Tamiya German Ww2 infantry figure 1/16 scale.

[Gavalaar1980]

Hi all,

2nd ever completed figure! Quite chuffed with the results....approx 6 week project that's much improved on the first attempt, I hope you all agree !
in spring Wehrmacht splinter camouflage pattern.

[PaulinKendal]

Love it. Super clean finish, the camo pattern is great. Nice job!

[Gavalaar1980]

Cheers dude; appreciate the compliments ! Was much more difficult than the first figure...

[adt70hk]

You're definitely on the right track. So much better than your first but then you have to start somewhere

Please don't take that as a criticism, the thought of me doing a figure at this scale didn't bear thinking about.....

Again very well done.

Andrew

[Gavalaar1980]

You're definitely on the right track. So much better than your first but then you have to start somewhere

Please don't take that as a criticism, the thought of me doing a figure at this scale didn't bear thinking about.....

Again very well done.

Andrew

Thanks for your feedback and compliments Andrew, no worries at all I appreciate an honest appraisal!

What is your preferred scale, and why? I'm potentially considering a smaller scale for the next project. However, painting a tiny face fills me with apprehension! I prefer a 1/16 scale.

[adt70hk]

Thanks for your feedback and compliments Andrew, no worries at all I appreciate an honest appraisal!

What is your preferred scale, and why? I'm potentially considering a smaller scale for the next project. However, painting a tiny face fills me with apprehension! I prefer a 1/16 scale.

Sorry just read my comment back...that was a bit harsh....sorry about that.

I'm basically a confirmed 1/72 man - that's why big figures scare me so much! A bit of wash on the face flesh brings enough detail at that scale. That said I am dabbling with a 1/35 diorama at the moment.

keep up the great work.

ATB

Andrew

[Jim R]

Hi Gavin
You've every right to be chuffed. Only your second figure - just think how good your next one will be.
Jim

[Gavalaar1980]

Sorry just read my comment back...that was a bit harsh....sorry about that.

I'm basically a confirmed 1/72 man - that's why big figures scare me so much! A bit of wash on the face flesh brings enough detail at that scale. That said I am dabbling with a 1/35 diorama at the moment.

keep up the great work.

ATB

Andrew

No need to apologize mate, no offense taken at all. Yeah I suppose a 1/16 scale face is much bigger plus assembling the arms is critical on this scale, particularly if the subject is holding a gun etc.

I might try a smaller figure one day! G

[Gavalaar1980]

Hi Gavin
You've every right to be chuffed. Only your second figure - just think how good your next one will be.
Jim

Thanks for the compliments Jim, much appreciated. It feels kinda strange now the project is finished; I guess the fun is all about physically doing the model. Any of you feel this way upon completion of a figure?

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks for the compliments Jim, much appreciated. It feels kinda strange now the project is finished; I guess the fun is all about physically doing the model. Any of you feel this way upon completion of a figure?

I feel like that every single time…..usually I have a bit of a “slump” in the middle where I get a bit bored as well. Usually once I’ve finished a piece it becomes pretty unimportant to me, just going in a cabinet and being looked at very occasionally.
You’ve done a good job on him, by the way, the Camo and face in particular are well executed….what’s the next challenge?

[Gavalaar1980]

I feel like that every single time…..usually I have a bit of a “slump” in the middle where I get a bit bored as well. Usually once I’ve finished a piece it becomes pretty unimportant to me, just going in a cabinet and being looked at very occasionally.
You’ve done a good job on him, by the way, the Camo and face in particular are well executed….what’s the next challenge?

Yeah I feel similar to this. During the process of construction and painting I'm in the 'zone' which can be all consuming! I start thinking about the model at work etc, particularly when there is a critical piece of assembly/painting!!
I'm an engineer so I repair complex tooling all day (lots of precision assembly etc) every day; which is why I kinda limit myself to about an hour of modelling an evening, too much close scrutiny/concentration can be overwhelming and confounding! Yeah upon completion I put the model in a display case and look at it now and again thereafter!

Next project I'm undecided. Like Tamiya models plus have got most of their paints so will go with another one of them. I've noticed the Tamiya 1/16 scale range is mostly all German for some reason? I prefer this scale to the smaller figures but unsure as to why, it's just stuck with me.

Thanks for the compliments too! G

[PaulinKendal]

Thanks for the compliments Jim, much appreciated. It feels kinda strange now the project is finished; I guess the fun is all about physically doing the model. Any of you feel this way upon completion of a figure?

I'd agree that it's all about the process, not the finished product. Having said that, I get lots of pleasure looking at what I've achieved in the days immediately after completion.

With the paper models I've built (which take many hundreds of hours, and many months to build), I put them out on display knowing that sooner or late they'll get damaged, and ultimately end up in the bin.

With the 28mm figures I'm painting at the moment it's slightly different. They're for tabletop wargaming, which means they have a useful 'afterlife', hopefully generating oohs and aahs when they first go on the table!

Perhaps you could consider taking up wargaming?! (Although then you'd have to come down from 1/16th scale!)

[Tim Marlow]

With respect to the figures gaming future, I find they just get a “they’re nice, do they get +1 or +2 in melee” or something like that……

[PaulinKendal]

Ha ha, too true!

My missus is very accommodating: "That's nice dear, what's for dinner?"

To be honest, the best reaction I get is - right here!

[Tim Marlow]

Mate of mine way back used to scratch build railway engines….all his missus used to say was “Oh, another black one….”. Perhaps she thought they came in pastel colours…..