Thursday 24 January 2019

The Human Cannonball, 2nd Armoured Div., Germany 1945


Got sometime off tonight to put the finishing touches to this little project. I also added a war souvenir Ritterkreuz from Aber to his zip tab as a tribute to Oddball from Kelly's Heroes. I must say that this is one of the more enjoyable projects I am able to indulge in these recent years. Wonder what I can hatch up again with these new figure offerings from Tamiya......








Cheers,

Calvin



Tuesday 22 January 2019

The Human Cannonball, 2nd Armoured Div., Germany 1945


Here is another conversion based off a famous wartime photo using Tamiya's Sturmtiger barrel and the US Tank Crew ETO set. I swapped out the original head with one from Hornet Models (which I must say bears an uncanny resemblance to James Franco) and married it with the Tamiya helmet. The arms are re-positioned and jacket seams detailed with thin strips of rolled out epoxy putty. The ambush scheme is hand painted with Vallejo acrylics as I figured it would be easier and quicker than doing a mask and spray with the airbrush. 


I am currently about half-way done on this piece and I reckon it would need another few more sessions to refine the painting.




Cheers,

Calvin



Friday 11 January 2019

Young Miniatures - Alter Hase


What better way to kick off 2019 by sharing a recently completed box art assignment from Young Miniatures of an "Alter Hase" or "Old Hare". It has been a fun assignment to be able to go a little adventurous particularly with the painting of an ugly Nordic pattern scarf as well as a gaudy floral gift box. I guess I would not have done so if not for the candlestick in the grenade bag; speaking of which marks my first time using the Non-Metal Metallic (NMM) rendering technique on a larger sized object. I am satisfied on how it shows up but I do reckon more practice is needed to perfect it. It is always fun and refreshing to always try out new things. In all the sculpt is quite clean with lots of possibilities to exercise the skills and imagination of the painter - especially on the camouflage smock and scarf.

Finally a special thanks to Young-Bok for giving me the privilege of painting this fine sculpt.


Cheers,

Calvin