This is my second Challenge, and I have learned to understand, that as this is much of painting, this is also much of teasing/tributing other participants. I hope this falls in the tributing part. :)
I needed something fast to paint after the monstrous nautical entry, so here are two German shepherds, named Kurt and Kampf.
They are actually 1/35 scale models instead of miniatures from Riich.Models. Scale models work better with constructed items like tanks and airplanes rather than living things, where joins are not so easily hidden. These are also realistic scale meaning that the fur texture is very soft, or non-existent, making drybrushing very hard. Anyway, I bought these with discount from Helsinkin ModelExpo 2015, because I have not seen very many 1/35 animals. There were total six of them in the box, I painted four of them earlier, here are all six of them.
Here Kurt and Kampf are shown in their natural environment: Near German tank factory guarding a brand new Sd. Kfz. 166 Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär (Tamiya model, painted about 12 years ago) driven out to the Eastern Front.
Pointswise I think 5 points each is about right, they are based on 25mm washers, so that should give some idea of the size.
Well, you were promised sheepdoggies - you've had one from Fran and now two from Teemu!
Very nice German Shepherds - nice to see them with their friends.
Good doggies. Good doggies. pat pat pat.
ReplyDeleteThey look great and should be useful for all manner of games.
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Thank you! The photo is a bit dark, the black one is not that black in real life.
DeleteNice one Teemu. I'm not sure that Curt is well enough trained for guard work.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. I'd first show up late and then fall asleep. :)
DeleteLovely pooches by the way! I particularly like the one with his tongue out.
DeleteThank you Peter and Curt!
DeleteThe colors on the standing dog (with tongue out) turned out better, but it is always hard to paint "realistic" fur - much harder than painting fantasy fur...
"You're right. I'd first show up late and then fall asleep. :)" Which ex security guard Reject does this comment most sound like? Please leave your answers below!
DeleteVery nice looking hounds! Turned out rather nicely!
ReplyDeleteThanks Samuli. I'll try to take and post a photo with better light some time soon.
DeleteNice doggies. Will dogs be this years theme? If so I had best start painting some doggies as well.
ReplyDeleteI think the theme is daredevils, risk takers and like, but dogs can easily fall in those categories. :)
DeleteVery good job, painting fur is tough but you did it well.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It is hard, especially when the texture on the model is very soft.
DeleteWow, these are some of the best German Shepards I have seen so far!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much!
DeleteVery cool Teemu - gotta love the hounds.
ReplyDeleteThanks Greg!
DeleteI tried to paint some German shepherds once, didn't get their coats done as well as yours, great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sander! The standing one is good, but the one sitting is a bit too black. It's not easy, I needed some luck, I think. :)
DeleteVery nice work on the pooches, Teemu! They are very well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you David!
DeleteReally nice!
ReplyDeleteThanks Barks!
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