WWII themed mini

[LS1 WS6]

Ahhh yes,
The French made great meat shields for the Allies.

I sorry, I am laughing my @$$ off at this one! That was good.

[paintballfiend]

Ha, all this time I thought he was going to put a suastica (sp?) on it.

[craltal]

Ha, all this time I thought he was going to put a suastica (sp?) on it.

swastika, fyi but I love the german eagle instead. Still gets the point across with running the risk of looking like a neo-nazi at the field...

[VFX_Fenix]

The German Eagle does have the "pinwheel cross" on it.

[Cow123]

It's looking good.

[Big Boy]

NICE I seriously applaud the hand done work and tools being used.

[AZ_09]

Wow, very nice.
I like the contrast too. The black color makes it stand out.

[SCpoloRicker]

AHAHA, French jokes!!1!

/detail work is coming along nicely. My first thought was "Ewwwww" but it looks like its coming along nicely

[minimag03]

I'm really impressed with the work. I think it looks great on the marker as well.

[68magOwner]

UPDATE- 4/10/07
Took the weekend off, but, added two more pieces today,
the flag raising at Iwo Jima-

and the insignia from my grandfathers bomber squadron
(others can be found here, he was in the 397th bomber group, 556th squadron
http://www.b-26mhs.org/content/view/794/96/ )




thanks for the kind words guys

[Dark Side]

Dig the Iwo Jima referance. Good stuff man.

[mag_lover05]

first thought..."why would you do this to a mini?!"

second thought..."wow...why not?"

[Railgun]

WOW! You've really got an eye for this! I'd probably have given up after the first part...

I didn't see any response to my first reply above. I'm not exagerating, you DO have an eye and talent for this. If you're enjoying this I'd strongly suggest you look into it as a hobby or even as a sideline paying skill. But you'll be wanting some proper tools to make doing this sort of work easier. I got these links off a quick google. some are for tools and there's one that is an interview with an engraver and some of his work that hopefully whets your intrest.

http://www.familycrest-engraving.co.uk/engravingtools.html

http://www.lindsayengraving.com/

http://www.timezone.com/library/comarticles/comarticles0034

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/engraving-10-4.htm

http://shorinternational.com/Gravers.htm

And if you never do anything like this again then at least you had this moment and a grand one it is.

[68magOwner]

WOW! You've really got an eye for this! I'd probably have given up after the first part...

I didn't see any response to my first reply above. I'm not exagerating, you DO have an eye and talent for this. If you're enjoying this I'd strongly suggest you look into it as a hobby or even as a sideline paying skill. But you'll be wanting some proper tools to make doing this sort of work easier. I got these links off a quick google. some are for tools and there's one that is an interview with an engraver and some of his work that hopefully whets your intrest.

http://www.familycrest-engraving.co.uk/engravingtools.html

http://www.lindsayengraving.com/

http://www.timezone.com/library/comarticles/comarticles0034

http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/engraving-10-4.htm

http://shorinternational.com/Gravers.htm

And if you never do anything like this again then at least you had this moment and a grand one it is.

....wow....I think I have actually seen some hand engraving tools like that....in my attic at home, I believe they belonged to my grandfather. I never thought twice about them untill I saw some VERY similar looking tools in those links. I am going to have to call my father tomorrow and have him look around up there.

I really am enjoying myself with this project, although, I have no intention of ever doing this for money. Its fun to be able to do on my time, but, I wouldnt want to have to deal with making sure I get things done within a timley period for customers.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words, I will do my best to get fresh work posted as quickly as possible. Also, I appreciate all the idea contributions, some guys on forums have influenced me to incorporate things onto this marker that I hadnt origionally planned on that I ended up liking a lot (like the iwo jima scene).

[TOMgraver]

If i can help in anyway regarding tools that may be usefull to achieve certain effects. Dont hesitate to contact me and i'll offfer as much help as i can.
Your project looks very good btw.

Tom graver

https://www.familycrest-engraving.co.uk