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| f4sooty | Dec 22 2010, 03:08 PM Post #41 |
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Now on to the fun part....the figures!!! I must admit i am starting to enjoy painting figures. For this diorama I will be using a total of six figures, two of which are in the EOD suits. The first job on painting the soldiers was to add the base colours, I used Flesh base2 from the Lifecolour flesh painting set as a base for the skin As for the uniform I used Lifecolour Isreali sand grey.  As you can see in the picture below the US army now use digital camo on their uniforms. As it would be impossible to paint tiny little squares I had to somehow simulate the effect  To simulate the camo I used Tamiya XF-65 feild grey and applied loads of little spots, lines and random marks. It took an hour per figure to do the camo. The various pouches, knee pads etc were piccked out with Tamiya paints. To give a faded and dutsy look I blended in some Mig light mud oil paint. The faces were painted using the various flesh tones from the LIfecolur flesh paint set. I also added some grey to the skin tones to give the faces that five o'clock shadow appearance. As for the Bomb disposal figures, the suit was painted with Tamiya NATO green and flatblack. Again I used MIg light mud oil paint to give the suits a dutsy look. Here is the finished result:    Next I will move on to the building taht will be in the background. This will be new territory for me, so I expect a few dramas |
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| MemberOne | Dec 22 2010, 04:44 PM Post #42 |
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Brilliant stuff Steve 
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| copey | Dec 23 2010, 12:48 AM Post #43 |
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Excellent work Steve, Can't wait to see this finished. Mark |
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| snipersmudge | Dec 30 2010, 12:28 PM Post #44 |
Release the hounds!
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Superb work there Steve, those figures really look the dogs! |
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| f4sooty | Jan 27 2011, 03:32 PM Post #45 |
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Its been a while since my last update as i had to wait for my custom base to arrive. The base I chose was from just-bases.co.uk and was made to order, I also had a concrete surface applied to the base, though it looks nice I will be painting the surface. Onto the base I applied some pavement sections from a company called Diorama plus.   Now on to the building which i will be using, this is produced by Verlinden and is a middle east ruined building. The building is made of plaster and was glued togther with two part epoxy glue. The building is made of brick that has been plastered. The balconies and roof/floor sections are concrete. To add a little detail to the building I added some copper wire to simulate the reinforcemnet bars that are in the concrete that have been left behind when the concreet was blown away.   Now on to painting the building, here is a step by step guide to what i did: 1. I first applied a coat of Klear onto the plaster, this will act as a barrier and stop the plaster absorbing the paint. 2. I used Tamiya XF-54 Dark Sea Grey to pre-shade random areas around the building and to areas where the concrete shows through the plaster. 3. I then gave the whole building a thin coat of Tamiya Buff to act as the plaster colour. The paint was applied light in some areas and heavier in others to give a nice tonal variation. 4. the concrete was then painted with Tamiya XF-54 dark sea grey and the copper wire was painted with Lifecolour rust paints. The bricks were painted with Lifecolour Isreali sand grey. 5. the building was then given a wash of Mig productions Neutral grey wash and the concrete areas a light was og Mig Dark wash. With the building painted it was added to the base. First I applied a coat of wall filler and then the building was placed on top.    Next i will apply rubble and smashed glass to the windows. I will aim to keep the building as a ruin. |
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| MemberOne | Jan 27 2011, 04:26 PM Post #46 |
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Lovely work Steve
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| copey | Jan 27 2011, 08:11 PM Post #47 |
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Excellent work Steve, Can't wait to see it all together Mark |
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| Phreak | Jan 27 2011, 08:20 PM Post #48 |
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My ghast is totally flabbered.....stunning stuff!
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| f4sooty | Feb 4 2011, 05:04 PM Post #49 |
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I have done some more work to the base. first I painted the pavement with various shades of Tamiya grey paints and then gave the whole thing a wash of Promdellers sand mmaking sure to work it betweeb each of the concrete bricks. The earth to the side of the building wasalso painted. first I added a coat of Tamiya sand texture paint, which is gives it a great texture. The paint reminds me og household emulsion paint with sand added. This was the sprayed with tamiya earth mixed with a little buff. Finally a wash of promodeller sand wash was added. Some bushes were added too, these are Woodland scenics Lichen which is a natural product that looks great as bushes.  Back to the building, windows were added using Diorama Plus shattered glass. This is a sheet of clear platsic that has been laser cut.  I also wanted to add some debris in front of the building which has come from the collasped balcony. I first spread some wall filler onto some foil and let it dry.  Once dry I broke the plaster into randon chunks and painted oneside with Tamiya xf-54 to represnet the concrete and the otherside with Buff to simulate the plaster finish. I also applied some Mig pigments to simulate the dust. I will let you make up your own minds to how eefective it looks.  All thats left is some for me to add some debris to the rear of the building and add some rubbish etc to the base. I will hopefully post soem pics of the finishde base over the weekend. |
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| copey | Feb 4 2011, 09:14 PM Post #50 |
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 That is the dogs Mark |
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| MemberOne | Feb 5 2011, 04:17 AM Post #51 |
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Brilliant stuff Steve
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| phantomdriver | Feb 5 2011, 01:56 PM Post #52 |
Fox Mulder's soul brother.....
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With luck, it will be ready for Huddy... |
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