1/16 - 120mm Figure GB

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.

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

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...

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.

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

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.

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

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

I guess the pics fixed themselves...

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

Airborne - is that a Verlinden dude?

Love the 5 o'clock shadow.

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.

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

Thought I recognized that guys mug!

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

here he is with a shot of dullcote and a base

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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!

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!

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.

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.

Went to the MFCA shown at the Valley Forge Convention center this weekend. The artwork was incredible. Really inspired me to pursue this hobby an maybe compete at next years show.

I picked up the Regimental S-4 Marine Flame thrower Iwo Jima figure to start a WW2 group once I am done with the modern desert war figures.

This is going to be a winter / hot summer months hobby for me though. Fishing, target shooting and vegetable gardening are taking up all of my time now and I am finding it very difficult to devote the time needed to this endeavor.

Still looking forward to seeing the other members figures that are part of this group build.

Hey, Blunder I've painted Regimental's Doc Bradley figure.  Went together pretty well.  Not a whole lot of clean up. The flamethrower guy looks pretty cool.  Looking forward to yours.  Did you get to speak with Nick Majerus when you bought your figure?  He's the owner of Regimental S4.  He's a really great guy and figure painter too.  I think I've overcome my slump on my figure and am now well on my way.  I should be able to get some pics up tomorrow.

Hi Mike,

No, I didn't meet Nick at the show but there were some amazing displays and it was very inspirational.

Glad to hear your moving along well on your figure again. Between the beautiful weather and my current work load with my clients I'm afraid I'm not getting anywhere fast with mine.

Looking forward to seeing your pics.

     I hear ya about the weather!  it's hard to be inside modeling when the weather starts getting this nice.  Plus I have 2 young kids keeping me busy.  Here's what I did with my figure this time around.  I took Tamiya Olive Drab XF-62 and started mixing in drops of Tamiya Drak Yellow XF-60 until I got a brown shade of OD.  I sprayed this as a base over the whole figure.  Then I added more Dark Yellow and a little Tamiya Flat Flesh XF-15 for the highlights and then sprayed straight down from the top of the figure.  Unmixed OD XF-62 was sprayed from the underside for shadows.  I then mixed up some second highlights and shadows from Vallejo and unfortunately didn't keep track of the mix.  I just kept adding color until I got what looked right.  I painted the web gear and boots, which still need highs and shadows done.  Plus the whole figure needs outlined to add some contrast to the different elements.  Also I still have to start on the face.  At any rate I'm alot happier this go round. Third(?) time's the charm!  On to the pics....

I'm still a beginner to figure painting, but I thought I'd pass along some advice to the others watching this thread.  The first rule of figure painting( and modeling in general) is to keep trying until you get results you're satisfied with.  The last 2 figures I've painted were stripped multiple times until I got the look I was going for.

mike91978

I'm still a beginner to figure painting, but I thought I'd pass along some advice to the others watching this thread.  The first rule of figure painting( and modeling in general) is to keep trying until you get results you're satisfied with.  The last 2 figures I've painted were stripped multiple times until I got the look I was going for.

Well said Mike. Compromise may work for politicians but it doesn't work for artists.

Your figure is looking great, Looks like you nailed the colors and the shading looks very natural. Looking forward to more photos as you progress.

Main part of the figure is just about finished.  Should have pics up tonight.  Still have to paint the face and rifle.

OK here's my figure as of this afternoon:

Still a little shading and highlighting to do, but things are coming together finally.

He is looking terrific Mike.

You are inspiring me. I've got to get back on mine soon.

Thanks for the compliments!