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Splitting hairs
Posted by DiscoStu on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 4:24 PM

I dont do much in the way of figures but I need to find out the best way to paint hair on 1/72 and 1/48 pilot figures.  Any tips?

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 7:20 AM
Choose a color, black, very dark gray, dark brown, medium brown, ochre, or orange brown. Apply a dab with a fine pointed high quality brush at the temples for sideburns and a strip along and below the hat for the hair above the collar. No need for highlights and shadows in this scale. Remember, pilots are young and would have pretty short hair. If the figure were to be hatless, a highlight a line on either side of the part.

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Posted by DiscoStu on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:30 AM

Great!  Thanks.  Yeah, these are hatless pilots standing along side their aircraft.  I was curious about the colors and that helps!  Much appreciated

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