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Being a modeller for quite a few years now, I decided to explore the endless possibilities that the world (through internet) offers, and come up with a series of ways of building, modelling and painting fast (but not hastily), to create the worlds I was seeing in history books since I was little. . .If you care to join me. . . This is the place to be! And, I promise you to find the way (or ways)!!

Thursday, 15 November 2012

AB Figures - WH9 Officers/Staff personnel - Part 1

Good afternoon l&g.

Most of you that are following my posts and are regular readers, you must have noticed that most of the latest posts were 'British' oriented. As a person that doesn't fed up easily, I could keep on posting similar subjects, but I guess that you would get bored. And you would be right about that. 
With this in mind, I present to you my newly acquired and painted German Staff officers from AB Figures (WH9 Officers/Staff personnel). These figures are so nicely sculpted (as most of the AB range offers), that I decided to dedicate more time in painting them, so as to be able to extract all their details. For this reason, and in this post, I will share photos of two painted officers, out of six that are contained in the pack.

I got the inspiration from photos in the web, since I lack basic knowledge regarding WW2 German Officers insignia. I hope that I managed to be as historically correct as possible.

On with the photos then:

The whole lot primed and painted in their basic colours:

And now the Hauptmann with his superior officer Generalmajor (without any washes applied):

And now 'washed' and varnished:
I hope you like 'em. Hopefully, there will be two more posts related to this pack of figs, so there will be a sequel... :-)
Have a nice Thursday nights folks!
T.

 And last, but not least the teaser photo of my next post:
Stay tuned! :-)


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38 comments:

  1. Michael Awdry15 November 2012 at 23:15

    These are amazing, you really are producing some amazing work at the moment Thanos.

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 22:35

      Thank you Michael. I am just what I am told to do. :)

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  2. kendo15 November 2012 at 23:17

    woof . terrific mate terrific

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  3. Anibal Invictus15 November 2012 at 23:33

    Ex-ce-llent!

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  4. peter15 November 2012 at 23:38

    A finally some soldiers of another country :-D

    They look excellent Thanos!

    Those Airfix boxes bring back childhood memories!

    Greetings
    Peter
    http://peterscave.blogspot.be/

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 22:37

      You're right Peter, I think you had too much of them! :)

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  5. Daisy Gowan Ditchburn15 November 2012 at 23:51

    WOOHOO they are excellent, brilliant the detail is so, so increadible you have done an excellent job.

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 22:37

      Thank you mate! The figs are top notch, so it was an easy task! :)

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  6. The Angry Lurker16 November 2012 at 00:08

    Truly excellent work there Thanos, good steady hand skills.

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 23:20

      I was sober, that's why my hands were steady Fran!

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  7. Ray Rousell16 November 2012 at 00:32

    Now that's some nice work, well done Thanos!

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 23:20

      Thank you Ray. Too bad the photos were not that good...

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  8. Jay16 November 2012 at 01:45

    Excellent work, Thanos! Lots of detailed details.

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  9. FriendlyFire16 November 2012 at 02:32

    Top notch work, the effort put into those officers truly shows! Curious on how those M3A1's will come out with your talent at the brush!

    Keep up the hard work.
    FF

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 23:21

      Thank you sir! Visit my new post and you will see how these turned out! :)

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  10. Paul16 November 2012 at 04:39

    Perrrrrrrrrrrr-fect Thanos!

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 23:21

      Adequate Paul. I am only in the beginning. :)

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  11. Unknown16 November 2012 at 07:29

    I like them very much. The expression on the Hauptman's face is really interesting. The slight turndown to his lips gives him a real personality. Nice poses on these figures as well.

    More vehicles!!!! Will you photograph them as if they are coming directly at us like in previous posts?

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  12. Jacksarge Painting16 November 2012 at 08:35

    Wow, stunning work Thanos.

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 23:22

      Thanks John. Too many good ideas in the web...I just can't help my self. :)

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  13. Simon Quinton 16 November 2012 at 15:35

    Great work sir, very nicely done.

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  14. James16 November 2012 at 15:43

    How the hell did you get such a good wash? My washing skills are 100% crap. What sort of wash do you use?

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 23:24

      Thank you James. I use some pure old wood varnish (acrylic based). Bought by a local hardware store. Cheap and effective. I have one in brown shade and one in black (as it was applied on those German officers)

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  15. Mojo16 November 2012 at 17:40

    A small excerpt of songlyrics that fits right here if you rip it out of its context:

    Master! Master! Master of Puppets

    Amazing! Already heard lots of good stuff about ABFigures. Now I gotta get some! :)

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 23:24

      You should Mojo. They worth every penny! And thank you for your good words. :)

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  16. Kostas17 November 2012 at 10:17

    Great work now ......
    Great vwhicles upcoming....

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  17. Ben B.18 November 2012 at 05:59

    They look very nice. The sculpting IS fantastic and your painting really brings that out.

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 23:28

      Thanks Ben. They are a pleasure to paint. :)

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  18. Beccas18 November 2012 at 09:38

    Fantastic figures and fantastic painting.

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    1. Thanos19 November 2012 at 23:28

      Thank you Alan. It's good for relaxing me... painting I mean. :)

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