Onging WIP--My Figures, 8/22 Update- DML Panther got a new BOSS

I made some progress tonight.  First things first, here's a picture of the dude I am working on from the box:

If anyone has any color call outs, I would be, as always, grateful

Here's the torso, i left the arms off, at least for now, one of his hands is on his hip and I felt like it would be easier to paint the hand off, then attach it.  There appear to be very tight seams on this guy.

Here's the head with the progress tonight, specifically more highlights, 5 oclock shadow, courtesy of Bodge's toot, hair, and heargear.  I actually started with a flesh wash to tone down the very dark shadows on the cheek creases, I like the look after.

A before picture

ANd the after shots, sorry about the strange angles, I mounted him on a giant Chinese food toothpick I found in my dinner last night, and the length screws up the juggling act I know as using macro setting.

Here is a comparison shot:  my second figure, Boxer Hans, and the new guy on the block, Resin Rolf

I also worked on that Hornet tanker head, here's the start of the night

And a comparison with Disco Franz

And the after, again, I used a flesh wash to tone down the shadow which I felt was too stark, highlghted and feathered to the best of my ham handed ability, gave him his teeth using off white and flesh to tone it down, eyebrows, hair, and a base coat on the cap. Away we go with pictures

Lastly, a secret message to Schnobs:

Your work is progressing quite nicly, keep it up.

Thanks, figurefreak and Captfue!

I am planning on switching myskin formulation with the next figure.  AS for this guy, I included a shot of the box art, what are my options as far as uniform colors.  Initially, I assumed he was wearing black leather coveralls, then when I got the box, thought it was dark grey leather, but just now, it appears to me he is wearing a gray green matching jacket and trousers.

He is also wearing a collared shirt and necktie, but I can't even see the items on the box art.

Thanks,

Bill 

I only had a couple minutes tonight, but I got 2 coats of uniform basecoat-German field grey for the upper and German uniform green for the pantaloons.

Plugging along.

Bill

I think I made some progress tonight.  I started with the base trouser color, vallejo German uniform green.  I put a good amount, maybe 3 drops, into both end bins of a plastic palette dish, then, in the "highlight" side, I added light grey to the next bin, then yellow, and in the  shadow bin I put dark German grey.

I started with highlights, the theory being that it is easier to tell where to shadow if we highlight first.

Starting with a 000 brushful of light grey, i put that in the main highlight bin and mixed it up.  Use an old rough brush for this, not your sable.  ALWAYS dab the brush on the side of the bin, then I run it in a twirling motion over a dry paper towel, then go for the figure with it.  THe first highlight I did fairly liberally over obvious creases and high points, hit it with a hairdryer, then i went back and added more light grey, a bit of water, and hit the same areas, but I consciously covered less of the highlight areas, the hairdryer, then I added a bit of yellow and hit only the ridge of his collar, areas like that.

The shadows were exactly the same, except I put less and less and darker and darker paint in the creases and folds.  For the last step, I switched to a 7-O brush, and I took a brush of the darkened base coat, and put that on the dark grey that I was formerly putting in the field grey.

Then I did the same for the tunic, after I put his arms on.

Here are the pictures.

First, compare and contrast with Boxer Hans, my second figure ever, he turned out ok, but the feathering was poor.

PLEASE let me know what you think, but I will tell you right now I am very ahppy with how he is turning out.

Bill   

Hey Bill!

That's what I am talking about!!!

Looks great Bill!  Great color choices and I can't wait to see more.

Natural light shots

This guy is done, I believe.

Outside lighting, Herr Whoever in Paradise?

That's figure number 3.

Much progress via telephonic tutelage from Schnobs.

He's washed with oils, 2 times overall, 3 times below the beltline, I added his sidearm just as I was sweeping off the benchtop, I located it.  I added a bit of Mig Europe dust to his boots and extreme lower trousers.  Should I seal him up?

Thanks for looking

Bill

I think you might of crossed the finish line on this one Bill!   Congrats!!   I would sugest doing one final check for chips and errors and then add a little MIG pigments to the boots and lower pant legs and then shoot a coat of flat.   JMHO of course as always!

Back to watch making! 

Nice one Bill,

I really like what you've done with this guy - the facial expression is less "stern" than the one on the box pic. The shading in the folds looks just about right too.

I had been eyeing this fig on LuckyModel's site and umm-ing and ahh-ing about picking it up, but it was hard to tell from the boxtop pics. I might just go for one of these now.

Dougums wrote:

ignore the troll... you are doing a mighty fine job

Ditto Squared! 

Lookin' real nice, Bill. Good work.

Steve

Thanks for taking the time to comment, guys, Phil_H, Dougums , Schnobs, psstoff995, figure freak , psstoff995's lbro, and Steve/mic!

I really REALLY enjoyed putting this guy together and painting him.  He's the first of many.

Bill 

Here's a shot of him in his natural environment

And a guy I started

To go here

And for Schnobs, here are the new guys I have in line to get painted:

Russians

More Russians

Just to check them in the garage, I got some Germans, too

Head case/case of heads.

Man he looks great Bill!

Nice collection of future figs as well!! 

I have moved on to my DML Panzer crewmen, this guy will go on my panther, DML body, Hornet head.

Today, I primed, fleshed, then painted the uniform "black," although the base coat is black+black grey+prussian blue.

Highlights were base +progressive amounts of light blue, shadows were black+dark grey, then just black.

Here is the guy, all that's left is a couple oil washes, and a sealing after some pigments.

And here he is in his office:

Awesome Bill!  I love the in his Office Pics!

I was reading an Osprey Modeling Panzer Crewman of the Heer book today and it mentioned using fleshtones with the black for the highlights. 

Interesting.............

You are improving at a steady rate Sir! 

agentg wrote:

Citadelgrad87 wrote: I have moved on to my DML Panzer crewmen, this guy will go on my panther, DML body, Hornet head. Today, I primed, fleshed, then painted the uniform "black," although the base coat is black+black grey+prussian blue. Highlights were base +progressive amounts of light blue, shadows were black+dark grey, then just black. Here is the guy, all that's left is a couple oil washes, and a sealing after some pigments. And here he is in his office: Until the last shot of him in the hatch I was LMFAO thinking he was Disco's dance partner! Good job on da boyz.

DO THE HUSTLE!  Doo doo doo, do do do do do!

This guy is across the line, and into his shing new...PANTHER!!!

oops, photobooth started to disassemble itself on this one

On to the next guy, but I'm not sure who that will be. 

Stay tuned

Bill