Ok im doing a very small two person vignette to get some techniques down, so here is my start so far i just have the figures started im thinking i could make it a little D-day landing scene anyways im making a medic running to a guy thats wounded and has just been shot the medic has a lead foil bag strap and a lead foil armband   http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv357/flytyer75/100_3811.jpg  http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv357/flytyer75/100_3812.jpg

Wow, that is looking awesome Figure Freak! Let's get some paint on those bad boys! where did you get those figures? they look resin, right?

Looking forward to more, Jim.

hey...nice figs hans!!

Yeah! Great looking figs...lets see some more!!

here we go, ive been working on this since about 7:30 this morning, ive got my base all carved and my medic figure is almost painted, he doesnt have dullcoat on yet, the story basically is one of the guys gets shot while the medic is running toward him they are coming out of a ditch near a bridge in normandy, hopefully the photos work

Oh...well and of course theres your exeptions, yah i got fifty five dollars (doesnt seem like much but keep in mind im 13)worth of busts and figures also your right those deals you just cant pass up, thanks for your kind words got the face painted on the other guy, sorry about my photography skills

Thanks i got the base (yes i know im working pretty fast) covered in spackle and bricks scribed on the bridge ill post pics soon

Thanks maniac, you said it so heres some more, i got a lot accomplished today, now its time to have a barbeque and blow some stuff up

Got the uniform started on my second figure

once again sorry for my photography, ill get the ole tripod out, heres my brick work i tried to make it look worn and kind of shot up

heres the hill side complete with kitty litter

and finally the road with tank and jeep tracks

thats it for tonight off to the paint booth tommorow

Tell you the truth, im pretty much pure expierementation, i use the 1 dollar paints from wal mart, the colors i use for faces are tiger lilly, skin tone, and burnt umber, also red, prime it in regular 1 dollar spray can primer in a very light coat, paint a base coat of 30% skin tone, 30%burnt umber,and 30% tiger lilly and 10 %water. Let that dry and then take a burnt umber wash probably two times does it in all the recesses, then its time for the flesh take 60%flesh tone and 40%tiger lilly you can add a tiny amount of burnt umber amd mix it pretty thin (consitency of paint  is key play around until the flesh apears smooth) and dont directly apply it to the shadows especially the eyes then you can rosy the cheeks with red mixed with flesh tone and put it on the lips too that you used earlier and you can do the jaw line with a little less red and finally highlight the nose and chin with pure flesh tone and paint the eyes however you wish i might do a tutorial for you later, this is the easiest method ive used and youll get it down after a couple face

good luck

sorry f.f. didnt realize those figures were yours. hans just posted them for ya! ok...whatever! hmmmm.....seems i've been posting the dunce hat alot lately! (gonna have to do something about that). they're looking good though f.f. and the base as well.