More Figures for Richard

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Wonderful head and a great start to another figure.

What a cold miserable Bank Holiday, coldest on record!

Perhaps just a "normal dull cool damp summer, if we are lucky?

54mm figures at some time in the future!

As you say, when your new specs have settled.

Hopefully, another good day with the paints.

Regards

Steve H

[JR]

Morning Peter.
I see the thread has once again changed , this time to tales of travelling to that fine city crap place called London.
Here when I was a work a 20 minute run to the workshop through country roads where most mornings once out side Stamford I would see perhaps a couple of oncoming cars ! Heaven was smelling honeysuckle as I drove, not the stink of heavy traffic .Only down side was if there was snow !
Glad to read the glasses are sorted, I've tried varifocals in the past, with varying success, now of course would be a complete waste.
Oh the figure. !! well as expected great painting, personally I think the field grey is ok, bit more exciting than Russian uniform , though any mix of a brown seems to work !
John .

[Lee Drennen]

Peter. That’s your Comander and chief talking can you tell

[Guest]

Sorry for the delay in replying chaps.

Steve - Nice and sunny here over the weekend, but freezing! The 54mms are going to have to wait until I feel good and ready to tackle them - my eyes are just not up to it at the moment.

John - Well, London had the best of me - chewed me up and spat me out, I can't bear the thought of going anywhere near now. I prefer painting with Russian Uniform as it happens - a good, ubiquitous olive drab.

Lee - I can!

On to the business in hand, and the second chap's jacket is done:



A real slog this one. Looking at how the experts do it in the old MM Euro specials, it appears that they render field grey in much lighter tones than one would have expected. I therefore tried to keep the palette fairly light, which does lengthen the painting time.

[Guest]

Very nice Peter :smiling3:.

[Guest]

Cheers Ralph. That's the hard bits done.

[Mickc1440]

Figure one looks amazing Peter, the colours look so smooth, what a finish. Great start on number two

[Steve Jones]

Didn't realise I had missed so much! My apologies. Such wonderful work. Glad to see you are enjoying it so much

[SteveH]

Morning Peter

Your palette is very light, looks like the base is the 2nd highlight from the Andrea set, rather than the base colour.

The drapery is well defined too, it must have been fun to paint and a really satisfying day when you had finished.

The Kradmantel I'm painting would have a darker base as its a waterproof rubberised finish, but will need a slight satin coat.

I am off tomorrow as I am working Saturday, so I shall try to paint the head of my bust, it going to be a "fun" day, hopefully!

Have a good day with the paints

Regards

Steve H

[Guest]

Mick - Thanks. As I've said above, I've been studying how the professionals do it, and although I'm so in awe of their work it's determined me to try and get better.

Steve J - Many thanks. Enjoying it is what it's all about.

Steve H - The field grey is done with mixes of Vallejo Field Grey, German Camo Black Brown and Off White. - I really like have so few pigments on the palette. As for your bust, where is it? Please post pictures!

[Guest]

Here's where he's at:



The first job today was to paint the trousers and boots. The trousers are intended for a figure wearing a zeltbahn, so the top half would have been covered. As the result was a bit plain I've tried to paint in some extra creases to add interest.

I then mounted him on an old Verlinden (?) base, to which I added some garden grit and bits of wood made from Magnum Mini sticks. I did it at this stage as I wanted to get the angle of the figure right before adding the gear.

It was then on to the gear for the back. Extra bits of straps had to be made for the gas mask canister, and a buckle was added to the strap at the front.

[Lee Drennen]

Peter. The depth of the detail you do is incredible very nice.

[Peter Gillson]

Peter - looking good, nice job

[Guest]

Many thanks Lee and Peter.

[Lee Drennen]

Your Welcome Peter. Always enjoy your work