Creating and painting of war dead

[Guest]

Hi Jim quite a controversial subject there mate, but i think it is a topic that more and more people are exploring..... why, well because in combat people sadly die in many ways if you are building military models or dioramas you can put across the true horror of war, i feel as long as it is done in a fairly tasteful way it can have a huge impact on the viewer. So you have my attention on this tutorial will be looking for tips to re-shape figures for realistic poses.

[Guest]

This is looking like a great tutorial Jim I'm along for the ride.

[monica]

very interesting Jim,liking this a lot,


do see the use of the tissue for clothing as its think and keeps in scale,

[grumpa]

4); The darkening -_-


After all has set for 24 hrs or so, an nice fairly thick dark wash of black and patio brick craft paint thinned with plain water and "lightly" mixed is applied. Make sure to get in all the nooks and crannies. Let dry and hit it again.


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[Guest]

I'm in, this could be very usefull

[grumpa]

I'm in, this could be very usefull

Glad to have you along Ken, need to start getting some colors down, this is the fun part, stay tuned

[grumpa]

5) Adding color


Got some color down, remember to keep things dark and gritty , also subtle is the way to go, avoid bright colors as they don't look authentic.


Last pic shows my very first attempt at working with thin foam, new doors are open to me now and I will only improve I think

[Guest]

Great tutorial so far mate, keep em coming 

[monica]

they look great,Jim,very nice of you to give us a run through,


nice bit oof scratch work on the building as well,looks like depron your using,great stuff to work with, 9_9

[Guest]

Super stuff Jim.


Loving this thread

[grumpa]

Thanks guys and Monica, one thing to keep in mind is you should want your figures to stand up to close up pic scrutiny, I'm not completely satisfied but practice makes perfect

[papa 695]

This is a very informative thread kit it up Jim.

[grumpa]

they look great,Jim,very nice of you to give us a run through,


nice bit oof scratch work on the building as well,looks like depron your using,great stuff to work with, 9_9

Thanks Monica, as far as building front goes, I was just fiddling with a piece of what they call matte board here and realized the paper faces just peeled right off exposing perfectly smooth styro-foam sheet 1/4 inch thick. So I just started " drawing" on it with a plain old pencil. Embossing I think is a better description, and it just started to come to life almost on it's own! Man am I gonna have me some fun with this stuff!...Jim

[monica]

Thanks Monica, as far as building front goes, I was just fiddling with a piece of what they call matte board here and realized the paper faces just peeled right off exposing perfectly smooth styro-foam sheet 1/4 inch thick. So I just started " drawing" on it with a plain old pencil. Embossing I think is a better description, and it just started to come to life almost on it's own! Man am I gonna have me some fun with this stuff!...Jim

over hear they call it foam board,but people who make planes to fly use the depron,as it is lighter,


thats the same way I do it,use a gray lead pencil,and draw in the detail,great stuff, to use and unlike polystyrene,dose not have all the little balls,

[grumpa]

This is a very informative thread kit it up Jim.

Thanks so much Ian, glad to have your comments, wish I had more time to devote to my hobby, but so many other things occupy my time that I find it very difficult to be as active as I wish to be. I have to pull a very large tractor apart to replace a damaged crank shaft and main pulley system along with bushings and bearings..oof! O.o ...this piece of equipment is much needed to keep our roads open in winter when the crippling snows set in.. sometimes I wish me and the Missus just lived in a nice retirement community and all I had to worry about was my next build....but what of the Clan?...13 strong including the grand kids in three separate homes of course...so please be patient with my delayed posts. I do promise to be as active as I can if only for my own mental pleasure for I do enjoy so much my modeling.


Winter is already making it's ominous hintings and we must be prepared for it's blows. Our logging has been on schedule for the most part, and hopefully we should have enough wood on hand to get through this winter along with helping our aged neighbors to also have enough wood (free of charge of course)...I thought life was supposed to get easier as one aged, but such is not the case I'm afraid. Big game hunting seasons will begin soon and we must stock the freezers. The Missus says that I would just shrivel up and die without the challenges we face, I might have agreed with her a few years ago, but now, I don't know. Father time does have it's effects on us all, but I'm sure my young and strong sons will carry on in my passing....Cheers and thanks so much for your kind attention....Jim .


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