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German Infantry man - Waffen SS

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German Infantry man - Waffen SS
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 7, 2004 1:53 AM
Here is Tamiya's 1/16 scale "Elite Infantry man". Done in Humbrol enamels and oils. The camo is handpainted and consist of six colors.












This was my first attempt at doing a camo pattern.
Please feel free to comment.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 7, 2004 9:45 PM
I like it very much Tappie. I am in the middle of my German Infantryman with reversible coat and will be posting pics soon.
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  • From: Newport News VA
Posted by Buddho on Saturday, February 7, 2004 9:56 PM
Wonderful camo application, Tappie!

Your painted figures are excellent...as is this one

Regards, Dan

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 12:13 AM
Thanks, I'm still learning though and get a lot of help from you guys.

Regards,
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 5:40 PM
Looks great. I built that kit as one of my first few models. I'd like to do it again and use the techniques i have learned since then. Great work
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 5:42 PM
dang dude, I tried to build that once and I couldnt even give it a field grey paint job with out messing it up how did u do the pea pattern?
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Posted by mark956 on Sunday, February 8, 2004 8:18 PM
Very nice tappie. Thanks for sharing. A+ camo job.
mark956
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  • From: Philippines
Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, February 8, 2004 11:09 PM
2 thumbs up on the camo!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 9, 2004 1:14 PM
Thanks for the comments. I appreciate it. How did I paint it? Actually quite easy, with a lot of patience and coffee.
I broke the pattern down to a base - flat earth ( all colors Humbrol ) all over. Then look at the different panels that make the uniform. Cammo is printed on a sheet and the different panels is cut from different areas of the sheet - that is why camo is never uniform ( excuse the pun ). I started on the legs doing one panel at a time. I painted the dark green patches first as they form the 2nd largest areas to be covered. I then mixed dark green and flat earth 50/50 and did the smaller lighter shades. I then mixed dark green and white 50/50 and interspersed it, following up with flat earth and white 50/50 also interspersed as well as cockpit green for the small pea dots. I then used dark green again on some of the lighter shades doing small dots at a time. I then went on to the next panel making sure that the pattern do not cross the borders between panels. I sealed it with a matt varnish to even out the paint and then washed it with burnt umber ( oil paint ), applying another coat of flat varnish, dusting with a mixture of brownish patels, sealing it off with two final coats of flat/matt varnish ( Humbrol 49 ). The equipment was painted seperately and added on after completion of the uniform. The hands come in two parts to form a grip on the gun. I positioned the hands and glued it using MEK. When set I removed the arms from the joints and sanded the hands smooth to hide the seam. I re-attached the arms. The face was painted entirely in oils and added last. I used a 4/0 and 3/0 brush. handpainting everything except the base color which was applied with an airbrush.
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Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:47 AM
wow thats nice, the camo is great!! good work on the face also!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 13, 2004 4:22 PM
Thanks for the kind comments. My Luftwaffe pilot is almost done. I will post pic's again.
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Posted by mark956 on Friday, February 13, 2004 4:29 PM
Can't wait to see it Tappie
mark956
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 14, 2004 12:06 AM
Almost there, should be posted by Sunday at the latest.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 14, 2004 12:52 PM
hey that looks awesome!!

My only comment is the helmet looks like it has never been set on the ground... no scratches Approve [^]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:09 PM
Awesome job Tappie!!!!!!! That camo job is great. I tried doing that camo job on a 1/35th scale figure and the way you described doing it is pretty much the way I did it as well. A way that I found to make the helmets not look brand new is to take a fine sand stick and sand the helmet lightly all around, and then paint it. I have found that this helps take out the shine that the plastic leaves no matter how much you paint it with flat paints,, and it also gives it that used look as well. Again awsome job.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 15, 2004 1:54 AM
Thanks for the advice, I'll try it.
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Posted by South Aussie on Monday, February 16, 2004 1:00 AM
Great work Tappie;
You definitely don't mind jumping into the deep end first, thats one of the hardest camo patterns to master. It took me four fiqures before I got a reasonable likeness.

Thanks for sharing.
Wayne I enjoy getting older, especially when I consider the alternative.
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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by cassibill on Monday, February 16, 2004 1:44 PM
A really good job on the face. It's the hardest part but you did it well.

cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 16, 2004 3:33 PM
Thanks. I am lucky to have steady hands and a lot of patience.
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  • From: Northeast Washington State
Posted by JCon on Friday, February 20, 2004 9:39 PM
I'll say you have steady hands and lots of patience! WOW!!!
Happy Modeling, Joe Favorite Quote: It's what you learn after you know it all that counts!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 21, 2004 1:53 PM
Modelling is fun, when you're having fun, time flies.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 3:41 PM
Good looking paint job. The canteen strap is black leather. You can also had in black to the cloth pattern, it was used on certain oak leaf patterns, i.e. 5/6. I have a SS smock and helmet cover from my reenactment days which I always use as a guide.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 4:09 PM
Very nice figure, Tappie! You've done a great job on the camoflage and the face. Way to go! Best regards, Dave
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 26, 2004 3:22 PM
Thanks for the kind comments, and thanks for the tip.
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