Dragon 1/16 German Grenadier

[Neil Merryweather]

Big fan of Tolkien but not so much the films - Peter Jackson lost my support when he had Legolas slide on his shield down the steps at Helm's Deep. As for the Hobbit films, well there's none of the book's charm and far too much action adventure.

Oh Peter, I SO agree with you!
there was lots that was Superb about LOTR, but the Hobbit was a waste of time for me.

 

[stillp]

Big fan of Tolkien but not so much the films - Peter Jackson lost my support when he had Legolas slide on his shield down the steps at Helm's Deep. As for the Hobbit films, well there's none of the book's charm and far too much action adventure.

+1

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Certainly not my Tolkien anyway.

Camo:



Will need some tidying up, and of course the rain dashes adding. Nearly lost the will to live doing this one, but at least the donkey work is over.

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Added the rain dashes:



That's the camo done.

 

[scottie3158]

Peter,
That is great work. I still cant believe how you get such a smooth finish.

 

[Richard48]

Totaly agree with Scottie.Always amazes me how Peter gets such a smooth neat finish.The Zeltbahn looks great Peter.Really nicely done buddy.
Richard

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Excellent camo Peter .
Who is chuckling now?.

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Scottie - Not so smooth in reality, believe me.

Richard - Glad you like the camo - you know how much I hate doing it.

Ralph - It was done with a bit of swearing, but definitely no chuckles.

 

[Steve Jones]

Stunning work Peter. It was well worth all the hassle. Luv it

 

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Some serious camo Peter, it really took dedication to finish the zeltbahn.

The drapery must have been a real challenge!

I guess today should be somewhat more relaxing by comparison.

The sun has come up and it looks like a rain free day today.

The BBC was right after all.

Have to agree with the group consensus of the Hobbit films too.

The Tolkien books are really seriously heavy duty reading, but I did get there after several attempts and growing up,

12 was too young 30 was better!

Have a good day with the paints

Regards

Steve H

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Steve J - Many thanks. I've got quicker at it, which is something.

Steve H - Cloudy and humid here, with soaring temperatures promised for the weekend. My granddaughter went home yesterday, so no more tugging at my trouser legs while I'm trying to paint. The camo slog over, the rest should be fun.

First read Lord of the Rings when I was 16 and fell in love. Re-read in my 30s and still enjoyed them, though could see the faults - the way Tolkien goes all grandiose and epic towards the end, which gets a bit tedious. The films missed a lot of the points - eg. the Elves weren't involved in any of the battles because they were 'fading', ie leaving Middle Earth and going away from the concerns of men. Legolas is definitely not an action-hero in the books (my biggest gripe). LotR bore alert!

 

[JR]

You have nailed that jacket Peter.
As for Hobbits, there enough real ones around Stamford on a Saturday night.!

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Thanks John

That's unfair to Hobbits!

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Legs done and some equipment added:

 

[stillp]

The Tolkien books are really seriously heavy duty reading

When I used to work in a college, LotR was my 'go to' book when invigilating exams. Long enough to last 3 weeks of 12 hour days, with breaks.
Pete

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Peter - Got me through my A -Levels - light relief after all that studying.

Shenanigans time. I realised that something wasn't quite right in the above photos, and checking the reference I found that there should be no seams on the zeltbahn at the sides. Dragon usually put the joins where seams occur, and in this case I'd trusted them too much and hand't sanded the joins completely away. This meant of course that there should be no break in the pattern, so it was out with the filler and brushes:

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Loving it Peter .

 

[JR]

WOW

 

[SteveH]

Peter - Got me through my A -Levels - light relief after all that studying.

Morning Peter

Never thought Tolkien was a "light" read, even after A levels!

Well saved, the side by side photos of the seam repair are really good. some fancy sanding and brushwork to cover it all up.

Looks like you might need a new project for the weekend, the officer?

Have a good day with the paints, hopefully not too hot

Regards

Steve H

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Thanks chaps.

Still some equipment to do, then onto trying to make fix the rifle in a convincing position. May not finish him today Steve - depends on the mojo.