‘Axle Grease on Rouge’

[justsendit]

Hello fellow modelers. Thought I’d share a small WWII diorama/vignette that I completed recently for the ’Wow, you’ve got a great figure’ Campaign. This was mainly about trying to improve my figure painting. However, I got more involved in the base construction which really satisfied my scratch building jones. Axle Grease and Paints are Vallejo Acrylics, Pigments and Washes.

‘Axle Grease on Rouge’
Sarge takes a step back to admire his latest masterpiece… “Viola!”

I gave the Sarge a new base of operations. Hope he’s not claustrophobic!

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Just in case you might be interested, here are some WIP photos along with product call-outs.

The figure is very nicely sculpted from the Alpine Miniatures (35186) WW2 US Infantry Set.

Here’s my modest attempt at face painting. Disclaimer: I don’t paint eyes.

I gave Sarge his stripes. And for added duty, I strapped a pineapple from the spare ammunitions box to his chest.

Then I attached an ABER Buckle to the Thompson MG and threaded it with a Tamiya Tape sling.

Here’s the initial base and fence construction.

Scratch-built ladder and random paint slopping.

Aftermarket bucket with scratch-built paint-brushes.

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Paint, evil vines, bricks and initial weathering.

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Product Call-outs:
• Alpine Miniatures (35186) WW2 US Infantry Set (1 of 2).
• Vallejo Acrylics, Pigments and Washes.
• Archer Fine Transfers (AR99017) US WWII Rank Insignia Patches.
• Groundwork: Ammo by Mig (8352) Pinewood Forest Base (5"x9" mat).
• RB Model (35D09) Metal Bucket.
• Fence Planks: Wood Coffee Stirring Sticks.
• Fence Posts: Basswood (0.13” 3.18mm).
• Post Support Rods: K&S Brass Rod No. 9861 (1mm).
• The Scenic Factory (RM-02) Root Material.
• Bricks: Pegasus (PGS 5198) Grey Bricks Small 1/4".
• Kilroy Decals: Printed by dennis@autoloaderproducts
• Poster: Duplica Productions ‘German WW2 Propaganda Posters’… ‘WAFFEN-SS’
• Wooden Cube (3") sourced from Amazon.
• Custom Acrylic Box with Black Wood Base: shopPOPdisplays.com
• Engraving Plate: CrownAwards.com

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You might be wondering… why axle grease?
From ‘Saving Private Ryan.’ … “It’s in the Field Manual, you can check it out if you want to.”…

Saving Private Ryan - Sticky Bomb

And finally, here’s a little back-story that I pulled from the web:
'Kilroy Was Here’

Hope you guys like it.

Happy modeling!
—mike

[petbat]

Up Yours Mike…

Nice to see this one get its own thread.

[justsendit]

Thank’s, I think. … Back atcha’ mate!

[metalhead85]

Fantastic Mike. Loved it when I first saw it on another figure thread. Great story and excellent finish all around!

[KoSprueone]

Very nice and tidy build. Your figure painting skills are great.

[creading]

Brilliant all the way around. Concept to execution.

Cheers,
Charles

[Karl187]

What a cracking little vignette Mike! This all just works so nicely- the red paint instantly just grabs you and then you see that cheeky, iconic ‘Kilroy’ and you can’t help but smile! Really nice figure work too- good colors and a pose well suited to the scene.

[justsendit]

@ metalhead85, @ kosprueone, @ creading, @ Karl187 …
Thank you for your kind replies! If I can entertain my fellow model builders in the slightest way… well, that means a lot to me!

Cheers!
—mike

[tankerken]

Kilroy has left the building!
Ken

[justsendit]

@tankerken

Kilroy has left the building!

Shhhhh. You’ll wake-up the Elvis impersonators.

[SSGToms]

Awesome concept and outstanding execution Mike! I’m impressed and makes me smile at the same time.

[justsendit]

@ SSGToms. Thank you! … If I’ve made you smile, then my work is done here.

Cheers!
—mike

[strongarden]

Excellent all around Mike.
My initial thought was of that scene from Kelly’s Heroes towards the end of the film:
Big Joe, Kelly, and Oddball (smirking) facing off old west style with the Tiger commander.
Dave

[justsendit]

@ strongarden (Dave). Thank you, glad you liked the Sarge!
And now that you mention it… The smirk and identical grip on the Thompson! Thank’s for that!

Cheers!
—mike