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Painting modern camo on small scale figures

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Painting modern camo on small scale figures
Posted by BLACKSMITHN on Monday, May 25, 2015 5:33 PM

I need help with painting modern camo uniforms on 1/87 figures. I'm trying to recreate a uniform you see in the attached photo. So far, my efforts have been dismal failures. Any tips or direction would be greartly appreciated.

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Posted by BLACKSMITHN on Monday, May 25, 2015 5:34 PM

Oops. Greatly appreciated... Really, GREATLY.

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Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 9:15 AM

Here is a painting guide:

www.armorama.com/modules.php

In 1/35 it is pretty easy.  For 1/87, I don't know how easy it would be.  I would suggest really small brushes.

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Posted by gregbale on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 10:07 AM

HeavyArty

In 1/35 it is pretty easy.  For 1/87, I don't know how easy it would be.  I would suggest really small brushes.

I've found that the tip of a toothpick works pretty well, since you can do really tiny amounts of paint. Plus a steady hand and some magnification....

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Posted by BLACKSMITHN on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 10:38 AM

Thanks, HeavyArty. That's what I was looking for. I've seen similar uniforms in 1/72, which really isn't that far off from 1/87, and assumed I could achieve reasonable results without a guide. Yeah, that didn't work out....

gregbale-- Toothpicks are a good idea! I also have some micro-sized dental swabs that are about toothpick size, but with a tiny bit of foam at the tip, so I can try those too.

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