WW1 trench scene.

[bazers]

Looking foreward to seeing this finished.

[Guest]

I've been working on this figure today.


Painted with oil's,this has taken about two and a half hours and some tweaking is still needed(about another hour)


Yes I know it is shiny(the oil's are still wet)and will be matted down.

[Guest]

I have (after seening the standard of figures at our IPMS) a newfound respect for you figure modlers, with planes and other subjects we can still hide some imperfections but you gouys have to work perfectly.


Theuns

[Guest]

I have (after seening the standard of figures at our IPMS) a newfound respect for you figure modlers, with planes and other subjects we can still hide some imperfections but you gouys have to work perfectly.
Theuns

Thanks for the comments Theuns.


As for working perfectly..well no pressure there then..

[Guest]

Very nice shading work going Ito this Ralph.


I wish I could get to grips with using oils on figures. I have been shown, I have read about it but I just cannot get to grips with it. You know what they say about teaching old dogs new tricks...... Well, it goes for old modellers too ops:

[Guest]

Very nice shading work going Ito this Ralph.
I wish I could get to grips with using oils on figures. I have been shown, I have read about it but I just cannot get to grips with it. You know what they say about teaching old dogs new tricks...... Well, it goes for old modellers too ops:

Thanks for the kind words Graham.


When I first started painting 120mm figures about 23 years ago,I learnt from 3 of the best,Alan Ball(the well known sculptor),Ged Kincaid and Ron McKenzie(RIP).


They painted in oils so that is what I went with.My first face turned green.


I was advised to practice my blending and colour techniques by painting stones...yes stones,I must have painted 100's of em...


I used to sit and paint and paint and paint.Again I must of painted for 100' of hours.There was a point in my life when I used to worry about what people thought of my work.This did stunt my progression for quite a while,but I persevered and carried on practicing.About 15 years ago I withdrew into my own world and very rarely left the house(I still very rarely go out).It was at this point I stopped caring about what other's thought and painted for myself.I feel this was when I became a better painter(not to brag),I became very loose in what I was doing painting wise.


I now thoroughly enjoy Every piece I create.I paint/model every day to keep the voice's at bay(I have a mental illness and was diagnosed with a Command Hallucinatory Personality Disorder).So that is why I produce so much work.


Flip I'm rambling now...


All the best.


Ralph.

[Guest]

Don't want to digress from your thread Ralph but I do believe that modelling is great therapy and I speak also form experience. Sometimes not easy to appreciate and I know I have walked away from it during the bad times but I know it's there and every time I come back I get that bit stronger. Trouble is, my modelling does not get better

[Guest]

I do like to see someone who can use oils on figures Ralph. To me it's a black art & I'll never have the touch to make it work.


Do you find it easier with 1/16 figures rather than 1/35? I know they're bigger, but that's not always better

[monica]

very nice work so far ,Ralph,show a lot of deep to him,and well as the high lite,


a great start,liking the look, of him,


do you leach out some of the oil first ,to help with the drying time,?

[Guest]

I do like to see someone who can use oils on figures Ralph. To me it's a black art & I'll never have the touch to make it work.
Do you find it easier with 1/16 figures rather than 1/35? I know they're bigger, but that's not always better

Thanks Patrick for the kind words.


Yes I do find painting 1/16 easier than 1/35 especially with oil.I can do the smaller scale but I struggle at time's.


A bit like playing snooker then pool.

[geegad]

Looking forward to seeing more of this amazing build doing a cracking job so far bud

[Guest]

very nice work so far ,Ralph,show a lot of deep to him,and well as the high lite,
a great start,liking the look, of him,


do you leach out some of the oil first ,to help with the drying time,?

Thanks for the nice comments Monica.


Yes I do let the oil stand to leach out some of the oil.How long depends on the oil colour I'm using.


I put so little oil on the figure that it will be touch dry in about 24 to 48 hours,again depending on the oil colour.

[Guest]

Looking forward to seeing more of this amazing build doing a cracking job so far bud

Thanks for the kind comments John.


I'll probably start on the base tomorrow.

[monica]

ta Ralph,


thats the same as I,do ,let it stand for some time,and just have it wet ,so its still able to be blended,

[Steve Brodie]

Dirty, Dirty oils - only cause I cant get on with them , seem to be getting their albeit slowly with acrylics - main disadvantage though is they dry very quick, so you have to work fast with blending