Best Acrylic Figure Painting Tutorial Contest By Schnobs & Citadelgrad87

camo junkie wrote:

i guess you deserved twice the votes!! dont worry, schnobbs, its over and done with!

No worries Guys I am so sorry my life got busy this week.  Thanks again to evryone that posted I learned hecka much!

Fine, I'll pony up .... YEAH, I WIN!!!! Haha!

Figure Freak - PM your addy to Schnobs for the kit. I'd like to donate my "winnings" to a younger guy who will put the kit to good use.

Just to echo Camo, I'm glad that you guys put this together and that we were able to post up techniques that helped out others. Not to mention others that will stumble upon this one later on.

.... btw .... Camo, you voted twice.

that's it??? you made the thread schnobs and asked US to post to YOUR contest buddy!!!  now you want US to figure out Who is the winner. O.K., scott...you win buddy...its all yours.

dont get me wrong, im not angry about any of this. i just thought maybe there would be more thought put into this. whatever though, if i helped someone out then fine. congrats scott, my vote goes for you and this whole "contest".

camo junkie wrote:

guess not. just because i dont want the kit doesnt mean someone else might not! like i said, f.f. is young, give it to him. oh well, i guess it aint gonna happen scott!! uh...hello....hello....echoooo......ECHOOOOOO........

Sorry Guys Life, a T-34, and Family took priority this week! 

Hash out who gets it and PM me an address and I will ship tomorrow promise!  Thanks everyone who posted thier own toots  nd info links it was greatly appreciated and very informative!!

guess not. just because i dont want the kit doesnt mean someone else might not! like i said, f.f. is young, give it to him. oh well, i guess it aint gonna happen scott!!

uh...hello....hello....echoooo......ECHOOOOOO........

Though its not acrylic, its enamel and oil I follow this whenever im paiting anything bigger then 1/35th. (I use acrylics myself, works just as good)

http://www.acesofiron.com/skin_tones.htm

Oooo ... the wifey gets those too. Too bad .... BUT HAVE NO FEAR!!!! ... I, as the good friend that I am, will drink a second one JUST for you!

I'm off to see the slurpie wizard!!!! .... maybe I'll even stick my head under the nossle before I fill the cup! hehe ...

Awww!!!! Not AGAIN!!!! .... Gotta run out to the corner store ...

(you know you want one too!)

Back to the bench wrote:

Of course I can already see that as the skills progress the urge for larger displays and complex diaromas become the "bug light" for the poor unsuspecting modeler.

no, not necessarily. that depends on the individual. most modeler's prefer to keep things simlpe.

OK, points well taken. I noticed the other day that our local Hobby Lobby had Tamiya 1:35 figures for something like 40% off (so does that mean they are missing most of the bottom half ). Sorry that was really bad. Our local hobby shop also carries a pretty good selection of 1:35 figures so I will head down that path (eventually). I still have a 1:144 scale F4 that I am trying to finish and place in a very small vignette for a co-worker who was a wild weasle pilot in the gulf war. I am realizing that a few of the things that appeal to me about figures are...

Not a lot of investment for a lot of practice and more challenge than I could meet in a lifetime (especially if I heed the good 1:35) advice.

Not much space required to display them or store them.

And I love to stare at a well done historical figure of any kind. It really gets my mind to thinking about what transpired in the real world at that time for the individual that is being depicted.

Of course I can already see that as the skills progress the urge for larger displays and complex diaromas become the "bug light" for the poor unsuspecting modeler. 

... You're a good sport! ... Running out for a slurpie now cause I can't stop thinking about it!!!!

OH CRAP!!!!! I have angered the model god, Camojunkie!!!!!

Oh please, lord of oil and enamel, please except this acrylic sacrifice in honor of your unsurpassable modeling skills ....

Shamons of ye ol' figure painting contest, let you votes cast so that lord Camo-lot will win the contest (unless you think mine is better ...).

Camo is great. Camo is good. Let us thank him for our food. Amen ... for resin ...

and acrylics ... but mostly for chocolate ... and Coca Cola slurpies.

hate is so strong scott!!! at least tell me my skills are better than yoours or something (which ISNT the case)!! i figured you'd like that though!!

btw, IS THERE A WINNER YET????????? i really dont care, now its just a matter of it being fun!!

modelchasm wrote:

I have to agree w/ Camo on this one.

wow, hell hath freezeth over!!!

btw, IS THERE A WINNER YET??????????????

I have to agree w/ Camo on this one. If you want to get 120mm figs to practice on, I don't think that one would hurt. Just keep repainting it. However, when you can get 4-5 or 6 1/35 figures for the same price as 1x 120mm .... I think you see our point.

In the end, its up to you, and either way isn't wrong. Just remember the larger the scale, the more detail. If you're just starting out and learning along the way, 120mm might get a little frustrating.

figure freak wrote:

and nice autobiography scott lol just kidding

... Hey, you guys asked ... and I was bored.