Recent content by JamesOLeary

With the QuickGen paints, primer alone is not enough to get the QuickGen paints to get enough of a bite to gather in places where you intend for them to go. The Ultra Matte varnish gives the surface more bite for the formulation that the QuickGen are made of to work.

For the stamping on the second pocket of the bandoleer, I first tried using an Ultra Fine Tip Sharpie marker, but the tip was still too wide. I painted over that mistake. When that failed, I thought perhaps I could apply some dry transfers like I do for vehicle markings. I had some that were the...

Here I have painted the suspenders minus the tape that was applied to some of the buckles as well as the bandoleer minus the stamping on the second pocket. I glued the head on. I painted the name and US ARMY tags and the 9th Infantry Division patch.

In these photos I am in the process of applying the base color of Ardennes Green and gradually highlighting by adding Sunny Skintone. The suspenders and bandoleer stand out with the QuickGen, but I did not apply it evenly enough to those areas, so I ended up painting them in the next step.

After priming with Tamiya Grey Fine Primer, I applied a coat of AK Interactive's Ultra Matte varnish. Then I applied a few coats of AK Interactive's QuickGen US Uniform OD Green to the entire torso, using less on the suspenders than the uniform. This helped define the shadow areas. I then...

Here are photos of the 9th Infantry Division patch and change to the second pocket of the bandoleer Primed to paint...

Some scanned 3D models look good, but most in 1/35 scale that were generated freehand look odd and unnatural. I prefer traditionally sculpted figures. Even if they are not quite precise, they tend to be more lifelike and have more character.

I decided to try out some of Calvin Tan's new face painting techniques that use AK Interactive's QuickGEN and GEN 3 paints. To do so, I am going to slightly convert and paint this bust from Young Miniatures. Instead of him being from the 1st CAV, I am scraping away the 1st CAV patch and will...

I probably have tens of thousands of Vietnam photos, but this is one that I had not seen before. Thanks for posting it. The caption on the door is quite fitting for those in camp for standdown after being out in the field for weeks or months.

Thank you. This was one of the first figures I sculpted way back in the early 2000s. I just updated it since it had gotten broken. I like how it turned out.

Thanks, Bro. I never thought to tackle the tight spots first and work outward. I will try that on the next figure. I do like these 1/24 scale figures. I just wish they were made of traditional resin rather than the 3d Printing Resin. Conversions are a bit more difficult to execute with the...

Sorry about being a bit late to respond. Time is just flying by for me as life is pretty busy right now. Thanks for your comments. Hopefully I can get back to this project soon. Cheers. James

Thank you.

Probably because I posted several things on the same day. Glad you like it.

After having tried working with a larger scale than my normal 1/35 scale, I seem to like working with 1/24 scale figures. This thread will be where I post what figures I am working on and then when they are used in a particular diorama or display, I will make a separate thread for those. This...