At last, my first completed diorama: 2cm Flakvierling 38 emplacement.

[Guest]

Thanks again everybody,

Does anybody have suggestions on what figures i should use? i would like to have it be an "at rest" situation or something of the like.

Only 1 or 2 figures tops, so I am willing to splurge a little if it means greater detail.

Any advice is good advice.

Thank you all so very much.

-Chris.

[aaron]

I suggest you get a set of Dragon figures they are superbly sculptured and are fairly priced. There gen2 kits are even better. Miniart are also quite well done but IMHO a step under dragon. If you are well confident in your model making and painting skills, and have some extra cash to spare then resin is the one for you, Alpine and Mantis are a few resin figure manufactures that have caught my eye. Beware though resin is different from plastic as they require ca glue and razor saws to assemble these but IMHO again resin detail is second to none. From the looks of your flak paintjob and detailing i suggest a nice set of gen2 dragon figures. They come with gen2 gear and plenty of extras. this is just my suggestions based on the little work i have seen and these are my opinions only. HTH

[Guest]

Thanks, I was thinking resin, but dang, they are expensive. I have been looking into the dragon sets, they look really great.

I like to think my figure painting skills are pretty high, I have been doing them since I was like six, so I've had more than my fair share of practice.

I will make an update when the figures are finished,

Thanks a lot guys,

-Chris.

[Guest]

or RAF we wait with patience

[Guest]

I'd second Aaron's recommendation for Dragon Gen2 figures, the detail is excellent with open muzzle weapons & plenty of extra kit.

The figures themselves are nicely done but can be tricky to fit - the heads are often 2-piece with seams that require filling.

Also Masterbox do some very reasonable figures, with lots of detail.

Patrick

[aaron]

Masterbox and miniart are both great also icm has a few good sets, There may be a little extra cleanup on these but can end up looking quite good. Masterbox is my fav out of those three. Miniart does excellent house kits and diorama accessories, These are vac formed a lot of the time but the miniart site has a great build and paint guide here MiniArt: Plastic model kits, AFV, Historical miniatures & Figures, Building & Accessories once again this is only my opinion.

[Guest]

Has anybody built this figure set?

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/mna/mna35062.htm

I was thinking of having the sitting officer figure lounging in the seat of the flak or sitting on the sandbags perhaps.

I have looked into those mini-art buildings and whatnot, they are real nice looking and i've seen some great stuff done with them on this site, but I'm more of a scratchbuild guy myself.

Updates coming soon.

[aaron]

I havent built that one but that should work out quite nicely,i understand what you say about scratchbuilding where you can.

I look forward to your update :cheeseygrin:

[Guest]

I have ordered the figures, they should be coming any time now.

I am having a hard time with getting the faces of my "practice" figures to look good. Any tips?

Thank you all,

-Chris

[Guest]

I have ordered the figures, they should be coming any time now.I am having a hard time with getting the faces of my "practice" figures to look good. Any tips?

Thank you all,

-Chris

I know the paint everyone uses is different and is there choice but i find i get good results using oil paint because it takes longer to dry you have more blending time to get the skin tones the way you want them, and one of the guys here did a figure paint thread which was excellent.

scott

[Guest]

I got some pretty good results on a tamiya (i know) figure today. The kit was just laying around so i decided to use it as a little bit of practice. I used testors enamels thinned very slightly and mixed to a nice flesh tone, and when it was dry, i mixed burnt umber acrylic with water to make a sort of wash, let that dry and then took it off the high areas with a wet brush. It turned out surprisingly well.

I would love to put up a picture, but a potato would take a clearer picture than my cheapo camera. Oh well.

Happy travels, spacemen.

-Chris