First attempt figure painting

Not bad for a start. As you suggested, your eyes could use some narrowing. I like what you did with camo netting on the helmets. Is white the right color for the cups? That looks very eye catching. If it is, the Tommies weren't thinking too clearly when issuing them and carrying them on the outside of their packs.

Keep up the good work.

Hey mate,

About the coffee cups,after some deliberation i ended up sticking with white.

I did some research on them via the net and recieved advice from members on other forums.Some of the cups were issued in white with blue rims,some infantry chose to paint them in green or even red.I have seen on some photos that some tended to put a distinctive marking on the underside so there was no confusion over who's mug was who's.Some painted a dot,others a cross..I do agree though that having a white cup or even a coloured cross outside on their bags was probably an easy target for the enemy.

Generally they were attached by means of sliding the bag straps throught the cups handle.Due to wear and tear i guess the handles would break off the cups and end up inside  their field bags.

The netting on the helmets was needed as the Tamiya helmets weren't too great.All i did was find an old gauze badge out of the medicine bag and glued a section to the helmets.There after a dry brush and added foliage which will be seen on my dio. 

Thx for looking,Shay

They look great.

 About the cups.. maybe tone them down a bit? How long would a coffee cup be solid white anyways? They look a little too stark.

Hi guys,

Thanks for having a look at the figures..still on the learning curve!

@RonUSMC..i've added some chip marks and given the mugs a lite wash so they don't look so stark.

@Rabbiteatsnake..one thing i like less about this hobby is painting figures,i've got a few projects lined up so i'll be doing some practice on some spares first to overcome this hurdle.

Cheers,Shay 

Nope, Not to bad at all.

Well Done

Bud 

Not bad at all being a first attempt (you sure it is a first attempt).

Everything has been said: uniforms and helmets look great, cups are too white and eyes are a little too big.
I'm confident you'll improve those flwas as you grow in experience.

Kepp up the great work!

Excellent job. I would love to see them in the dio.

SteveM 

They look great for your first attempt, i would say when you start detailing the packs and ammo pouches give them a hint of green, then drybrush with the color you used to paint them with first or use khaki drill which is a good color match for british infantry webbing.

i aways use white with a touch of blue to start the eyes, then paint the centres to correspond with the corners of the mouth if looking directly ahead, just paint and define the upper and lower lids over the eyeball. then alittle bit of varnish to make then shine.

hope that helps.