How to paint 1/35 scale figures in 6 easy steps to get GREAT results, full tutorial

A full tutorial of how to paint 1/35 scale figures, using a WW2 German Waffen SS soldier resin figure from Stalingrad models.
Get great results using 6 easy steps.
Scale figures are great for your military models, dioramas and vignettes.
Brands used include:
AK Interactive
Tamiya
Stalingrad
Lifecolor
Vallejo
6 easy steps:
1. Prepare figure
2. Airbrush clothing
3. Paint dark tone: recesses & outline edges
4. Paint light tone: highlights
5. Paint boots, equipment, badges & weapons
6. Paint face & hands
Options include: weathering powders (eg. Tamiya), decals, and gloss.
I hope you find the video useful.
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Chapters
00:00 - About MrTig2010 Military Models
00:34 - 1/35 figure Stalingrad waffen SS officer
01:06 - Prepare figure, sanding, plastic putty, primer
01:50 - Reference material
02:03 - Liquid mask
02:31 - Airbrush figure clothing
03:26 - Wet pallet, armrest, magnifier
03:44 - Paint dark tone; Recesses and outline edges
06:54 - Paint light tone; highlights
09:00 - Paint boots, equipment, badges, weapons
12:19 - Face painting and hands
14:29 - Options; weathering powders, pigments, decals, gloss paint
14:58 - Completed figure
15:55 - Summary of 6 steps for figure painting
13 video languages available: Dutch, English, Filipino, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish & Turkish (in CC)
Airbrush is Iwata Eclipse
Music by Epidemic Sound
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[@roberttomei7022]

MrTig,
If I may say, you are quite the Maestro of figure design and painting...beautiful job, most incredible, indeed.

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Thank you so much 😀

[@oculusangelicus8978]

Thanks for sharing, I've always had trouble with figure painting, but when I do Dioramas they need to look good, so I definitely will put your steps into play with my figurines. Great Job BTW! Looks great!!!

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Thanks Oculus Angelicus, really appreciate your feedback! Best of luck with your figures too!

[@GDstory2023]

The detailed picture and explanation were very helpful. Thank you.

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks

[@kevinfitzpatrick8532]

Wow ,nice work 👏

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@martinoconnor4314]

Excellent video, thanks.

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Thanks Martin!

[@mikemodels928]

I am having hard time buying russian models due to what's happening in Ukraine... but the paintjob is really impressive . Subscribed.

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Thanks Mike, appreciate your comments!

[@MrPolicekarim]

There's 3 Ukrainian companies though-ICM, MINIart, and MarsterBox.

[@crmedina1]

Excelente trabajo!!

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

¡Muchas gracias! Agradezco tu comentario.
Many thanks! Appreciate your comment.

[@thaibeefyfm3667]

nice vid...music drove me mad

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Thanks 😊

[@typhoon2827]

Looks more like RAF blue to be honest.
Subbed 👍🏻

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Thanks Ty. Yes there are many different tones for uniform grey - I used AK Figure German Grey Uniform Light for this one.

[@seantighe3077]

@@MrTigMilitaryModels the colour is field grey, all your reference images show it to be more green than the grey blue you have? The figure represents an officer, they had access to better quality uniforms than the enlisted men whose uniforms really did vary as the war went on.

[@gordonbain5411]

Great music....where's it from?

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Thanks Gordon, it’s from the music site called Epidemic Sound.

[@marceljong2918]

Hey, I heb zelf al heel wat Duitse tanks in elkaar gezet incl wethering enzo maar nog nooit 1 figuurtje geverfd(bewaar ze wel allemaal) misschien toch maar eens een poging gaan maken mbv je video.Thnx

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Thanks for watching & hope some of the painting tips help. I think a figure or two adds to most model dioramas.

[@marceljong2918]

heb je evt een tip voor de kleuren die ik het best kan gebruiken voor een Duitse tank crew?

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

German tank crew or panzer crew uniforms were often black or tones of black/dark grey, but their uniform colours also depend on the year, the climate (like winter uniforms such as white tone jackets or reversible jackets) and if they were WSS (they often had access to better and more varied camouflage uniforms, like pea dot pattern). I think painting camouflage can be harder and take more time, and generally you need a colour photo to copy it from. If you look up ‘panzer crew uniforms’ the images might give you some help. You can also see some examples in my latest UA-cam video that has some German tank figures called “Get Ready for the next battle resin diorama WW2 Sturmgeschutz IV tank Sd. Kfz. 167 Normandy 1/35” or the German crew in winter uniform on “Realistic diorama Tamiya German Flak Bastogne WW2 1:35 full build”. Many thanks!

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

Hi mate, I’m getting a tamiya 1/16 scale Rommel fig. Do u think you could do one of him for my reference? Great job as always mate

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Hi John, thanks! That’s a great Tamiya figure. I’m doing a 1/35 diorama with a Rommel figure that could help..

[@hidalgohouse3815]

No where in this video could I see what brand or type of blue he used for the base. What was the hurry?

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Hi, it’s at 2:00 in the video - I used AK Figure series AK3145 & AK3146 grey uniform. Thanks

[@raffaeleruggiero7694]

Gran bel video ...che tipo di carta è quella sulla quale si mettono i colori?

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Thank you Raffael, appreciate your positive feedback! The paper is baking paper, also called parchment paper (comes in a roll and used for oven cooking - from supermarket)

[@SuperTexasBlues]

what kind and size brushes do you use, please?

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

Hi I use Tamiya Modeling Brush ProII. Item 87172 (ultra fine) and Tamiya Modeling Brush HG. Item 87154 (extra fine). They are expensive but I find you can’t get fine detail painting without them. Thanks

[@snoozer64]

​@MrTigMilitaryModels how do you clean these brushes to maintain their integrity? I must be doing the cleaning too harshly. Recommendations?

[@MrTigMilitaryModels]

hi i use General Pencil The Master’s brush cleaner & preserver, it’s a soap for washing brushes (from Amazon)