David Mark 2,452 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Some of you guys know I paint military miniatures. here is my latest. 120mm figure depicting Cpl Chuck Lindberg who carried a flame thrower with company E, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division On Iwo Jima. He was part of the group of warriors who raised the first American Flag on Mount Suribachi. .45ACP shown for relative size reference. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remek 771 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Sweet! Very cool! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coronet 131 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Very nice work! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EthanM 514 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Nice work! Holy cow that looks very detailed 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lone Star Arms 2,047 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Outstanding work, Dave. Very cool! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedChallenger 149 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Nice work. Where did you get the miniatures? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighPlainsDrifter 466 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Dave, I am sure i'm not the only one who'd like to see more of your work. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MT Predator 2,294 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Dave, I am sure i'm not the only one who'd like to see more of your work. Me too! Nice work Dave! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devildogdakota 804 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) Very nice and very detailed,right down to the shadows. My old man was a flamethrower Jarhead with 7th engineers in 'Nam in '63. He would've really appreciated that figurine Marine! Edited May 30, 2013 by fffpatriot 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juggernaut 11,054 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 how many hrs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bayoupiper 738 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I wish I could paint like that! Verlinden kit? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StrikeHardGear 16 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Very cool - As a kid I always wanted to do dioramas and stuff. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raidersfan_5544 57 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Wish I had the skill and patience for that...nice work for sure. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Mark 2,452 Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Nice work. Where did you get the miniatures? There are a number of places that sell them. I have been using a place called Colorado Miniatures. Dave, I am sure i'm not the only one who'd like to see more of your work. I did these three last year. All 120mm. how many hrs? I honestly could not say Drew. Somewhere between a lot and too many. I wish I could paint like that! Verlinden kit? This one is from a company called Regimental S-4. Verlinden does ake some nice kits though. The Saw gunner and Special Ops figure are Verlinden if I remember correctly. Thanks for all the kind words gentleman. I really like the history aspect of this hobby. I have a WW2 paratrooper and a Morgans Rifleman c.1777 up next on the bench. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squishy 1,149 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Wow, just WOW! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
magsite20 1,664 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 damn nice work, hell I can't even shoot a spray bomb without scrapping the project. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Nice work Dave! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DLT 1,646 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Pretty cool. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
liberty -r- death 1,445 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Very nice. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
read_the_wall 614 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 OUTSTANDING Feel free to show more sir. thanks 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TigerMoses 31 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 How many hairs on the paint brush? 1-3? What power maganification do you use typically? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Mark 2,452 Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) How many hairs on the paint brush? 1-3? What power maganification do you use typically? As I told Drew, I really could only guess. Probably somewhere between 10 - 20 on the painting. A close or equal amount in building the figure depending on the kit. Magnification is just a pair of reading glasses. I noticed the skills for this kind of work are similar to shooting skills. A steady hand and sharp eyes. Edit: just re-read your post and saw you said hairs on the paintbrush not hours on the paintbrush. Edited May 31, 2013 by DaveM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NM0 586 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Great detail. Excellent patients demonstrated with such a small scale. Keep doing them because you enjoy it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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