The thread where we can talk about painting figures

[robemcdonald]

Washes and clear coat down.

Final highlights and general touching up later.

[robemcdonald]

Well it’s finished.

[Halmyre]

robemcdonald said:

Well it’s finished.

"I think ze cathedral is on zer odder side of zer square, no?"

[robemcdonald]

Halmyre said:

"Strange, I seem to remember that cathedral was on the other side of the square"

FTFY

[Halmyre]

robemcdonald said:

Halmyre said:

"Strange, I seem to remember that cathedral was on the other side of the square"

FTFY

I was quoting in the original German.

[robemcdonald]

Oops. My mistake. At least I guessed the game of thrones ending right..

[robemcdonald]

After a brief hiatus I decided to ease myself back into things with another bust.
This time it’s a WW2 paratrooper.
Not too many parts on this one, so clean up is pretty straight.

[robemcdonald]

As usual shadows and highlights first

Next I painted the head in Tamiya flat flesh

Next came painting the face and helmet

And that is as far as I have managed to get.

[dr_gn]

He got around a bit that bloke - spitfire pilot, paratrooper...what next?





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[robemcdonald]

you know what? I hadn't noticed that until your post...

I guess he is a kind of mister ben character. Im sure in the future he will be everything from a spitfire pilot to a roman general.....

God bless ebay..

[dr_gn]

robemcdonald said:

you know what? I hadn't noticed that until your post...

I guess he is a kind of mister ben character. Im sure in the future he will be everything from a spitfire pilot to a roman general.....

God bless ebay..

Nice progress. Must admit, whenever I see a sequence of a figure being painted, I always get to a bit where I think it's finished, then there are another 10 steps to go!

[robemcdonald]

Mr Ben is back for an update.

Basic stuff is now done. Next step is details and oil.

[robemcdonald]

Here’s a picture of a 1/35 figure I painted last week.

[henryk001]

I think i would fry my eyeballs if i worked to the scale you are painting with. Superb skills.
I once had to paint some very small detail on a Lotus 78 and had to tape a map reading lens to my glasses and close one eye.
Imagine what i would have looked like. Got the job done but couldnt see anything after for a few minutes.

[robemcdonald]

I thought I’d resurrect this thread as I have got back into painting figures a bit.

M10 II tank destroyer crew.

I need to build the tank now,,,

[dr_gn]

robemcdonald said:

I thought I’d resurrect this thread as I have got back into painting figures a bit.

M10 II tank destroyer crew.

I need to build the tank now,,,

They look great - the more I look at your figure painting the more it reinforces the notion it’s a different art form. Not heard of that vehicle before. 1:35 or 1:48?

I’m surprised - it’s been pretty quiet for a long time on the Scale Models forum (in terms of plastic kits). I’d have thought lockdown would have prompted a surge in posts. Then again I’ve really been struggling with motivation myself for a few months.

Anyway, keep up the good work and post some build threads - they’re always much better than just pictures of a completed model I think.

[robemcdonald]

Thanks very much.

I could actually do a build thread of this M10 as I haven’t started it yet.

I’m currently on holiday in a static caravan in Wales, so no building this week….

Just as I was getting back into it.

[dr_gn]

robemcdonald said:

Thanks very much.

I could actually do a build thread of this M10 as I haven’t started it yet.

I’m currently on holiday in a static caravan in Wales, so no building this week….

Just as I was getting back into it.

I’ve got two weeks while the rest of the family are away, so hoping to progress some stalled builds.

Where in Wales are you?

[robemcdonald]

We are in pendine. WiFi and phone signal is “patchy”.

[dr_gn]

robemcdonald said:

We are in pendine. WiFi and phone signal is “patchy”.

Nice - we go to Stackpole (near Pembroke) every year. In case you don’t know the area there are a few small but interesting military museums fairly close:

Chapel Bay Fort - about 45 mins away - Restored fort, run by an ex-soldier who lives there with his family. Encyclopaedic knowledge of all things military. Worth a tour if you’re into that king of thing. ETA - Seems to be closed due to COVID at present.

Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre - about 30 minutes. Quite a few models there, and contains some parts of a Sunderland flying boat they’re recovering from the river.

Carew Control Tower - about 30 minutes - loads of WW2 memorabilia and a restored tower you’ve got pretty much free access too. Also restoring an Avro Anson. Great bunch of enthusiasts. Only open Wednesdays and Thursdays I think.

If you’re interested - make sure you double-check opening times/restrictions. We were down there in June, and there were restrictions in place.

Cheers.