I am working on some figures in 1/35. I cant get the faces to look right, mostly the eyes, and do you have to paint on shadows? Also, what do you use for a gun strap / rifle sling? Thanks
oh yeah, and also how would i make a mg turret ring for my panzer G? (the one with the kit got lost.[banghead]oops.)
You should be shading and highlighting faces. Take a look through the figure thread for examples.
For gun straps, I use lead based foil from wine bottles applied with superglue. This gives then best representation of a material with the effects of gravity.
Gun ring problem:
Option A: write the company and ask to buy the sprue in question
Option B: See if there’s a PE set that has the ring and add the other details to the model.
Option C; Find a reference of your tank without the ring.
Option D: Find someone who has the kit and use his part as a template
Option E: Buy a new kit.
I sometimes use masking tape for gun straps. About the lost part, don’t feel bad. The carpet in my basement must be full of 1/35 scale machineguns, detail parts, and all the other stuff I’ve dropped over the years.
Hi ajlafleche, is there any websites regarding this? Or could you elaborate please… Thank you [:D]
there are several books out there too, all about painting and building figs. shep paine’s got one, lynn kessler just put one out, actually u probably just hav to google a little to find them
Thanks everybody, do you think aluminum foil would work instead of lead foil?
Which books are good for smaller scales? most figure painting books ive seen are for large scales and busts.
Thanks
Aluminum foil will do oin a pinch, but tends to crimp too easily, IMHO.
The basic skills for painting remain the same across scales.
My figures look a lot better now with shadows on them, still working on slings though. I want to make some of them without helmets, do you just make the top of thier heads out of clay or something, or can you buy them somewhere, or should I just get new heads for them?
Jaguar, Verlinden, Hornet, Yanks, and others make some nice heads with some pretty animated and expressive facial expressions. You can build up heads using Apoxie Sculpt, Super Sculpey, and Putty if you want. (The rule of thumb is if it works, it’s good to use…)
You can find heavier foil that can be burnished flat and the “crinkles” removed from the top of champagne bottles, empty putty tubes or glue tubes, the foil used in hvac piping and duct, there is a tape available from the hardware store that is used in this application that is great for this purpose, solder sheets for plumbing or electronics, stained glass suppliers sell a copper foil for caming, masking tape, the foil off the top of jello pudding, lead sheeting used for fascia work, or around chimney bases. You can also get away with paper from your laser printer or notebook, electrical tape and or flattened and rolled solder.
Aluminum foil would work well for the straps.
I personally use masking tape. Has the right texture for canvas straps IMO, plus takes paint very well.
ALUMINUM FOIL
MASKING TAPE
The book I have on figure painting is PaintingWorld War II Miniatures with Mike Davidson.The ISBN is 0-7643-0371-6.I have learned much through this book. Good luck and have fun after all that is what this is all about right?