The figures look really, really good except real infantrymen’s helmets have the crap scraped out of the tops and edges with great variations from helmet to helmet. I think if you add just a little of that it would really snaz up the awesome figures.
WOW! They look great! [Y] I am having hard times beliving that they are really Tamiya figures. Must be a new released set? My LHS usually sells those so I might get it next time… [whstl]
The dio I am thinking about is a roadside re-fueling scene. A Marder parked on the shoulder, with a SWS halftrack backed up to it. It will hve some troops loading fuel drums, with the infantry walking down the road.
Somewhere in Russia, 1943.
As for the helments: yes, they need to be dinged up. I was holding off until I got the Dio going, and had a better idea of exaclty how muddy and dinged these guys should be. Right now they are pretty clean, and will need to get a little dusty and muddy for a dio.
Everything I know about painting figures I learned here on Finescale.
There are a number of excellent threads that explain how to paint the uniforms, drybrushing, painting faces, painting realistic wood, etc.
The only advice I would offer is to have the right tools. And for painting figures, nothing beats a good magnifying visor. I don’t even try to paint small stuff without magnification.
THe other essential item is a SMALL paint brush. Micro-mark sells some extremely fine brushes that are critical to getting paint in small places.
Armed with info from this website, the rigth tools, and a little practice, you will do great!