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Two Figure's and Multiple Head's WIP
Posted by Schnobs on Thursday, July 9, 2009 10:13 PM

Hello Everyone,

I have painted five figures as of this writing and I wanted to post a WIP of two figures with one of them being an Alpine Miniatures German Wermacht Infantry Officer.

 

 The second figure is a TANK DAK Tank Commander.

I will also be practicing painting heads and will be painting four Ultra Cast German Tank Crewman

And one Warrior Skelton Head just for fun:

The purpose of the exercise is to ensure I fill in the missing gaps on German Wermacht and DAK uniform colors and equipment and also to improve my head and face painting.  I will be using Vallejo Model Color Acrylics paints only and to assist with people providing guidance and color choices here is my present Model Color paint inventory:

Here are the results of my online studies of color choices for German uniforms and equipment:

Vallejo Model ColorNumber
Leather Brown70871
German Grey70995
Light Rubber305
German C. Beige70821
White Grey70993
Oily Steel70865
German Uniform70920
Salmon Rose70835
Buff70976
Tan Yellow70912
Dark Yellow70978
Beige70917
Pale Sand70837
German C. Orange Ochre70824
Iraquian Sand70819
German C. Med. Brown70826
Black Grey70862
White 70951
Brass70801
Khaki70988
Extra Dark Green70896
Field Blue70964
Luftwaffe Cam. Green70823
Luftwaffe Uniform WWII70816
Burnt Umber70941
Deck Tan986
German C. Black Brown70822
Park Green Flat70969
Desert Yellow70977
German C. Pale Brown70825
Silver70997
German C. Bright Green70833
Black 70950
Field Grey70830
Violet70960
Dark Rubber306
Blue Violet70811
Red70947
Deep Yellow70915
Bermellon70947
Sunny Skintone70845
Basic Skintone70815
Light Flesh70928
Dark Flesh70927
Flat Flesh70955
Medium Fleshtone70860
Black Glaze855
Matt Medium540
Brown Glaze854
Tan Glaze831
Slow Dry597
Plastic Putty400

Basic

Uniforms V 830 German Field Gray
Collar V970 Deep Green
Jack boots Black
Low boots V822 German Brown Black
Waders V830 Field Gray
Webbing Black
Or V822 German Brown Black
Ammo pouches Black
Or V822 German Brown Black
Or V986 Deck Tan
Haversack V986 Deck Tan
Canteen V822 German Black Brown
Or V846 Mahogany Brown
Mess Tin V967 Olive Green
Gasmask Can V922 Neutral Gray
Helmet V995 German Grey
Reed Green Uniform V920 German Uniform

Basic Uniform 1939+

Item Color Code
Tunic German uniform 920
Trousers Neutral grey 992
Webbing Black 950
Ordinance Green Yellow Olive 892
Field cap German fieldgrey WWII 830
Helmet Olive Green 967
Tunic Collar Black green 980

Basic Uniform 1941+
Item Color Code
Tunic German fieldgrey WWII 830
Trousers German fieldgrey WWII 830
Webbing Black 950
Ordinance Green Yellow Olive 892
Field cap German fieldgrey WWII 830
Helmet Olive Green 967
German Grey 995*
Tunic Collar German fieldgrey WWII 830

Basic Uniform 1944+
Item Color Code
Tunic Russian Uniform 924
Trousers Russian Uniform 924
Webbing Black 950
Ordinance Green Yellow Olive 892
Field cap German fieldgrey WWII 830
Helmet Olive Green 967
German Grey 995*
Tunic Collar Russian Uniform 924
Ammo Pouches HL Grey 994

Uniform Variations 1944+
Item Color Code
Tunic English uniform 921
Trousers English uniform 921
Webbing Yellow ochre 913
HL Grey 994
Ordinance Green Yellow ochre 913
Field cap Russian Uniform 924
Helmet Yellow ochre 913
Anklets Green 975

Tropical Uniform/Desert
Item Color Code
Uniform Yellow ochre 913
Khaki 988
Desert Yellow 977
Webbing Mahogany brown 846
Sand Yellow 916
Ordinance Yellow Dark sand 847
Field cap Yellow ochre 913
Helmet Tan Yellow 912
Boots Red Leather 818

Luftwaffe Field Division, 42+
Steel Helmet German Grey 995
Luftwaffe Blue 816
Smock Camo Green 823
Splinter Brown 846
Green 885
Webbing/Boots Grey 994
Black
Bayonet Frog Grey 994
Field Flask Black Brown 822
M38 Gas Mask Case German Grey 995
Luftwaffe Blue 816
Gas Sheet Case Luftwaffe Blue 816
Collar patches Flat Green 968

Panzer Crew 1939-1945
Field Cap Neutral Grey 992
Beret Black
Officer Cap German Uniform 920
Cap/Tunic/Trousers Black
Grey 994
Waffenfarbe Sunset Red 802
Belt/Boots Black
Grey 994
Shirt/Gloves Neutral Grey 992

Splinter Camo
Item Color Code
Base Color (pale) Pastel Green 885
Base Color (dark) Russian Uniform 924
Base Color (marsh) Buff 976
Brown Color Beige Brown 875
Green Color Luftwaffe Cam Green 823
Raindrop color Black Green 980

Fallshrimjager

Bread Bag German Grey 995
Webbing/Pouches Chocolate Brown 872
Water Bottles " "
Holsters " "

1939-1940 Air force Blue
Helmet Luftwaffe Uniform 816
Smock Sky Grey 989
Pants/Pouches 964

1939-1940 Plain Green
Helmet German Grey 995
Smock/Helmet Cover Green Grey 886
Trousers/Pouches Field Grey 830

Crete-1945 Splinter
Smock/Cover German Camo Beige- base 821
Luftwaffe Camo Green-Camo 823
Flat Brown-Camo 984
Trousers/Pouches Fieldgrey 830

N. Africa and Italy Camo
Smock/cover German Camo Beige-base 821
Luftwaffe Camo Green-Camo 823
Flat Brown-Camo 984
Trousers/Pouches Desert Yellow 977

Italian Camo Pattern Olive Grey-base 888
Germ Camo Med Brown-Camo 826
Sand Yellow-Camo 916

Zeitbahn base V 821, geometric pattern V826, V 890
SS Collars Black/ V 896 Extra Dark Green
Haversack V886 Green Grey
V986 Deck Tan
V819 Iraqi Sand
V977 Desert Yellow
Mess Tin/ Gasmask V 995 German Grey
Helmet V 995 German Grey
Ammo Cans PS Panzer Dark Yellow
SMG Ammo Pouches V 914 Green Ochre
Map Cases " "
Map/Binoc Cases GW Dark Flesh
Geibersjager Anorak 66% V887 Brown Violet, 33% V992 Neutral Grey
M39 Grenade V975 Green
Field Flask V875 Beige Brown
V822 Brown
Cookpot V790 Silver
M38 Gasmask case V896 Dark Green
Gas Cape V975 Green
V886 Green Grey
Spade Holder V994 Grey
Black
Scabbard Black

Camo Patterns
Splinter Base V 821 Germ Camo Beige, geometric splotch V 826 Germ Camo Med Brown, V 823; rain dashes V896
Or:
Base Color with V885 Pastel Green for lighter Camo, V924 for darker Camo, or V976 Buff for marsh pattern. Then add the following in the classic splinter pattern V875 Beige Brown and V823 Luft Camo Green; rain dashes V896.

Oak Leaf Base V 825 , splotch & dots V 977, add V 833 inside splotches and dots.

Base V825 German Camo Pale Brown, splotch and dot V862 Black Grey, add V850 Medium Olive inside splotches and dots.

Plane Tree Base V 833, add splotches V 826, add V 896 on top with holes and dots.

BaseV825 German Camo Pale Brown, dark spots V822 German Camo Black Brown, light spots V857 Golden Olive, dark green fields V833 Germ Camo Bright Green.

Pea Dot Base V835 Salmon Rose; V988 Khaki, V825 Germ Camo Pale Brown, V822 German Camo Black Brown, V833 German Camo Bright Green.

Base V912 Tan Yellow, then add patches of V825 German Pale Camo Brown and V835 Salmon Rose, then over that add dots of V822 German Camo Black Brown, V833 German Camo Bright Green and V 835 Salmon Rose.

Palm Base V929 Light Brown + V805 German Orange; V822 German Black Brown, V833 German Bright Green.

As you can see I have already base coated all the figures and am ready to start painting the faces with at least two basecoats of Flat Flesh.  I am not opposed to people who favor oils providing comment and suggestions.  I just want to get comfortable with Acrylic figure painting first before I jump medium.  J

Thanks in advance for your support and commentary.

Regards,

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Posted by model maniac 96 on Thursday, July 9, 2009 10:47 PM
WOW, this is going to be great!!!! I can not wait!


Keep those up dates coming, Jim.
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Posted by camo junkie on Friday, July 10, 2009 6:12 AM
gotta love that detail!!
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Posted by Schnobs on Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey Tom & Jim,

Well I found out really quickly it is much more difficult to paint multiple figures than one at a time. Painting like a factory assembly line took the fun out of it so after base coating all the heads with two coats of flat flesh I zeroed in on one Ultra cast Panzer Tank crewman head.

I then added red and a little leather brown for a wash followed by drying with a hair dryer.  I then made up an oil wash of Burnt Umber and applied two washes to simulate shadowing.  I followed that up with highlights with the base flat flesh and light flesh.  I painted the headgear grey black base coat followed by white grey for the highlights with a touch of Violet.  I added shadows with Black.

I then painted up a straight run of .022 solder with Model Master Metalizer non-buffing gunmetal to make the headphone headset.  I used a piece of dowel to shape the solder.

Here is how he turned out:

Out of the light box:

 

 

 

 

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Posted by model maniac 96 on Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:46 AM
That is with out a doubt some of the best 1/35 scale painting I have ever seen!!
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Posted by I make stuff on Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:14 AM

Edmund,

This is some really nice painting.  Thanks for taking the time to post this toot, although I am still going to call you when I turn this page in my skillset.

Really, Edmund, this is some amazing work.  If I get to 45% of your ability, I will put a figure on every build from now on. 

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Posted by Schnobs on Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:35 AM

 model maniac 96 wrote:
That is with out a doubt some of the best 1/35 scale painting I have ever seen!!

Young man do you need to wear glasses?  Big Smile [:D]  Have you seen Manny's and Andy's (Bodge) figures they are awesome I am just trying to figure it out still!  Confused [%-)]

Here are some pics of my second head I finished tonight.  I like the tonality on this one better. I improved on highlighting IMHO of course.

 

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Posted by Schnobs on Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:37 AM
 Citadelgrad87 wrote:

Edmund,

This is some really nice painting.  Thanks for taking the time to post this toot, although I am still going to call you when I turn this page in my skillset.

Really, Edmund, this is some amazing work.  If I get to 45% of your ability, I will put a figure on every build from now on. 

 

Thanks for the kind words and support Bill.  I was getting lonely over here I am glad you and Jim are here to keep me company.  I want to get through with these figures over the wekend so I can start posting #6 over in Armor because all my AM arrived!

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Posted by model maniac 96 on Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:46 AM
Thanks Schnobs, and I actually do where glasses, and just as a point of fact, I am color blind!


It is really looking good, Jim.
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Posted by Schnobs on Saturday, July 11, 2009 2:06 AM

 model maniac 96 wrote:
Thanks Schnobs, and I actually do where glasses, and just as a point of fact, I am color blind!


It is really looking good, Jim.

LMAO!!  Point made then!!  Thanks for your support Jim!

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Posted by Schnobs on Saturday, July 11, 2009 3:05 AM

Here are shots of the third Ultra Cast Tank head.  I adjusted a little more highlights on the face and tried to blend and feather more than the other two.

I have three disembodied heads staring at me as I type.... Creepy......

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Posted by camo junkie on Saturday, July 11, 2009 7:04 AM
yeah, they look good. thanks also for proving my point in a different post about painting multiple figures at once!!! Big Smile [:D] you find you did a much better job painting one at a time right??? Mischief [:-,]
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Posted by Schnobs on Saturday, July 11, 2009 11:08 AM

 camo junkie wrote:
yeah, they look good. thanks also for proving my point in a different post about painting multiple figures at once!!! Big Smile [:D] you find you did a much better job painting one at a time right??? Mischief [:-,]

Absolutely!  It was a lot easer to get in the zone concentrating on one.  The assembly line approach was much to mechanical and I kept on forgetting ehat step I was on which figure.

I am goignto paint the DAK figure today.

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Posted by model maniac 96 on Sunday, July 12, 2009 1:32 AM
 Schnobs wrote:

 model maniac 96 wrote:
Thanks Schnobs, and I actually do where glasses, and just as a point of fact, I am color blind!


It is really looking good, Jim.

LMAO!!  Point made then!!  Thanks for your support Jim!




No problem!
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Posted by Schnobs on Sunday, July 12, 2009 2:51 AM

Hi Guys,

Well I had to take myself outside and talk to myself sharply.  I broke my own rule about acrylics only!  Shame on me.  I started thinking about blending the two mediums and how I could do that to my advantage.  Of course I drew on my AFV skills and started Burnt umber oil washes between each stage and it worked out very well.  I painted the base coat on the tunic Deck Tan and the trousers Khaki.  I mixed both for the base coat of the head gear.  I used brown black on the boots and a lighter brown for the leather belt and goggles.  I used a lightened Field Grey for the Handkerchief.

Here is where I am right now.  I was thinking about using future or gloss on the goggles lenses. 

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Posted by camo junkie on Sunday, July 12, 2009 7:18 AM
there's nothing wrong with mixing mediums. i do it all the time. it's actually a sign of a good figure painter becuase you can utilize everything at your disposal to come up with a good/great figure. besides, doing so also helps you grow in painting. so, dont ever limit yourself to just one. Big Smile [:D] i would also add future to the goggles...may need a couple of coats. just let the first dry otherwise you will build it "out" like a bubble rather than just filling in! Wink [;)]
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Posted by Schnobs on Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:40 PM

 camo junkie wrote:
there's nothing wrong with mixing mediums. i do it all the time. it's actually a sign of a good figure painter becuase you can utilize everything at your disposal to come up with a good/great figure. besides, doing so also helps you grow in painting. so, dont ever limit yourself to just one. Big Smile [:D] i would also add future to the goggles...may need a couple of coats. just let the first dry otherwise you will build it "out" like a bubble rather than just filling in! Wink [;)]

 

Thanks Tom I appreciate you taking the time to comment.  I chose to use MM High Gloss Acryl for the goggles instead of Future.  I was afraid of acrylic floor build up on the googles!  LMAO!

I also finished the threee Ultrac Cast heads and the Tank figure off with two light coats of MM Acryl Flat.  Here is how they finished in my bench light and lightbox.

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Posted by camo junkie on Sunday, July 12, 2009 5:28 PM
yeah, they're looking good...for acrylics. Wink [;)] i still think you should've used future instead of gloss but...they're your figs. cant say i dont like the paint job! Big Smile [:D] now put 'em together so we can see them whole!!
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Posted by Schnobs on Sunday, July 12, 2009 5:35 PM

 camo junkie wrote:
yeah, they're looking good...for acrylics. Wink [;)] i still think you should've used future instead of gloss but...they're your figs. cant say i dont like the paint job! Big Smile [:D] now put 'em together so we can see them whole!!

Tom I have no figures for them yet.  It was just a painting execercise for those three heads so I could improve my painting skills.  There going on the shelf for a future PZ.IV build I have planned.

The DAK figure will be used on my next build which I just posted over in the Armor section.  I just needed something to occupy my time and improve my skillsets while I was wating for AM parts to arrive.

 

 

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Posted by camo junkie on Sunday, July 12, 2009 6:16 PM
oh...ok. well , you should feel pretty good about your results! Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Schnobs on Sunday, July 12, 2009 6:34 PM

 camo junkie wrote:
oh...ok. well , you should feel pretty good about your results! Big Smile [:D]

Thanks Tom I do feel less intimated by them thats for sure.  I just knew that I didn't get comfortable with figures right away I would never incorporate them into my builds because my "ego" would have prevented me if my AFV skillsets and figure painting skillsets got too out of sync. 

I did look around in some of my kits and i did find a Tamiya TC commander that would be perfect for one of the Ultra Cast Heads.

I started painting the German Wermacht soldier any suggestion on base colors and highlights and shadows?

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Posted by camo junkie on Sunday, July 12, 2009 7:49 PM
 Schnobs wrote:

I started painting the German Wermacht soldier any suggestion on base colors and highlights and shadows?

unfortunately, no. i am not a ww2 guy. while i know german uniforms are gray and american olive dab...that's the extent of my knowledge!!! now if they were modern...yeah, i could tell ya anything ya wanted to know! hmmmm....maybe i can still help, what colors do you have in mind to paint them? we can work from there...

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Posted by Schnobs on Sunday, July 12, 2009 10:46 PM
 camo junkie wrote:
 Schnobs wrote:

I started painting the German Wermacht soldier any suggestion on base colors and highlights and shadows?

unfortunately, no. i am not a ww2 guy. while i know german uniforms are gray and american olive dab...that's the extent of my knowledge!!! now if they were modern...yeah, i could tell ya anything ya wanted to know! hmmmm....maybe i can still help, what colors do you have in mind to paint them? we can work from there...

Hey Tom,

If you refer to the first picture that I posted to this post you will see the colors I am going after.

The Tunic will probally be Field Grey with a dark blue be used for the shadows or a dark green and yellow be added tothe base coat for highlights. The pants Uniform Green or some kind of Light Grey.  I painted up the Skeleton Head while I was thinking through the colors in my head.  It was fun and whimsical.  I would like to make a Sherman and mount it on the front fender.  Sorry bad taste....  My mind is a bad neighborhood I try not to go in there alone.  Smile [:)]

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Posted by camo junkie on Monday, July 13, 2009 6:09 AM
well see that figures. i dont always read through everything thoroughly. if i did i'd spend all my time reading and not writting or modeling. Wink [;)] its still early and im not quite awake yet...but give me a couple of hours to get my head straight and i will attempt to put together some rational thoughts! Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 13, 2009 7:26 AM
Those are coming along nicely...I see you are doing some Alpine figgies---those are a treat to paint. Some of them even have minute details like wedding bands and wrist-watches!
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Posted by Schnobs on Monday, July 13, 2009 10:29 AM

Hey Manny,

Yes I really like the Alpine set's and the Ultra cast heads are just incredably detailed. I beleive that is half the battle on figures starting with quuality resin figures.  I really like the Tank figures as well but unless the 70's were more harmful to me than I remember they seem more like 1\32 scale than 1\35 but maybe it's just hurs staring through a magnifier.  Big Smile [:D]

Do you have any suggestions on which direction to go on the uniform colors?  I am just going o jump in but I am hestiant to get it wrong on such a nice $$ figure, but hey that's why they call it a learning curve!  Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

 

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Posted by TacoBuff on Monday, July 13, 2009 2:01 PM

hey schnobs, these are great!  the hair on your figures is spot on Thumbs Up [tup]!  My only critique is that the face just seem too light. they need a little more depth to them, of course this might be a preferance thing, and the soldiers I'm working on (roman legions) have been campaigning for two decades, so their faces look like leather, lol.  So take it worth a grain of salt.

I add just a slight line of darker flesh tones into the natural lines of the face (around the mouth, under the lip, nose, under the eyebrow, etc).  Actually, I'll post a pic later this after noon of what I'm talking about.  other than that, these are really fantastic!

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Posted by Schnobs on Monday, July 13, 2009 2:59 PM
 TacoBuff wrote:

hey schnobs, these are great!  the hair on your figures is spot on Thumbs Up [tup]!  My only critique is that the face just seem too light. they need a little more depth to them, of course this might be a preferance thing, and the soldiers I'm working on (roman legions) have been campaigning for two decades, so their faces look like leather, lol.  So take it worth a grain of salt.

I add just a slight line of darker flesh tones into the natural lines of the face (around the mouth, under the lip, nose, under the eyebrow, etc).  Actually, I'll post a pic later this after noon of what I'm talking about.  other than that, these are really fantastic!

Hey Sam!  Thanks for the kind words and support.  I tried something new on these and used Raw Umber Oil washes only for the shadowing.  If you look at the DAK figure all the shadowing was done with multiple Burnt Umber Oiil washes performed after highlighting and dry brushing.  Worked out great for uniforms but not so great on the heads.  You are right they are a little washed out but I don't like the huge contrast I have seen on other figures as well.  It is dramatic and not lifelike IMHO.

I think a middle ground is the best approach.  My next heads I will use a red\brown skintone for shadowing.

 

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Posted by TacoBuff on Monday, July 13, 2009 3:05 PM
well, as long as you have a system that works!  It's good to know you're trying different things with each set, that's a process I'm still going thru.  Finding what works best is tough, but when you do find something that works, boy does it work!  I'm a big fan of the umber washes on uniforms, it's a great way to tie the figure all together I think.
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Posted by Schnobs on Monday, July 13, 2009 3:22 PM

 TacoBuff wrote:
well, as long as you have a system that works!  It's good to know you're trying different things with each set, that's a process I'm still going thru.  Finding what works best is tough, but when you do find something that works, boy does it work!  I'm a big fan of the umber washes on uniforms, it's a great way to tie the figure all together I think.

Absolutely!  The wash did an excellent job of outlining everything for me. It saves a lot of time which is always a win!!

Once I feel comfortable with acrylics I will start using oils that's how I roll!!  Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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