"Custer's Last Stand"

[Lacc]

my "Custer's Last Stand",

This job, I did about a year ago. I ran too much for finish it,this figures have too much shadow and the ground is painting without light and shadow.

However almost all figures are transformations and I think, It's fun see them.

I'll like, return to begin this job with new set" Waterloo 1815" about "Custer's Last Stand".

Any opinion or advice is good for me.

Alfredo

[Susofrick]

Like it a lot! Good use of the figures! Even Atlantic fits quite nicely!

[Peter]

Wow! This looks fantastic! More pictures please!

Can you tell us something more about the figures you have used? The conversions? Any pictures of this?

[Egbert]

Great Work, well done.
An excellent job and really awesome.
The whole scene is represented great.
I would also like to pose a scene from the battle at the "Little Big Horn", since a long time...
Thanks for showing!
Greetings

[santifernandez]

Quality work in your usual line still shows these painting works and modifications.
Santi.

[Kekso]

This work shows nicely how chaotic battlefield can be. Nice paint job, good groundwork. All in all, excellent.

[Marvin]

You have captured real energy and movement in this classic scene - excellent!

[Cryns]

Alfredo,

This is a very good piece of work! I love the variety of the figures. I even see the good old Atlantic US cavalry soldiers of which many were designed being perforated with lots of arrows. Your painting work is very good and, above all, realistic. The groundwork looks very convincing for its color in combination with a variety of small desert plants. Finally the photography has been paid attention to by you. My compliments.

Because you ask for advice, only because you ask, I will try to give you some:

The faces of your figures are too dark. This has partly to do with the lighting, but especially the flesh color of your white US cavalry men, like Custer himself, is too dark.
Look at your own pictures and you realize most faces are almost black. I admit it is realistic, but with this dark skin tone and little lively pink flesh color it looks like these men are badly covered by dirt or are almost dead already. Because finally, the human faces and the human flesh tone are the most important details and colors of a diorama: since humans are the main subject. Compare it to a historic master painting: the faces of the characters on it are always a little lighter than life. Now your grasses and plants look much more lively by color, compared to your humans.

You paid much attention to the photographing: light, sharpness and even black shade in the edges and corners is done pretty professional: now it is a pitty you use a white back screen thats too small. Picture 1 shows its edge. So cut it out of the picture before you post it. nr. 3 is dominated by a black-white background. Which is not necessary. Just use a bigger screen. Or move the screen before you take the picture. I have seen many modellers on this forum presenting their good work with paying so little attention to the background by using a sheet or back screen thats too small. Remember the background is 1/3 of your picture.

Finally, your composition is very, very well done but to my taste your Indians, soldiers and horses are just a little too much equally spread over the whole base.
Having some figures crammed more together on one spot, leaving some bigger parts of the field empty may feel inefficient but is more realistic and more lively.

Please go on with your work!

[daikaigan]

really well done Alfredo.
I hope you request my limited edition will be ready in mid-March
best Regards
Massimo

[Lacc]

Hi all, friends,
Thank you all for your comments, I'm glad you liked it.
Peter:
next week we'll do some more photos of the "less badly painted" figures.
sets used: Sioux and jeans Revell, Custer's Atlantic, cavalry of the American Civil War Italeri, Spanish infantry BUM American War, and for me, the most beautiful, Sioux Waterloo 1815.
The changes that I make are very easy.
Cut and paste hands, arms, heads, legs. "Holes" filled with the green stuff. cuts are made with razor blades as they are very flexible and are very clean cuts. Be carefull, they are dangerous!
Another way to transform is to put the figure in a glass of water in the microwave for about a minute and then change the position of the figure. Be carefull, hot water!

Mr. Cryns:
I am very grateful for their advice, which I look good and very useful (skin color, photography and figures composition).
I completely agree with your advice, and although already finished my work I can not change, I go to follow their advices.
The advices are ways to improve our hobby, I think.

Dakaigan:
I'm a big fan of your work and keep a long time,
 It will be my pleasure to paint your figures when they are set to the shops.

Thanks again for your comments.
My English is very bad, if anything strange or do not understand do not hesitate to ask.


Alfredo

[Lacc]

[Peter]

Thanks!

[KenzoSato]

Great dio

[Bluefalchion]

Very cool! I like the color of the faces.

[Susofrick]

I see that I was right about these figures: http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/Review.aspx?id=1170 . Perfect for Wild West!

[Arekmaximus]

mmmm ....Beautiful!

[dirk]

Very good and there´s much action in it.