I can see that you have to paint the faces for photography and not for how
they look under the magnifier. The faces need more contrast. They are the
best I have done so far, but I have a long way to go. The figures and the
workshop stuff is from the Tamiya WW II German tank maintenance set, it
has some pretty good stuff in it. The engine and other tank parts are from
the Hobby Boss T-34, as are the tracks on the tank, which I am very
pleased with, especially in how well they get the loose look on the top. I
scratch built the broom with epoxy putty, basswood, and music wire and now
that it's done it looks a bit too big. Something about the posture of the
figure does not please me, he just doesn't look slouchy enough for a guy
leaning on a broom and goofing off while every one else is hard at it. If
you look close enough you can see ROA, Russian Liberation Army, patches on
the left arms which are small decals, miniatures of the ones on the
turret. I dirtied up the tracks and idlers with Tamiya weathering sticks,
and though you can't see it in these pictures the back of the tank around
the engine exhaust is nastied up pretty good. I didn't go in for a lot of
mud as I am going for a more "urban combat" look. That's my story and I'm
sticking to it! I dirtied up the engine and transmission with oils and
washes, they are being cannibalized and are used up.
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