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pushbike · Post by **pushbike** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:10 pm

Excellent stuff again!!
Well done to Ritter and his rate of production!

I have nearly finished my WWII British project and will see how they look under the lens and post some pictures at the weekend,

Chris.

tstockton · Post by **tstockton** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:33 pm

Ritter,

In no particular order (of your pictures)...

Amazing!
Breathtaking!
Fantastic!
Out of this world!
Magnificent!
Splendid!
Stunning!
Superb!
Wonderful!

I always enjoy your posts -- seeing your works tells me it can be done, and it gives me a goal to shoot for! I am really looking forward to your "tips and techniques" on scenery, and your hinted-at "how to" on scratchbuilding buildings!

BattlerBritain,

First off -- VERY well done on your aircraft -- and your pictures, too! And then...

Taking the pic at max res certainly does pic out more detail than the human eye normally sees.

You have touched on what could well be one the greatest uses of the digital camera -- the ability to take a (relatively) unlimited number of pictures of our modeling efforts, and then seeing with our own eyes what the "eye" of the camera sees! I am not sure why this is so... but it does seem to be the truth. Maybe it's the camera's way of taking what we see in three dimensions and reducing it to two -- and thus allowing us to "focus" our eyes differently. All I know is -- it certainly does work! Over the years, I've taken film (35mm) pictures of my "finished" modeling efforts -- model railroads, aircraft, armor, dioramas, what-have-you... And when I've seen those pictures, almost without fail -- my "finished" efforts have turned out to be not finished after all! But until I acquired a digital camera, that process has not had the advantages of (a) low cost (not counting the base cost of the camera, computer, monitor, etc. !!!

-- but once you have all that "stuff", it's a non-recurring cost!), and (b) the nearly-instanteous feedback one can gather from those digital pictures!

Again -- thank you very much!

Regards,
Tom Stockton

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:13 pm

Troy

Excellent work once again! Still using the Humbrols?

Pete - Binpicker, Out!

predator06 · Post by **predator06** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:17 am

MOTIVATED!!

Ya, Thats right, Motivated!

The Pics on this sight motivated me to put some serious detail into a piece of Micro armour.

I havent ben able to get german Cammo "just right" to my satisfaction up till now.

I Whipped out a Color Plate of a PZIVH , with Full Schirzen, fromPanzer Lehr division, and spent almost 4 hours Duplicating the The Color plates Cammo onto a GHQ Panzer IVH last night.

And I Finaly got it Just right. I Wish I Had a Digital Camera.

One problem though. The GHQ Red Panel number Decal sheets sort of Suck. When they are applied to the "Ambush" cammo pattern , or any pattern with similar colors,they disapear. I Need Red Number sheets with the White Background / trim. I Dont want to "Paint" the numbers on.
Can anyone recomend a company that makes Good RED with WHITE TRIM Panel numbers for german Micro armour?

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:30 am

Again to everyone - thanks for the comments - hope to see some more pics of YOUR stuff hanging out here (instead of me hogging!)

Humbrols are still my main medium - although I am looking into trying Vallejo line when I can get my hands on them.

Procedure is now:

Humbrol base coat by brush (going to try Tamiya again).
Acrylic camo by airbrush or Humbrol by brush.
Washes by Humbrol/testors.
Detail by Humbrol

Troy

rct75001 · Post by **rct75001** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:36 am

Troy

What humbrol colour are you using for the wooden tool handles - I cannot get my "light" enough without looking weird.

Thanks
Richard

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:06 pm

Its a trade secret Rich, and I cannot reveal <Cough..Cough..flesh..Cough...it to you..

Troy

rct75001 · Post by **rct75001** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:36 pm

Could only ask - thanks.

Now I guess i'll never know !!!

Der Kommandeur · Post by **Der Kommandeur** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:29 pm

Troy ... inspirational as always.

But there is hope for me ... I came to the same conclusion about tool handles all by myself!

DK

jb · Post by jb » Sat Feb 04, 2006 7:03 pm

Nice job on those models Ritter.
I know what you mean about the camera picking up mistakes- besides the sizing of picture,the lense makes a big difference too. You can have a 5 MP camera ,but it means Nothing if you have a plastic lense

pushbike · Post by **pushbike** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:56 am

Hi everyone
Here are some pictures of my new models.
I painted up quite a large batch of British armour.
Mainly for the Viller-Bocage project that I am working on.
They came out quite well, but I really would like a camera with a better Macro,
If you are looking at cameras for photographing GHQ,
The minimum focal length is what you need to check and this is not always relative to the price of the camera.
Chris.

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:22 am

Hi Pushbike

Excellent stuff once again! I really love your work. Great job on the shading and highlights and the terrain looks great too.

Pete - Binpicker, Out!

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:02 am

ABSOLUTLEY BEAUTIFUL!! Terrain is top-shelf as well!

They oughta' scare Wittmann outta his liederhosen!

Troy

SemperFi2382 · Post by **SemperFi2382** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:06 am

...is continually reminded that he needs to upgrade to better terrain.

Those are just some gorgeous paintjobs. Sooner or later I'll get around to painting my miniatures. Eventually...

rct75001 · Post by **rct75001** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:05 pm

Pushbike

Love the tarps and storage - they add great variety
Richard

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