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Post by marknz1 on Aug 29, 2021 8:05:33 GMT
Evening / Morning All So here's my 1st ever attempt at 1/35 scale figures. They are resin figures purchased from one of the Chinese trading platforms. It was challenging at times, but so far so good. Still a bit of work left to do on the boots, belt and accessories. I wil probably revisit the the skin tones too. The other thing that's come up is I really need better light sources for taking pics. The colour and tonal contrast isn't really picked up well in the pics. I have been using the Vallejo German unform set and a mix of oils and acrylics for the skin. Had a bit of an accident and knocked them over and two of the brushes broke off from the hand. They're now safely tucked away and will be put back on when the painting is finished. Enough waffle, here's the pics.         Cheers Mark |
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Post by Paul B on Aug 29, 2021 8:16:33 GMT
Is there anything you ain't good at  . These dudes are looking darned good already Mark  |
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Post by marknz1 on Aug 29, 2021 8:39:43 GMT
Is there anything you ain't good at . These dudes are looking darned good already Mark Household chores...apparently  |
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Post by Paul B on Aug 29, 2021 8:51:03 GMT
Is there anything you ain't good at . These dudes are looking darned good already Mark Household chores...apparently LMFAO |
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Post by Robbo on Aug 29, 2021 8:52:37 GMT
First time eh? very good effort for a first time. I can't do figures
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Post by marknz1 on Aug 29, 2021 9:24:12 GMT
First time eh? very good effort for a first time. I can't do figures Yes, first time at 1/35. I have done a 1/16, 200mm and a 1/10 bust. I found them a lot easier than 1/35 as it's a lot easier to blend / create contrast. Certainly has been challenging, but learning as I go. I would recommend the planetfigure forum, it has some great step by steps and some awesome figure painters work. www.planetfigure.com/ |
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 29, 2021 11:04:28 GMT
This figures really look great! Well done.
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Post by Boots on Aug 29, 2021 14:49:38 GMT
They look dam good Mark  |
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Post by tommygunn on Aug 30, 2021 0:04:48 GMT
Yeah, looking good. Did you do the old spraying dark from the bottom and light from the top? The last pair of trousers are great.
Uncle night shift did a figure in black panzer gear, if you can find that.
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Post by marknz1 on Aug 30, 2021 1:22:03 GMT
Yeah, looking good. Did you do the old spraying dark from the to and light from the bottom? The last pair of trousers are great. Uncle night shift did a figure in black panzer gear, if you can find that. Yes, i've seen the nightshift video and a fine job he does. The base coat was Alclad black microfiller primer applied by airbrush. All of the coats have been brush applied using my trusty W&N 7 Series set. The last pair of trousers are my favourite too. The moulding of the figure couldn't nave been better for some great contrast. With a bit of music on in the background it has been a very therapeutic weekend after a very busy week working in lockdown. |
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Post by tommygunn on Aug 30, 2021 2:20:11 GMT
Another suggestion would be some camouflage trousers as bit of variety. The spring pattern wasn’t so difficult.
Never tried the autumn one though, cos never had the colours.
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Post by marknz1 on Aug 30, 2021 8:11:21 GMT
Another suggestion would be some camouflage trousers as bit of variety. The spring pattern wasn’t so difficult. Never tried the autumn one though, cos never had the colours. That's on for the next build Tommygun. The classic Tamyia 88mm flak in tank hunter mode in a late war setting, with a full crew in the M44 camo scheme. |
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Post by Si B on Aug 30, 2021 9:03:00 GMT
That's on for the next build Tommygun. The classic Tamyia 88mm flak in tank hunter mode in a late war setting, with a full crew in the M44 camo scheme. Hope you’ll share the 88 build with us, would like to see how it should be done. I had a go at building it a few years ago and made a mess of it  |
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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 30, 2021 10:05:20 GMT
Looking really good so far.
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Post by Boots on Aug 30, 2021 11:43:20 GMT
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Post by marknz1 on Aug 30, 2021 18:54:05 GMT
Awesome, thanks for the reference. I do have a book with SBS camo how to's, but it doesn't compare to watching it on YT. |
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Post by Boots on Aug 30, 2021 21:10:25 GMT
My pleasure Mark  |
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Post by marknz1 on Sept 2, 2021 8:49:50 GMT
Evening, morning all Well the drudgery of lockdown continues, but thankfully the workload has decreased over the last couple of days which has meant a bt more modelling time  As long as i've got my phone by my side that's technically working right??? So over the last couple of days I've been working on the figure with the big jacket. My first thougt was to do a camo pattern, but then I thought no, it has to be a winter jacket. A year or so ago I bought the Andea figures white paint set. I'd never used it, so challenge was accepted. I also did the leather belt and gun holster. Unfortunately as I was working on the jacket I accidently flicked the back of the head with the bristles, so he now has a case of vitiligo!! Some photos are below, but they're not the best as the lighting in my model room creates a yellow tinge. Anyway enough talk.   Next up I did the leather belt and holster on the commander figure. It gave me a good chance to use my new super-dooper new magnifying headset. And what a difference it makes. It made a difficult job much much easier. Here's the pics.   Happy with progress so far, just hair, boots and gloves to go. It's amazing how painting small figures can take so long. Cheers Mark |
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Post by Paul B on Sept 2, 2021 11:00:24 GMT
Amazing results here Mark, that winter jacket really looks good already |
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