A Commander Retrospective

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A Commander Retrospective

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Good morning,
I just wanted to throw out a collection of pics of tank commanders redone ( key word is redone here ;o) by me over time. These are in no particular chronological order but I think you will be able to spot the early ones! ;o)
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StuG Ausf B
StuG Ausf B
Sgft. Lafayette Pool on In The Mood
Sgft. Lafayette Pool on In The Mood
Pz IV Late
Pz IV Late
Porsche Turret King Tiger
Porsche Turret King Tiger
Panther G
Panther G
Mikes Tiger
Mikes Tiger
Maxene
Maxene
M41 Walker Bulldog
M41 Walker Bulldog
Late Tiger 1
Late Tiger 1
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( Continued )
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The Sarge on B12
The Sarge on B12
The Hauptmann
The Hauptmann
The Crackerbox Palace
The Crackerbox Palace
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Great work, PW. Some of those guys are a real challenge but you have them looking good. That last guy even bears a slight resemblance to The Duke himself (IMHO). Now we need truck drivers, Man, truck drivers! My kingdom for a truck driver! :haha:

Also, tires are close to done, a few days for rims and you'll be getting a PM. Rims for one ten-wheeler, without the spare, takes 19 hours to print. 3D printers are great, but definitely NOT for those with patience issues, can ya dig it? @)
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Gary! Good afternoon!
Thanks again for the kind words ( and the wheels and rims to make my 1950 GAZ come to life ) The camera on my Note' is more revealing than I like at times but this thread is about getting better at the craft and I can see things are getting a little more realistic. I will have to dig up a truck driver to make the GAZ complete!
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Nice work, Painless!

I'm working on a couple of figures, myself.

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Gentlemen!
Thank you! I did the best I could at the time with the early Heng Long figures. The moveable figures, I wisely left the faces alone and concentrated on uniforms and insignia giving them a dull coat afterwards. I did the best with the quality Tamiya and resin and metal figures. Still learning, always will be I expect ;o)
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They are a handsome lot :thumbup: Figures are quite tough but do really bring a piece to life in my opinion
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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Some excellent figures pointless! What's crazy Joe's brother from another mother called?
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Mornin' Tom,
You mean the King Tiger Commander? That poor figure was so messed up that even after a lot of sanding and trimming, he still ended up looking like he had survived a brew up. I may revisit him with a better uniform and paint when I redo that tank. I've learned a few tricks since then that may make him look more human.
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Figures make one hell of a difference to a tank! Good work, I hate figure painting!!
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