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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Dags on January 05, 2022, 10:20:15 PM

Title: I ♧ more SEALs.... in a boat P2
Post by: Dags on January 05, 2022, 10:20:15 PM: Oops, sorry, that should be ♡ not ♧ - always get those two mixed up.

Empress SEAL team....
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51802773005_0ea7751cd9_o.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/gp/150834069@N02/c3PDS9)

Boat mounted version to follow
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: Cat on January 05, 2022, 10:40:51 PM: Didn't think that was a typo. I always ♧ seals when I go past the plushies in the store.
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Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: Sparrow on January 06, 2022, 05:39:53 AM: Brilliant stuff
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: vodkafan on January 06, 2022, 07:41:52 AM: If you club seals Greenpeace will be after you :o
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: tomrommel1 on January 06, 2022, 07:53:27 AM: very nice painting especially like the jeans!!
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on January 06, 2022, 08:16:18 AM: Surely not!!!! lol

Great painting as always :-*
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: carlos marighela on January 06, 2022, 10:08:37 AM: Wasn’t that a Belinda Carlyle/ Go-Gos song? Albert the Seal?

“Doesn’t matter what they say
[something unintelligible]
Hey, hey, hey
Albert the Seal”.

You’ll struggle to convince me otherwise, it’s how I remember it anyway.

Nice work on the minis btw.
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on January 06, 2022, 10:15:11 AM: Really Good - well done :-*
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: Ash on January 06, 2022, 11:15:59 AM: Great job, the denim looks particularly good.
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: Dags on January 06, 2022, 11:38:55 AM: Cheers, all 8)

Denim is 'easy' - just add tiny amounts of Vallejo Stone Grey to any old medium blue. And keep layering up by adding it until the mix is almost neat Stone Grey. Just try to keep the seams the neat base colour.
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: Rick F on January 06, 2022, 12:43:18 PM: That's the best post title I've ever seen (figures aren't bad either ;))
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: CapnJim on January 06, 2022, 04:30:32 PM: Lovely work on those SEALs. They def look the part.

But we must exercise caution here - given the nature of a few of the posts, PETA and/or the ASPCA will flag this thread....Presumably, no seals were harmed in the making of those figures... 8)
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: Westfalia Chris on January 06, 2022, 04:34:16 PM: Well, in terms of painting, it gets my royal seal of approval, FWIW. ;)
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: BeneathALeadMountain on January 06, 2022, 09:50:57 PM: They are very nice (both model and your paint job), they look suitably serious. I am really tempted by Nam skirmishes.

I met a seal once (pinniped not BTF) when out bodyboarding in big, interesting surf in South Wales. Nice chap, no understanding of personal space but charming.

BALM
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on January 07, 2022, 10:34:31 PM: Quote from: Westfalia Chris on January 06, 2022, 04:34:16 PM
Well, in terms of painting, it gets my royal seal of approval, FWIW. ;)
Ba-Dum-Tish!....

Quote from: BeneathALeadMountain on January 06, 2022, 09:50:57 PM
I met a seal once (pinniped not BTF) when out bodyboarding in big, interesting surf in South Wales. Nice chap, no understanding of personal space but charming.
They are also fascinated by yellow fins.

Nice painting by the way, and thanks for the denim method.
Title: Re: I ♧ SEALs
Post by: Dags on January 11, 2022, 06:17:09 PM: LSSC...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51815480260_37f8728c31_o.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/gp/150834069@N02/11J26f)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51814868643_eed7e45308_o.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/gp/150834069@N02/Tr1MNP)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51815103194_6bf3bbffb5_o.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/gp/150834069@N02/25026p)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51815103089_808083a79a_o.jpg) (https://www.flickr.com/gp/150834069@N02/na26vp)

The Perspex base was custom cut by the highly trained Oompa Loompas at Warbases 8)
Title: Re: I ♧ more SEALs.... in a boat P2
Post by: Sparrow on January 11, 2022, 06:39:52 PM: Fantastic!
Title: Re: I ♧ more SEALs.... in a boat P2
Post by: Cat on January 11, 2022, 08:25:58 PM: Nice addition to the ♧.
Title: Re: I ♧ more SEALs.... in a boat P2
Post by: CapnJim on January 11, 2022, 11:01:44 PM: Now that looks good. But remember, "Never get off the boat..."... :D
Title: Re: I ♧ more SEALs.... in a boat P2
Post by: FifteensAway on January 12, 2022, 01:47:58 AM: At first glance at the first photo of the boat I asked, "But where is the driver for when they 'get off the boat'?" And then, there he his hiding in the second photo. Pretty lonesome drive back to base or stand-off station while waiting for the patrol to return though. Maybe we can imagine an engineman below decks who will pop up?

Very nice work.
Title: Re: I ♧ more SEALs.... in a boat P2
Post by: tomrommel1 on January 12, 2022, 06:36:48 AM: outstanding :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: I ♧ more SEALs.... in a boat P2
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on January 12, 2022, 10:25:36 PM: Very nice.
Title: Re: I ♧ more SEALs.... in a boat P2
Post by: carlos marighela on January 13, 2022, 03:00:05 AM: Good looking boat!
Title: Re: I ♧ more SEALs.... in a boat P2
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on January 13, 2022, 11:06:58 AM: Superb work :-*
Title: Re: I ♧ more SEALs.... in a boat P2
Post by: Mason on January 13, 2022, 06:15:19 PM: Ooooh (oooh, oooh), they're a bit good!
:-* :-*
Title: Re: I ♧ more SEALs.... in a boat P2
Post by: Captain Blood on January 13, 2022, 06:31:27 PM: Great job Jon :-*