The Great Escape Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 This is my first ever post in a ‘Ready for inspection’ and my first ever 1/16 figure. Had to start somewhere so apologies that you’ve probably seen this figure done (better) a million times before. Please feedback! My questions are: 1) Obviously, this is a cheap Tamiya set - would a more expensive resin kit achieve better results. 2) How do I get the skin less ‘blotchey’ (zoom in)? Do I need to water the paint down more? I’m using the face paint kit from Vallejo. Thanks for looking. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 It looks very good for a first time I think this kit is already pretty good to work with; of course resin offerings normally sport very fine details and make the paint job somewhat easier, but as I said, this one isn't bad at all. As for your second question: yes, with acrylics you want to use very thinned paints. When I paint figures, it takes me 5 to 6 passes to complete a regular coat. The result, though, is a much smoother transition between shadows and lights. HTH Ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Yes for your first figure model it looks good 👍. As the last person said you need to thin down acrylic paint ,it is just a matter of taking your time and build up the highlights and shades, there are plenty of videos on you tube on the subject so you could look them up to help . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Nice one.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave S Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Looks nice to me. These large scale figs are a real challenge (I assume this one isn't white metal, since you're holding it in just one hand?) and you've done a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I think you can be chuffed with that. I think the hardest part is getting the eyes right on faces. Yours are pretty good if you ask me. Perhaps a little “staring” but just add a cation “Stalingrad” and then all is perfect ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Escape Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Thanks for comments all. I’ve already started the next 1/16 tonight. Just another cheap tamiya to cut my teeth on this scale but I’m using it as practise before a buy a more expensive kit. Watered the Vallejo colours down much more than previously and blending is going much better. Are the Dragon figures similar to this quality? They are around the same price. There then seems to be a massive jump to the resin figures which are around £30 - £40. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Escape Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 So after reading the feedback, I really watered the paint down this week... I’m pleased considering this figure was less than £10. Pleased with his blue eyes especially. But he looks a bit cartoon-like. Please can someone give a Next Step for me? I’ve ordered a Dragon figure to see if they give a better result. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Escape Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Also... Where do others buy their 1:16? ebay really doesn’t yield much selection. Can anyone recommend any websites or direct me to an existing discussion page, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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