WW2 US 101st Airborne (Alpine miniatures) 1/35

[Venko]

Starting this nice figure from Alpine, base primer:

[Venko]

This is the NCO from the set I have painted some time ago:

[Venko]

Painting the face:

[Tojo72]

I love those Alpine figures,and yours looks great

[Venko]

Thanks! They are very nice indeed.

[metalhead85]

Excellent job on that figure! What color did you use on the uniform?

[Venko]

Thanks, it is a mix from Scale75 Pale earth SW-34 and Graugrun SW-07.

[Venko]

Basic shades on the uniform-AK canvas and ochre khaki:

[Venko]

More details painted:

Cheers!

[Venko]

Almost ready

[Karl187]

Nice to see your progress in these photos Venelin- impeccable shading work on the main colors of the uniform. You have also picked out the equipment with great precision.

[Tank_1812]

Turning out to be another classic figure Venelin.

[Venko]

Thanks!

I have an idea for small diorama, but will think about several variants.

[Venko]

Both figures together:

Cheers!

[Maki]

Very nice, well done!

The high magnification shows the color transitions being a bit sharp… perhaps a filter of some kind to tie the colors more? Just a thought…

Mario

[Venko]

I could apply very thin coat of filter, yes.

Thanks for the input!

[Venko]

I almost forgot to add slightly more reddish tone on the boots and satin varnish over them.

[Venko]

I’m eyeing that kit for a Normandy 44 diorama with the paratroopers (will not use the trailer), will it be accurate for that period? The other options are the Tamiya and Meng kits.

[HeavyArty]

For a US paratrooper jeep in Normandy '44, the Takom kit out of the box (or any of the others you list) is correct. US paras used a basic jeep with no mods. Brit paras modified their jeeps quite a bit.

[Venko]

Thanks! It seems like a nice kit and is available in my preferred shop, so I will grab one for sure.