Mike T. Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Here's my latest figure build. Alpine's BAR Gunner. Paints are Vallejo. The groundwork was made from Oil-dry and gravel. The base is mahogany that I turned on a lathe. Comments and critiques welcome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Els Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Mike, Your BAR Gunner turned out great. In your first picture he looks a little like Jimmie Stewart to me. What is Oil-dry? Is it the stuff you use in the garage to soak up spilled oil? You did a nice job on the wood base. I wish I had some skills with wood working. One tip that was passed to me that I will throw out there is that if you run a black sharpie marker around the edge of printed plaques before glueing them on, you don't see a white edge. Thanks for posting. Els Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TonyT Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Ohhhhhhh dear.......... I feel some jealousy coming on, cracking job, base and figure work so well... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike T. Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Thanks for the praise! It means alot coming from figure painters like you guys! Yes, Oil-dry is used to soak up spills in a garage or machine shop. It's essentially cat litter. And thanks for the tip on marking the edges of my name plate. I have a pretty fine tipped sharpie that I'll try this with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 MikeT WOW !! that is such a beautiful figure work.. The painting and his flesh et all is SUPER. GOOD job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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