More Tamiya Therapy: Three 1/16 Figures

[scottie3158]

Peter,
Another figure to be well proud of.

[Guest]

Many thanks Scottie.

[Mini Me]

nice result Peter.

[Guest]

Lovely painting Peter. :smiling3:
I have painted this a couple of times myself.

[Guest]

Rick - Thank you.

Ralph - Cheers. I think this is my sixth version.

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Another great figure and well finished too.

Russian Khaki next for a change of pace?

Would you do the Wehrmacht officer in the very early war grey, field grey with no medals?

Have you looked at how you could ""change"" either figure with parts/arms from your spares box?

Its bright but cold here today, I survived my visit to BRI yesterday and came away with

"It could take 6 months for the swelling to settle"",

I better get on with some modelling and "practise" being sat at a desk LOL

Have a good day making your next choice of figure

Keep your hand wash close too!

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Morning Steve

Glad you like our man. I have actually fiddled with the poses of all three in the past, and this time I wanted to make definitive OOTB versions, an ambition already compromised by the head change unfortunately. I'll do the occifer next, in early war uniform.

In for the long haul with the knee it seems. A good excuse not to use it and sit at the bench (no crawling about in the attic either).

[Steve Jones]

Stunning! Terrific work Peter

[Guest]

Many thanks Steve.

On to the officer figure and here's the solitary sprue:



Decals are provided for the insignia and awards, but as they are already well sculpted on the figure I won't use them, except perhaps for the helmet badges.

He has now been put together:



As you can see, a bit of a filler-fest. The fit wasn't that good unfortunately, and there were a lot of prominent mould lines to remove. Hopefully it's all taken care of, but the equipment should hide any nasty bits. I've also given him a set of binoculars from the spares box - I feel that a field officer should always carry a pair.

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Winter is still hanging around with a cold and frosty start to the day.

Will you continue with your body first and head 2nd today?

It does look like I shall have to hang back on returning to work to retire until the Corona virus has gone full circle.

I shall avoid the attic too, though I could do with getting my soldering kit, which is temptingly sat at the far side on a shelf!

Have a good day with the paints

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Morning Steve

Stay at home, stay warm, and recover. Modelling is the perfect aid to that, though how you manage that etch.....

I think I'll start on the head today. With the figure being so simple, it's all about the face, though this one looks a bit dodgy.

[Guest]

Got the head done:

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Not quite as hard as I thought it was going to be, considering it was made up of three parts and a lot of filler. Tamiya helmets are excellent, with full interior detail, but for some reason they have left off the rivets and ventilators from the exterior. I added these with thick blobs of paint and used to kit decals for the insignia. I also decided to paint the collar and shoulder boards while my brush still had a point on it.

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

There is quite a lot of filler, isn't there!

Glad you held off with the Knight Cross, Tamiya seem to award it to all its officers!

Certainly a "Get moving NOW" head for the officer.

Another clear day, but it comes with a frost and -1 C this morning.

Have a good day with the paints

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Hi Steve

I've gone for the earlier uniform, but as most of the awards are moulded on the torso I've had to keep them. I've left off the Iron Cross to give him time to earn it later in the war, if he survives.

Heavy rain and bad light all day yesterday, but today is bright and clear, good painting weather.

[Guest]

The top half done: