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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 12, 2020 10:25:00 GMT -6
You did a killer job on "both" Guy! I'm torn betwixt the two. Congrats Ma Brotha!!!
I had to put the smock on hold until tomorrow, too much going on at the moment. That just means I'll be re-blending oils and hopefully get the exact same tone for this figure alone. Once the Bren gunner is done I'll alter the tones for each figure, just a tad, not much. This particular camo pattern seems to have so many "visible" gradiantions (new word) of fading, unlike some of the other camo patterns out there. There really is a huge variance in basic tones, from battle ware to just time, it's impressive.
Joe, now we're talkin, Brotha!! Hale the Polish Brotherhood, HA!
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Post by JCON on Dec 12, 2020 11:25:26 GMT -6
I knew you would like that from a Lithuanian brother... ha, ha, ha!!! Fun being neighbors both here in Northeastern Washington state and our ancestrial homelands!!!
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Post by JED on Dec 12, 2020 12:04:00 GMT -6
¡Sin duda eres bienvenido Ski! Are you calling Ski a dude |
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Post by JCON on Dec 12, 2020 12:10:41 GMT -6
You'll have to translate to find out!!! Ha, ha, ha!!!  |
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 14, 2020 2:16:40 GMT -6
Dude is a pimple on a horses ars. Joe knows better than that, lol. Right Joe?
Rollin, rollin, rollin, raw hiiiiiiiiide,...............gitty up,........ Ok, I digress, ........   
I'm sure our cousins knew each other somewhere back then Joe, ya never know.
P.S. As you can tell by the time stamp I'm pulling another midnight shift, again  |
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Post by JED on Dec 14, 2020 8:50:16 GMT -6
Ski, every day is a learning day, I never knew that about dude, I think I'll get away with using that at work and get away with it 😬
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 14, 2020 19:25:45 GMT -6
Ski, every day is a learning day, I never knew that about dude, I think I'll get away with using that at work and get away with it 😬 I never knew that till I heard a Texan explain it, lol. But, I still use in a loving context, T'sall good! |
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 20, 2020 14:02:45 GMT -6
Steady ProgressJust a minor update for now. I've been working this camo pattern all week, it's been plugging along at a reasonable rate. As you can see, each and every section must be painted separately, so there really are no shortcuts. I have been able to duplicate my oil tones when they become unworkable, or at least so close you'd never be able to notice. That was one of my concerns when starting the camo pattern, consistent tones on each individual smock, not the four separate smocks as a whole. They all need slight variations from each other for realism. So far I have gotten a bit of rhythm going and the pace has picked up slightly, but there won't be any way to speed this up much more than my current pace. This certainly isn't the toughest camo pattern out there, but it does take time to work it.    I will continue along the lower back portion of the smock and then knock out the ammo pouches and gear in the rear before I go on to the next three figures. I'm pretty happy with the palette set up right now, the tones seem to be working well. I'm a bit anxious to complete this figure alone, but I'll stick with the smocks until all four figures are done. I hate going back to relearn formulas I may have forgotten just a few days or even a week back. Steady ar she goes! More on the way and thanks for watchin. Cheers, Ski.
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Post by dogfish7 (R.I.P.) on Dec 20, 2020 14:40:35 GMT -6
Lookin gooood Ski.
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Post by JCON on Dec 20, 2020 14:41:23 GMT -6
Nice job Ski!!!
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Post by jimrichards on Dec 21, 2020 8:31:29 GMT -6
What an incredible amount of work, then when you consider the scale.
Comin along great.
Jim
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Post by JED on Dec 21, 2020 10:21:58 GMT -6
Great job Ski
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 21, 2020 12:29:20 GMT -6
Thank you kindly Gents, working more today.
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Post by ARMORGUY on Dec 21, 2020 13:02:22 GMT -6
Good thinking my friend, the smocks look awesome, finish all of them before moving on with the next item.
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 22, 2020 10:42:25 GMT -6
Good thinking my friend, the smocks look awesome, finish all of them before moving on with the next item. I'm gonna be "Denison bug-eyed" when I get em done, lol.
I'm finding areas that need a pattern work over on some of the others, bring more in line with this pattern.
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Post by RLFoster on Dec 22, 2020 13:54:05 GMT -6
Looks fantastic from here...well done!
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 29, 2020 15:17:43 GMT -6
Thanks Robert!
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 29, 2020 15:18:18 GMT -6
Upper Torso done for NowAfter finishing the camo pattern on the upper torso I went ahead and took care of the web gear and finished the smock collar. Well, why stop there, right? So, I went ahead and took care of the helmet too, why not. I added a string for the canteen cap using thin copper wire and also took care of any issues that were visible. I'll set this figure aside for now and continue on with the next figure in the same fashion. Once all the figures reach this point I'll go back and take care of the hands, trousers, and boots.    Any questions or comments feel free to holler and thanks for watchin. Cheers, Ski.
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Post by JCON on Dec 29, 2020 15:39:23 GMT -6
Looks great Ski!!!
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Post by Steve Ski on Dec 29, 2020 15:41:23 GMT -6
Tanks, Ma Brotha!
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