Dads203 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Cheers Darren, I should be better at faces, more practice required Anyway the commander gets some paint, slightly better on the face. Just the driver to get done, Mic's and leads will be done later once I've done all the heads. Dan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 A quick look see with the figures. Drivers head next. Dan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Excellent work on those figures, especially the DPM and the skin tones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Excellent work on those figures, especially the DPM and the skin tones Cheers Fella, Driver ...the last head to paint. Just the googles to do. Dan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Is he asleep? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 And with his upper torso, Cheers for looking chaps Dan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 All three together for the first time in their new home. Enjoy Dan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Excellent ! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widow 65 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Is he asleep? He's a driver...of course he's asleep!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wogga Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Fantastic, the flesh tones are so good. Picture that outside with a good perspective background you would think it was the real thing! Dan the IRR green paint is looking great what paint mix/ratios are you using to blend it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Fantastic, the flesh tones are so good. Picture that outside with a good perspective background you would think it was the real thing! Dan the IRR green paint is looking great what paint mix/ratios are you using to blend it? Cheers Wogga, the paint mix was about 50/50 with the greens and I then added the deck tan by eye to give the fading effect that I was after. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Very effective faces, adds a huge amount to the overall look of the thing. I always have some issues with painting faces in 1:35 - I tend to use oils as they are easier to blend and give time to manipulate, but seldome get soemthing I'm 100% happy with. However, you've done an excellent job there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Very effective faces, adds a huge amount to the overall look of the thing. I always have some issues with painting faces in 1:35 - I tend to use oils as they are easier to blend and give time to manipulate, but seldome get soemthing I'm 100% happy with. However, you've done an excellent job there. Cheers Kallisti, I started out using oils but now I'm convinced that acrylics are the way to go, they take some time in getting used too but Now I wouldn't go back to using oils. I found that a wet pallet and some drying inhibitor works very well allowing you to thin and blend for longer times. I've always stayed away from adding figures in the past but now I really enjoy the painting aspect, mind you DPM was always a nemesis but I think these guys look good. Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Here is the set I use for flesh tones. Its a great set and with a bit of practice can be done well. My wet pallet, just an old ice cream lid with some kitchen towel placed on the bottom at moistened with distilled water. This one is clean now as I changed the towel yesterday, the orange lid is to mix small amounts of the flesh paints before transferring to the pallet. the idea of the pallet is to keep the paint workable for long periods of time, Acrylics dry very fast but this will slow down drying time. It also makes the paint easier to blend. Almost like oils. Cheers Dan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Interesting - I usually use Tamiya acrylics which dry VERY quickly and are useless for this sort of work. I'm at Cosford tomorrow so I may keep an eye out for this set... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADMUSKY Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Great work, looking very natural in place, Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Interesting - I usually use Tamiya acrylics which dry VERY quickly and are useless for this sort of work. I'm at Cosford tomorrow so I may keep an eye out for this set... Tamiya are only good for airbrushing fella, I've had some luck with using this stuff to help but I'll only use Vallejo for brush painting as a rule. I bought this stuff a while ago from Luckymodel just to try it, it does work but its just easier to use AK or Vallejo paints for brush painting. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Latest photos, some weathering on the crew helmets and now they all have hands. Please Enjoy Folks Dan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Beer! There's no beer cans! I always remember seeing beer cans on British AFVs! Great work, really impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Another masterclass followed and duly enjoyed - have you decided how it's going to be displayed yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 The crew are fantastic! Well it's all fantastic but I'm astounded at how good they look. And the smocks are done to perfection. Must be the start of exercise though, they are still gleaming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Thank you all very much for the kind words fellas, As for a diorama, I'm not sure yet tbh. Still trying to think up something at the moment that my abilities can cope with, it will probably be smallish though involving grass and bushes. As for beer, never on the outside, the Badge would have a head fit if he spied ale on the roof of a wagon, inside, hell yeah ! Also it wouldn't of lasted long on the outside, someone would prof it sharpish ! I've just knocked out a MK6 Kevlar lid just to see how it looks, will add it to the wagon at some point but I'm thinking of adding a set of webbing to the front decks or wrapped around the wing mirrors. Looks better in real life than the photos but it will need a bit more work yet. Dan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Thank you all very much for the kind words fellas, As for a diorama, I'm not sure yet tbh. Still trying to think up something at the moment that my abilities can cope with, it will probably be smallish though involving grass and bushes. Dan Could I offer a suggestion: how about depicting an engineer guiding it onto one of Accurate Armour's DROPS Flatracks or into their 20 foot ISO container - I'm sure I've seen pictures of the army's CVRT family being transported in shipping containers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 That is really stunning work GOLD medal winner ALL the way Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 You think he's reached a peak and he comes up trumps yet again. Very nice idea on the additions to this build. Look foreword to more. Foxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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