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Ciao a tutti,


Has been a while now, since I posted something.


Life is getting along and I didn't have much time for modelling


On top of that I'm actually helping the guys at Auriga publishing with their magazine Soldatini.



I'm putting together all the best artists around to make the best figures magazine available.

On of the exciting news I was working on is to make Soldatini available in digital format, the first ever magazine, worldwide, available on your device.

The magazine is in italian language, but full of SBS pictures and reports from the greatest shows.
We will try to translate the magazine in the future, we hope to have enough interest from you guys to make it happen.


The app and the number 99 is already available , the number 100 will be out today!

To read Soldatini on your devices:

iPad/iPhone/iPod

Login to the App Store
Search and download the application Soldatini
Go to news-stand, you'll find the installed application.
Buy the magazine and starts reading Soldatini on your device.

Android, Windows 8 RT, Kindle Fire and Blackberry

Log into the app tore of your device.
Search and download the application Pocketmags
ONce installed launch the application and search for Soldatini.
Buy the magazine and starts reading Soldatini on your device.

PC / Mac

Go to www.pocketmags.com.
Register free to site
Search Soldatini through the search function.
Buy the magazine and starts reading Soldatini on your device.

Also the 3 others magazines from Auriga publishing, Model Time, Sky Model and Steel Art will be available tomorrow via pocketmags app.

I hope you will enjoy the magazine.

Un abbraccio.

Giovanni

P.S. follow Soldatini on facebook

Ciao a tutti,

This is one of the last figures I've painted.

Is a limited edition figure produced by the forum www.figurinitaly.com sculpted by Mariano Numitone.

The figure is casted in resin, and is almost perfect, with very tiny imperfection to spot and fill/sand.

Is the first time I paint a figure sculpted by Mariano and I have to admit that was a great fun.

I hope you like it.

Ciao

Giovanni

Ciao a tutti,

anche quest'anno ho intenzione di rinnovare l'iniziativa benefica iniziata lo scorso anno.

Per quest'anno ho scolpito un soldato coloniale italiano con l'uniforme adottata durante la prima spedizione del 1885.

A breve il soldatino sarà spedito per essere riprodotto in metallo e rinnoverò il sito www.p4l.it dove potrete acquistare il soldatino e leggere tutto sull'iniziativa e consultare la storia ed uniformologia relativa.

Spero il pezzo vi piaccia e spero potremo, tutti insieme, rinnovare la splendida iniziativa dello scorso anno.

Grazie

As last year, I've decided to start a new charity project.

This year, I've sculpted an italian colonial soldier with the uniform used during the first expedition in 1885.

In the next few days the soldier will be sent to be cast in white metal.

I will also renovate the www.p4l.it website, where you can read more about the charity, the history, and to be able to buy the figure.

I really hope you like the piece and that, all together we can do something good thanks to our shared passion.

Ciao

Giovanni

Ciao a tutti,

I just finished this very ambitious project (for my skills!!), an Italian tanker with an Italian L6 tank turret during the Russian campaign.

Ambitious because this is my second tank (well a part of it this time) I've ever done; also been able to place the turret with the figure in the minimum space possible and being able to tell a story was another great challenge, last but not least, paint this 1/35 miniature with the tiny details is painful sometimes!

The figure is from Alpine range and was given to me my the owner of the company himself as a gift, I've helped him out with some information about the uniform and he kindly sent me few figures from his range.

The figure is great, incredible details, perfect casting, if I have to find a problem is related toth the double socks, which I had to modify as you can't really tell they actually are double socks from the sculpture and box art, also, the jacket should have more buttons, but this may have been a bespoke jacket, not unseen for officials alike.

The turret and the fuel tank are from Model Victoria, quite expensive bits, but amazing quality and details as well.

The wood box is from Plusmodel and all the tools are plastic kit from a company called Diopark, very nice and you can find all sort of tools.

As for the paint I used my usual technique for the figure, just made an experiment for the leather coat, basically I painted the worn parts with a really light colour, using ochre, Naples yellow even white, when all dried I did paint over glazes of burnt sienna and raw umber.

Talking about the ground work and tank I did apply the technique used by the great modellers, like Mig, Adam Wilder, Mike Rinaldi and all the other great guys that are out there.

To make things easy, I did apply a winter camouflage, this has been the cherry on the cake!

Overall has been great, I loved every bit of this project and I'll try to work on more figure/ tanks project in the future.

I hope you like it, please let me know what you think.

Grazie.

Giovanni