Noticias

Noël Bossaert
Great job !

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks Noel,
congratulations for the DUKW!

Bruce Huxtable
A very interesting build, and re-sculpting of the figures. Learning lots 🙂👍

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks Bruce,
very interesting but also very tiring!😅

Bruce Huxtable
Definitely not to be rushed, and it'll all be worth it 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Wow Bruce,
you churn out models one after the other!
Congratulations,
it takes me a lifetime to make one ...

Bruce Huxtable
I wish I could take the credit, but they take me ages too, so I upload photos of completed models too, as well as ones in progress. Hey, and I don't kit bash nearly as much as you 😉

hiveloc
Every part of this build is amazing- PE, scratch and figures!

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks so much Hiveloc,
congratulations on your FT-17!

Spanjaard
Great jib modifying and painting thise figures.

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks Spanjaard, your planes are amazing!

Spanjaard
Thanks Pietro

Rui S
Great detailing, 👍 looking forward to see the next steps.

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks so much Rui!

Edgars Bizūns
Very interesting, amazing how many conversions these things had. Following the project👍

Guy Rump
Looking good. 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks Edgars thanks Guy,
a lot of patience and concentration,
at the end of last year I had lost motivation a bit but now I'm back with the figures to take a break with Willys,
i hope to finish the project not in biblical times!

Pietro De Angelis
Hi,
i finally put my hands back on the figures, took the wounded marine again, remodeled the bandage and hair with Tamiya single-component putty sealed with cyanoacrylate, thinned the hands again and rebuilt some fingers, they were still too big, remodeled the pants and gaiters with Green Stuff, it's the first once i use it, it's fabulous, i had always used Milliput, unlike this one it has to be worked immediately because, i didn't know, once it hardens it remains slightly rubbery and is no longer easily workable and tends to lose its combination with the plastic, i also had to seal this with cyanoacrylate, again with the Green Stuff i had to flatten the whole back of the figure to place it well on the stretcher, this is a resin article from Accurate Armour of the British army, rather coarse, i had to thin a lot, rebuild the handles and feet. The marine is now ready for painting but today i had a job interview with my former employer, he rehires me due to the company's need, they are left without sellers, it's good news because maybe i can finally reach retirement but unfortunately it means having to abandon this wonderful hobby of ours again!

Spanjaard
great job on those figures. and good luck with the interview!

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks Spanjaard,
relaxing finished, from Monday back to work, i was getting used to free time, i had never had so much available, i was having fun cooking, sport and modeling, still 4 years to retire...

Pietro De Angelis
Reprimed with Tamiya XF22 RLM Gray airbrushed but came out strangely shiny, then for the first time I used Ak Gen 3, brushed on it's a whole different thing compared to Tamiya acrylics, water is used instead of isopropyl thinner , the first coat remained a bit glossy but I hope the second one is nice opaque, I tried the Field Gray Base#1(Green Uniform) to change a little green tone but in my opinion compared to the doctor painted with various shades of Tamiya RLM Gray is less faithful to the original color of the USMC uniform.

Pietro De Angelis
I found on the internet some images of the original Italeri figures assembled and painted...

Guy Rump
Your figures are looking good Pietro. 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks again Guy, too kind, your planes are amazing, congrats!

Tini Hendriks
Oh, this is a nice one too!

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks Tini!

Jennifer Franklin
This is a nice build! You are taking your time I see.

Pietro De Angelis
Hi Jennifer,
and yes my madness of modifying old models and figures takes a lot of time, now I had to park our wonderful hobby again,
unfortunately or fortunately I've started working again and maybe I can make it to retirement!😅

Tini Hendriks
Your madness of modifying turns out quite nice, I have to admit 😉😜

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks Tini,
too kind,
congratulations for your BA-10,
in my stash I have one from Zvezda, much less detailed, I also found Eduard's photoetched BA-6 to improve it,
before I die maybe I'll be able to do it!😆

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks Villiers,
from an artist like you it is a pleasure to receive a compliment.

Landlubber Mike
Wow, this is really well done Pietro. Fantastic work!

Guy Rump
Looking really impressive Pietro. 👍

Mr James
Great amount of scratch building going on. Coming along well

Pietro De Angelis
Thank you all very much for the kind words,
too kind,
unfortunately the project is parked again for now,
too busy at work,
i can't wait to get to retirement!
Anyway Scalemates has become a drug for me, fascinating projects constantly baked,
i can't get away from the site anymore!😅

Landlubber Mike
I know what you mean about looking forward towards retirement! I still have a long way to go 🙁 Until then, I agree that Scalemates has a lot of fascinating projects - lots of inspiration for my current and future builds, especially from master modelers such as yourself!

Pietro De Angelis
Thank you so much Mike i'm flattered but I really don't think i consider myself a modeling master,
in my life i've only been able to do modeling in fits and starts,
i've always admired the work of other modelers, the skill, commitment and tenacity to bring finish their masterpieces

Shar Dipree
Very intressting project and very nice work so far. I'm looking forward to the finished dio. 🙂

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks so much Shar,
you modelers who work with 1/72 scale are amazing,
congrats!

Mathias Decommere
Lovely how you adjusted those figures. I'm gathering all my courage to try this in my latest project for the first time. I'm gonna try it with green stuff two components clay. What did you use?

Pietro De Angelis
Good morning Mathias, always congratulations for your work!
You used the right term, it takes courage and a lot of patience,
i use Milliput Fine White, you can work it both wet and dry,
when it dries it becomes as hard as plastic and you can sculpt and sand it as you wish,
lately i have also used Green Stuff, excellent for building various details such as sheets, sacks or bags but must only be worked when fresh, when it dries it remains elastic and is no longer workable, then it does not adhere perfectly to the plastic, I had to seal it with cyanoacrylate,
for small grouting it can be used the Tamiya White is also very good,
good job!

Pietro De Angelis
Thank you all so much for the likes,
i'm not sure I deserve them!😅

Mark Sherwood
Yes you do.

Marco Gallmann
Interesting project, i am in too

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks so much Mark and Marco,
i admire yours ability to switch from one scale and from one topic to another, congrats!

Mr James
Coming along nicely Pietro. I agree with Mathias in how you sculpt the figures. Good work

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks so much Mr James!

Mr D
Some really interesting work coming along here, the figures have good lines, one looks like Cojack 🤣
Very nice 👍👍👍

Pietro De Angelis
Thanks Mr D!

Олег О
Великолепно!!! Вы большой мастер.

J35J
Excellent!👍🏻

Curatorm
Exquisite!

Pietro De Angelis
Beautiful!