Painting Panzer Commanders

Thank you for all the help.  I have usually stuck with 1/35th scale but the 1/48 is giving me some trouble adjusting.  I can't seem to get the skin tone and highlights right with the smaller figures.  I appreciate all of the advice.

I agree, I prefer  in 1 in 35 scale to  have  what was described to me as a" Clint Eastwood  squint"  rather than  poppy  eyes. In the  scale  you wouldnt really be able to see the whites of their eyes, though I usually do paint in a Iris.

If I'm using hobby enamels, I rarely prime plastic figures.  If I'm using acrylics, I use a light gray, sometimes a flat white.

Yes...

Manny - it seems the eyes of the latter figures are more toned down than on the first photos - I sure like them better that way. The second photo from the end reminds me of the old German joke on the N*a*z*i*s - the corn was growing up to -THIS- high Have a nice day

Paweł

I paint dark to light so a dark grey or black primer works best for me...

I use light gray Tamiya primer on all my figures.Basecoat, however is something different.If he is in black,then that is the color I basecoat in,if he is DAK then the it would be tan.

I have  had a lot of success  using a very light  coloured  primer, usually the  majority colour of the figure but the lightest , then turning the figure upside down and using  a flat black , airbrushed onto the figure so that it settles into the undersides of the  clothes  etc. Shadows and  high points highlighted in one job.

Assuming you are going for the traditional black panzer wrap jacket uniform, primer would be black.  If the head is already attached, no worries as I've actually seen works done with black used as a skin primer.

If it's a camou style uniform, prime with the lightest colour.   DAK - any desert or olive colour will do. HTH

regards,

Jack