kids. Here's the link if anyone can spare the time;
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/61068&page=1

Here's one of the photos:

Sorry messed up the url again. The computer idiot at work.

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/61068&page=1

that looks good CK..... strong attention to detail. if you put it against a jungle backdrop pic, it will look quite real la....

Many thanks Mojimbo. I was kind of hoping to do just that but since I was only 2 days away from the deadline and outdoor weather has been really cloudy I had to smuggle this to the office and curi curi take some photos.

Luckily the vignette survived the journey to and fro from Seremban. May try it again after the campaign ends or this weekend. Thanks again.

once again your dio really got my attention la bro... the scene was so rare and with scratchbuild figuines.... u're the one la bro!!



i like the composition and the layout, although the photos doesnt seem to focus or zoom in the details of the figures...

well done bro!!!

Mucho thanks Boss. As I mentioned in the reply to your other post in the Campaign forum, Welcome Back. Mesti penat gila not to mention withdrawal symptoms from your family and models of course.

Still trying to improve on my photo skills. On top of that curi-curi tangkap gambar in my office doesn't help either. Always worrying that someone will pop in and see me 'playing' with toys. The door tak da kunci.

There is a fair bit of details except on the kids. The 2 SF have webbing and buckles made from Scotch tape and AB epoxy respectively. The badges on their berets and on the left arm of the standing SF was paid of Scotch tape too. Baju baju on the basket carried by the lady is actually rolled and twisted up. The clay pot behind her is filled with super glue and gloss coat to simulate water. Standing SF man has a tattoo on forearm which I think can be picked up in the photos in the other post.

CK, penat tu biasa la....anyway i was in seremban last week and i thought i saw you at the traffic light in seremban...the third (or second ??) traffic light from seremban tol exit.... i manage to see someone in his 4WD before he took the right turn..hmm...it was in the morning....


hey, you were afraid of getting caught playing with toys aahh?? no worries la bro... nobody cant catch the boss except the big boss... hahaha...

wa...i was impress with your explanation....so many tiny things that u have put in the making of the figures...i love it!!

Wow.... CK, you're the Man.... I love it, Simple but effectively tell the story...

Thanks very much Thomas.

Mojimbo if you're out there I took up your suggestion to use a backdrop seeing as I managed to come home early and there was still a bit of natural light left.


Here's a better look at his tattoo, ceremonial wristbands and beret and shoulder flashes.

Wow... that's it... much batter..


CK.. just wonder if you would consider to add a few chicken running around... just a thought...

Great looking diorama.
It must have taken a great deal of effort and time.

Boss, it probably was me at the junction. My office is not too far from the second traffic light.

Thomas, I did consider having some chicken running around but the chicken from Tamiya too 'gemuklah' to be kampung chicken so I ended up using Mr. Piglet instead at the back corner.

Ken actually this was my fastest vignette/dio todate. The base took 15 minutes plus and probably another 30 mins for some highlighting and shadowing after the plaster dried. The rest of the groundwork plus house and tree probably slightly less than a week of 2-3 hrs. per night.

The figures took longer especially the kids as I had to scuplt them and the other figs I had to give them major surgery. Probably 1.5 week or maybe slightly more for sculpting, surgery and painting.

All in all probably 3 weeks max. at about 2-3 hours per night average. I like these small vignettes as I get to finish it before I get too bored. Next one is on Fallschirmjager at Monte Cassino.

CK, any particular kit in mind?? perhaps initial photo of the Fallschimjagger will do....

Boss I'm thinking of using the 4 seated Fallschirmjager from DML Fallschirmjager (Ardennes 1944). Just finished part of the ruin building I'm going to place them in. Kalau sempat maybe I'll post a pic of the ruin. Why, you have any project in mind which we can work on together?

CK,

It's all your fault, after seeing your vignette; I actually get very gatai and started on a couple NVA figures yesterday.

I haven’t touched any figure after such a long break from building aircraft, I'm thinking of a small vignette of the NVA charging the SF camp. Will show some progress later.

Good for you Thomas. I don't have any kaki here in our M'sian forum to share my Nam ideas. You're the only one who appreciates Nam stuff as everyone is WW II, balik, balik WW II.

Sorry haven't actually worked on your kid yet. May do a few banana trunks I promised you minus the leaves this weekend if time is willing.

CK,
Oh i see...i got the set also....still remember my ardennes king tiger dio?? However the figures havent been finished yet..
i have a lot of project in mind...hehe..nothing will ever get to be real for now... but like thomas said, is u also that made me gatal to try on figures....in fact i just got a few more fallchimjagger figs...haha

my only question now, do u paint the cammo uniform with vallejo paints??



btw, u cant blame us for loving WW2 .... they're so many of them out there compare to NAM...and i saw them first when i started the bussiness.. hehe

btw, i manage to watch half way of the CD....at home the laptop was so old and slow....penat tunggu.....and the litle rascal kacau also....she thought that was her toy laptop...
anyway back in the office. the situation is different, the cd run faster but i almost kantol with my boss yesterday..haha

Nasib baik tak kena tangkap by your Boss, Boss. Still better than watching 3 xxxx. Yeah I still remember your King tiger dio.

I'm no figure painting expert but since I more or less semi-pencen from doing AFV and malas to practice on my airbrush I do figures. For me my approach to camo is to decide based on the pictures of the camo which is the dominant color based on the area covered by it and which is the lightest.

For example in my Tiger stripes the dominant color is actually light green (50 percent). But since the lightest color is the pale yellowish green (20percent) I painted it as the base color. The reason being is that you need more light color paint to paint over a dark paint if you make the darkest color your base. Leave the base color to dry at least 24 hrs. if you're using acrylics.

I then followed by the darkest color which happens to be black green (30 percent) and filled up the remaining spaces with light green making sure I don't mask out the base color completely.

If you're thinking of doing the German splinter pattern I would suggest doing the dominant color first which for me is green. Let that dry 24 hrs. and paint in the brown followed by the darkest color, black or black green. Painting less of each additional color over the base color should be done conservatively so that you don't exceed the % coverage resulting in less space for the last color.

Leave the whole thing for about 48 hrs then blend in all the colors with a super diluted wash of buff with a broad brush. Diluted at least 1:30 or more. The wash is to tie up the colors so it doesn't look like a new uniform which I'm sure you already know.

I've noticed a lot of people say they have problem with acrylic wash but I found it okay for figures. I suppose its more for tanks.

Boss,

Apa CD? gambaq perang kah?

CK,
take your time, I won't be needing the banana tree and kids for the NVA vignatte,

My idea for the NVA vignatte is a small 3"x3" base with 3 figures, 2 DML NVA charging the trench hold by a lone DML GB firing the sidearm.... all OOB..

Thomas,

that was a Andrea Miniatures cd... pinjam from our good old friend........


and CK, wow...1:30 dillution rate??? are u kidding me?? do u do it with analytical instrument?? fuhh!!! dont say yes pls...