Adult modelers easily panic when it comes to small figures. At least that's how I feel. Super explained - this borders on psychological care. Thank you from Germany!
Thank you for this video. I was having a lot of trouble painting my figures since I joined the hobby in June. This helped immensely. I touched up one and was so happy with the results I kept redoing more and more. My figures no longer look like weird 2 inch mannequins.
That's great! I'm so happy to help - if you're interested, I have a new video on painting US WWII figures coming out today at 12pm EST 👍 And welcome to the hobby!
Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels! Super happy to see that subscriber count going up! You deserve it! This is another great one - I really like the strategy of blocking out some main colors
I'm an Italian model maker and I want to ask you for advice. I have difficulty coloring the vertical black belt and the back of the German soldier's uniform. I paint outside the outlines and use small brushes. What are your recommendations? Thanks Conrad
Speaking as a non-hobbyist, I'm amazed by all the skill, talent and labor it takes to do these figures at this level. Those hands and eyes would be great assets in surgery.
Having returned to the hobby after a long absence, rather nice to see that decals for uniform markings are included - back in the day, you had to try and paint all of that by hand
Wait?!? Put white in the eyes? Don’t put white in the eyes? You said no googly eyes! Lol! Complete sarcasm from a elderly beginner. Really appreciate your videos and the way you explain steps with thought process narratives. Rock on!
Thanks Hank, just ordered these now. I love the more recent Tamiya figures - great detail, clean mouldings and a great price, equivalent to $15 here in Thailand. 👍
Thanks for the tutorial. Now I can up my figure painting game that’s been on break for 17 years! I really like the details on the figures but my only gripe is that Tamiya never puts the rivets on the stahlhelm! Otherwise the figs are perfect.
I was building a pak 40 models and I took a chance to paint the figures with the model and they came out better than I thought they would I always was scared painting the figures and thought it was very hard but it's actually fun.
Hi SpruesNBrews, i noticed that in the final shot of the result, the other soldiers have the classic paddle on the back. Could you kindly tell me the colour(s) used for the paddle handle? Thank you
@@SpruesNBrews I thank you for your reply. One last thing: to give that brightness to the colour (it really does look like wood) did you use anything other than Vallejo Tan Earth? I ask because compared to the ammunition case and the back pouch it looks like a different shade. Thanks again
I'm a new subscriber and just found this video. Very interesting and very informative! I only have a few 1/35 or 1/32 figures as I concentrated on 1/72 and 1/76 for wargaming. Any suggestions for a much smaller scale?
Thank you - I'm glad you enjoyed! For figures at that very small scale, I would say that washes are going to be your best friend. You can't see very many small details at that level, so blocking in the main colors with paint & then using a wash to help create artificial shadows on the sculpt should help give you a great result! Happy painting 👍
Hi brilliant video, I would like to know please do you paint under a magnifying glass ? I just bought some plastic 1:32 figures they are not multi pose just solid. I read somewhere they are difficult to paint ! they must have a lot of factory resin on them and need a couple of coats of primer.They are from a good brand & I know what they are not just toy soliders from out of the pound shop.
Thanks so much! I currently don't use a magnifying glass, but I'm really considering picking up some wearable magnifying glasses. Your 1/32 figures will be ever so slightly bigger than these guys, but they're still small for sure! Good luck & happy painting! 👍
wow, awesome build! you've shown me more about figure painting in 13 minutes than a lot of sites have shown me in 50! i i have this kit in my build cabinet, been looking forward to building this along with the german field kitchen... consider me subscribed to you channel! :)
Awesome job! I like to use citadel agrax earthshade, I'm lazy. Mainly an armor builder. To me though my armor has to have at least a couple of crewmen. If not I feel as though something is missing. Great channel. Going to subscribe now!
I'd agree! Gotta have somebody in the vehicle to make it feel right 😁 And I've heard good things about the citadel wash! Gonna have to pick some up - thanks for watching & subscribing! 👍
Nice Job Hank. I recently purchased this kit. IMO one of Tamiya`s best figure kits. Nice paint job. Never tried Vallejo paints but may give them a try.
They look like good quality soldiers, have you ever heard of BMC toys? I even have pink army men now! I used to paint my soldiers, but the solvent in the paint made the plastic very fragile and brittle! You may wish to cheque out the plastic commander and the plastic emperor's channels! I've been into army men almost my entire life, I even have some from the 90s that I had as a child. I just can't let them go, their too special to me. Unfortunately my dad throws my stuff away like he did with my computer in 2001. I was extremely distressed when I found out what he had done. He's never apologised for it in 22 years!!!! I went berserk!
Here’s a tip if you are painting a Wehrmacht soldier and runout of flesh just paint the hands black and it will look like he’s wearing the leather gloves issued to the wermacht
this was very helpfull great video. Iam new . Actuly iam making my first kit . German morter team scale 1/35 . but i have a problem , i do not have airbrush . so can i use just a brush for the class coat and for the mat varnish
Great painting skill, but the uniform colours are a bit off when finished. When stone grey was used for trousers it was much lighter, field grey was often a bit greener, and it's a bit dark overall with the dark wash. Lighten up the jacket one shade, the trousers too, and it would be great.
Did you use an enamel because of that particular wash you used? I have a Citadel wash I was gonna use with an acrylic thinner. The guy at the hobby store said it would work
Nice painting I don't normally use Tamiya figures I find there under scale than all other 1.35 figures so hard to mix n match them! Dragon's 1.35 3rd Gen are amazing figures but ICM have just rocked the boat with there new figures there just absolutely unbelievable for plastic! They look high detail aplone resin when painted up the German ww1 set is my favorite can't wait for more from ICM if we ever hear from them again! Could be a while being based in Ukraine!
Amazing painting, just one sugestion , coming from a reenactor, the mes kit chips much quicker than the gas mask canister. My mes kit is practicly just aluminum while my gas mask canister ir 90% painted stil. Just a tip, take it or leave it, the figure stil looks amazing
Great video thanks for sharing! I am a fan! I like the quick hit video of about 15 minutes. As opposed to the 45minute or 2 hour video that are on UA-cam. I am sure that people will have issues or concerns about the colours you pick. Keep up the great work!
I am NOT a fan of figures! However, after watching this video and your techniques and how easy you can make a figure pop, I think I'm going to get this kit and give it a world. I just subscribed to this channel and I'm looking forward to your ideas and methods. Thank you for sharing.
Oh that's great! Figures aren't my strong suit either, honestly - I just try to improve a little bit with each one 😁 There's a link to the kit in the video description, but you can also find the set from most scale model distributors. Happy building! 👍
Great video tutorial on figure painting! I am a figure painter also, as well as a collector of original WWII militaria. My only critique with your NCO figure is that he should have NCO "Tresse" (silver braid) around his collar....just like you have on his shoulder boards. Dreifach Horrido!
Thank you! And that's great to hear - figures can definitely be daunting at first (I know I still need a lot of practice on mine), but it's all about learning as you go! Happy building 👍
Great video. Another choice for the basic flesh tone which I like and you may like to try, is Vallejo Panzer Aces 341 Flesh Base - it gives a warmer, more tanned effect which is perhaps appropriate for troops, and avoids the slightly yellow jaundiced look! :-) You can lighten it up with other flesh colours of course.
My first time watching a figures video and it was fascinating! Please leave your onscreen graphics up longer so they can be read and understood, pause won’t work with iPad and UTube by the way. Bob England
DO NOT apply black wash to face and hands. Use a redish brown wash (thinner, red, and a little brown) for hands and face. This will make your figure’s faces look less fake and more fleshy
Very cool! I've always been lacking the ability to finish a figure worth looking at. I'll be watching you teach, thanks for that 🙂 (- a previous multi-term President of SMAS, long before your interactions with them - which was cool. I'm also a long term subscriber, who never imagined I'd hear of my former Club's dealing with a UA-cam presenter that I enjoy. Good on-yah, from Canada. Oh, and being a repeat watcher of vid's...I've bought, but not started a set of figure's, it's the reason I'm re-watching this - Brad
Clear and nice. A couple of tips: I am no fan of the fleshtones, like at all - they are all too yellow for my taste, so instead I recommend Old Rose or Salmon Rose (Vallejo) as the base coat, using light flesh as highlight and any blasted brownish red for shade. This method of painting eyes come from Francois Verlinden, and is a pretty common way of painting eyes - and I approve of using light flesh for the white of the eyes, since the fleshtone is actually reflected in the eyes (most notable with people with dark skin - get yourself a good image and you'll see their whites have a clear brownish tint to them). However, the irises need to be larger, with only hint of whites visible - alternatively, paint a very thin dark line under the upper eyelid to mark the eyes. Oh, and at this scale, brown, preferably burnt umber, is used to paint the irises since the actual color can't be seen anyway. The only thing I actually question is painting the gasmask canister in aluminium - all metal equipment used was painted with that green, and that included the canister. The paint did wear off, but that is actually very well simulated with a drybrush. A couple of other hints: the binolulars should have straps as well as the gasmask canister where the lid opens. A good way to add something extra is to paint all the black leather, especially the Y-straps and boots with a semi-gloss coat when all is done to simulate at least leftover polish, but also leather's natural surface. All that aside, great painting tutorial, and I'll be sure to pick up the set myself.
That's a very nice finish. I'm glad to see Tamiya has improved their model figures. I'm stuck with the earlier not that crash Hot German infantry and the Grenadiers sculpts that are not so great. I haven't bought any of the newer figures that have a better natural pose. Very nice work.👍🇭🇲🦘🐨✌️
I would reccomend sticking with a Tamiya kit - their StuG III & StuG IV are great simple kits that'll give you a nice result. The Tamiya Panzer IIIs are also a good choice! If you have a little more experience under your belt, the Tamiya Panther D is a fun challenge! Happy building 👍
minor improvments and will be ok , talk with some reenactment dudes they will tell u some details , like materiał of gas mask pouch and Y straps what color - but u doing good
@@SpruesNBrews yes but u know , I used to make a lot of mistakes like wrong attachment of equipment or colors because I didn't know, only when I bought books and asked a little it made sense why it has to be glued here or what color it should be
What a fantastic video , I'm a total beginner, sorry to ask can you buy a complete paint set for these guys or do you buy separately? What brushes do you use please?
These figures are made of plastic, so Tamiya Extra Thin Cement works very well. If you're painting up a resin figure, however, I would recommend some super glue 👍
Nice bro, you earned my subscription; but the term is magazine and not clip--a clip being a thin strip for ammo as opposed to the box magazine long metal box. Think M1 Garand when you say "clip". We do this for historical accuracy after all.
@@SpruesNBrews Your welcome and watching should be useful as I put together my Tamiya 88 Flak gun. As for the "catch" I've been called a firearm snob before. I guess I am a little. LOL.
Thanks! I believe it's mostly the viscosity of the paint - primers tend to be quite a bit thinner than their full-bodied paint counterparts, which means they go a bit further without adding thickness to your figure or vehicle 👍
I don't recall exactly, but I think it was Vallejo Tan Earth - I try to mix it up with rifle stocks to create some variation between figures, but any light tans generally work well for me!
First, your figures look good. I cannot deny that. BUT, I am somewhat shocked you are using the acrylics straight from the bottle. IF I may suggest, thin that paint out at LEASY 50 per cent, with distilled water (I know a few people who go as high as 90 percent water. Paint it on in smooth, light coats. I think you will find, after a small learning curve, that 3 or 4 light coats will look much much better than one heavy coat. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hi. Thank you for this video. I was wondering if you can somehow review some Tamiya or Dragon figure sets (German). I find buying them a hit and miss proposition. I had bad experience with figure sets having inaccurate scale, bad anatomy, bad sculpting, etc.
Nice build. First time I've seen a thin slice of tape for the rifle/machine pistol sling. Is it sticky enough, or do you add a drop of CA glue for extra hold at the attach points? I'm thinking that this also might be useful for the strap between the gas mask canister and the molded strap on the figure torso.
Adult modelers easily panic when it comes to small figures. At least that's how I feel. Super explained - this borders on psychological care. Thank you from Germany!
I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed! Thank you for watching👍
@@SpruesNBrewshey sprues n brews where can i find us intelligence officers figure in 1/35? Any ideas?
1/35 isn't small by any definition. Even 28mm is large scale, small would be something like 1/72 and down.
Buenas noches, estoy empezando a pintar miniaturas y espero hacerlo como tú algún día. Muchas gracias por tu trabajo tan alucinante. Un saludo
¡Oh muchas gracias! Realmente lo aprecio. Feliz pintura y disfruta, mi amigo 👍
What brushes are you using.
I've got a video on "Best Gear for Beginners" where I talk about my brush set quite a bit - there's also a link to them with that video as well! 👍
Thank you for this video. I was having a lot of trouble painting my figures since I joined the hobby in June. This helped immensely. I touched up one and was so happy with the results I kept redoing more and more. My figures no longer look like weird 2 inch mannequins.
That's great! I'm so happy to help - if you're interested, I have a new video on painting US WWII figures coming out today at 12pm EST 👍 And welcome to the hobby!
I feel ya. I have so many figure on hold for dios cause I don't draw humans but painting still seems to get me in a rut. :/
Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels! Super happy to see that subscriber count going up! You deserve it! This is another great one - I really like the strategy of blocking out some main colors
Oh wow! Thank you very much - I really appreciate the support!
Just a question, what’s the super glue you used to glue him to the base?
Sure! I use All Purpose Krazy Glue, but I'm sure any super glue would work just fine 👍
I'm an Italian model maker and I want to ask you for advice. I have difficulty coloring the vertical black belt and the back of the German soldier's uniform. I paint outside the outlines and use small brushes. What are your recommendations? Thanks Conrad
May I know the color number for the helmet, tops and pants ?
It looks like in different colors.
Speaking as a non-hobbyist, I'm amazed by all the skill, talent and labor it takes to do these figures at this level. Those hands and eyes would be great assets in surgery.
I wanna do this but I'm scared now after watching u with those tiny details
very good paint job the only thing is tamiya figures tend to all look identical so i don't normally use tamiya figures but other than that good job!
Thanks! Yeah the most recent Tamiya figures are getting better with the faces I think!
@@SpruesNBrews agreed I just painted a 2020 tamiya figure and they are improving. :)
Having returned to the hobby after a long absence, rather nice to see that decals for uniform markings are included - back in the day, you had to try and paint all of that by hand
It's a real nice addition, for sure!
Wow, just beautiful! I'm guessing I am not going to be finding 50% off deals on these, unlike those horrible, horrific new Star Wars models!
Wait?!? Put white in the eyes? Don’t put white in the eyes? You said no googly eyes! Lol! Complete sarcasm from a elderly beginner. Really appreciate your videos and the way you explain steps with thought process narratives. Rock on!
Googly eyes are hard to get, that's why many use white and black paint for painting eyes
Nice looking sculpts, I remember when Dragon and Verlinden where the best choice for figure sets above the Tamiya ones.
I started a Tamiya Afrika Korps squad for some 1/35 garden war gaming and this was a great tutorial for skins. Thank you!
So glad to hear it! Thanks so much - happy painting! 👍🖌
I note he builds Tamiya kits a great deal … but has anyone ever done airfix ww2 1:32 figures ? Are they good enough to even bother with ?🤔
Hello I paint and buy Airfix a lot I would say they are really good for painting and are a good deal for that!
Thanks Hank, just ordered these now. I love the more recent Tamiya figures - great detail, clean mouldings and a great price, equivalent to $15 here in Thailand. 👍
Oh great! Enjoy - they're a real pleasure to work with 👍🍻
Thanks for the tutorial. Now I can up my figure painting game that’s been on break for 17 years! I really like the details on the figures but my only gripe is that Tamiya never puts the rivets on the stahlhelm! Otherwise the figs are perfect.
Thanks for watching - and good luck with your figures! 👍
Hello Hank,
could you tell me the colour used for the mg42 stock? Thank you
Vallejo Beige Brown or Tan Earth both work well for stocks! 👍
I was building a pak 40 models and I took a chance to paint the figures with the model and they came out better than I thought they would I always was scared painting the figures and thought it was very hard but it's actually fun.
Hi SpruesNBrews,
i noticed that in the final shot of the result, the other soldiers have the classic paddle on the back.
Could you kindly tell me the colour(s) used for the paddle handle?
Thank you
Good question! Vallejo Tan Earth works well for wood tones in my experience 👍
@@SpruesNBrews I thank you for your reply. One last thing: to give that brightness to the colour (it really does look like wood) did you use anything other than Vallejo Tan Earth? I ask because compared to the ammunition case and the back pouch it looks like a different shade.
Thanks again
I'm a new subscriber and just found this video. Very interesting and very informative! I only have a few 1/35 or 1/32 figures as I concentrated on 1/72 and 1/76 for wargaming. Any suggestions for a much smaller scale?
Thank you - I'm glad you enjoyed! For figures at that very small scale, I would say that washes are going to be your best friend. You can't see very many small details at that level, so blocking in the main colors with paint & then using a wash to help create artificial shadows on the sculpt should help give you a great result! Happy painting 👍
I'm a 1/32,1/35 guy. 1/72 is too small for my collections. Unless you're into war gaming.
I got some time ago german field commanders set. And these figures are equally fantastic.
Hi brilliant video, I would like to know please do you paint under a magnifying glass ? I just bought some plastic 1:32 figures they are not multi pose just solid. I read somewhere they are difficult to paint ! they must have a lot of factory resin on them and need a couple of coats of primer.They are from a good brand & I know what they are not just toy soliders from out of the pound shop.
Thanks so much! I currently don't use a magnifying glass, but I'm really considering picking up some wearable magnifying glasses. Your 1/32 figures will be ever so slightly bigger than these guys, but they're still small for sure!
Good luck & happy painting! 👍
wow, awesome build! you've shown me more about figure painting in 13 minutes than a lot of sites have shown me in 50! i i have this kit in my build cabinet, been looking forward to building this along with the german field kitchen... consider me subscribed to you channel! :)
Oh great! Thanks so much - I'm glad you found the video useful. Welcome aboard & happy building! 🍻
I am completely new to this hobby and your tutorial will help me immensely. Thank you
I'm so glad to hear - thank you! Enjoy & happy building 👍
Do i need the vallejo?
Nope! Any acrylic modeling paints will do - these were just my recommendations that worked well for me 👍
Awesome job! I like to use citadel agrax earthshade, I'm lazy. Mainly an armor builder. To me though my armor has to have at least a couple of crewmen. If not I feel as though something is missing. Great channel. Going to subscribe now!
I'd agree! Gotta have somebody in the vehicle to make it feel right 😁 And I've heard good things about the citadel wash! Gonna have to pick some up - thanks for watching & subscribing! 👍
Really nice video and I enjoyed it a lot. FYI, in addition to masking tape, dental floss can also be used for making slings.
Thank you! And good recommendation - I'll have to give that a try!
Nice Job Hank. I recently purchased this kit. IMO one of Tamiya`s best figure kits. Nice paint job. Never tried Vallejo paints but may give them a try.
Thank you! And I agree... it's a phenomenal kit, especially for the value. Cheers! 🍻
They look like good quality soldiers, have you ever heard of BMC toys? I even have pink army men now! I used to paint my soldiers, but the solvent in the paint made the plastic very fragile and brittle! You may wish to cheque out the plastic commander and the plastic emperor's channels! I've been into army men almost my entire life, I even have some from the 90s that I had as a child. I just can't let them go, their too special to me. Unfortunately my dad throws my stuff away like he did with my computer in 2001. I was extremely distressed when I found out what he had done. He's never apologised for it in 22 years!!!! I went berserk!
Another great figure tutorial. Really hoping to use some of these techniques on my next build. Cheers.
Awesome! Thanks so much - happy building!
Here’s a tip if you are painting a Wehrmacht soldier and runout of flesh just paint the hands black and it will look like he’s wearing the leather gloves issued to the wermacht
this was very helpfull great video. Iam new . Actuly iam making my first kit . German morter team scale 1/35 . but i have a problem , i do not have airbrush . so can i use just a brush for the class coat and for the mat varnish
Great painting skill, but the uniform colours are a bit off when finished. When stone grey was used for trousers it was much lighter, field grey was often a bit greener, and it's a bit dark overall with the dark wash. Lighten up the jacket one shade, the trousers too, and it would be great.
Wow just wow! I don’t even come close too that amount of detail when I do mine. AMAZING Great video thx for the inspiration too keep going.
Thank you very much - I'm glad to hear it! 👍
Did you use an enamel because of that particular wash you used? I have a Citadel wash I was gonna use with an acrylic thinner. The guy at the hobby store said it would work
I have recently been 3d printing my figures, its much cheaper at only a few cents a figure.
Great job mate,they're great looking figures... 👍
Thank you very much! I appreciate it - and thanks for watching! 👍
Nice looking soldiers. What brand of brushes do you prefer?
Nice painting I don't normally use Tamiya figures I find there under scale than all other 1.35 figures so hard to mix n match them! Dragon's 1.35 3rd Gen are amazing figures but ICM have just rocked the boat with there new figures there just absolutely unbelievable for plastic! They look high detail aplone resin when painted up the German ww1 set is my favorite can't wait for more from ICM if we ever hear from them again! Could be a while being based in Ukraine!
Yes for sure - hoping they get through this alright
This is really cool since i want to be a scale modeler too but i just dont have enough money for the models lol
Amazing painting, just one sugestion , coming from a reenactor, the mes kit chips much quicker than the gas mask canister. My mes kit is practicly just aluminum while my gas mask canister ir 90% painted stil. Just a tip, take it or leave it, the figure stil looks amazing
Thank you! I appreciate the tip - that's great to know 👍
Great video thanks for sharing! I am a fan! I like the quick hit video of about 15 minutes. As opposed to the 45minute or 2 hour video that are on UA-cam. I am sure that people will have issues or concerns about the colours you pick. Keep up the great work!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice figurines. Interestingly painted.
Thanks very much! 👍🖌️
I am NOT a fan of figures! However, after watching this video and your techniques and how easy you can make a figure pop, I think I'm going to get this kit and give it a world. I just subscribed to this channel and I'm looking forward to your ideas and methods. Thank you for sharing.
Oh that's great! Figures aren't my strong suit either, honestly - I just try to improve a little bit with each one 😁
There's a link to the kit in the video description, but you can also find the set from most scale model distributors. Happy building! 👍
Great video tutorial on figure painting! I am a figure painter also, as well as a collector of original WWII militaria. My only critique with your NCO figure is that he should have NCO "Tresse" (silver braid) around his collar....just like you have on his shoulder boards. Dreifach Horrido!
Ahh thanks for the tip! 👍
Do you use anything to seal the paint before applying the enamel wash?
@spruesandbrews where can I find us intelligence figures?
Its a great pleasure see how you handle the brush like your talent and your patience !! congrats !!👍
Too kind! Thank you very much 😁
Yet another Tamiya AD.....Same ol' same ol'.....Try going on line you Will find other manufactures who don't just produce Shake and Bake models.....
I love that the Tamiya engineering is so great - no fit problems to fiddle with & I get to spend more time on painting!
Hi buddy great tutorial helps a lot thank you for sharing mate.cheers Gary from the 🇬🇧.
I'm so glad! Thank you - and thanks for watching! 👍
Awesome video!! Figures have always been a pain for me... I have this kit in the stash and will break it out and have a go..!!
Thank you! And that's great to hear - figures can definitely be daunting at first (I know I still need a lot of practice on mine), but it's all about learning as you go! Happy building 👍
Great video. Another choice for the basic flesh tone which I like and you may like to try, is Vallejo Panzer Aces 341 Flesh Base - it gives a warmer, more tanned effect which is perhaps appropriate for troops, and avoids the slightly yellow jaundiced look! :-) You can lighten it up with other flesh colours of course.
I'll have to give it a go - thanks!
My first time watching a figures video and it was fascinating! Please leave your onscreen graphics up longer so they can be read and understood, pause won’t work with iPad and UTube by the way.
Bob
England
Noted! Thanks for watching 👍
DO NOT apply black wash to face and hands. Use a redish brown wash (thinner, red, and a little brown) for hands and face. This will make your figure’s faces look less fake and more fleshy
I'll have to give it a go!
What kind of brushes do you use?
Very cool! I've always been lacking the ability to finish a figure worth looking at. I'll be watching you teach, thanks for that 🙂 (- a previous multi-term President of SMAS, long before your interactions with them - which was cool. I'm also a long term subscriber, who never imagined I'd hear of my former Club's dealing with a UA-cam presenter that I enjoy. Good on-yah, from Canada. Oh, and being a repeat watcher of vid's...I've bought, but not started a set of figure's, it's the reason I'm re-watching this - Brad
Clear and nice. A couple of tips: I am no fan of the fleshtones, like at all - they are all too yellow for my taste, so instead I recommend Old Rose or Salmon Rose (Vallejo) as the base coat, using light flesh as highlight and any blasted brownish red for shade. This method of painting eyes come from Francois Verlinden, and is a pretty common way of painting eyes - and I approve of using light flesh for the white of the eyes, since the fleshtone is actually reflected in the eyes (most notable with people with dark skin - get yourself a good image and you'll see their whites have a clear brownish tint to them). However, the irises need to be larger, with only hint of whites visible - alternatively, paint a very thin dark line under the upper eyelid to mark the eyes. Oh, and at this scale, brown, preferably burnt umber, is used to paint the irises since the actual color can't be seen anyway.
The only thing I actually question is painting the gasmask canister in aluminium - all metal equipment used was painted with that green, and that included the canister. The paint did wear off, but that is actually very well simulated with a drybrush.
A couple of other hints: the binolulars should have straps as well as the gasmask canister where the lid opens.
A good way to add something extra is to paint all the black leather, especially the Y-straps and boots with a semi-gloss coat when all is done to simulate at least leftover polish, but also leather's natural surface.
All that aside, great painting tutorial, and I'll be sure to pick up the set myself.
That's a very nice finish. I'm glad to see Tamiya has improved their model figures. I'm stuck with the earlier not that crash Hot German infantry and the Grenadiers sculpts that are not so great. I haven't bought any of the newer figures that have a better natural pose. Very nice work.👍🇭🇲🦘🐨✌️
Hi,
is it possible to know the colour shade used for the kar98k?
Thank you very much
Yes! I believe I used Vallejo Tan Earth for it 👍
The color contrast between the light and dark skin tone on the face is fairly noticeable, did you ever work on the NCO after the video?
I haven't gotten to the last figure yet, but hoping to soon
which german tank i should get for starters?
I would reccomend sticking with a Tamiya kit - their StuG III & StuG IV are great simple kits that'll give you a nice result. The Tamiya Panzer IIIs are also a good choice! If you have a little more experience under your belt, the Tamiya Panther D is a fun challenge! Happy building 👍
Is it possible to know the colour used for the mg42 stand?
Thank you
The whole body & bipod of the 42 is flat black 👍
Great work. Thanks for the tips. I've been wanting to do figures for ages but didn't know where to start. This has been really helpful
minor improvments and will be ok , talk with some reenactment dudes they will tell u some details , like materiał of gas mask pouch and Y straps what color - but u doing good
It's all a little bit of artistic liberty 👍
@@SpruesNBrews yes but u know , I used to make a lot of mistakes like wrong attachment of equipment or colors because I didn't know, only when I bought books and asked a little it made sense why it has to be glued here or what color it should be
So, why not just paint the pale skin first, in layers, to cover the black?
I like to build up from dark to light - just my style! 👍
Really great video...and good project.
Thank you very much! 👍
I’ve got two sets of this kit. Gonna quit my job soon so I can finally have time to paint them…
Well that is definitely one way to free up some modeling time!
Americans using ‘super,’ in place of ‘very’ is a major irritation.
We can be quite an irritation 😅
What a fantastic video , I'm a total beginner, sorry to ask can you buy a complete paint set for these guys or do you buy separately? What brushes do you use please?
What glue do you recommend for attaching arms and equipment?
These figures are made of plastic, so Tamiya Extra Thin Cement works very well. If you're painting up a resin figure, however, I would recommend some super glue 👍
Do you use a magnifying glass when you paint the figures? How long does each figure take?
Nice bro, you earned my subscription; but the term is magazine and not clip--a clip
being a thin strip for ammo as opposed to the box magazine long metal box. Think M1 Garand when you say "clip". We do this for historical accuracy after all.
Thanks for watching (and for the sub)! Nice catch - I always hate to mess up the details like that, so I appreciate the call-out! 👍
@@SpruesNBrews Your welcome and watching should be useful as I put together my Tamiya 88 Flak gun. As for the "catch" I've been called a firearm snob before. I guess I am a little. LOL.
You have veri nice models and videous.👍
Thanks so much!
nice video ..... please could you tell me whats the differance between normal black ( Perhaps xf 1) and black primer?
Thanks! I believe it's mostly the viscosity of the paint - primers tend to be quite a bit thinner than their full-bodied paint counterparts, which means they go a bit further without adding thickness to your figure or vehicle 👍
@@SpruesNBrews thank you :-)
would it be ok to have a nice cup of tea ?? it's just that alcohol turns me in to a right twat
Whatever floats your boat!
Top top top job! Thanks for the video!
Thank you very much!! I appreciate it 👍
The figures turned out great! What did you use to film???
Thank you! This was an older video shot on my Samsung Galaxy S20+ 👍
What colour did you use for the rifles, is it an ochre of some kind?
I don't recall exactly, but I think it was Vallejo Tan Earth - I try to mix it up with rifle stocks to create some variation between figures, but any light tans generally work well for me!
Im new to all this what fine brushes you using there
I talk about them in my "best gear for beginners" video if you'd like to check it out!
One day I hope to be this good
Too kind! I'm just trying to practice a little bit with every build 😁
Nice !
First, your figures look good. I cannot deny that. BUT, I am somewhat shocked you are using the acrylics straight from the bottle. IF I may suggest, thin that paint out at LEASY 50 per cent, with distilled water (I know a few people who go as high as 90 percent water. Paint it on in smooth, light coats. I think you will find, after a small learning curve, that 3 or 4 light coats will look much much better than one heavy coat. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks - I'll have to give that a go! 👍
Great tutorial. Very nice video. Have a nice day. Greetings, Aleš 😎👍
Thank you very much - and thanks for watching! 👍
Hi. Thank you for this video. I was wondering if you can somehow review some Tamiya or Dragon figure sets (German). I find buying them a hit and miss proposition. I had bad experience with figure sets having inaccurate scale, bad anatomy, bad sculpting, etc.
I'd love to do some figure reviews - I'll shoot some content on the next set I pick up. Thanks for the recommendation 👍
excellent.
Beautiful working. Félicitations from a french fan.
And thanks you for this video tuto
Enjoy
Merci beaucoup! I'm glad you enjoyed 😁
Nice build.
First time I've seen a thin slice of tape for the rifle/machine pistol sling. Is it sticky enough, or do you add a drop of CA glue for extra hold at the attach points?
I'm thinking that this also might be useful for the strap between the gas mask canister and the molded strap on the figure torso.
Thanks! Sometimes the tape is enough on its own, but a bit of super glue is definitely helpful 👍
Have you tried holding the figure when painting., so easy.
Love those freehand knife skills - cutting that tape sling was mastery. I couldn't freehand that cut in 1000 years. Go you!!!!
Oh thank you! Practice makes perfect 😁🍻
What colour did you use on the German helmets?
German Camo Dark Green works nicely! 👍
Good looking figures 👍🏻🇦🇺
Der Behälter für die Gasmaske ist ebenfalls Feldgrau gewesen.
Das ist gut zu wissen - danke!
Down to earth information👍😀
Thank you! 👍
Dang, I remember when I had good vision and my hands didn't shake. lol Your videos are very good. Keep them coming.
Thank you very much - will do!
Looking awesome!!! I always have trouble doing the eyes. Maybe a magnifying glass would be the solution in my case. 😏
Thanks! Yeah eyes are super tough - I could use some magnification myself 👍
Great tutorial, thanks.
Thank you! Glad it was helpful!
Sling not strap, the pistol grip of the MP-40 would be Bakelite so there would be no metal showing through from wear.
Oh good to know! Thanks