Achtung Jabo! Dragon 1/35 Ostwind (pic heavy)

[dubster72]

Here's one I'm very pleased with. An excellent kit, although joining the halves of the turret was a real PITA.

Painted with Ammo by Mig acrylics & Humbrol enamels, weathered with oils & artists pastels for pigments.

The figures are from the Dragon Achtung Jabo set. The foliage is formed from real leaves using one of my leaf punches.



I made a simple base from a picture frame, faux fur for the grass & a sprig of a bush from the garden.



Thanks for looking

 

[monica]

outstanding ,stunning work,Patrick ,love it,great,:D
real nicely done,do like the chipping,and mud buildup on the lower hull,
the brach camo looks great these,s punchers work well,must get some as well,
real nice paint on the figures,looking real good,well done with them,
what color did you use as it looks like a blue/gray to me,?
and is that long grass that fur stuff ?
grand job :D

 

[Polux]

Nice to see another of your builds finished Patrick!
Really you have your own style mate, fine work

 

[col68]

Nice work Patrick

 

[papa 695]

Cracking work Patrick and it looks fantastic on the base.

 

[tr1ckey66]

Excellent work Patrick. I've seen sneak previews of this throughout the build (figures etc) but the the whole ensemble together is quite something.
Outstanding

Paul

 

[dubster72]

outstanding ,stunning work,Patrick ,love it,great,:D
real nicely done,do like the chipping,and mud buildup on the lower hull,
the brach camo looks great these,s punchers work well,must get some as well,
real nice paint on the figures,looking real good,well done with them,
what color did you use as it looks like a blue/gray to me,?
and is that long grass that fur stuff ?
grand job :D

Thanks very much Monica! The leaf punches are pretty good & I'm going to try out more ideas for realistic foliage in 2017. It's an area that interests me greatly.
The figures look more blue under lights than in real life. I used oils, drybrushing them & then dabbing with a brush lightly moistened with white spirit to blend the colours in.

The grass is faux fur, the kind used for making soft toys. I added the shades of green by hand & I think it worked out well.

Nice to see another of your builds finished Patrick!
Really you have your own style mate, fine work

Thanks Polux

Nice work Patrick

Thanks Colin

Cracking work Patrick and it looks fantastic on the base.

Thank you Ian. That base very nearly didn't happen. I'm not much of a one for doing bases, but I persevered & am happy with the result - good practice for Terry's upcoming GB

 

[dubster72]

Excellent work Patrick. I've seen sneak previews of this throughout the build (figures etc) but the the whole ensemble together is quite something.
Outstanding

Paul

Thanks Paul, I'm very happy with how it turned out. I think it's probably my best work thus far.

 

[noble]

Stunning work Patrick love those figures and the camouflage mate top notch, nice subtle weathering too.

 

[Gern]

You got every right to be pleased Patrick - that's a cracker!

 

[tommy1drop]

Stunning build and finish Patrick, great work on the base and figures, so much to take in and look at.

 

[Doug Hughes]

Fantastic stuff, Patrick. A few details stand out for me - the nicely understated Zimmeritt, the stains round the filler cap, and that 37mm gun is a work of art! And it all looks even better on the base.

 

[dubster72]

Stunning work Patrick love those figures and the camouflage mate top notch, nice subtle weathering too.

Thanks Scott

You got every right to be pleased Patrick - that's a cracker!

Thanks Dave

Stunning build and finish Patrick, great work on the base and figures, so much to take in and look at.

Thank you for those kind words Tommy

Fantastic stuff, Patrick. A few details stand out for me - the nicely understated Zimmeritt, the stains round the filler cap, and that 37mm gun is a work of art! And it all looks even better on the base.

Thanks but I can't take credit for the Zimmerit Doug, that comes moulded on the kit! I was messing around with oils & the fuel stains kinda happened by accident

The gun is a kit all on its own. Lots of parts, and I thought I'd make it look as though it was taken from an flak emplacement - hence the lack of camo.

 

[John Rixon]

Wow! Those figures are the shizzle Patrick! Good work

On a side note, the Dio's none too shabby either!

 

[monica]

Thanks very much Monica! The leaf punches are pretty good & I'm going to try out more ideas for realistic foliage in 2017. It's an area that interests me greatly.
The figures look more blue under lights than in real life. I used oils, drybrushing them & then dabbing with a brush lightly moistened with white spirit to blend the colours in.

The grass is faux fur, the kind used for making soft toys. I added the shades of green by hand & I think it worked out well.

ta for the info,its all worked so well,and looks great,base and all,
the making of the foliage is what I,m interested in as well,as I,m never real happy with how,my dose turn out,:rolleyes:
will be keeping an eye out,for if you start some type of tut,on it,:D

 

[Plastickitbasher]

Great work looks very good

 

[dubster72]

Wow! Those figures are the shizzle Patrick! Good work

On a side note, the Dio's none too shabby either!

Thank you John

 

[dubster72]

Great work looks very good

Thanks David

 

[dubster72]

ta for the info,its all worked so well,and looks great,base and all,
the making of the foliage is what I,m interested in as well,as I,m never real happy with how,my dose turn out,:rolleyes:
will be keeping an eye out,for if you start some type of tut,on it,:D

Hehe I think a tutorial would be beyond my limited abilities!

 

[Builder]

Patrick mate. One word... Masterpiece.
The chipping is perfect, the weathering is perfect, the tools look real, and those figures mate wow!. Just superb work all round.