The thread where we can talk about painting figures

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Late start this evening. With only an hour or so I managed to get the washes on the face and life jacket done.

Hopefully I’ll get to the uniform tomorrow.

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Washes and clear coat down.

Final highlights and general touching up later.

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Well it’s finished.

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Halmyre said:

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

FTFY

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

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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.

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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.

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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..

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Mr Ben is back for an update.

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

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

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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,,,

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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.

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

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dr_gn said:

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.

Thanks for the info. I think my time table is going to be set by Mrs McDonald and my daughters. More buckets and spades and less museums….
Mind you it’s been raining pretty much all day today, so you never know…

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So here is a US Tank crew I’ve just finished for a Sherman Easy Eight I’m building.

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A bit of a resurrection for this thread.

One of my goals for this year was to advance my figure painting skills.

Here’s a German infantry man I am working on for a club competition.

Is dr_gn mentioned before it really is a different discipline from other modelling.

I’m pretty pleased with how it’s going, but still have a long, long way to go.





If anyone is interested it’s a 1/35 figure from miniart.

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williamp said:

Thats really good. Not sure why either of you look depressed...

I’m pretty sure you’d be depressed if you just sat on an enormous cocktail stick….

Unless that’s a personal preference..

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alleggeria said:

Figures is a completely new area for me as well. I am trying, using some of your techniques and advises but it is very difficult. Improvement through repetition and learning by doing is probably the answer.

This is an F16 pilot in 1:48 straight out of the 1976 release Monogram box, without any further scratched or added stuff:

That’s a really nice job for an older figure. I shoehorned in a figure to a gee bee that I’m currently building. Not sure it was worth it..

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One done.


Three to go..

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I felt a bit sorry for him, so gave him a friend.