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Re: Commander for my m51

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:29 am
by ALPHA
tomhugill wrote:Hey alpha, could be the photo. IMO this is the best verlinden sculpt I've had, there's a load of detail and the face is very realistic. He even has a yarmulke!
Well he's in your hands Tom ..so I'll take your word for it....still like that Tiger driver...now that was a great sculpt :D ...too bad Verlinded didn't have any female IDF tankers.... Israel actually has a lot of them ;)

ALPHA

Re: Commander for my m51

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:38 am
by ALPHA
tankman wrote:
ALPHA wrote:Boy Tom ...you really got your work cut out ....your paint work is going to have to be extra good....that sculpt...not sure if it's the photos..it just doesn't excite me...it looks like the commander is kind of bored :haha: ....Now with that said...who did the sculpt on that outstanding Tiger driver :D

ALPHA
Hi ALPHA I think if Tom nails his painting of that commander he could make him look like a guy who has "done to much and seen to much" a real challenge for figure painting don't you think.
Alan
I think theres difficulty in all figure building...Tankman....Especially one like this one... it's interesting...there's a lot to it...but..I don't know...it lacks personality lol ;)

reason I feel Tom will really have to do something special to bring him to life :D

ALPHA

Re: Commander for my m51

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:14 am
by tomhugill
ALPHA wrote:
tomhugill wrote:Hey alpha, could be the photo. IMO this is the best verlinden sculpt I've had, there's a load of detail and the face is very realistic. He even has a yarmulke!
Well he's in your hands Tom ..so I'll take your word for it....still like that Tiger driver...now that was a great sculpt :D ...too bad Verlinded didn't have any female IDF tankers.... Israel actually has a lot of them ;)

ALPHA
The problem with the (very very few) female figures I found was they where quite cartoonish (maybe caricatured is more accurate), however I'm still looking for one :)

Re: Commander for my m51

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:15 am
by tomhugill
tankman wrote:
ALPHA wrote:Boy Tom ...you really got your work cut out ....your paint work is going to have to be extra good....that sculpt...not sure if it's the photos..it just doesn't excite me...it looks like the commander is kind of bored :haha: ....Now with that said...who did the sculpt on that outstanding Tiger driver :D

ALPHA
Hi ALPHA I think if Tom nails his painting of that commander he could make him look like a guy who has "done to much and seen to much" a real challenge for figure painting don't you think.
Alan

I think your right Alan, it's that clint Eastwood far away stare!

Re: Commander for my m51

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:56 am
by tankman
You know what they say Frank " Jesus loves a sinner " :haha: .
Alan

Re: Commander for my m51

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:31 am
by tankman
Maybe Frank, maybe @)
Alan

Re: Commander for my m51

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:07 pm
by ALPHA
tomhugill wrote:
ALPHA wrote:
tomhugill wrote:Hey alpha, could be the photo. IMO this is the best verlinden sculpt I've had, there's a load of detail and the face is very realistic. He even has a yarmulke!
Well he's in your hands Tom ..so I'll take your word for it....still like that Tiger driver...now that was a great sculpt :D ...too bad Verlinded didn't have any female IDF tankers.... Israel actually has a lot of them ;)

ALPHA
The problem with the (very very few) female figures I found was they where quite cartoonish (maybe caricatured is more accurate), however I'm still looking for one :)
Ever thought of converting one of the female russian tankers?

ALPHA

Re: Commander for my m51

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:09 pm
by ALPHA
fynsdad wrote:...where-as the one I built for Alan looks like he should just be selling the "Big issue".... 8O
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OK...That looks like the turret should be bright red...and being pulled my tiny reindeer :haha: :haha: :haha:

ALPHA

Re: Commander for my m51

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:40 pm
by ALPHA
fynsdad wrote:LOL "He" got done a few years back for my lads....
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You never fail to amaze me fynsdad :clap: ............. :D

ALPHA

Re: Commander for my m51 (now with paint)

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:54 pm
by tomhugill
Ok alpha, hope this meets with your approval. Only the flesh and shirt done so far but gives a fair impression of where things are going:

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