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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Neldoreth on March 15, 2007, 04:26:35 AM

Title: More Vietnam Adventures...
Post by: Neldoreth on March 15, 2007, 04:26:35 AM

Finally got back to my Vietnam project after taking a much needed break from my two  and a half month and counting Lothlorien Project (http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/?view=terrain&which=lothlorien). I painted this one as a test fig...  Unfortunately, West Wind along with TAG seem to have overlooked the fact that there were a substantial proportion of African Americans and Hispanic soldiers that took part, so I tried to simply paint this one with an African American skin tone...  Unfortunately, because it was sculpted as a caucasian, it looks like a white guy painted black...

Anyway, there are three different greens on the fig and I am pretty happy with it as a test fig. All I need to add is some mud and it should be perfect for me!


(http://www.blackbirdmedia.org/miniatures/images/armies/usvietnam/sgtJackson.jpg)

n.

Title: More Vietnam Adventures...
Post by: Malamute on March 17, 2007, 02:10:17 PM

Nice paint job. :)

Title: Re: More Vietnam Adventures...
Post by: Terrible Tim on March 18, 2007, 06:12:21 AM

Quote from: "Neldoreth"

it looks like a white guy painted black...

Didn't the oppersite happen to Micheal Jackson.....?  :lol:

Great mini.

TT.

Title: More Vietnam Adventures...
Post by: Argonor on March 20, 2007, 11:26:36 AM

Nice! Which colours did you use for the skin?

Title: More Vietnam Adventures...
Post by: Neldoreth on March 22, 2007, 01:30:11 PM

Thanks for the positive feedback! For the skin I used Vallejo flat brown successively lightened with white for four highlights.

n.