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Offline Mr.J

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Pulp Sailors (Full Crew and Captain Added)
« on: April 11, 2013, 05:36:22 PM »
Hello all. I feel like it has been a long time since I posted anything even remotely productive so I thought I'd post a few pics of my US Naval crew from Pulp Figures. I really like these figures and found them easy to paint however some of the faces are slightly oddly proportioned.

Apologies for some of the iffy photos, my camera skills are fairly lacking.





And a group shot of them all together.



I don't really like their bases and I have since changed my technique, I think by just adding a few extra tufts though these ones could be greatly improved.

Apologies if I have already posted these but after having a bit of a flick through my Photobucket album I discovered these old pics that I have no recollection of even taking let alone posting.

« Last Edit: April 12, 2013, 12:59:46 PM by Mr.J »

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Re: Pulp Sailors
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2013, 05:53:56 PM »
I like these, really nice painting.


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Re: Pulp Sailors
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2013, 05:58:57 PM »
Nice painting. I think Bob Murch intended the faces to be slightly cartoonish to fit in with the general style of pulp-era illustrations.
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Re: Pulp Sailors
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2013, 06:22:27 PM »
Very, very nice indeed :).

Offline einarolafson

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Re: Pulp Sailors
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2013, 07:06:52 PM »
Well done!! Now, the boat!! lol

Offline Wilkins

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Re: Pulp Sailors
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2013, 07:25:12 PM »
They look really cool man, nice to see you finishing something. First time for everything. Think the bases look fine but yeah, maybe a few tufts. Really impressed though, I'm terrible at painting whites

Offline smokezombie

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Re: Pulp Sailors
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2013, 08:01:53 PM »
Top work there. They look great and the white is really nicely done.
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Re: Pulp Sailors
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2013, 03:32:31 AM »
Oh well done. Very nice.  ;)

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Re: Pulp Sailors
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2013, 05:05:00 AM »
Very nice painting, and the bases are just fine - I've always felt a base should get out of the way of the figure rather than trying to compete, myself. I've got a batch of the Pulp Figures US Navy sailors on my painting bench as we speak, actually, and they're lovely figures, although not as well proportioned as Bob's newer stuff.

Whites are a challenge, although I've come up with a couple of fairly trouble-free ways of getting good, interesting whites, thankfully!

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Re: Pulp Sailors
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2013, 09:48:27 AM »
Nice work, Mr J. Looks like they are ready for action!  :D

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Re: Pulp Sailors
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2013, 10:22:36 AM »
The early Bob Murch minis have indeed a rather squashed meaty look to their faces. Latter minis still look meaty but less compressed.

Offline Mr.J

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Re: Pulp Sailors
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2013, 12:48:21 PM »
Thanks for the positive feedback guys. Don't get me wrong most of the faces are really nice, very easy to paint, there's just the odd one that looks like he's been hit with a shovel.

Offline Mr.J

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Re: Pulp Sailors (Full Crew and Captain Added)
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2013, 12:58:57 PM »
Found a few more pics of the crew with some extra additions:



And now the whole crew.



I've found quite a bit of pulp stuff as I've been organising my Photobucket account so expect to see a bit more from me.

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Re: Pulp Sailors (Full Crew and Captain Added)
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2013, 01:18:59 PM »
Don't be so hard on the bases, I think they all look superb. Great job!
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Re: Pulp Sailors (Full Crew and Captain Added)
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2013, 12:09:42 PM »
That's a great collection of salty seamen.
Very nicely done. White isn't easy to shade.
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