Normandy Bocage diorama

[rtfoe]

You spend all that time painting the camo pattern for it all to be hidden by equipment :crying:

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It happens most of the time but it will be seen in between the equipment and would be hard to get to if it was painted later.

Cheers,
Richard

[GerryW]

Looking really good, there's no way that you'd be able to paint after putting all of the equipment on.

[AlanG]

Cheers guys. Can't wait to finish these now and get them onto the dio to see what they are like

[Jim R]

Hi Alan
You should be very pleased with those figures. The equipment will really bring them to life even if some of your camo painting efforts will be covered.
Jim

[AlanG]

Last day of my holidays so i thought i'd better get some painting done. Can't do anything outside as it's snowing like mad. Probably got about 4" so far.

So here is my first attempt at painting faces. Hope they get better lol. a LOT of help gleaned from Shep Paine's diorama book.

[Ian M]

Those figures are looking great Al and should looks fantastic on the diorama.

[Jim R]

Hi Alan
Nothing wrong with that face
Jim

[AlanG]

So other than the head being held on by blu-tac (for the moment), this figure is finally done. Given a coat of AK Ultra Flat varnish to dampen everything down. Which imho, it has. Will add the dust to the boots and bottom of trousers when i finish the rest. No point in just getting it all out just for one figure.

Rather chuffed with the outcome

[Dulux]

Alan, I’ve just started my first 1/35 face and it’s harder than I thought. I think initially I was using to finer brush and consequently not enough paint. Your figures look excellent

[AlanG]

I was under no illusion that faces were going to be hard, and i was correct lol. But if i'm honest. At the distance these figures are going to be viewed, i don't have to be totally perfect with them. If i was doing a 1/16 bust then that would be different

[wotan]

Alan

You have done a great job on painting those figures. They will look fine in your excellent dio. If I can add just one suggestion for your next figures. The uniform is very well painted but it looks a bit flat. I would suggest you take a slightly lighter mix of the lightest colour and add some small highlights to a few areas near the shoulders and the top facing planes. This will make your figures pop even more.

John

[AlanG]

Alan

You have done a great job on painting those figures. They will look fine in your excellent dio. If I can add just one suggestion for your next figures. The uniform is very well painted but it looks a bit flat. I would suggest you take a slightly lighter mix of the lightest colour and add some small highlights to a few areas near the shoulders and the top facing planes. This will make your figures pop even more.

John

Hi John

I intend to do that next time. This time i was just more worried about my general painting lol

[adt70hk]

Alan,

Sorry missed the last updates. That figure has turned out very well indeed.

ATB.

Andrew

[AlanG]

Cheers Andrew. Making a start on the others but am taking a break for a week or so. Just doing an IOSH course at the moment

[Ian M]

Martin; "The night shift" on you tube did a very nice demo on painting figures with glazes over black and white primer. How that would work with a camouflage I know not but the result was rather good.