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The jacket:
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Neil Merryweather
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Oh yes !
I did feel a bit uneasy when you said you felt relaxed with his head under your belt
I have an interesting mental picture now
I did feel a bit uneasy when you said you felt relaxed with his head under your belt
I have an interesting mental picture now
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Hi Neal - Not sure I want to delve too far into your mind on this one.
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NO , you don't want to go there..........
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Morning Peter
That looks super and had made me think I heed t redo the bandana on my Wehrmacht motor cyclist!
What base colour did you use?
It looks like a yellow/olive/khaki which is probably in the Vallejo model colour range somewhere.
It looks just right and great drapery too.
Definitely on top form at the moment Peter.
Have a good day with the paints and the head gear when you get to it
Regards
Steve H
That looks super and had made me think I heed t redo the bandana on my Wehrmacht motor cyclist!
What base colour did you use?
It looks like a yellow/olive/khaki which is probably in the Vallejo model colour range somewhere.
It looks just right and great drapery too.
Definitely on top form at the moment Peter.
Have a good day with the paints and the head gear when you get to it
Regards
Steve H
Very nice Peter. The jacket colour is very good. The beauty of AfrikaKorps figures is you can paint the jackets almost any colour yo want. I have seen dozens of original ones in every colour from olive green o almost white.
John.
John.
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Stuart - Thank you. It's a bit one step forwards, two backwards at times.
Richard - Danke Schoen Bruder.
Steve - I used Vallejo Medium Camo Olive mixed with Off White. DAK jackets were never the yellow of the box art, rather starting off as a dark grey/green olive and fading to a whitish colour. I've tried to depict one in mid fade. On to the cap and binoculars today - I'm going to leave the headphones and wiring until last as a separate job.
John - Yes, a whole range of options for DAK uniform colours and the opportunity to experiment a bit. The cap will be done in more yellowish tones.
Richard - Danke Schoen Bruder.
Steve - I used Vallejo Medium Camo Olive mixed with Off White. DAK jackets were never the yellow of the box art, rather starting off as a dark grey/green olive and fading to a whitish colour. I've tried to depict one in mid fade. On to the cap and binoculars today - I'm going to leave the headphones and wiring until last as a separate job.
John - Yes, a whole range of options for DAK uniform colours and the opportunity to experiment a bit. The cap will be done in more yellowish tones.
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Thanks Andrew. You have a fairly free hand with DAK colours, especially when depicting sun-bleached clothing.
I've now got the cap and binoculars done:
The cap was very fiddly to paint, and in fact took as long as the jacket. I used Vallejo Japanese Uniform as the base, which is in fact a deep yellow ochre and nothing like any Japanese uniforms I've seen.
The final stage is the painting and fitting of the headphones and the addition of the various bits of wiring.
I've now got the cap and binoculars done:
The cap was very fiddly to paint, and in fact took as long as the jacket. I used Vallejo Japanese Uniform as the base, which is in fact a deep yellow ochre and nothing like any Japanese uniforms I've seen.
The final stage is the painting and fitting of the headphones and the addition of the various bits of wiring.
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This is turning into a great bust Peter. The colours are spot on and the whole looks superb.
Jim R
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Hi Peter
Another one that I really like - beautiful work.
Jim
Another one that I really like - beautiful work.
Jim
Neil Merryweather
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super stuff Peter.
love the colour behind the goggle lenses
love the colour behind the goggle lenses
scottie3158
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Peter,
Very very tasty.
Very very tasty.
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Many thanks people. Nearly there.
Jason Crausby
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Excellent stuff!