1/16 - 120mm Figure GB

Sorry to hear this one is giving you fits Mike.

Thinking maybe you should try experimenting with oils and enamels.

I have been so busy with other things I have not had the time to work on mine very much. Just now at the point where its ready for a good scrubbing and then some primer. Will try to post a few picks with some hopefully helpful tips soon.

Well guys, I've definately hit a brick wall with my fig.  Let's see wasn't happy with the base colors the first itme around.  I never would have thought that the shade of OD for the woolen shirt and trousers that was so common place during the Italian Campaign would be so hard to nail down.  Put on another base and had the joy of having my 3 year old daughter to tell me one day: "Daddy I painted your model sooo pretty!"  Haha.... Stripped the paint again... So I got bases painted and now the highlight color looks chalky and muddled... Very frustrated at this point. I'm using Vallejo English Uniform as a base with Iraqi Sand for highs and Chocolate Brown for shadows. I've tried different thinning ratios to no avail.

thanks mike!  i do most of my german figs with camo...they had some great patterns and are fun to try.  It is not as hard as it might seem, just takes a little patience.  This was my first attempt at camo on this big a scale and I think it turned out ok.

Hope to see some pics from the rest of the guys in this build, keep em coming!

Gerat work on your figure, Airborne!  Camo looks really nice.  I haven't had the guts to try camo yet.  And the five o'clock shadow and skin tone looks good too!

here he is with a shot of dullcote and a base

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Thought I recognized that guys mug!

Question - are you going to flat coat him at all? His clothes look a bit...shiny.

Thanks Blunderbus, working on a base now....Looking forward to seeing your photos/updates

Nice job Airborne. You need to get that guy on a base.

Just received my Alpine USMC sniper from Colorado Miniatures. Great service and fast shipping.

I will gladly order from Gray again.

Very impressed with the quality of the Alpine kit. This should be a fun one.

Progress photos and updates to follow.

Thanks dupes! Yes he is verlinden, my first 120mm figure...the camo might have been a bit too ambitious for me in such a big scale but it was fun.  Like almost all of my german 1/35 figs, I just can't resist putting on camo, the germans had some great patterns.

Airborne - is that a Verlinden dude?

Love the 5 o'clock shadow.

Blunderbus

I'm just getting back into this hobby after many years away so I don't really feel qualified to instruct others.

However, If there is interest I will try to document the Alpine figure a little more thoroughly.

Maybe Mike will do the same on his next piece.

I have a basic skill in painting figures all possible tips, includes various steps can really help

Airborne nice piece there, your camera seems not good with close ups, try to get far pictures and resize with some picture manager software

I guess the pics fixed themselves...

and sorry about the rotated pics....i tried to fix it twice, but I give up...don't hurt your necks.....

Hey guys, finally got some pics up, sorry about the poor camera quality...

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I'm just getting back into this hobby after many years away so I don't really feel qualified to instruct others.

However, If there is interest I will try to document the Alpine figure a little more thoroughly.

Maybe Mike will do the same on his next piece.

this is how paint figures guys some hope to see the various steps from anyone?

Thanks p38jl.

Looking forward to seeing your figure Mike.

I went an ordered the Alpine USMC sniper from Colorado Miniatures. Should have the kit next week.

Let's keep this ball rolling.

I'm hoping to get some pics up this weekend.  I wasn't liking how the highlights were looking on the 45th division infantryman, so I stripped the paint and started over.  That's becoming pretty standard procedure lately...

WOw.. nice ! reminds me of a modern Wildman from the old Sgt Rock comics.. nice job

Thanks for the kind words gentleman.

Thinking about Alpine's USMC sniper with the .50 cal. Barrett as my next one.

After that I will be looking for something from another era.

Looking forward to seeing some other figures from other artists in this thread soon.

Holy freakin cow, Blunder!  I especially like the contrast that you gave the figure.  And the camo looks great as well!

Wow, that's HOT!

You blew through that guy pretty fast, too. Nice work!

Finished the Spec Ops figure.

Thanks spiralcity.

@Mike: Looking forward to seeing the new purchases once you work your magic.

I picked up another Verlinden. The Spec Ops, Afghanistan figure.

Lets keep this thread rolling.

Blunder and Mike, nice work on those figures they turned out great!

dupes

Ho ho, those guys aren't cheap! Really like the 2nd Marine fig, though.

Unfortunately, no, not cheap. Don't tell my wife....

Blunderbus - Thanks for the praise!  And great job on mixing those colors!

Beautiful job on the BAR gunner Mike. And turning the base yourself adds a lot.

I am using a combination of enamels and oils. In some cases mixing them.

I am totally winging this. It has been a long time since doing this with Humbrel enamels

and I am here to learn. I tried acrylics and did not like them, so I am in full experiment mode.

I am really liking the connection this site enables and look forward to sharing information. 

Ho ho, those guys aren't cheap! Really like the 2nd Marine fig, though.

Blunderbus - definitely like the fig. If you're using all oils, does that mean that you mix all of your own colors?

Picked up a couple of the less expensive Verlinden 120mm figs on Ebay...like what I'm seeing compared to the plastic Tamiya stuff for sure.

Since this group build is on-going, I picked up 2 more 120mm figures.  Both are from Thunderbird Historical Miniatures.

OK here's my completed figure.  Would have liked to have posted some more in-progress pics, but at least I finished it! Made the groundwork from Oil-Dry and gravel and turned the base on a lathe and finished with clear gloss.  Comments and critiques welcome.