This is what you call a White Christmas!!

Heys guys,

The Doc just left my house after about 30 mins contemplating on which figs to choose and FINALLY we have decided to do:

1 figure standing holding a bottle of champagne and in his head a santa's cap(N.B. these have are not shown in the picture...)
2 half/figures in the turrets with a bottle of champagne and 2 cups (1 cup in front of each figure again not shown still have to be added) talking to each other looking at the snow on thje turret's tank and saying ''THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL A WHITE XMAS''

how about that??

Qed naraw kbir lool ima meta tara il wicc helu tad Doc quddiemek jejdlek ''uwejja mux qisek andek 2 figures u fadal 4 gimghat'' ma tistax ma tejdlux iva looool...

DOCCCCCCCCCC tinsiex tipinja it turret.....

Next Wednesday hopefully will have sculpted the santa's cap

please any thing you find needs to be arranged please point it out

on to the pics...

Cool vignette love it already

Now let's have less of the talking and more of the action because time is running out vey fast

However I think you shud make it

Doc has the less of the chores with OD on just that turret hope no gun/cannon barrels on this one because 16hrs would be too much in less then 4weeks

Ray

Will be whitewash (chipped) over OD in keeping with the wintry/snowy theme...
Now where did I put that MG....

Dottore

Brilliant idea, the figures look really nice. The Santa's cap will be a nice touch.

Brilliant idea and figures have a very good pose, but IMO you should include a part of the tank's main body for that perfect pyramid set up , xejn xejn id-doc ikollu aktar xoghol, x'tahseb Sam

J

Not to be a nit picker guys but you now how am I ... ma ndumx nomoda!

You acheived a good start but the story plot IMO you still need to work out. So let us start, Champagne and Christmas I would not see any combination, logically Champagne is associated with New Year, kemm jien nitpicker.

Then Champagne in Belgium, is another no go IMO, we are not in France and these bottles were not a common trophy as we like to imagine. If not mistaken for Belgium it is more Schnaps but that is another issue. Personally I would work out a different plot [imma this is my idea and Dottore would not really like it as he is conservative ].

I would make a small ironic idea of the crew men playing with a little snow that gettered on the turret and managed to sculpt a small snow man. Personally I would keep the turret OD or heavily chipped whitewash, so the concentration falls on the centre white snowman. You will achieve a double pyramid effect [again I have copyright on this] with a focus on the centre ... and the name would stand more.

Last and essential, the standing crewman is not dressed well for winter, so the others haevily dressed and shivering????? So concentrate more to dress him up, let us say a heavy scarf, like the one Sammy likes to wear and keep him only with a Santas hat, so you acheive the double focus. Sammy when painting see that all the crew have something in red to add harmony ... good luck mates, you have a hitter here!

Imma ghadkhom lura fuq story telling ta'... konu aventuruzi u mhux stereo type!!!!!!

Ivan

I agree with Ivan here. Wow man, you are not a nitpicker, you are good and those little details make all the difference in the finished work.

not too keen on the snowman theme and were running out of time for too complex modifictaions and plots...

How about a new years drink on the tank turret Vanni/guys?

Adding part of the hull would make the job much more laborious...there would be hatches to detail and more for painting and chipping...

Just my thoughts...hope to bring constructed turret with me Wed...

Dottore

Dottore

A snow man shall take 15mins the max. to make

In vignettes there are no short cuts, can't beleive you spend 16hrs doing a simple MG and you would rush planning on a vignette.

I would like to tell you the feedback I took while judging dios at Euro, as soon as the top brass judges see use of commercial material that is stereo type and no input by teh modeller apart good construction and paintwork ... they get overlooked. You might tell me but am I doing something to plaese the judge, I would say NO, but I think both of you are capable to go that additional step to make YOUR vignette not a commercial one both from the shelves ... so think about it, and though it might look laborous these cosmetic conversions will personalise the work and are simple so just a couple of days work and you start painting ... by the way you are just doing a turret, so why hassle

Ivan

Mela I'll let Sammy boy deal with the snowman....

Dottore

IVaaaaaaaaaaaaaan kemm int tal genn nerga nghidlek

uejja doccccc naqra santa's cap, scarf and a snowman mux se jaghmlu duffernza kbira ta....sa wed ikunu lesti ta.....

Ivan how about do a big striped scarf coming down from both of his shoulders...? or do something with the tips of the scarf hanging from his back?

and in the edit u made the standing figure is holding a shovel?

thx a lot guys

SSM tal-genn

Warmest Regards,

Samwel Vella =]

Add colour Sammy but pay attention to keep the red striking, so the impact shall fall on the red and the white of the snow.

The shovel, is a simple addition so that you might manage something straight forward with the fig as it is, so up to you guys ...

ok thx ivan i have a shovel from miniart but dont have a 1;35 hand wil ltry to check with our local hobby supplier

Thx again my friend...

Sam =]

SAMMY WHAT HANDS DO YOU WANT
AGREE WITH ALL COMMENTS BUT I STILL THINK YOU SHOULD ADD PART OF THE UPPER HULL NOT MUCH MAYBE 2/3CM ALL ROUND THE TURRET

aw alex,

i need 1 palm for the right hand of the standing figure that is holding the shovel

gone to work

will see your post when i come at 4.30 thx my friend i think u came to my rescue...

ara vera club tal genn

Sam =]

Kemm inthom tal genn, ara vera 'Band of Brothers' x'ma jkunx hawn l'ghira ghall l-SSM.

That's why we are the best

J

Sammy, jekk ma tinqediex jien ghandi xi suldati 35th u nahseb li naqdik ghal xi idejn. Kemm tghidli.

Sammy you just need a 1/35 palm, fingers you have to sculpt with MS so that the hold would be much better ...

iCocker wrote:Sammy you just need a 1/35 palm, fingers you have to sculpt with MS so that the hold would be much better ...

Isma haqqna nlaqqmuh/nsemmuh xi haga propizja dan it-TANDEM bejn id-Doc u s-Sam ta

Ejja Ivan ghin naqra fil-quddiesa ta wara dik l-ghajnuna kollha li tajthom re this vignette and using your copyright of the pyramid

Ray

ray wrote
"sma haqqna nlaqqmuh/nsemmuh xi haga propizja dan it-TANDEM bejn id-Doc u s-Sam ta"

laurel and hardy, abbot and costello, reeves and mortimer, chik and choin id di u id do just choose

alex wrote:ray wrote
"sma haqqna nlaqqmuh/nsemmuh xi haga propizja dan it-TANDEM bejn id-Doc u s-Sam ta"

laurel and hardy, abbot and costello, reeves and mortimer, chik and choin id di u id do just choose

Le ta ma narax li japplikaw IMHO

Forsi johorgu b'xi haga addattata huma hux

Ray

My first scratchbuilding pieces :D:D:D i enjoyed every minute of it really

any critique or comments just fire on guys

i removed the half figure's head(kemm hu ikrah wiccu lol) and placed another one and done a beanie in his head tos ort of put a more of a cold look....if this is not appropiate I will remove it and make a commercial one....

Thx again guys tomorrow i will tell the doc to come home before club to put the assembled figures on the turret and bring it to club hopefully but if he doesn't come, i will bring the figures construction ready nonetheless ....

Sam =]

Ray wrote:

alex wrote:ray wrote
"sma haqqna nlaqqmuh/nsemmuh xi haga propizja dan it-TANDEM bejn id-Doc u s-Sam ta"

laurel and hardy, abbot and costello, reeves and mortimer, chik and choin id di u id do just choose

Le ta ma narax li japplikaw IMHO

Forsi johorgu b'xi haga addattata huma hux

Ray

short and sweet..... The Kings

Looking really goooooooood

As to the tandem nickname..........well I have one but I just can't find the appropriate wording

Ray

I don;t like the expression on the face of the guy wearing the Santa hat. Looks like he is in a lot of pain. The hats are great, however.