Well, I can not help you on how good that kit is cuz I have never built that kit, but I think I can help you on painting 1/72 figures. I am painting some for my 1/72 diorama in the Junior Group Build.

1. pretty much the same rules apply to 1/72 as 1/35.

2. use a base color, and for 1/72 figures I use only one highlight and one shadow.

3. And if you go to the dentist, ask if they have a broken dentil pick, if you lightly dip the tip of the pick into some oil paint, you can use that to paint the eyes.

I hope that helps, Jim.

Yeah I've never really found the *perfect* 1/72 figure.  I prefer prieser and caeser figures though, or I just sculpt my own (see my 1/72 fast roping diorama).  I've had trouble with paint sticking to revell figures, so I wash them in soap and warm water and keep them on reverse action tweezers while I paint them.

 

I paint 1/72 faces with a mixture of (vallejo acrylics) sunny skintone and brown sand for the base caucasian tones.  Then I usually give them a wash of some sort of brown.  I don't paint the eyes.  Probably not the best technique, but hey, it works for me.

Here's an example of some revell figures on a IBC root beer cap...

and a close up:

thanks guys, im going to try them i want to try them for a few reasons, A they are cheaper, B you can fit a lot more action into a smaller space and C they are a new challenge, thanks for the advice guys i appreciate it

ima get my british guys out and work on them tonight!!!!