Red Onslaught, behind the scene.

[Peter The Painter]

Hi guys, This is a dio inspired by a piece of WW11 footage that I saw on TV the other day, on looking over the photos I nearly re titled the shoot , Ivans Trophy Boots, because for some reason I neglected to weather the boots of the leading Russian figure.

Hope you enjoy the pics.





























All comments appreciated.
Cheers,
Peter.

[muzzer]

Really very nice dio peter great posing and scenery.

[rovot]

great scene/dio...is that real grass there? great work!

[GregT]

that's kick-a**, man!

[Barbarossa]

Cool! Soviet soldiers are always welcome!

[derfb3]

very good jod ,it' s beautiful

[prvtnoclass]

Very cool!

[zebraten]

I love how you seamlessly integrate the figures with the natural surroundings and your painted backgrounds. Very well done.

[Casual_Collector]

Great work!

[joebob1]

Awsome dio! very dynamic there is a realistic sense of motion that is difficult to achieve. Just out of curiosity how did you get the figures into such realistic action poses without the use of obvious stands.

[sharpe]

impressive

[santopapa]

No words can express how much I admire your works. Excellent...as always.

[Peter The Painter]

Originally Posted by santopapa

No words can express how much I admire your works. Excellent...as always.

Originally Posted by sharpe

impressive

Originally Posted by joebob1

Awsome dio! very dynamic there is a realistic sense of motion that is difficult to achieve. Just out of curiosity how did you get the figures into such realistic action poses without the use of obvious stands.

Originally Posted by Casual_Collector

Great work!

Originally Posted by zebraten

I love how you seamlessly integrate the figures with the natural surroundings and your painted backgrounds. Very well done.

Originally Posted by prvtnoclass

Very cool!

Originally Posted by derfb3

very good jod ,it' s beautiful

Originally Posted by Barbarossa

Cool! Soviet soldiers are always welcome!

Originally Posted by GregT

that's kick-a**, man!

Originally Posted by rovot

great scene/dio...is that real grass there? great work!

Originally Posted by muzzer

Really very nice dio peter great posing and scenery.

Thanks for your comments guys,
joebob1, I use concealed wires to keep my figures in possition,it also helps to tape up their knees with a flexible fabric tape.

Cheers,
Peter.

[Peter The Painter]

Thanks guys,
I have added a behind the scene pic for those who enjoy seeing them.

Cheers,
Peter.

[itchybitz]

Originally Posted by Peter The Painter

Thanks guys,
I have added a behind the scene pic for those who enjoy seeing them.

Cheers,
Peter.

Nice one Peter, I always look for your behind the scenes pics in all your shoots

Great photo shoot, great figures and great dio

[Peter The Painter]

Originally Posted by itchybitz

Nice one Peter, I always look for your behind the scenes pics in all your shoots

Great photo shoot, great figures and great dio

Thanks Nigel,

for your comment, I always enjoy trying to come up with a new scene.

Cheers,
Peter.

[romedome]

Man, I luvvit, Peter
Always enjoy the long view photo to see how it was set up.
And Ivan Pretty Shiny Boots is my fave ha ha!
HOW FUN!!

[Undead Soldier]

I thought this was real. Holy cow that is amazing work. Great job.

[jlg1md]

I second this.

Originally Posted by Undead Soldier

I thought this was real. Holy cow that is amazing work. Great job.

[Peter The Painter]

Originally Posted by jlg1md

I second this.[/quote)




I thought this was real. Holy cow that is amazing work. Great job.

Originally Posted by romedome

Man, I luvvit, Peter
Always enjoy the long view photo to see how it was set up.
And Ivan Pretty Shiny Boots is my fave ha ha!
HOW FUN!!

Thanks guys,

Glad you enjoyed the pics.

Cheers,
Peter.

[s1ns_1984]

very nice picture

[Moonbase Alpha Male]

Wonderful as always. The sense of rushing forward is so powerful, and I think it's psychologically increased because you decided that we wouldn't actually see any of the soldiers' faces dead on. In your pictures not only are the body poses always believable on body language etc, but the viewer always knows exactly where these guys were 15 seconds before, and where they're going to be 10 seconds after.

And I think in this picture set, the POV and the positioning of the soldiers forces the viewer to become one of them, running slightly behind, which is engaging. You've got a great eye for composition but never overdo it, so nothing looks too staged, and some feeling of chaos is preserved.

My one possible reservation wasn't the shiny boots, but if the camo on the cannon looks a bit bright. I'm sure it's historically accurate (or all the guys around here who know far more than me wd have called on it) but to my eye it's a little jarring. For me at least that's one reason the antiqued pictures carry a stronger sense of "threat." Maybe that camo colour pattern is something that just impacts differently scaled to 1/6 from real life. Just a minor observation, because the overall pics are absolutely terrific. And Romedome and itchybitz are right, we absolutely love the long view shot. You're making one-frame movies that deserve "Making Of" pics and also, the Director's Commentary.

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[Peter The Painter]

Originally Posted by s1ns_1984

very nice picture

Originally Posted by Moonbase Alpha Male

Wonderful as always. The sense of rushing forward is so powerful, and I think it's psychologically increased because you decided that we wouldn't actually see any of the soldiers' faces dead on. In your pictures not only are the body poses always believable on body language etc, but the viewer always knows exactly where these guys were 15 seconds before, and where they're going to be 10 seconds after.

And I think in this picture set, the POV and the positioning of the soldiers forces the viewer to become one of them, running slightly behind, which is engaging. You've got a great eye for composition but never overdo it, so nothing looks too staged, and some feeling of chaos is preserved.

My one possible reservation wasn't the shiny boots, but if the camo on the cannon looks a bit bright. I'm sure it's historically accurate (or all the guys around here who know far more than me wd have called on it) but to my eye it's a little jarring. For me at least that's one reason the antiqued pictures carry a stronger sense of "threat." Maybe that camo colour pattern is something that just impacts differently scaled to 1/6 from real life. Just a minor observation, because the overall pics are absolutely terrific. And Romedome and itchybitz are right, we absolutely love the long view shot. You're making one-frame movies that deserve "Making Of" pics and also, the Director's Commentary.

__________________
The guidance counselor was surprised: “I didn’t even know career aptitude tests had a Super-Villain category.

Thanks guys,

For your interesting comments.

Cheers,
Peter.

[uramegak]

Epic scene!

[Peter The Painter]

Originally Posted by uramegak

Epic scene!

Thanks uramegak,
I do try to inject a sense of depth and scope into my scenes.

Cheers,
Peter.

[Hoichi]

Amazing work for a great subject, Peter! And I thought that the photo was real too. I should get to work making dioramas! They'll not be as great as this but still...

[shovelchop81]

Great job on the Posing, very realistic! and thanks for the tips on how to do it!

[Peter The Painter]

Originally Posted by shovelchop81

Great job on the Posing, very realistic! and thanks for the tips on how to do it!

Originally Posted by Hoichi

Amazing work for a great subject, Peter! And I thought that the photo was real too. I should get to work making dioramas! They'll not be as great as this but still...

Thanks guys,

I am hoping to build on my collectionof Russian figures, makes for bigger dio's.

Cheers,
Peter.