Young Miniatures - British Airborne, 156th Parachute Battalion, Arnhem 1944

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Calvin

AK Gen 3 Paint Hack - Part 2

 

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Calvin

AK Gen 3 Paint Hack - Part 1

 

6th Guards Tank Army, Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy, 1944

I recalled making this quick conversion of an early Alpine figure (35040) paired with another Alpine head from set (35282) back in 2023.

It has been languishing on my shelf for quite some time, and this weekend I thought I would give it a final push through the door and give it a quick and simple groundwork using parts from the scrap box. The legs were repositioned to fit into the grooves of the tracks to attain a more natural stance. I also added a white flag fashioned from epoxy putty in the background to echo the breeze carrying the flaps of the tanker's helmet. 

I painted the groundwork and sealed it with a mist of Flat Clear before adding glass powder to represent the light snow. 

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Calvin

Young Miniatures - British Airborne, 156th Parachute Battalion, Arnhem 1944

Calling this piece done. One more for the display, one less from the stash. 

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Calvin

Young Miniatures - British Airborne, 156th Parachute Battalion, Arnhem 1944

This is the most gruelling part of the project, near the finishing line, but there is still lots of housekeeping to do for the details.

 

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Calvin

Young Miniatures - British Airborne, 156th Parachute Battalion, Arnhem 1944

About 80% there. Some housekeeping is needed at the back. Time to hit the sack.....

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Calvin

Young Miniatures - British Airborne, 156th Parachute Battalion, Arnhem 1944

A little more progress.....

The base colour is AK11348 Australian Camouflage Green. Add AK11339 Nº9 Olive Drab to darken and AK11115 to lighten. 

The base colour is a 1:2 mixture of AK11348 RAL 8013 Rotbraun and AK17061 Dark Flesh. Darken with AK17006 Demon Purple. 

The base colour is a 1:2 mixture of AK11415 Splittermuster Base and AK17021 Forest Green.

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Calvin

Young Miniatures - British Airborne, 156th Parachute Battalion, Arnhem 1944

Last weekend I did a short painting demo at the Hong Kong International Model Festival with this 1/10 scale head from Young Miniatures using AK Gen 3 and Quick Gen acrylics. This afternoon, I decided to spend a little more time rendering the facial features. To be continued.....

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Calvin

US Tankcrew from King and Country Toy Soldiers

Earlier this week, I visited the head office of King and Country Toy Soldiers in Hong Kong and was given a sample of their toy soldiers. As a result, I decided to attempt something new: elevate their paintwork using the AK Gen 3 and Quick Gen acrylics. It took me approximately 4 hours to render the additional tones straight over the factory matt finish. The figure's proportion borders on the caricatured, and it reminds me of the old Series 77 figures from the 1980s by Pat Bird as well as the smaller 28 mm tabletop wargaming figures. Nonetheless, it does have its appeal, and despite some imperfections, I must say it was unexpectedly fun to paint.

AK Quick Gen colours were used to render the dark tones for this figure.

One can compare the factory finish on the left and the elevated finish on the right using the AK Gen 3 and Quick Gen acrylics.

At the head office of King & Country in Hong Kong, together with co-founder Andy Neilson and possibly one of Hong Kong's finest military figure painters, Angus Wong. 

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Calvin

Leutnant, Großdeutschland Div., Battle of Targu Frumos, 1944

WIP – Alpine Miniatures 35193 with a Hornet head. Painted with AK Interactive Gen 3 acrylics and Quick Gen.

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Calvin

Young Miniatures - The Liberator, Western Ukraine, 1941

I have finally placed the finishing touches on this piece. The symbolic reason behind the flamboyant Ukrainian embroidered scarf relates to the opening phase of Operation Barbarossa when Nazi Germany was seen as the liberators of Western Ukraine from Soviet oppressive rule. The soldier has obviously been showered with a token of gratitude, but as history would unfold, a far greater evil lurked behind the lavish facade.

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Calvin