Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 9 hours ago, Roger Newsome said: Good progress Nikolay, they're looking good. 👍🏼 Thanks, Roger! I painted her hair and performed some painting steps on the men, but now I need to made a pause before the build became boring or even frustrating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 Hello Britmodellers, now I can call the Lady finished (except the nón lá): The artifacts on the face caused by the light and the clear coat. I tried to push my skills to the limit and after the basic painting I added the brown wash on the neck, wrists and the ankles. The black wash was applied around the hair. Also I painted an eyebrows to give a face some alive feeling and added the Tire Black to the eyes. I think it’s enough with her because it’s just a single brush move between the «already done» and «ah, what have I done?!» states... Thanks for looking! 😉 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 She's looking very good, Nikolay! Painting the eyes in this scale is a real challenge, overdoing it is a real risk - I think you chose a good compromise, she looks the part Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, giemme said: She's looking very good, Nikolay! Thanks, Giorgio! 1 hour ago, giemme said: Painting the eyes in this scale is a real challenge, overdoing it is a real risk - I think you chose a good compromise, she looks the part Yes, I was aware of an oversized eyes looking in different directions... Edited October 7, 2019 by Nikolay Polyakov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 OK guys, I mixed some paint and decided to give it a try on this man: It was a mixture of the AK Interactive paints instead of the basic Mr.HOBBY H303 I used on the panamas. Then I applied an artificial shadows with a darker tone and finally, the skin tone. The uniform was dry brushed and now looks worn. Not a bad experience, but I need to try my preferred method with a Mr.HOBBY paint, too. Thanks for looking! 😸 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Looking good, Nikolay Are you going to add a dark wash to the uniform? Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 12 minutes ago, giemme said: Looking good, Nikolay Thanks, Giorgio! 👏 13 minutes ago, giemme said: Are you going to add a dark wash to the uniform? Yes, just after some touch-ups and the clear coat. I think after all my experiments I can have the soldiers with a slightly different uniform colors. Well, we’ll see. Anyway, I need to try something new. Also I rediscovered the great article about the uniforms and other stuff from the Vietnam War era: Vietnam - Equipment and Uniform. There’s a lot of the useful information and pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Hello friends, my mother said that I need to paint the Lady’s eyes. Why not to try?! 🤔 Well, with a sliced toothpick I did it: The man also received some improvements on his face and ammunition: As you can see, I decided to reproduce the «Tiger Stripe» camouflage pattern on a panama. Looks not bad when blurred on the picture! 😉 Thanks for watching! 👏 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 Hello Britmodellers! 👋 Last night I performed some work on the Lady and the Man: After the clear coat was applied and dried, I put the wash on the soldier and glued the helmet and nón lá on the corresponding heads. As you can see on the previous post’s photo, the Man has the moulded mustache on his face that I’m already painted. 😸 Now the figures waiting for the final, dull coat: Also I started thinking about the small diorama base to put the figures on. Other kit parts (the three guys along with their ammunition) is in the bag - I haven’t had any mojo to work on them. Just don’t like that the kit... Sorry! 😬 That’s all for now, thanks for looking! 👍 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads203 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Some very nice figure work going on here they are going to look superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Dads203 said: Some very nice figure work going on here they are going to look superb Thank you! 🤝 Just applied the first dull coat on the figures, but not achieved the desired results. Well, I’ll try to repeat the process soon. Also added the strap to M16A1 - will post the pictures next time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Looking good, Nikolay TBH, I never gloss coat my figures, except for the eyes and worn out leather parts. It's hard to get an actual flat aspect afterwards. Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 55 minutes ago, giemme said: Looking good, Nikolay Thank you, Giorgio! 😉 55 minutes ago, giemme said: TBH, I never gloss coat my figures, except for the eyes and worn out leather parts. It's hard to get an actual flat aspect afterwards. I protected each «good» paint layer on the face and applied the clear coat overall the figures for the subsequent wash. The wash works well, but now the figures aren’t so dull on some places... I hope the next layer will work OK and will not be white of «frost»! 😬 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Hello guys, I applied additional layers of the dull coat and now the figures looks a bit better: As you can see, I purchased a small diorama base, some vegetation and Vietnam Earth pigment - now it’s time to try something new! 😉 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 Hello, friends! 🤝 I performed some work on a diorama base: ...and just finished the small vignette: @giemme, @Soeren, @Johnny Tip, @Roger Newsome, @modelman182, @Corsairfoxfouruncle, @Dads203 - I would like to thank you all for the support, tips and information along with an interest! 👏 Now it’s time to see the finished work: Thanks for looking! 😎 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Nice finish Nikolay. I might have to purchase some of those ferns myself for a little project I have planned. 😉 Roger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Very nice work Nikolay. ... You can feel the heat and grit on the GI from here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 3 hours ago, Roger Newsome said: Nice finish Nikolay. Thanks, Roger! 🤝 3 hours ago, Roger Newsome said: I might have to purchase some of those ferns myself for a little project I have planned. 😉 Yes, these ferns looks and feels great - it’s pleasure to work with! But the price isn’t so pleasurable... 😐 2 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Very nice work Nikolay. Thank you, my friend! 👋 2 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: ... You can feel the heat and grit on the GI from here. Yes, looks hot! ☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 36 minutes ago, Nikolay Polyakov said: But the price isn’t so pleasurable... 😐 No, I thought that too, I think I'll shop around first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Roger Newsome said: No, I thought that too, I think I'll shop around first. I use an AMMO product, but I think there’s a lot of alternative solutions over the shops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I just read this through Nikolay, looks great from here sir. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 19/11/2019 at 22:54, Spookytooth said: I just read this through Nikolay, looks great from here sir. Thank you Simon, I’m glad that you like it! 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewing9593 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Although I am extremely late to the party with this, I really enjoyed reading through this thread. The figures are fantastic and you really did them justice, I'd never heard of AK Interactive paint before either but I look forward to trying to get my hands on some in the future. Thanks for the inspiration! Steven 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 On 25/11/2019 at 23:41, ewing9593 said: Although I am extremely late to the party with this, I really enjoyed reading through this thread. Thank you Steven, it’s never too late to join the party! 😉 On 25/11/2019 at 23:41, ewing9593 said: The figures are fantastic and you really did them justice, I'd never heard of AK Interactive paint before either but I look forward to trying to get my hands on some in the future. Actually, I can’t say a lot about these paints at the moment, because I haven’t had a strong opinion about it yet. The consistency and palette needs some practice to work with... On 25/11/2019 at 23:41, ewing9593 said: Thanks for the inspiration! Thank you for this kind of words! 🤝 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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