Point Du Hoc

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I thought you "were" my mother, HA! :giggles:
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Finalizing the Figures

Capt. Walt, SSgt. Bruce, and Cpl. Luke are just about ready to be mounted on the cliff. The figures have been completed minus some touch-ups on the brass and anything else that I might have missed. This has been a fun set to work with from start to finish. These figures are really well sculpted and that always makes for a fun build.

I’m really getting a kick out of Cpl. Luke’s facial expression, he’s looking a bit nervous, HA! Don’t worry, Luke, Sarge won’t let ya down, he’s always got your back!

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The cliff section is in the painting process right now and will be mounted on a nice wood base stained and lacquered. We are almost done with this fine vignette.

Final pics will be posted soon and thanks for following along, it’s been a fun build.

Cheers, Ski.
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Looking good!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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They look really good Ski! Not too much farther to go now. :hmm:
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Not to take anything away of your awesome painting skills but the expressions and poses remind me of some of the comic books I read as a kid - kinda like Sgt Rock. More about the sculptor than your skills - and sooooo very cool.
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Good morning, Gents, thanks for the kind words.
keavdog wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:13 pm Not to take anything away of your awesome painting skills but the expressions and poses remind me of some of the comic books I read as a kid - kinda like Sgt Rock. More about the sculptor than your skills - and sooooo very cool.
I would have to agree with that assessment, the expressions are pretty dramatic, lol. Sometimes an overly expressive face can actually cause me trouble and I can usually wrangle them into submission, but not always.
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RM1602, US Rangers, Point Du Hoc, vignette from Reedees Miniatures in 1/16th scale. These resin figures and base were created and sculpted by Steve Reedees. This set can be found at: https://sites.google.com/site/reedeesmi ... /116-120mm

All three resin figures were painted in oils over an acrylic base. The sculpting is superb in detail and required minimal clean-up. This set was another, among many from Reedee’s Miniatures, that was just a lot of fun to paint.

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Cheers, Ski.
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A great finish on this one Ski! Your paint work really brings out the intensity of the moment with these figures.
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Thank you, Carlos, and thanks for the constant encouragement along the way, Brother!
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Great job Steve! Such a great action scene
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